Cable router required

snarloas1982 · 19 Nov 2017 at 19:06

I'm now looking for a good router upgrade from my Asus rt56u. If anyone knows of good Friday deals on good AC routers please let me know.

bledd · 19 Nov 2017 at 19:07

How much are you looking to spend?

snarloas1982 · 19 Nov 2017 at 19:12

Between £100 - £200 i would think.

BigT · 19 Nov 2017 at 21:14

That’s a good budget. What issues are you having with the rt56u that you want addressed?

snarloas1982 · 19 Nov 2017 at 21:30

Range is fine but I'm looking more speed on my Ac devices. Reliability has been good that's why I'm preferring the Asus options.

BigT · 20 Nov 2017 at 08:42

I don't know about any deals on Asus routers, but if you like the router but only want more speed, how about leaving it, turning the wifi off and adding either a dedicated access point or perhaps a mesh system? There's a high street retailer that has 1/3 off a twin pack of BT whole Home wifi at the moment. That's under £100 for an AC2500 system which should address your speed if range isn't a problem. You'd need to spend £250 on an Ubiquiti Unifi UAP-AC-HD for similar theoretical wifi performance.

snarloas1982 · 29 Nov 2017 at 19:33

Bought a 2nd hand RT-AC87u. Speed has at least doubled over the 56u that i was using