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Your Choice for Router in 2023
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I’d say I’m willing to spend $250 max if it’s a really good one and will last a long time. Just need to do some research to determine if I need to spend that much.
I noticed that, with the Archer unit I posted, I’d have to buy a monthly subscription to access all of the security and access-limiting/parental control features.
Not a big fan of that.
I wonder if there’s a unit available with the same or similar features that would give me those features without having to subscribe.
Hitting over 300 mb/s down on wifi on my (pretty old) WRT 1900AC using my S23+. This router has been very solid. Spectrum through hard wire on this desktop is reporting 350 mb/s down.
Phone is using the 5 ghz band, as well as my Roku for 4K video.
All items are physically close together.
Phone is using the 5 ghz band, as well as my Roku for 4K video.
All items are physically close together.
I’m going to jump on the Asus bandwagon and suggest them. I’m using a RT-AX58U, rock solid reliability and I get great speeds in my tri level house despite the router being in the worst possible location, official speeds are 400 down/10 up.
OK, I checked the Xfinity Comcast site.
My plan is 400 mbps down and 10 up.
So, yeah, I'd say the router is bottlenecking my speeds pretty badly.
My plan is 400 mbps down and 10 up.
So, yeah, I'd say the router is bottlenecking my speeds pretty badly.
Its 2023. Single WIFI accespoint is not optimal, wifi range has not increased that much.
I would look at Asus Mesh with minimum 1 extra node. But really any wifi 6(AX) mesh will be good enough.
Something like this. Have two of the old wifi 5 version myself. Perfect for desktops without wifi aswell.
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XD5-Dua...id=1687119008&sprefix=asus+mes,aps,203&sr=8-8
I would look at Asus Mesh with minimum 1 extra node. But really any wifi 6(AX) mesh will be good enough.
Something like this. Have two of the old wifi 5 version myself. Perfect for desktops without wifi aswell.
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XD5-Dua...id=1687119008&sprefix=asus+mes,aps,203&sr=8-8
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Also...I'm not renting a modem, but my modem is the Motorola Arris Surfboard 6121, which, from my research, came out in 2010, and only supports a download speed of about 172 MBPS.
So, it looks like I probably need to buy a new cable modem also if I want to take advantage of the capabilities of the more modern devices I'm using.
So, it looks like I probably need to buy a new cable modem also if I want to take advantage of the capabilities of the more modern devices I'm using.
Not sure if I need that, because we have a fairly small, 1-level 1450 sq ft home. It's probably only 50 feet long.
Yeah definitely.
Dekstop via ethernet to Asus WIFI 5 AC mesh node (CD6)
Dekstop via ethernet to Asus WIFI 5 AC mesh node (CD6)
That depends on how many walls you have I would say. Definitely get a router with mesh capabilities for the future.
No outdoor space at all?
Question about the mesh wifi systems, just in case I decided to go that way, either now or in the future:
Do all the mesh units require being connected to a modem, or does just one router connect to the internet source, and then transmit its signal to the other mesh units, which amplify and extend the signal?
Can do both. Ideally you want a cable between the 1st router and (one)node. But that is not necessary, my desktop is connected to the node that uses wifi to talk with the router. The talk between the nodes takes up wifi signal so you get less throughput without cable, if you have multiple devices.
You could go to a thrift store and pay 10 bucks for a 802.11ac wifi router that will run circles around your current 802.11g router. 2007 is the Pleistocene in internet years, lol.
Not sure I follow.
Let's say, for example, I buy a TP Link Archer AXE75 router, which is, incidentally, mesh-capable. I place it next to the cable modem (which is on the west end of the house (it's on the far west wall, actually).
Then, later on down the road, I decide I'm not getting a good enough wifi signal on the far east end of our property, which is approximately 235 feet from the router (according to Google Maps), and also has to penetrate the bulk of the house to get there.
I can just buy a compatible mesh device and put it in our bedroom (which is on the east wall of the house) and not have it connected to a modem? It can just take the signal from the "mother ship" router and amplify it?
No you would put the mesh node somewhere in the middle where there still is good wifi signal of course.
The nodes has better antennas then most normal devices, but they cant do miracles.
Or you could run a cable to wherever and get maximum amount of coverage and speed. In any case it will still be the same "WIFI".
Basically, yes, but you will face around a 1/2 speed penalty if you are using the second wifi device as a wireless repeater. It's best to have a wired "backhaul" connection between the devices for a true "mesh" topography.
Not half there are multiple channels antennas and frequency's. Mimo 4x2/4x4 etc.
In anycase it will only apply if you use the wifi heavily from multiple devices.
500mbit without backhaul
on wifi 5
OK...so I'd need to have the 2nd mesh device connected to a modem, OR, have a cable connecting it to the main router which is, itself, connected to the modem?
Thanks. I should have qualified my statement by saying "up to 1/2 speed penalty" depending on network loads, the number of simultaneously connected divices and your ISP provided speeds. Either way, to someone who is comfortably living with 54G WIFI it isn't going to be noticeable one bit!Not half there are multiple channels antennas and frequency's. Mimo 4x2 etc.
500mbit without backhaul
No the second meshnode is not connected to anything except power from the wall.
Just withing good wifi coverage from the router.
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