Best Router?

[pajamasam]

Hey guys,

So my fiancee and I are closing on our house very soon and will be needing a router.

I hate nothing more than a crappy router. I hate reseting the damn thing every other day. So I am trying to avoid that.

We watch a lot of netflix and I play my xbox one a lot. Also we will be streaming 4k netflix soon so i need something to handle that also.

Any suggestions?

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[EmersonHart13]

Best 802.11ac routers of 2015 - CNET

 

[EmersonHart13]

Best wireless routers of 2015 - CNET

 

[pajamasam]

I read that but when looking at user reviews, people are having problems with having to reset them.

 

[Flyn]

In general, you get what you pay for.

 

[1MEANGT]

I have been running a TP LINK TL-WR940N for a while now. Great price on Amazon and have had no issues. Have not had to reset it at all. Plus it has 3 external antennas which I prefer.

 

[Diavolo]

I got 4 routers hooked up (sometimes 5 if I need it)
Asus N66U - ddwrt
Linksys n3000 - ddwrt
linksys n2000 - ddwrt
linksys wrt400n - ddwrt

All of them have been rock solid running together. The wrt400n sometimes needs a reset (once a month?) but they are all set up as repeaters and I never have any issues running them all through out my place

 

[pajamasam]

Why do you have so many routers? What's the benefit?

 

[Diavolo]

I live in a 2 story place with the modem in the corner of the first floor. The routers are set up as repeaters to keep the signal strong throughout the whole place. We have a 30/8 connection and we are able to get the full speed everywhere our apt. Even on the upstairs back deck even though the modem is on the opposite side and a floor below.

Back to the original post though, I really recommend the Asus N66U

 

[wombat]

I'm with [MENTION=56]Diavolo[/MENTION]

N66U, or even the N56U if you've got a smaller place. I have a split level (7 stairs up, main floor, 7 stairs down) with the N56u and have very very minimal problems (might lose wifi in the garage ).

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I bought the WRT1900AC when I moved into my place and it's been hands down the best router I've ever bought besides the old WRT54G of the hayday.

I have it placed in my middle room of the top floor (which happens to be my computer room, surprise surprise) and I get wifi everywhere in the house as well as in my shed in my backyard. Definitely worth the price tag.

 

[budsang1]

I wanted what you want, zero problems streaming media wireless. I bought this router and it has been great.

6 antennas, Triband, automatically divides all your devises between different channels for max performance. Has usb 3.0 on it, so I have my external hard drive on it. It's expensive, but for sure the best router i've ever had

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWHMR6G/?tag=tcg21-20

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

After having a bunch of cheapo $40 routers None of which I recommend. I bought n ASUS N56U. Its Fucking great. Rock solid reliable and no problems with signal. The interface it has is Top notch as well. very easy to use.

 

[bikrboy128]

i have the asus n66u, too. after having a handful of netgear routers, this thing is amazing. the signal strength is great, the GUI interface is very user friendly, and the USB ports make HDD or printer sharing a breeze.

 

[ITL Cobra]

I am using a Netgear Night Hawk, and I love it, I have a 3 story house and have had issues with other routers reaching the 3rd floor and this one by far has been the best.

 

[importcrew]

wrt1900ac.....Bought mine after my last Netgear Router was crapping out on me and couldn't stay connected long. Never had a problem with this since and like mentioned above, reminds me of the 54wrt when it was released. That thing lasted so many years for me and only crapped out after I upgraded the firmware. Ended up flashing a modded firmware on it and worked like it was new again. Only got rid of it after upgrading to the newer standards.

 

[sickmint79]

i'm of the opening that fairly commoditized crappy stuff is the way to go. by the time it craps out you can just buy a new commodity one that is a lot faster.

 

[pajamasam]

I ordered an ASUS AC68u. Ill will follow-up with my results eventually. Got great reviews and it sounds like people in this thread have had good success with asus routers.

 

[Mook]

I have an ASUS RT-N66U. For the most part, been rock solid. Some weird issues with speeds dropping or losing signal but nothing that is a deal breaker. Range is awesome.

 

[kmastl]

pfSense on a mini PC of your choosing, gigabit switch and a Ubiquiti AC access point.

I have been running a setup very similar to this for about a year with excellent results.