Recommend me a router

Been having netgear routers for the longest time.

currently using a super g wireless router from netgear that is about 4 years old.

i think it's time to look for a new router, because it randomly disconnects on me and i have to reset the router like five times a day haha.

so please recommend me a router!

looking for something that is RELIABLE, well priced, and preferrably wireless N :)

WNDR3700 and then put DD-WRT or Tomato on it.

A cheaper solution is the ASUS RT-N56U or the slightly old RT-N16.

Get the RT-N56U!

Sweet, thanks for the suggestions and quick replies :)

Was looking at prices for the asus rt-n56u online, and gonna probably stop by a Best Buy tomorrow to pick one up!

Sweet, thanks for the suggestions and quick replies :)

Was looking at prices for the asus rt-n56u online, and gonna probably stop by a Best Buy tomorrow to pick one up!

soccer_ricer

Just be prepared to put custom FW on it, the stock one is a piece of junk, and rarely works.

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Sweet, thanks for the suggestions and quick replies :)

Was looking at prices for the asus rt-n56u online, and gonna probably stop by a Best Buy tomorrow to pick one up!

GTR12

Just be prepared to put custom FW on it, the stock one is a piece of junk, and rarely works.

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

Just be prepared to put custom FW on it, the stock one is a piece of junk, and rarely works.

trastamad03

Well I have RT-N16, and its got a ton of RAM and everything, but the stock firmware runs so slow on it, it can barely handle QoS. And the UI is just plain horrible, ASUS can make hardware, but when it comes to user-friendliness and aesthetics, its just....

Im sure if you were to put DD-WRT on it, you would never go back to the stock one.

a D-link DIRR 655 extreme wireless N router would do ya good. I have it and man with cox cable net speeds is just fracking awesome. Hekynn

[QUOTE="Hekynn"]a D-link DIRR 655 extreme wireless N router would do ya good. I have it and man with cox cable net speeds is just fracking awesome. JigglyWiggly_

I too have had the DIR-655, and I had nothing but problems with it. Keeps crashing, random disconnects, constant restarts needed for every setting change. Let's just say I wasn't happy with that router :?

I'd get the Dir 655. Sure it might not have dual band or 5ghz but then again those are totally useless....

dual band is pointless when G acutally provides a higher speed than N, tested it by flipping to G only and then N. Only notice a slight difference in signal strength but youd have to be in the middle of no where to notice it. 5Ghz sucks because it can't travel through walls very well at all, becareful not to close a door or windows it might hurt your connection lol.

The Dir 655 has the best wireless connection and speed currently on the market. Never had any issues with mine, have the latest firmware running on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215

I'd get the Dir 655. Sure it might not have dual band or 5ghz but then again those are totally useless....

dual band is pointless when G acutally provides a higher speed than N, tested it by flipping to G only and then N. Only notice a slight difference in signal strength but youd have to be in the middle of no where to notice it. 5Ghz sucks because it can't travel through walls very well at all, becareful not to close a door or windows it might hurt your connection lol.

The Dir 655 has the best wireless connection and speed currently on the market. Never had any issues with mine, have the latest firmware running on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215

zaku101

I only got a max throoughput speed of around 100 mb/s on a dir-655 according to task manager, as Intel wifi cards can't do 300 mb/s over wifi at 2.4ghz even on 40mhz of spectrum. 300 mb/s np with 5ghz on the wndr3700. There just isn't much point in getting a dir-655 today.

[QUOTE="zaku101"]

I'd get the Dir 655. Sure it might not have dual band or 5ghz but then again those are totally useless....

dual band is pointless when G acutally provides a higher speed than N, tested it by flipping to G only and then N. Only notice a slight difference in signal strength but youd have to be in the middle of no where to notice it. 5Ghz sucks because it can't travel through walls very well at all, becareful not to close a door or windows it might hurt your connection lol.

The Dir 655 has the best wireless connection and speed currently on the market. Never had any issues with mine, have the latest firmware running on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215

JigglyWiggly_

I only got a max throoughput speed of around 100 mb/s on a dir-655 according to task manager, as Intel wifi cards can't do 300 mb/s over wifi at 2.4ghz even on 40mhz of spectrum. 300 mb/s np with 5ghz on the wndr3700. There just isn't much point in getting a dir-655 today.

