Router upgrade

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Hi guys i recently got 910 vodaphone broadband package and wondered if using the router as modem and plugging in asus ax5700 would be a upgrade in the range department. Also my speeds go from 800s to 300 feom one side of the house to the other?
 
Hi guys i recently got 910 vodaphone broadband package and wondered if using the router as modem and plugging in asus ax5700 would be a upgrade in the range department. Also my speeds go from 800s to 300 feom one side of the house to the other?
That sounds fine speed wise, WiFi is a convenience not an ideal solution.
Router wise id save your money you won't get any meaningful improvements in range or speed. You mostly upgrade routers for control reasons, like running VLANs.
 
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If I were doing that I’d hardwire the second router (really a wireless point) and place it in a separate room.
 
Plugging in a router that operates within the same power limits as another will not magically improve range, if you genuinely wish to improve coverage, look at hard wired mesh or multiple AP’s.
 
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