It's throttling our internet speeds. According to CNET, it can't do more than 40 Mbps. We pay for 50 Mbps.
There's only one spare ethernet port.
It's old. I don't know about our specific router, but the model was available in 2009. Obviously, age shouldn't be a reason to replace something if it works fine, but I'm heading to college next year and tech stuff like this would ideally be sorted out before I leave.
It loses connection periodically, requiring a power cycle.
We can't get a signal in the opposite corner of the house.
So we're looking for a new router. Currently, it's behind an Arris TG862 modem/router hybrid provided by WOW (this is not likely to change but I wasn't sure if the info would be helpful). We have 7 computers on the internet (3 hardwired, 4 wifi), an HP wireless printer, and three Apple devices. In the near future we expect to add another printer. When we replace the router, our current one will become an access point for the corner of the house with a weak signal, so we'll need an ethernet port for that as well.
Should we consider 802.11ac or is it too new to be worth it? Nothing we have yet is ac compatible - how long will it be before that changes?
As far as I can tell, it makes more sense to get an ethernet switch and a router than a router with 6+ ports. Is that correct? Any recommendations?
Most importantly, can you recommend a good 50mbps-capable router?
I was under the impression that ethernet could do 100Mbps. I read this article on PCWorld just now and it is apparently limited to about 12.5 Mbps. Since our modem is gigabit and our new router will be gigabit, I don't see why not. Thanks!
Re: Looking for a new Router
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:50 am
by ArchAngel
I second ccgr for Gigabit router. Also, if you're doing wireless, I highly recommend an going AC. Getting "overly fast" modems and routers pays off more than one might think.
Re: Looking for a new Router
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:38 pm
by LegoFan560
I'm rather disappointed right now. I was going to actually order the router today, but Amazon raised the price by $35 overnight. I guess I'll wait until it goes back down.
We decided to wait on the network switch since we only need four ports at the moment.
Re: Looking for a new Router
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:40 pm
by LegoFan560
Ok, so it's been 2.5 months since I last posted. The price on the router has not gone down.