Home Wi-Fi Router recommendations needed

atkuzmanov

atkuzmanov

atkuzmanov

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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
 
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
 
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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
 
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:
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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...
 
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