Good Router for Smartphones?

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ultrarunner100

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Hi;
I have a very old D-Link router. Users of Android and Apple phones have been having trouble with the WiFi connection. I get a message on my Android (7.0) phone that internet is not available from this router. It usually comes right back on when I re-connect, but on some phones it causes an automatic switch to cellular data, which is undesirable.

I am looking for a quality router that can handle both 2.5 and 5Ghz, with the up to date protocols.

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Any half decent wireless N router will do just fine for this.

Netgear WNR3500L or ASUS RT12 are both inexpensive and decent qualty.
Naturally you can spring for a newer AC model as well.
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AC routers use the 5ghz 802.11ac band which gives you a faster data rate over wifi but it has a shorter signal range. if you only have one device that can take advantage of it then it may not be worth it

 
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Depends if you have a fast internet connection or not, depends on how many devices you are connecting, and depends on how big your home is, also depends on if you live in a rural area, a neighborhood, or in apartment building

If you have a 50mbps or slower internet connection and a 1300 sqft or less home then you will see zero gain from anything faster than N300.

If you live in an apartment then something with 5ghz is a must otherwise your 20 neighbors wifi routers will interfere with yours (like trying to have a conversation in a very loud restaurant, you can communicate but it takes much more work and usually repeating things because the other person didnt hear everything).

If you have a 150 mbps internet connection or faster then you need better than wireless N

 
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Is dual band capability important?
I have noticed that the 2.5Ghz band is very crowded. Being that 2.5Ghz signals usually travel longer distances than 5Ghz do, using 5Ghz should help to reduce that crowding - albeit with a weaker signal through walls.
Currently, I have two routers in the house. The Verizon supplied (dual band) router is downstairs and does not put a good signal into upstairs rooms. The second router (the one I am replacing) is upstairs in a closet. That router puts a strong signal into the upstairs, and a better signal out in the back yard than does the Verizon router, but that router is only capable up to 802.11g and only 2.5Ghz.

Perhaps I need to do a signal analysis (using an app on my phone) once I get the new router, to find the best location for it.
 
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The Verizon Fios package we have is supposed to include 1 Gigabit internet, but of course that is the claimed speed coming into their router over the fibre optic line. The max wireless speed I've seen from the Verizon FIOS router is 75Mbps, and I never get anything faster than 54Mbps from the old D-link router upstairs.
 
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