IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
[Equip] Suggestions for an AC compatible router with BlastI'm thinking of upgrading my Asus RT66N router to one that supports the AC standard as I have two new iGadgets that supports the 802.11AC standard.
My Comcast speed is Blast 105/10 and my modem is the Motorola SB6183. |
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owlyn MVM join:2004-06-05 Newtown, PA |
owlyn
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2014-Nov-27 1:36 pm
What about an ASUS RT-AC66? That's what I have, though I have no AC devices at this time. Very happy with it (running Merlin firmware) |
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Jim721 join:2014-07-31 Belleville, MI |
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I have the Asus AC68U and it works great with the latest Merlin firmware 376.48_1 I also own a Asus RT-N66U both have been good routers for me. In fact at this time i am using the RT-N66U because i dont have any AC clients yet but when i do i will throw the 68U back in line. Stay away from the new Asus RT-AC87U its still to new and has many bugs that need to be worked out. |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
Thoughts on this router, if I were to go for the doorbuster deal on it I'd have to drive south of the border to CT because of the Mass blue laws. » www.bestbuy.com/site/net ··· =8827854 |
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tshirt Premium Member join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA |
tshirt
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2014-Nov-27 4:55 pm
said by IowaCowboy:I'd have to drive south of the border to CT ... $59 with free shipping (return to ANY best buy) sounds like a good deal, not worth driving to far. |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
I go to Enfield, CT all the time. The stores at Enfield Square sometimes have better bargains than the same stores at Holyoke/Eastfield Malls in Western Mass. |
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Devious Premium Member join:2002-08-22 Seattle, WA |
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I suggest reading reviews, comparing specs and go with a router that is high rated in the class you want. » www.smallnetbuilder.com/ ··· rts/view |
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2014-Nov-27 7:03 pm
Why not buy an AirPort Extreme to go with all your iGadgets? |
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Linksys WRT1900AC without question. I have it, love it, bought it for all my friends and relatives. Great range and bandwidth. |
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The problem with that router is at there is no Gigabit Ethernet WAN or LAN, so you would not be able to use a faster Internet connection above 100Mbps, which means no 105 or above. |
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I have the Netgear R7000 nighthawk and couldn't ask for a better router. My 3 Grand kids and a couple of their friends can be doing whatever kids do and I can stream Netflix HD without any buffering. My smart TV is about 45 feet away through 3 walls from the router. The Netgear routers did have some trouble with IPV6, but that has been cleared up months ago. |
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mccabe join:2012-08-10 Boca Raton, FL |
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said by Mike Wolf: I have it, love it, bought it for all my friends and relatives. Can I be your friend? |
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Devious Premium Member join:2002-08-22 Seattle, WA |
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said by Mike Wolf:Linksys WRT1900AC without question. The Netgear Nighthawk beats the WRT in performance and has a cheaper price. |
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said by Mike Wolf:Linksys WRT1900AC without question. I have it, love it, bought it for all my friends and relatives. Great range and bandwidth. Not going to pay top dollar for a Belkin, sorry. |
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JohkalCool Cat MVM join:2002-11-13 Pennsyltucky 3 edits
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I like "smallnetbuilder" and have used it, but it doesn't list all current routers in that link. You have to dig deeper and use the filters. Ref: ASUS RT-AC87U Wireless-AC2400 Dual Band Gigabit Router NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router (R8000) Linksys AC2400 4X4 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router (E8350) |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
Black Friday special
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But it's not Netgear and IPv6 actually works, plus great NAS performance, wireless range, and bandwidth. Plus it looks awesome. Totally worth the price. Did I mention all the rave reviews from CNET and PCMag? I just was at a ton of stores the past two days and all the Linksys' were flying off the stores, even the WRT. |
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No problem, good luck |
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JohkalCool Cat MVM join:2002-11-13 Pennsyltucky
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When I recently decided to buy a new router, it was toss-up between the Nighthawk X6 & the RT-AC87U. Even though the Nighthawk is a 3200 & RT-AC87U is a 2400, I went with reviews about coverage & how user friendly is the UI & decided on the ASUS. |
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I'll add: I like the app on my phone where I can access my networked HDD through this ASUS router. » www.asus.com/us/Networki ··· RTAC87U/"ASUS AiCloud 2.0 lets you access, sync, share and stream your files anywhere, on any internet-connected device" |
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owlyn MVM join:2004-06-05 Newtown, PA |
owlyn
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2014-Nov-29 8:32 am
RT-AC66 also has that feature. |
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JohkalCool Cat MVM join:2002-11-13 Pennsyltucky
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Johkal
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2014-Nov-29 1:47 pm
It's a nice feature. |
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Did you buy the Netgear you were holding in the pic? |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
Yes, and it's an awesome piece of hardware. I bonded the two 5 ghz channels with the smart (can't think of the term) into one SSID) and the connection seems like the devices are connected directly to the modem. They don't bog down.
I even picked up my Wi-Fi signal at my mother's crossing guard corner a block down the street (it was strong enough to connect but too weak to transmit). This thing is the beast.
Too bad I don't have a 1 Gbps symmetrical connection. |
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JohkalCool Cat MVM join:2002-11-13 Pennsyltucky |
Nice. I may pick your brain later on about it if you don't mind. |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA
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said by Johkal:Nice. I may pick your brain later on about it if you don't mind. Go ahead |
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