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Help finding a router.

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  • Gaming
  • Motorola
  • Routers
  • time warner cable
  • suggestions
  • Streaming
  • Bandwidth
  • Components
  • Modem
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September 4, 2014 10:44:53 AM

I just recently bought a Motorola SBG6580, only to find out the hard way that it's router isn't very good. I need some suggestions for a router for gaming and streaming movies. It'd also help if you could determine whether my modem is good enough, or if I should switch to a better one to fit my TWC plan.
I'm currently on the 20MB/s "Turbo" plan on Time Warner Cable, and one of their reps suggested the SBG6580.
What works best?

EDIT
I'm also dropping the cable and possibly upgrading to the 50MB/s "Ultimate" plan.

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September 4, 2014 11:00:17 AM

Motorola SBG6580 is a modem.
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September 4, 2014 11:00:56 AM

First terminology -- Turbo would be 20Mb (small b) megabit. 20MB (big B) would be megabyte. SmallNetBuilder has the most comprehensive data on home routers and WIFI. The N66U is one of the most popular.
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September 4, 2014 11:02:52 AM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
Motorola SBG6580 is a modem.


Well aware.

It's a modem and a router, meaning that it has an internal router, basically, so it can broadcast the incoming connection without the need of an external device to do that for it.
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September 4, 2014 11:05:25 AM

kanewolf said:
First terminology -- Turbo would be 20Mb (small b) megabit. 20MB (big B) would be megabyte. SmallNetBuilder has the most comprehensive data on home routers and WIFI. The N66U is one of the most popular.


Netgear's new routers are pretty damn good. I just got out of drooling over this.

Do you think that three bands is a little ridiculous?
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September 4, 2014 11:20:44 AM

snake902 said:
kanewolf said:
First terminology -- Turbo would be 20Mb (small b) megabit. 20MB (big B) would be megabyte. SmallNetBuilder has the most comprehensive data on home routers and WIFI. The N66U is one of the most popular.


Netgear's new routers are pretty damn good. I just got out of drooling over this.

Do you think that three bands is a little ridiculous?


The high AC routers seem to be just too expensive for the benefit. Most wireless devices are single stream. Some of the multi-client benefits that are JUST starting to come to market will probably worth some $$ in a year or so. I think a lot of people spend a lot on an AC router and are disappointed with performance either because the 5Ghz signal doesn't propagate or they have single stream clients and get much lower bandwidth.
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