Wireless Buying Advice

[dahyippur]

Hello! I'm going to retire my faithful wrt54g and get something with better wifi speeds in my small apartment. This is a low economy project so I've been looking around to see what people like to use in a pinch. So far I've been directed towards the archer c7, hAP ac lite, and asus ac68u. I'm leaning towards the asus based on reliability/personal bias, but have never dealt with the others. I have 100/10 cable internet with a pc and a few android devices, if anyone has a few pocket picks for the poverty stricken I'd love to hear about it

 

[Klueless]

Hello! I'm going to retire my faithful wrt54g and get something with better wifi speeds in my small apartment. This is a low economy project so I've been looking around to see what people like to use in a pinch. So far I've been directed towards the archer c7, hAP ac lite, and asus ac68u. I'm leaning towards the asus based on reliability/personal bias, but have never dealt with the others. I have 100/10 cable internet with a pc and a few android devices, if anyone has a few pocket picks for the poverty stricken I'd love to hear about it

<LOL> I loved my old WRT54G! I'd probably still have it if I hadn't gotten an Asus N66U for "free". What an eye opening experience! Recently upgraded from 5 Mbps DSL to 100/10 Mbps cable (like you) and got an Asus AC1900P (like a 68u) to go with it; have been very happy. (If I had the money I would have considered an 86U but the 1900 was on sale for $99.)

One (of several things) that drew me to Asus was the built-in traffic monitor. Hopefully you never need it but I've found it useful for trouble shooting and problem solving.

 

[thiggins]

Just about any AC1200 class or higher router should work fine for you.

 

[scjr]

Do you have a price range? The Archer C7 you mentioned is $69.99 at Walmart. That will work just fine in a small apartment.

I have the Asus RT-AC1900p in my small place. Got it for $90 on sale at BestBuy last year. I probably wouldn’t have spent much more than that, especially for my small home network.

 

[dahyippur]

Just flashed a cheap tmac1900 that came in the mail today everything looks good so far. What a difference, wired and wireless almost 2x faster, gui looks pretty slick, lets hope it lasts. Thanks for the help guys!