Spec me a router plz

BoB3rt · 12 Jun 2018 at 21:43

Hi,

I have the latest Super-hub from Virgin but find it terrible for gaming as anyone on WiFi seems to get priority especially on Instagram etc when loading pictures as they scroll... my ping shoots through the roof! So I set it to modem mode and use an old netgear router.

However I now have 100mb and this router will only seem to pull 40-50mb on download.

Hoping someone can spec me a router for ~£100, preferably with QoS

Thanks

Raggs · 14 Jun 2018 at 12:00

have a look at the asus range if you can push the budget a bit something like asus rt ac68u ,i recently tried a linkysys fancy so called gaming router the range was poor and speeds other than 5 feet weren't any better than the hub 3 still using a 6 year old asus n56u for wi fi got great range can pick it up outside in the flats car park must be good 40 - 50 meters away through a couple of brick walls still get a one or two bars on my phone.

mmj_uk · 14 Jun 2018 at 19:49

Linksys WRT32X is currently being sold for £100 I'm not sure you'll get better than that for the price.

Raggs · 15 Jun 2018 at 00:44

that's the one i tried WRT32X i found it too be poor range was bad , it also reduced my wired connection by 10mbps strange though it had decent enough reviews bad recent firmware perhaps or a duff unit :confused:

mmj_uk · 15 Jun 2018 at 10:58

Well I havent used one but it looks good on paper and yeah it's possible your unit was faulty, I'd give it a try for the price.