Wireless Router Recommendation for Arris Modem DG860A

bebop4 · Jul 29, 2014

Hello everyone,

I am new to the forum and I need a little advice on what would be the best router to boost and extend the WI-FI in my home. I have researched these routers but I am unsure of which one to go with. If there are any experts out there to help me figure this out I would be very grateful. Any other router suggestions are welcome.

Here are the routers I am considering:

1. Linksys EA4500

http://www.linksys.com/en-eu/products/routers/EA4500

2. Asus RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router

http://www.walmart.com/ip/20974926?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227015562331&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42121587430&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=40019543950&veh=sem

3. Linksys EA6900-RM SMART WiFi Wireless AC Router AC1900 Dual Band 802.11ac

http://store.linksys.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=160509423&utm_source=cse&utm_medium=cse-google-shopping&utm_campaign=cse-google-shopping&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=160509423&gclid=CjwKEAjw9LKeBRDurOugs43jnlgSJACUXqHxBDNqMzQKQK9V0ObXM7ei7iFADLMP-ZwCJL3YeTTSyRoCn-bw_wcB

Thanks in advance. I great appreciate it

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 29, 2014

Asus RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router

Best of the bunch.

kanewolf · Jul 29, 2014

Have you looked at the router ranker over at Smallnetbuilder http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/rankers/router/view ??
It can give you some comparisons and then clicking on the reviews will give more in depth data.

digitaldoc · Jul 29, 2014

The EA4500 has not gotten a firmware update in 2 years.

I would go with the EA6900 of the three you listed.

bebop4 · Jul 30, 2014

Thank you everyone for your replies and your advice. I greatly appreciate it!

Now that I have restructured my research my second question is how will I know which of these routers are compatible with my Arris DG860A? I called Arris and they said they couldn't give me support because the product was proprietary to Time Warner. Of course Time Warner in return could not "give me advice on third party products" so they were useless.

1. NETGEAR R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (AC1900)

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6

2. ASUS RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC68U-Wireless-AC1900-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00FB45SI4

3. ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router (N900)

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-Wireless-N-Router-RT-N56U/dp/B0049YQVHE

What suggestions do any of you have so that I make the right purchase decision? Thank you

kanewolf · Jul 30, 2014

Looking at the users guide for the Arris, it looks like it is a router in addition to a cable modem. It also looks like you can set it to Bridge mode http://fearedbliss.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/time-warner-cable-wideband-arris-dg680-bridged-mode-with-linksys-e3000-running-dd-wrt/ -- If you can set it to bridge mode, then any of the routers would be your PRIMARY router and WIFI source.

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