G+_Jason Hammond Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Need suggestions. I currently have a netgear R6200v2 router. I am thinking about upgrading and would like suggestions on what you think would be good routers. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 What would you be using it for? How large of an area? Are running cables an option or is it a plug it in and forget it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Hammond Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 My house is only about 900 sq ft. I don't suffer from WiFi dead spots. My TV is a sharp roku TV so only has WiFi. I plug my Xbox one and hue hub directly into the router. Everything else is wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Hammond Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 I mostly would use it for gaming. On my Xbox and I am slowly expanding my smart home functionality. I started with the hue lights and eventually want to expand to smart plugs thermostats and smart locks. But I am doing that a little at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 If I did it over again, I'd probably go with Ubiquiti Edge Router and a Unifi AP. It adds up ($50 for the router and $75~$150 for the AP), but would probably be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I second Ben Reese's suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Hammond Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Ben Reese?? Juscelino Acevedo? thanks for the input. 150 seems pretty reasonable compared to most of the router/WiFi/switch combos from best buy (or any other box store). ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I have 3 suggestions. First is the light weight option, Archer C7, it has been solid for my parents. Second is if Ben Reese?'s suggestion sou ds like it is over the top for you, the Synology router. They now have a a heavyweight version of their base model. Third is what Ben Reese? said. This is what I went with my property is 50X150 and the APs I have covers the entire area. The signal is hit or miss at the back of the property but this option leaves room for expansion. There are also the option for the APs if you go with the Ubiquity option, lite, pro, long range. Lite is fine for most people, I went with long range. Sorry for rambling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Hammond Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Jason Perry??? thanks for the suggestions. I will look at the options and decide what will work best. And never apologize for rambling. That's why we are here. To geek out on all things tech. Lol. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Benjamin Webb Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Build your own then upgrade to a better radio when it becomes available. Probably the craziest option but most flexible lol. plus.google.com - Finished up my DIY wireless router project. Have two QCA9880 radios 1300 mbps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Benjamin Webb?, what software did you put on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Benjamin Webb Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Custom version of LEDE which is a fork of OpenWRT. Ubuntu lacked the web interface and PFsense lacked the WiFi drivers due to being BSD based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Ubiquity gear. Yes, you end up with 2 pieces instead of 1, but the difference in quality and support is night and day. If you just want the basic kit, then grab and ER-X and an UAP-AC-LITE. Use the PoE Injector included with the UAP-AC-LITE to power the ER-X (port 0) and then use the pass through (port 5) to power the AP as well. That's the configuration we've got at work for one of the offices. Works great, but you do have two different things to manage the router and AP with. $50 for the ER-X and $80 for the AP, $130 for a more reliable, more features, and long term support than anything you could find via gear meant for the home. At home now I've got an ER-POE and UAP-AC-PRO. I'll be running a Raspberri Pi and FireTV box using a couple PoE to USB adapters in addition to the AP. More expensive, but not terribly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Hammond Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Update: last Thursday my router quit working completely. I needed something right away. So I ran to the local best buy. I picked up a Google onhub router. I set it up, and plug a small netgear 5 port hub into it for the few things I like to have hardwired. So far I am extremely happy with the onhub router. I it has good WiFi range and does gives decent downloads speeds( compared to what I had). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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