Help with a new router with Virgin Media SH3

sybaris · 29 Sep 2017 at 09:13

My virgin superhub 3 is pushing out wireless signals at around -90dBm

1) Will buying a router and putting the SH3 in to modem mode solve this issue.
2) What router do you recommend and what cost?

I was looking at

Asus RT-AC3200 Tri band Wireless AC3200 Gigabit Router
and
Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router

I have no idea what to get and selected these as they looked pretty good in my limited opinion.

sybaris · 29 Sep 2017 at 11:52

Thanks, £500 is a bit too much for me. Looking at the £150 to £200 mark, give or take.

sybaris · 29 Sep 2017 at 14:26

Some areas I can't cable and so I was looking at a wireless option.
I thought if I buy a better router, it may solve the low wireless speeds issue.
Either that or homeplugs but I heard they introduce noise in to your mains power.

sybaris · 29 Sep 2017 at 20:28

hmm still 50-50 between something like Google's wifi and plugging in an Asus or Netgear router in to the SH3.
Do these mesh systems broadcast their own wireless signal or extend the existing signal from the router? The SH3's signal is 40% to 50% at best and is around -90dBm. The best I have got from my devices, a couple of meters from the SH3 is 70mbs.

sybaris · 2 Oct 2017 at 19:54

Thanks again, will look at the options again