Currently I'm running a ASUS RT-N56U (latest firmware) by itself for my entire household (I'm the only one really using a lot of bandwidth). It's connected to a FiOS 35/35 line but recently when I did a test at speedtest.net, I'm only getting 5 megabits up, 1/7 of the expected bandwidth whereas the last time I tested, I had the expected 35 up.
I've been toying with the idea that it could be the fault of my router so I've been looking for replacements, the two prime replacements being the Netgear R6300 or ASUS RT-N66U based on reviews I'm read online. However, I don't know if the Netgear R6300 is right for me because I have no devices that can use the 11ac standard. On the other hand, my current router is kind of turning me off from ASUS routers because it is potentially the source of my bandwidth loss and it sometimes randomly stops working and requires me to reset it a few times before letting me reconnect to the internet which can be troublesome during things such as gaming sessions where remaining online is a necessity.
My house only has two floors and the router is in a corner of the basement on a table. The house itself is maybe 50 feet long? I'm pretty bad at guessing length.
I'd prefer not to talk to Verizon about the issue because the past times I called, they refused to help if I didn't have the Actiontec router installed and well, I'm embarassed to admit that I don't know where it is.
Thanks for the help
I've been toying with the idea that it could be the fault of my router so I've been looking for replacements, the two prime replacements being the Netgear R6300 or ASUS RT-N66U based on reviews I'm read online. However, I don't know if the Netgear R6300 is right for me because I have no devices that can use the 11ac standard. On the other hand, my current router is kind of turning me off from ASUS routers because it is potentially the source of my bandwidth loss and it sometimes randomly stops working and requires me to reset it a few times before letting me reconnect to the internet which can be troublesome during things such as gaming sessions where remaining online is a necessity.
My house only has two floors and the router is in a corner of the basement on a table. The house itself is maybe 50 feet long? I'm pretty bad at guessing length.
I'd prefer not to talk to Verizon about the issue because the past times I called, they refused to help if I didn't have the Actiontec router installed and well, I'm embarassed to admit that I don't know where it is.
Thanks for the help