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Just realized I missed part of my check on the new(Synology) router I was thinking of buying

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Ben Reese There was no entry for any Synology Routers so could not compare routers.

Again I find my purchase frozen in place as there appears to be some agreement on dropping wifi. Something that continues to happen with my present Asus router. The laptops and IoTs losing connections.

Then I went to Amazon to see what the buying community thought of the Synology line of routers and found this review and decided to post it. The main reason was due to the confirmation there is a problem with routers and wifi dropping. Have a look.

pastebin.com - Review of router from Amazon - Pastebin.com

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OK, I am currently reading all the Amazon reviews on the routers sold and will update when I finish reading all of them. One reoccurring theme, so far, is wireless connections dropped. This is puzzling and slowing down my ordering replacement router.

Update: There seem to be problems with WiFi on Synology routers. I currently have WiFi problems with my Asus router. Is there something the industry is not telling the buying public.

Need a reliable router doing what it says it can do.

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G+_Dan Hockey Newbie

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The only random problem I've had with my synology is that after an automatic update is that the 5ghz quits working, the 2.4ghz keeps working with any problems. A quick reboot fix's it. I'm the only one in my house that use's 5ghz so I'm the only one that notices that problem.

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I don't think I've really seen any bad reviews for the Google mesh WiFi.

 

I also think the software running the router has as much influence on the stability as the hardware. For example, many of us have resurrected old routers by installing DD-WRT, OpenWRT/LEDE, Tomato, etc.

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Ben Reese Thank you. I do believe I might have tried the firmware you mentioned but seeing as one of the antennas fell off, opted to buy a new setup. This will allow me to be released from the honey-do-list for that item. Which has been on my back like a monkey with no wifi for a very long time.

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I retired my Asus AC3200 after it started dropping the 2.4ghz after 2.5 years.

 

I opted for the TP-Link Archer C3200, however after 5 days of use, I'm having to reboot it daily to fix a wired LAN that slows to a crawl. Tweakability of this router is very limited as well.

 

I have a Netgear X6 AC3200 arriving tomorrow, but have read accounts of it having 2.4ghz issues too.

 

I am tempted to go back to an Asus if this one gives trouble, as my AC3200 got frequent firmware revisions and tons of features, but my old Asus RT-N66U lost all of its LAN ports just outside of warranty.

 

I need reliability more than anything...beginning to wonder if that can be had.

 

 

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My old TP-Link with OpenWRT is running pretty good. Only 150 Mbps through the WAN port, but that's enough for most things. I've already moved to Ubiquiti for WiFi and will most likely be getting an Edge Router when this router dies or it seems financially feasible.

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