Best VDSL router

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The WiFi performance of my old BTHub6 was lacking hence I was looking for a straight upgrade. After I've replaced it with a TP Link Archer VR2800 things have slightly improved but still not to what I was hoping for. My question is, would a DrayTek Vigor 2862ac make any improvements or perhaps should I look into replacing the WiFi router with a Netgear R7800 or a Zyxel NWA1123-AC HD and keep the SH as modem only?

My current VDSL stats are as follows:
DSL Up Time: 0 days 5 hours 49 minutes
DSL Modulation Type: VDSL2
Annex Type: Annex A/L
Upstream Downstream
Current Rate (kbps) 9997 34999
Max Rate (kbps) 12413 46351
SNR Margin (dB) 7.1 10.3
Line Attenuation (dB) 30.4 15.7
Errors (pkts) 0 0
 
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Get a modem (BT branded ECI or Huawei modems are very cheap on eBay and Draytek Vigor 130 have come down in price sharply recently) and then you can use any router you like. The current BT hub is probably as good as anything on the market for WiFi. WiFi isn’t voodoo and you can’t overcome the laws of physics or for that matter the Telecommunications Act that limits all WiFi to the same power output. As there are probably only 4 or 5 WiFi 5 chipsets and maybe only 3 or 4 WiFi 6 chipsets all WiFi is much of a muchness in the same form factor. A ceiling mounted access point will generally give wider coverage on one floor but an Omnidirectional antenna design like the BT Hub will be better in all three dimensions rather than just sideways. So get a modem and then pick your access point for where you want to have your WiFi signal reach. A fully cabled multi-access point system is probably best even in a medium sized UK home but they are more expensive and you generally need to drill holes to get a tidy job. TV aerial installers can often be a good option to run Ethernet cables externally.
 
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