I am upgrading the cable modem and router for a family member.
Cable modem - Getting them the same MB8600 D3.1 modem I have.
Just looking for new router recommendations given their environment:
Environment:
They have a recently built two story home (including large finished basement) with an open central floor plan (bedrooms an bathrooms are closed off, but the rest of the house is wide open - living room and kitchen is one huge open space and dining room is mostly open on one side - no door or long wall on the inside side of the DR).
The router is in a bedroom on the main floor in a relatively central location.
Needs:
The wifi signal should reach every room and the basement.
I know no router is perfect, so let me state that for their needs, range and stability are far more important than ultimate speed (throughput) since there is mostly streaming on just one device at at time and phone wifi use or laptop wifi use (so 2 devices at a time at most, except when additional family visits).
Given the router is in a relatively central location and there are only two levels, I am not sure an Orbi would help much / make much sense.
Recommendations?:
Looking to get a router with excellent range and stability: I checked the router ranker.
The DLink DIR882 tested well here, but users are having issues as reflected in horrible reviews on bestbuy.ca. I want this router to be stable as they are not tech savvy and should not have to deal with frequent disconnects.
The R7800 and Synology RT2600ac seem decent too and may be more stable than the DLink.
Any recommendations?
Prefer to keep the price down to ~$250 IF a stand-alone router makes sense for their environment, otherwise the price will start creeping closer to the Orbi.
Do not mind paying for Orbi - i.e. $425 - $470 - if that will give the best range for their environment - details above.
Too bad I sold my RT-AC5300 (for around $260) when I bought my Orbi, otherwise I would have gone with that for them...
Cable modem - Getting them the same MB8600 D3.1 modem I have.
Just looking for new router recommendations given their environment:
Environment:
They have a recently built two story home (including large finished basement) with an open central floor plan (bedrooms an bathrooms are closed off, but the rest of the house is wide open - living room and kitchen is one huge open space and dining room is mostly open on one side - no door or long wall on the inside side of the DR).
The router is in a bedroom on the main floor in a relatively central location.
Needs:
The wifi signal should reach every room and the basement.
I know no router is perfect, so let me state that for their needs, range and stability are far more important than ultimate speed (throughput) since there is mostly streaming on just one device at at time and phone wifi use or laptop wifi use (so 2 devices at a time at most, except when additional family visits).
Given the router is in a relatively central location and there are only two levels, I am not sure an Orbi would help much / make much sense.
Recommendations?:
Looking to get a router with excellent range and stability: I checked the router ranker.
The DLink DIR882 tested well here, but users are having issues as reflected in horrible reviews on bestbuy.ca. I want this router to be stable as they are not tech savvy and should not have to deal with frequent disconnects.
The R7800 and Synology RT2600ac seem decent too and may be more stable than the DLink.
Any recommendations?
Prefer to keep the price down to ~$250 IF a stand-alone router makes sense for their environment, otherwise the price will start creeping closer to the Orbi.
Do not mind paying for Orbi - i.e. $425 - $470 - if that will give the best range for their environment - details above.
Too bad I sold my RT-AC5300 (for around $260) when I bought my Orbi, otherwise I would have gone with that for them...