Spec me a cable router

jakspyder · 30 Sep 2010 at 01:08

Ok so im looking for a new cable router. currently with virgins 50mb package and might (cost/fund depending) upgrade to 100mb in the future SO. im looking to replace the current modem/Dlink DIR615 combo with a new router.

features i need are

gigabit ethernet ports
wireless N
good performance and decent firmware
decent price Budget of about 80 quid
and of course a cable router.

what sort of stuff should i be looking at?

thanks for any help

~Jack~

benftl · 30 Sep 2010 at 01:11

WRT610n flashed with DD-WRT, done!

It'll be a little over your budget (around £100) but well worth it.

jakspyder · 30 Sep 2010 at 06:52

any other recommendations? this is just a tad north of my budget. roughly 120 quid + :/

for example what does the WRT610n offer over the WRT320n

Jayster · 30 Sep 2010 at 07:46

Lets you use 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz at the same time, On the 320 you can only use one at a time.

jakspyder · 30 Sep 2010 at 07:48

lol... is that good XD worth the extra 70 quid?

Azuse05 · 30 Sep 2010 at 10:54

RT-N16 + tomato. Stock cpu 60% faster than the 610n, double the ram/flash (quadruple the 320n) with detachable antennas.

As nice as dd-wrt is, it's slower than tomato (fragmented development?) and it's qos is no where near as good.

gurusan · 1 Oct 2010 at 06:23

I just got comcast and they gave me some random netgear router with proprietary firmware, and needless to say it sucks. So I've been looking at new routers and so far the RT-N16 is at the top of my list.