[SOLVED] What router should i buy?
August 5th, 2016
After a search i see that this question has been asked many times. The old topics just quickly get redundant because of the quick progress of the hardware market.
One thing that’s important to me is that the GUI for the port forwarding settings is logical (but it’s more important that it is a good piece of hardware and does not get too warm). I don’t use wireless connections so that part is not extremely important.
Can anyone recommend me a good router to buy ?
you can never go wrong with Cisco stuff or it’s subsidiary Linksys. Mine’s an EA6500, pretty to use and so’s the port forwarding. Comes with mobile app access directly to your router too. Change settings from your mobile device, guest wi-fi network etc…
Thank you for your answer. The EA6500 looks sexy and it seems like it’s also a pretty decent router.
Havent had any issues with it yet since i bought it a couple years ago. Still works flawlessly. Can be wallmounted, the grey/black color doesn’t intrude with room colors, the flat profile doesn’t take a lot of space. Imo a win all around. Considering it’s a linksys one and they’re a subsidiary of the market leader for industry solutions (cisco), you do the math. There are cheaper alternatives and more expensive ones in that line. You just gotta compare specs and find what suits your needs.
If you need only a GUI for the port forwarding then a cisco will most probably be an overkill. It would be batter to save money and have a router that will work the same. Look for some Netgear etc. etc. routers. The best routers tend to not be modems. If you are looking for a serious router you have to pay a lot going with enterprise class routers or you can pay 150$-250$ and flash dd-wrt.
AVM’s Routers like currently FRITZ!Box 7490 are crazy popular here in Germany (not only because its a german brand). They win in many reviews on top.
Check em out: http://en.avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-7490/overview/
Review: http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/avm-fritz-box-7490/ #3.10 All links must be coded correctly including but not limited to:
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my linksys isn’t an enterprise one
Ive got a netgear wifi modem one of the latest and Im not happy with it , it requires a hard reset a couple of times a day , it just slows to a crawl as the day goes on and when I reset it its back to full speed , Ive heard Linksys modems dont need this reset and stay at there maximum hi speed for weeks can anybody verify that ?
The only time my speed goes down is when I forget to pay the ISP bill and the ISP throttled it down. Even your router shouldn’t do that, that’s not normal behavior.
The only time my speed goes down is when I forget to pay the ISP bill and the ISP throttled it down. Even your router shouldn't do that, that's not normal behavior.
On searching for info seems its common with some netgear , apparently modems have ram and when you load them up with a few devices using the wifi it can bog down the data rate probably a firmware thing , mine will slowly go to a crawl of less than 20kbs and as soon as your reset the modem it flys at top speed again .
Well i can tell you this. I can have AT LEAST 5 devices (High-end desktop downloading at full speed, Smartphone nexus 5 & tablet Nexus 7 updating aps through the play store, AND watching youtube through my chromecast) without any problems or download/playback issues whatsoever. But then again this isn’t solely the responsibility of the router. Your internet itself has to be fast enough to deliver the content to all devices requesting it.
Drop that PoS router :p
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Definitely stay away from the modem/router in one. They haven’t made one yet that actually works. I have my own SURFboard SB6141 and the latest ASUS dual band router with WiFi AC support
I’m using an old $5 Lynksys router on the Cisco modem I bought. If you own your modem, you save on rental fees. Your ISIP controls your speed so anything newer is a waste at home.. Save your $, do your research, go to Craigslist (or wherever) and buy a used one from a dummy who thinks a new modem will make him happy, tell him he’s “tech savvy”…….
Thank you everybody for your replies.
ya can’t leave us hanging lol? which one’d you pick?
Definitely stay away from the modem/router in one. They haven't made one yet that actually works. I have my own SURFboard SB6141 and the latest ASUS dual band router with WiFi AC support
Why what do you mean one that actually works , I just swapped out my Netgear and went with a TP-Link Archer D9 modem-router and its working great , my problem is that Im about 4klm from the exchange on researching lots of positive comments on the Archer D9 being good over line distance I find mine much better than the Netgear with higher speed and a more stable flow when streaming , still got to reset every now and then but nothing like it was , my line attenuation is quite high because of the line distance and will never give 100% but Im very happy with the Archer D9 .
ya can't leave us hanging lol? which one'd you pick?
I have not picked or bought one yet There is a telephone cable (RJ11), coming directly from the street if you know what i mean, going directly into the router so that made me think that the router i got from my ISP is probably a router/modem in one. That fact and the fact i don’t urgently need a new router ASAP made me postpone buying one.
I can still use your advice though so nothing is wasted I will update the topic when i buy a new one.
@: what he likely means is that such dual purpose devices don’t always work correctly on a single purpose line, or if one part of it breaks (eg just the modem part) you’re screwed. It’s the same reason why never buy AIO printers either. printer+scanner+copier = 1 of those breaks, you can’t do anything of the other anymore either (like a simple print). I always buy seperate devices, if my scanner breaks well i can still print (ditto for the reverse)
@: what he likely means is that such dual purpose devices don't always work correctly on a single purpose line, or if one part of it breaks (eg just the modem part) you're screwed. It's the same reason why never buy AIO printers either. printer+scanner+copier = 1 of those breaks, you can't do anything of the other anymore either (like a simple print). I always buy seperate devices, if my scanner breaks well i can still print (ditto for the reverse)
Makes sense when you read what your saying but doesnt seem practical , for some reason I had the idea that if my speed was down at the modem adding a router would not help so I grabbed another modem router combo that was getting good reviews in my situation re line length , I think I paid about 210 Aus dollars for the combo unit a decent router alone cost that and more and you still got to have modem , if any part breaks in either set up its down tools .
If the modem and router was faster than a combo then I would go that way , in my situation I think the line length is my biggest bottleneck .
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