I've tested a dual band router and a normal one. For some reason my Dir 655 beat the dual band router in speed and range. I didn't compare transfer speeds over the network but I got Much faster d/upload speeds on speeds test with G only mode compared to N only. Also like to note you're part of the rare few with a 50/10 connection. Also have to be pretty close to your router to make full use of that speed since 5Ghz doesn't travel well at all through the house which kills the idea of going wireless for max speed.

[QUOTE="trastamad03"][QUOTE="GTR12"]

Just be prepared to put custom FW on it, the stock one is a piece of junk, and rarely works.

GTR12

Well I have RT-N16, and its got a ton of RAM and everything, but the stock firmware runs so slow on it, it can barely handle QoS. And the UI is just plain horrible, ASUS can make hardware, but when it comes to user-friendliness and aesthetics, its just....

Im sure if you were to put DD-WRT on it, you would never go back to the stock one.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

[QUOTE="zaku101"]

I'd get the Dir 655. Sure it might not have dual band or 5ghz but then again those are totally useless....

dual band is pointless when G acutally provides a higher speed than N, tested it by flipping to G only and then N. Only notice a slight difference in signal strength but youd have to be in the middle of no where to notice it. 5Ghz sucks because it can't travel through walls very well at all, becareful not to close a door or windows it might hurt your connection lol.

The Dir 655 has the best wireless connection and speed currently on the market. Never had any issues with mine, have the latest firmware running on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215

zaku101

I only got a max throoughput speed of around 100 mb/s on a dir-655 according to task manager, as Intel wifi cards can't do 300 mb/s over wifi at 2.4ghz even on 40mhz of spectrum. 300 mb/s np with 5ghz on the wndr3700. There just isn't much point in getting a dir-655 today.

I've tested a dual band router and a normal one. For some reason my Dir 655 beat the dual band router in speed and range. I didn't compare transfer speeds over the network but I got Much faster d/upload speeds on speeds test with G only mode compared to N only. Also like to note you're part of the rare few with a 50/10 connection. Also have to be pretty close to your router to make full use of that speed since 5Ghz doesn't travel well at all through the house which kills the idea of going wireless for max speed.

Also for the place I am at, 5ghz works pretty well :P

O yeah tc, get the Asus mentioned here, it's better than the wndr-3700 http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1993&pageID=10103

O and TC if you have an old ass pc and primarily want to use wired, just use pfsense, it's much better than all of these. Teh features for everything are insane. I have a leet pfsense setup at home, but I'm not at home, and the wndr3700 works good.

O yeah tc, get the Asus mentioned here, it's better than the wndr-3700 http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1993&pageID=10103

O and TC if you have an old ass pc and primarily want to use wired, just use pfsense, it's much better than all of these. Teh features for everything are insane. I have a leet pfsense setup at home, but I'm not at home, and the wndr3700 works good.

JigglyWiggly_

LOL Jiggly, TC is scared to mod his router firmware and his phone (galaxy S), I really doubt he/she would setup pfense.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

O yeah tc, get the Asus mentioned here, it's better than the wndr-3700 http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1993&pageID=10103

O and TC if you have an old ass pc and primarily want to use wired, just use pfsense, it's much better than all of these. Teh features for everything are insane. I have a leet pfsense setup at home, but I'm not at home, and the wndr3700 works good.

GTR12

LOL Jiggly, TC is scared to mod his router firmware and his phone (galaxy S), I really doubt he/she would setup pfense.

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[QUOTE="GTR12"]

LOL Jiggly, TC is scared to mod his router firmware and his phone (galaxy S), I really doubt he/she would setup pfense.

trastamad03

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Oh boy do I look stupid now, :|

Its really not that hard, theres youtube videos and tons of tutorials. You have to start somewhere sometime.

[QUOTE="trastamad03"]

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

LOL Jiggly, TC is scared to mod his router firmware and his phone (galaxy S), I really doubt he/she would setup pfense.

GTR12

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Oh boy do I look stupid now, :|

Its really not that hard, theres youtube videos and tons of tutorials. You have to start somewhere sometime.