Selectin a reliable router with good WiFi signal

yasen78 · 22 Feb 2013 at 11:40

Hi everyone

I was wondering which one of these two will do the job to replace my Virgin SuperHub, as the later can barely cover the room next to him

Anything else that you can suggest within 40-45 pounds budget? What I look for is no extras really but mostly a reliable service out of the box and very good wi-fi coverage for a 3-bedroom 2-floor house. The router wil be in one of the corners of the house so the signal should be able to pass through 2-3 brick walls at least.

YOUR BASKET
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router (TL-WR1043ND) £44.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N Cable Router (TL-WR841N) £21.98
Total : £77.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

I tried to ask before but only got some vague answers

Thank you

yasen78 · 25 Feb 2013 at 12:30

Anyone?! There should be some one with at least one of these at home. I thought they are quite popular.

Orcvader · 25 Feb 2013 at 14:55

Any of those two should do fine. It just depends if you need the Gigabit ports or not.

JAzz · 26 Feb 2013 at 07:22

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-028-AS

Out of your budget but if you can stretch they have this on special offer. If not maybe second hand, I've used a lot of routers and nothing comes close!

passey89 · 26 Feb 2013 at 14:52

Go for the n56 if u can I replaced my super dude with that and it's amazing with the dual wifi as well now I have devices that can use 5ghz really makes the difference to the wife's s3 my note 2 and both our ipads.

yasen78 · 27 Feb 2013 at 11:14

Orcvader said:
Any of those two should do fine. It just depends if you need the Gigabit ports or not.

I do not need the Gigapoert really, but I think I may need the extra wi fi signla strength.

yasen78 · 27 Feb 2013 at 11:15

JAzz said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-028-AS

Out of your budget but if you can stretch they have this on special offer. If not maybe second hand, I've used a lot of routers and nothing comes close!

I do not want to pay extra 40 pounds if it will do the same job really. The problem is of the TP router is not good at covering the hole house. Then I would have wasted my money

Kei · 27 Feb 2013 at 12:11

I have the WR1043-ND in my house and coverage is fine within the house. (average sized 3 bedroom semi-detached) It doesn't work well outside as signal strength drops significantly. I've been considering getting an extender or larger antennas to improve outside coverage. I only use wifi for mobiles and laptops, everything else gets connected via the wired ports.