New home router

sansnom · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:19

tried searching a bit but cant seem to find a direct answer.

I need a new router now that I have a smart TV, 2 laptops, ipad, iphone, blackberry z10, and a desktop all connected to the router, my current one is dropping out a lot or not allowing connections to some devices entirely until I switch off wifi on one or two of them.

Basically looking for the best home networking router (router only). needs to be ultra stable, fast, and handle multiple streaming/online gaming/other connections at once.

Thinking Linksys E6500 AC1750 or Netgear N630.

Any suggestions? Price is not an issue. Just want the best.

db2431 · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:29

sansnom said:
tried searching a bit but cant seem to find a direct answer.

I need a new router now that I have a smart TV, 2 laptops, ipad, iphone, blackberry z10, and a desktop all connected to the router, my current one is dropping out a lot or not allowing connections to some devices entirely until I switch off wifi on one or two of them.

Basically looking for the best home networking router (router only). needs to be ultra stable, fast, and handle multiple streaming/online gaming/other connections at once.

Thinking Linksys E6500 AC1750 or Netgear N630.

Any suggestions? Price is not an issue. Just want the best.

For a home router, common consensus is the asus n66u is the best, the higher model is much more expensive and brings very little more to the table.

sansnom · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:38

db2431 said:
For a home router, common consensus is the asus n66u is the best, the higher model is much more expensive and brings very little more to the table.

by higher model are you referring to the dark night ac66u?

db2431 · 29 Jul 2013 at 22:13

sansnom said:
by higher model are you referring to the dark night ac66u?

Yup

sansnom · 30 Jul 2013 at 13:49

db2431 said:
Yup

cool, thank you.

assuming that the n66u is not an option for me, what might be the next best choice?

poisonrain · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:10

Not had great experiences with linksys to be honest.
I'd go for the netgear r6300 if it was for me, and the d-link DIR-868L may be worth a look.

PR

sansnom · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:46

Thanks, that's plenty of help.

bledd · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:12

I'd spend the extra, a great router makes everything else awesome.

A mediocre router is a pain if it's the cause of any problem.

mi9tchy · 31 Jul 2013 at 10:06

the fritzbox 7930 is also a good router with lots of connectivity options has a vdsl modem built in too