Help required choosing a router for optical fiber

Le Magic Cactus

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Hey everyone.
First off, we're getting optical fiber 500/500 Mbit/s plan pretty soon and I really need help choosing a good router that would have 4 ethernet ports that would get all that speed thru (2 ports will be used for IPTV, 1 for a PC and 1 incase we get another IPTV)
Strong Wi Fi signal (we're on a 2 story house with a LOT of walls). That 5GHz and 2.4GHz stuff doesn't matter, only 2 devices will be using Wi Fi.
Finnally, the most important requirment would be that it would have the port for optic cable thingy and a configuration for 2-3 IPTVs (I'm a noob in this router cable thing sector, but I know how to config the router to make IPTV work 0_0)
The router should be reliable, not overheat and etc.
The router that our ISP would give us really sucks (my friend has it)
Price limit is around 130$, would be nice not to exceed it, but if necessary, there may be exceptions, hehe!
My first 2 choices were either the ASUS RT-n18u and the RT-n66u, but they don't have the optical cable thing ports...
Sorry for the confusing order, I'm not a native english speaker and it's the best I can do with a broken arm, hehe!
 
Solution
Optical used on broadband deliver is not standard there are a couple of methods they use. It is highly unlikely you are going to find a router that you can hook up to a raw fiber connection.

In almost all cases optical providers have a device someplace that converts it to another form of connection. Many times this is called a ONT and it is basically a simple modem that converts the optical to copper ethernet. There are some ISP that use forms of DSL after converting it to copper but I suspect if you are getting 500m it will be delivered on a gig ethernet port.

The good news is you should be able to just buy any router that has a gig ethernet port for the wan.

This really is a question for your ISP because you never can be...
Optical used on broadband deliver is not standard there are a couple of methods they use. It is highly unlikely you are going to find a router that you can hook up to a raw fiber connection.

In almost all cases optical providers have a device someplace that converts it to another form of connection. Many times this is called a ONT and it is basically a simple modem that converts the optical to copper ethernet. There are some ISP that use forms of DSL after converting it to copper but I suspect if you are getting 500m it will be delivered on a gig ethernet port.

The good news is you should be able to just buy any router that has a gig ethernet port for the wan.

This really is a question for your ISP because you never can be sure.
 
Solution

BuddhaSkoota

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It's possible the router provided by the ISP is compulsory, especially where IPTV is involved. I'd recommend using your second router as wired AP placed in a good location for coverage.

Asus is a good choice. You won't need the optical ports since, as bill001g pointed out, the fiber will terminate at an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at the service entrance to your home.