Oh no, not another router recommendation

Rob200sx · 22 Sep 2018 at 09:49

Hi folks, hopefully, this isn't just another recommendation, because I have quite specific requirements

Currently have 200mb BB with Virgin, using SH3. However, since the number of wireless devices has increases signifiantly in the household, to 15 devices, the SH3 keeps dropping connections.

I have a budget of £200

The router/solution needs to support, wirelessly:

5 phones
2 tablets
2 consoles
2 laptops
2 TV's
1 Hifi
1 Printer

In a 4 bed house, no brick internals.

It must have parental controls, so I can set schedules (or something as good as) to enable connectivity for certain devices (eg, the tv's in the kids rooms)

We're fairly high internet users, the tv's are almost always streaming from Prime or Netflix, I'm generally gaming in the evenings.

Thanks

Rob200sx · 22 Sep 2018 at 13:29

Am I right in assuming then, I can connect up an AC-PRO, but switch the SH3 wifi off, rather than put it into modem mode (because this then means only 1 lan port is available, and I also have wired devices that connect) ?

Rob200sx · 23 Sep 2018 at 09:25

Only to the back part of the garage which I'd converted last year into an office.

Thanks for the advice folks, in the end, I opted for the Nighthawk R8000, since it fulfills the roles I need it to do without a seperate USG that the AC-PRO would have required.

Haven't had any dropouts so far, and all seems good, coverage around the house is really good too.

Rob200sx · 30 Sep 2018 at 10:01

Whilst I don't have the same structured house as you, I can say, yes there were a few frustrations getting it setup to work with the VM Hub, though that only lasted 30mins

I had to power both up in a certain order (Netgear on first, then VM Hub, worked for me) otherwise the Netgear wouldn't establish a 'net connection properly. Had no problems since then, signal around the house is good.