No, instead of assuming (which we all know what it does), you could ask what happened:
- I bought a Buffalo device which turned out to not work as it should (low power, dropouts)
- Returned it to the store and got another one
- Had the same results (low power, dropouts)
- Called Buffalo
- Was told to use the "user friendly" software
- Stated I wanted to use DD-WRT
- Was told to try the "alpha" software that was available at the time
- I tried the "alpha" software, didn't help
- I came to this forum, saw other ppl had the same issues
- Called Buffalo again, stated my problem
- Tech said known issue, next firmware would fix it
- I stupidly waited for the next firmware <- YES, MY MISTAKE - I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED IT
- Next firmware version came out, I tried it, same issues
- Too late to return it to the store, as their 15-day return policy was long gone
- Called Buffalo again, wondering if there was something in my settings and maybe they could help.
- Tech basically said switch to user friendly software or buy a better router
- Went back to my "low power" linksys which ridiculously outperforms this Buffalo unit
So now you know what happened, so you don't have to assume and you don't have to call other people names when you don't know what's been going on.
Buffalo's "generous warranty" does not matter. It's still under warranty. I can send it in and get another one and it will perform just the way this one does. It does not operate as a a high power wireless router when running DD-WRT. It's not just me, look at all the other posts in this forum and in the DD-WRT forums.
What they need to do is fix their version of DD-WRT so that it supports the high power feature, or stop being misleading and selling it as a "high power DD-WRT" router when it doesn't work that way. It's just that simple.
Buffalo - any comment?