Passing on the Left

I have an interesting history with wireless routers and hubs.  I always keep a spare around, since they seem to die at random.  Some are dead on arrival, which often prompts me to buy two at the same time.  The death seems to follow the same pattern — first, it drops wireless connections every few days, then every few hours, then all the time.  Belkin, Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Apple, I have a pile of hardware with broken radios.

I am now on my way to buy two more wireless routers.  I’d pay extra to ensure that I’d get one that won’t die in 6-12 months, but that technology is apparently not for sale.