Inexperienced router consumer in the market for a new home router, suggestions?

[Pekelo]

Before you buy anything, try these tricks, you may be able to boost your signal without new equipment. I have tried the aluminum foil one and it does work. The placement of the router is also important (higher up from the floor, not in a corner, etc.)

https://www.webafrica.co.za/blog/li...luminium foil to create,get it a curved shape.

 

[virtusa]

This works perfect :

 

[newwurldmn]

Get a mesh network.

 

[CET]

If you have Comcast in your area, you might give them a look. They advertise "highest internet speeds" (??) Up to 6Gbs, I think. Mine is 800Mbs (wired).... wifi up to 600Mbs in my environment. YMMV. They provide a "gateway"... modem/router combo.

If you rent equipment from Comcast you get royally ripped off on the monthly fee. Find their list of acceptable modems and buy your own IMO.

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/list-of-approved-cable-modems

 

[SunTrader]

If yo



If you rent equipment from Comcast you get royally ripped off on the monthly fee. Find their list of acceptable modems and buy your own IMO.

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/list-of-approved-cable-modems

Why would they have Comcast equipment if they clearly mentioned in first post CenturyLink?

 

[CET]

Why would they have Comcast equipment if they clearly mentioned in first post CenturyLink?

I was just responding to a post telling him to check for Comcast in his area. It doesn't matter which cable company it is, the rental fees allow them to recover the cost of the modem almost every year. I can't believe the regulatory bodies allow their equipment rental fees to be as high as they are. You should be able to find the approved modem list for any cable company with a basic search.

 

[SunTrader]

I was just responding to a post telling him to check for Comcast in his area. It doesn't matter which cable company it is, the rental fees allow them to recover the cost of the modem almost every year. I can't believe the regulatory bodies allow their equipment rental fees to be as high as they are.

I know all about Comcast and their sky-high rental fees. Been with them more than 25 years from when the local company here in South Florida was Adelphia that Comcast took over. So I have had my own modem/router ever since.

Anyway OP themselves never said anything about changing ISP so .... mute point.

 

[Bad_Badness]

If you rent equipment from Comcast you get royally ripped off on the monthly fee. Find their list of acceptable modems and buy your own IMO.

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/list-of-approved-cable-modems

Yeah I talked to Comcast last week in SF CA area.. They said sure bring your own modem, but the monthly fee goes up +$30. I notified the FTC.

On the router, the key feature is MIMO, or multiple input multiple outputs. Older modems can only talk to one device at a time. Count up how many devices are on your network and plan accordingly. I do like the TP link brand. The mid to low end are great value, imo.

 

[ET180]

OP starts off ... "I'm not necessarily having any issues ...)

Appears they just want to upgrade is all.

Look at most of his posts since 2008...

In all seriousness, OP should do a simple speed test and latency test to see if his current setup is delivering. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

 

[SunTrader]

Look at most of his posts since 2008...

In all seriousness, OP should do a simple speed test and latency test to see if his current setup is delivering. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

10 likes in 17+ years tells me a lot too.