Remember a time before this gamer tax came into the tech industry? Gamer marketing has to be one of the worst things. Cheap materials, high prices.
Higher ping on new router
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Remember a time before this gamer tax came into the tech industry? Gamer marketing has to be one of the worst things. Cheap materials, high prices.
Soldato
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It'd be nice if you cared about more about answering the questions so that we can get more of an understanding of what router you need.
My advice though, stick with the ISP router. Your all so important ping (hint, it isn't as critical as you may think) is better then the ghastly TP-Link think you bought and you've failed to say what it wasn't doing so I assume it was working just fine.
I'm out.
As above, for example, if WiFi was the main reason for a new router, get an access point/mesh instead (which also depends if you're after better coverage and/or WiFi 6).
If it's mainly to keep pings low stick with the ISP one. None of those routers with fancy "gaming priority" ever do good, it's snake oil and anything under 20ms is already extremely good.
If it's mainly to keep pings low stick with the ISP one. None of those routers with fancy "gaming priority" ever do good, it's snake oil and anything under 20ms is already extremely good.
Does your router have hardware acceleration?
Have you tested latency with the firewall disabled?
That's easy to answer, Draytek Vigor of course. I'm still using a Vigor 2860n I purchased in 2013!, when I first installed the Vigor it reduced ping by 2ms over PlusNet's router at the time. When I go FTTP I'll get a new Draytek Vigor, I won't even consider anything else. The Vigors as over engineered to handle business's full of people, with users remotely connecting, so they handle everything with ease when placed in a home / small office environment.
Those Vigors are solid as rock, security high on them also. Over the pandemic I was running music nights over Zoom (I became a DJ) not a single issue with this old Vigor streaming music in Zoom's HiFi stereo mode, no delay, and I even had Windows Servers running on network at same time - ignore the comments about old style user interface, they are as reliable as a Rolex Oyster or a Seasonic Prime PSU, there is a reason they are No1 with the SME's.
Have you tested latency with the firewall disabled?
That's easy to answer, Draytek Vigor of course. I'm still using a Vigor 2860n I purchased in 2013!, when I first installed the Vigor it reduced ping by 2ms over PlusNet's router at the time. When I go FTTP I'll get a new Draytek Vigor, I won't even consider anything else. The Vigors as over engineered to handle business's full of people, with users remotely connecting, so they handle everything with ease when placed in a home / small office environment.
Those Vigors are solid as rock, security high on them also. Over the pandemic I was running music nights over Zoom (I became a DJ) not a single issue with this old Vigor streaming music in Zoom's HiFi stereo mode, no delay, and I even had Windows Servers running on network at same time - ignore the comments about old style user interface, they are as reliable as a Rolex Oyster or a Seasonic Prime PSU, there is a reason they are No1 with the SME's.
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Your ISP router was better in your eyes, so keep that.
Surely although the OP has said everything is cabled they would want some WiFi capability? Unifi DreamWall Pro would seem the obvious solution to me. ‘Cos MARKETING > ALL.
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I am thinking of returning it , im not rich and £400 for a router is a lot for me.
Also the tp-link customer service is probably the worst I have ever seen.
Phoned 12 times got through once then cut off.
On live chat I was told that my higher ping was'nt a problem and she didnt want to work with me.
First time with tp, i think it would be my last.
This screams of someone that doesn't have a technical clue.
Don't go and buy a £400 router when you have no clue about networking or internet traffic and diagnostics.
We can't help you because you are not answering the questions required to be able to help.
We can tell you a 1ms difference makes no odds to your connectivity but it's down to you if you believe what we say here.
Oh and the person on live chat is right, a 1ms difference is sweet fa and not broken, Jesus do you even understand what a millisecond is!
Download speeds can vary depending on where you download from and many other factors, I expect your new router is absolutely fine but you make up your own mind with the lack of technical knowledge.
Don't go and buy a £400 router when you have no clue about networking or internet traffic and diagnostics.
We can't help you because you are not answering the questions required to be able to help.
We can tell you a 1ms difference makes no odds to your connectivity but it's down to you if you believe what we say here.
Oh and the person on live chat is right, a 1ms difference is sweet fa and not broken, Jesus do you even understand what a millisecond is!
Download speeds can vary depending on where you download from and many other factors, I expect your new router is absolutely fine but you make up your own mind with the lack of technical knowledge.
TPLink routers are amazing, I'd never spend £400 on one though, first I'd want to know the exact purpose of me spending that much is on a router.
I'd want to evaluate the difference between spending £50 on a router, spending £100, and spending £400, what benefits does one provide that the others don't would be my question.
And if I need such a good/stable connection I'd also consider just buying an Ethernet to USB-C adapter or similar if it's for a Laptop/Phone.
Generally if you're on WiFi as a whole you shouldn't expect the most stable latency, with WiFi a lot depends on the channels you have set, the distance you are from the router and that sort of thing.
As a whole it's better to have more AP's than 1 singular AP that you expect to cover everything imo. I'd have spent 4 x £100 on 4 AP's if I was adamant to spend £400.
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She's 100% right. The higher ping isn't a problem. It's completely and utterly irrelevant. I can understand her not wanting to continue the live chat. did you fail to answer her questions (such as what ISP? What internet connection? FTTP? FTTC?) too or is just questions on here that you seem hell bent on ignoring?
Agreed though, return it and stick with the ISP router.