I found this router on Amazon for just a hair over $150. After seeing the review for the DIR-827 Media Router 2000, I suggested to my father that he get it. He found it at Amazon this past Saturday the 9th for a little over $150 (same price the DIR-857 is today). I just happened to do a google search for the DIR-857 and a link to Amazon popped up. The DIR-857 has been on back order for some time now. It almost seems like some sort of glitch, since the DIR-827 cannot be found on Amazon for less than $227 and has very low stock, whereas the 857 is well stocked and the same price the 827 was only three days ago. Also, the high price was one of the major complaints Tim Higgins had about the DIR-827 and here is the DIR-857 nearly $40 below retail (MSRP for the 857 is $189). It actually can be found around $140 but shipping brings it to or just above $150. I should have it before Christmas and will report on what I end up getting and how it performs. FYI, I'm into D-Link routers for their excellent QoS, so my review of it will be primarily about that. I've got Ooma for my VoIP setup, so I'll simultaneously flood my upload bandwidth, stream Hulu and make a bunch of phone calls and see how it goes.
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