I've been looking around for a while now online and had a few questions that someone may know more about than I do..
I live with a roommate in an apartment. We currently have a Netgear CG3000 cable modem/router combo gateway with TWC (not sure if we are renting this or not) I have a cable plugged from that into my own router that only acts as a DCHP forwarder for the Netgear so I can have my own private wireless network separate from the Netgear's.
Everything is working fine, however, I have noticed for a long time that around 10:00pm the net just dies. Whether that is TWC doing an update or something, I haven't figured out. If I am online in a game, the game stays connected, just web sites do not load at all for about 15 mins. (Not much of a pain, but still a pain)
The main issue I'm facing is that whenever my roommate starts watching Netflix or anything else, my connection suffers a lot. Sometimes to the point I can't even load google. I am thinking about getting a separate modem (SG6121) and router (TP-link TL-WR1043ND) to replace the netgear.
The TP-Link has bandwidth allocation which I am hoping will help with the problem as I can guarantee myself a minimum amount of speed with the settings.
TL;DR: Need to know if there might be any better alternative to replacing the Netgear gateway with another gateway or go the modem/router split with bandwidth allocation so that I don't lose internet/lag while gaming and roommate is streaming. Trying to keep the price of the router under $100 (as the modem alone is $70...) Any other suggestions for routers appreciated.
I live with a roommate in an apartment. We currently have a Netgear CG3000 cable modem/router combo gateway with TWC (not sure if we are renting this or not) I have a cable plugged from that into my own router that only acts as a DCHP forwarder for the Netgear so I can have my own private wireless network separate from the Netgear's.
Everything is working fine, however, I have noticed for a long time that around 10:00pm the net just dies. Whether that is TWC doing an update or something, I haven't figured out. If I am online in a game, the game stays connected, just web sites do not load at all for about 15 mins. (Not much of a pain, but still a pain)
The main issue I'm facing is that whenever my roommate starts watching Netflix or anything else, my connection suffers a lot. Sometimes to the point I can't even load google. I am thinking about getting a separate modem (SG6121) and router (TP-link TL-WR1043ND) to replace the netgear.
The TP-Link has bandwidth allocation which I am hoping will help with the problem as I can guarantee myself a minimum amount of speed with the settings.
TL;DR: Need to know if there might be any better alternative to replacing the Netgear gateway with another gateway or go the modem/router split with bandwidth allocation so that I don't lose internet/lag while gaming and roommate is streaming. Trying to keep the price of the router under $100 (as the modem alone is $70...) Any other suggestions for routers appreciated.