Hi,
I am looking to upgrade my network setup at home (small 1 bdr apartment).
I currently have a 2-3 years old Netgear N600 modem/router combo and i have Time Warner cable 100Mbps internet.
I am the sole user of the internet and have an iphone/ipad/macbook/Smart TV (Samsung 4K)/Apple TV 4K/PS4 pro/printer connected over WiFi and a time capsule connected on ethernet.
I feel like the quality of the streams is far from great and when i mirror my macbook on my TV using airplay, the performance is terrible and i cannot watch movies from my laptop ( not looking for wired solutions, which i already have, but that’s to many cables).
I recently bought an Asus router ( Asus Certified RT-AC3100 Wireless AC3100 Dual-Band Gigabit Router, AiProtection with Trend Micro for Complete Network Security) just to realize it didnt have the coax (found out i needed a combo modem/router).
My questions are:
- Should i buy a combo modem/router or should i buy them separate?
- If combo, which one do you suggest? The netgear AC1900 seems to be highly rated.
- If separated, should i keep this asus router? Which modem would you recommend?
From what i could see, there seems to be a lot of added features when buying a separate router, but are those necessary (i.e. mimo). Should i look for a docsis 3.1 rather than docsis 3.0.
I have no idea what i need for my use and i found a good deal for this asus refurbished router ($115).
Looking forward to your feedback and advices.
Regards,
Alex
I am looking to upgrade my network setup at home (small 1 bdr apartment).
I currently have a 2-3 years old Netgear N600 modem/router combo and i have Time Warner cable 100Mbps internet.
I am the sole user of the internet and have an iphone/ipad/macbook/Smart TV (Samsung 4K)/Apple TV 4K/PS4 pro/printer connected over WiFi and a time capsule connected on ethernet.
I feel like the quality of the streams is far from great and when i mirror my macbook on my TV using airplay, the performance is terrible and i cannot watch movies from my laptop ( not looking for wired solutions, which i already have, but that’s to many cables).
I recently bought an Asus router ( Asus Certified RT-AC3100 Wireless AC3100 Dual-Band Gigabit Router, AiProtection with Trend Micro for Complete Network Security) just to realize it didnt have the coax (found out i needed a combo modem/router).
My questions are:
- Should i buy a combo modem/router or should i buy them separate?
- If combo, which one do you suggest? The netgear AC1900 seems to be highly rated.
- If separated, should i keep this asus router? Which modem would you recommend?
From what i could see, there seems to be a lot of added features when buying a separate router, but are those necessary (i.e. mimo). Should i look for a docsis 3.1 rather than docsis 3.0.
I have no idea what i need for my use and i found a good deal for this asus refurbished router ($115).
Looking forward to your feedback and advices.
Regards,
Alex
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