Home Wi-Fi Router recommendations needed

atkuzmanov

atkuzmanov

atkuzmanov

Associate
Joined
9 Sep 2010
Posts
31
Hi there forum fellows,

First of all let me thank you for the wonderful forum, so grateful to everyone involved!

I am looking for a home wireless router, no particular preference towards a brand, but perhaps a TP-Link one?
It should support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz signals.
My broadband provider gives you only a wired router, so I will need it to be configurable, so that if there are any specific settings, the broadband provider will be able to configure them.
It would be good if it has QoS.
It would be great if it's using a good processing chip and has good security and support.
Budget: £50 - £60

Any help is greatly appreciated! :)

Kind regards,
atkuzmanov
 
Is there anything other than lacking wireless that is lacking in the ISP router? Does the ISP router have more than one Ethernet port? If the answers are no and yes then given the modest budget you may be better just adding a wireless access point to the ISP router.
 
Last edited:
Any idea if the fibre connection is FTTC or FTTP? It might be far easier to buy an access point instead as suggested above.

And it's hard to suggest something better without knowing the model of your current router as well. It may actually be fine as a router, minus the wireless part.
 
Thanks guys, for all of your replies.

I think I'd really prefer a wifi router, it's more versatile for future uses.

I was thinking of something like this, and hoping to get suggestions or hear of people's experiences with this or similar routers:

TP-Link ARCHER C1200
 
Last edited:
The router you linked to doesn’t have a VDSL modem built in. Assuming you have FTTC type internet provision it can’t replace your ISP router on its own.
 
Ypu, hence why I asked for the current model of your router so it also gives us an idea what will work with your connection.

What you just linked is a router by itself with no modem, so if your current ISP one is a router/modem in one, you will also need to buy a modem to pair it with.
 
I see, I don't know the actual ISP router model, but it is a router/modem.

Apologies, I didn't really understand the difference between FTTC and FTTP until now, I only used to differentiate between LAN and DSL routers.
My plan was to plug the TP-Link router into the ISP provided router via a lan cable (which points back to the point of having an access point instead of a router, but I prefer routers as they are more versatile if I have to re-use it elsewhere).

How about this one:

TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL/ADSL Modem Router for Phone Line Connections (BT Infinity, TalkTalk, EE and PlusNet Fibre) 1 USB, 2.0 Ports, UK Plug (Archer VR400) Ver.1.0

At the back it has a DSL port.
Also one of the Ethernet ports is marked "LAN4/WLAN" - does this mean that I can use that port to plug an ISP lan cable to provide the internet for the router to disseminate via wi-fi?
 
Basically will the second router TP-Link AC1200 support 2 types of input/incomming internet connection:

Type1:

Internet DSL RJ11 jack --> TP-Link AC1200 --> Wi-Fi signal

Type2:

Internet LAN RJ45 jack --> TP-Link AC1200 --> Wi-Fi signal
 
Looking at the ISP... it appears to be FTTP.

To replace the router will be difficult... you'll be looking at an add-on router.

For that, the TP-Link will be "OK"... but TP-Link is called Toilet Paper for a reason, it falls apart as soon as you try using it.

It sounds like all you need is WiFi... so for your budget, you would be better served by an access point. In your price range, look at the UAP-AC-LITE.

This will use your current router as the router, and the access point will give you the WiFi signal... it'll be a lot better than any cable router in a similar price.

If you want a "good" consumer grade router... it will cost you more like £150-200.
 
Going back to my previous question - will the second router TP-Link AC1200 support 2 types of input/incoming internet connection?

Type1:

Internet DSL RJ11 jack --> DSL port on TP-Link AC1200 --> Wi-Fi signal

Type2:

Internet LAN RJ45 jack --> LAN4/WLAN port on TP-Link AC1200 --> Wi-Fi signal

Will this TP-Link AC1200 router work like the example in this picture of a BT Home router which has a DSL port and a WAN port:
large.jpg
 
Thanks for the quick reply @crinkleshoes!
You are definitely right about my price range - it's too small - what I gather from all the reviews I've seen so far all these brands - Asus, TP-Link, Netgear and to my surprise even Linksys score low and have issues at this price range, Asus and TP-Link with faulty dhcp mainly...
 
Yeah, none in this price bracket are all that great... but I have had better experience with Asus over TP-Link... TP-Link being one of the worst.

I really think you'd be best off just getting an access point... then you ISP router can continue being router and you have something good for your money... the price/performance of the Ubiquiti kit is very good...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom