best wireless router around 200$
- Thread starter justm2009
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As soon as you mention DSL you greatly limit your options. If you have a current router and you can put it in bridge mode it will greatly increase you selection of routers because you no longer need a built in dsl modem.
There is not huge difference in the coverage between the large brand name routers. It is impossible to even predict how well any router will work in a particular house because of the construction and the number of neighbor using interfering wireless signals. This is why you get such a massive difference of customer ratings for devices because the house it is installed in makes more difference that the slight difference in the routers themselves.
You need to select a router based on the software features you need and not try to guess coverage based on reviews. If you go dig though the FCC filing where routers are tested following a very exacting standard you will find almost all the major routers transmit just under the legal maximum allowed. This means they should have exactly the same coverage....but we know that coverage is actually very different in different houses and what causes this exactly tends to be impossible to determine.
There is not huge difference in the coverage between the large brand name routers. It is impossible to even predict how well any router will work in a particular house because of the construction and the number of neighbor using interfering wireless signals. This is why you get such a massive difference of customer ratings for devices because the house it is installed in makes more difference that the slight difference in the routers themselves.
You need to select a router based on the software features you need and not try to guess coverage based on reviews. If you go dig though the FCC filing where routers are tested following a very exacting standard you will find almost all the major routers transmit just under the legal maximum allowed. This means they should have exactly the same coverage....but we know that coverage is actually very different in different houses and what causes this exactly tends to be impossible to determine.
Then it is a matter of picking which features you need the most. Do you need 802.11ac, or the ability to run broadband modems, or run the router as a NAS. Only you can really answer all these questions. The signal levels of the routers will not be all that much different, all you will get are peoples opinions based on how well it runs in their house which means nothing about how well it will run in your house. Worry about the features you need and stick to better known brands and you will likely get a router that works well for you.
If you don't need 802.11ac then you can go with things like asus n66u or many of the tp-link models. These are right around $100. The nighthawk is a nice router but if you are not going to use the features it is also very costly. Unless you have a extremely fast internet connection almost any router will exceed the speed. QoS is one of those features that tends to be a waste of time they can really only effectively control upload traffic and most people are exceeding their download. Still the tplink and asus routers tend to have the most options and you can load dd-wrt or tomato firmware on most these devices if you need more advanced features.
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