Reminder: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 for $41.50 net at Buy.com with Google Checkout

They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50.
But if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give
you a $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net
cost is $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router
a lot of people seem to like.

At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled
to be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
longer because of Christmas.

I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment,
so buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.

Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I
thought I would post this now in case anyone is interested.

"Peabody" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4Qwih.69010$(E-Mail Removed)...
| They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
| some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50.
| But if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give
| you a $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net
| cost is $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router
| a lot of people seem to like.
|
| At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
| regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
| you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
| 7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled
| to be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
| longer because of Christmas.
|
| I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
| than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment,
| so buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
| personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.
|
| Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I
| thought I would post this now in case anyone is interested.

For the paranoid side:

http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/

Peabody wrote:
> They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
> some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50.
> But if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give
> you a $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net
> cost is $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router
> a lot of people seem to like.
>
> At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
> regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
> you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
> 7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled
> to be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
> longer because of Christmas.
>
> I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
> than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment,
> so buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
> personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.
>
> Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I
> thought I would post this now in case anyone is interested.
>
>

Do you plan on flashing that router with DD-WRT firmware?

Danny,

Danny Kile wrote:
> Peabody wrote:
>
>> They are sold out of the WHR-G54S, but Buy.com apparently still has
>> some of the WHR-HP-G54 wireless routers. Their price is $61.50. But
>> if you first open a Google Checkout account, Google will give you a
>> $20 discount on this item. And shipping is free. So the net cost is
>> $41.50, which, you know, is a pretty good price for a router a lot of
>> people seem to like.
>>
>> At Buy.com, be sure to select the Google Checkout option, not the
>> regular Buy.com checkout. Also, the default shipping is $6, but if
>> you pull down that menu, you'll see a free shipping option. It says
>> 7-9 days, but I ordered mine Monday, and FedEx says it's scheduled to
>> be delivered Friday. Of course, if ordering today, it might take
>> longer because of Christmas.
>>
>> I have mixed feelings about Google Checkout. The advantage, other
>> than the discount on this router, is that they handle the payment, so
>> buy.com doesn't see my credit card. The disadvantage is giving
>> personal information to Google - that part makes me a bit queasy.
>>
>> Anyway, I suspect he $20 discount won't last much longer, so I thought
>> I would post this now in case anyone is interested.
>>
>>
>
> Do you plan on flashing that router with DD-WRT firmware?
>
> Danny,
Hi,
FYI, I flashed one. Works very well.

In article <4Qwih.69010$(E-Mail Removed)>, on Thu, 21 Dec 2006
08:26:07 -0600, Peabody wrote:

> They are sold out of the WHR-G54S,
>

Newegg has the WHR-G54S for $40 w/free 3 day shipping, through 12/31:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833162173


--
Seth Goodman

Danny Kile says...

> Do you plan on flashing that router with DD-WRT
> firmware?

I haven't decided yet. If it works ok with the stock
firmware, I'll probably leave it alone. But I use
bittorrent (the uTorrent client), and I'm not sure how well
that will work under the stock firmware.

In article <rmIih.25831$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Peabody <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I haven't decided yet. If it works ok with the stock
>firmware, I'll probably leave it alone. But I use
>bittorrent (the uTorrent client), and I'm not sure how well
>that will work under the stock firmware.

I've got one as the router in a WDS setup, and it handles torrents
pretty well IMO in stock form. Worth trying anyways IMO.


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"When in doubt, use brute force."
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