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I want a good Ac Router that has no drop outs and Is always solid help me?

It might help if you describe your needs a bit more. Some routers are good nearby but have limited range.

I assume "Ac" refers to 801.11ac, not your power cord. Do you also need b/g/n support? Some routers that have good 5Mbps support have poor 2.4Mbps support.

Do you plan on using the provided firmware, or are you going to use 3rd party versions? Make sure you choose hardware that supports your favorite 3rd party firmware if that's important.

I'll be interested to see what responses you get. I purchased an ASUS RT-N56U a week or so ago. I've been satisfied with both its n and ac support, but it's too soon to comment on its stability. (And it's hardware does not support the 2 big 3rd party firmware.) I hope I see it on the list of recommendations.

How much are you willing to spend?

Most of the the 802.11ac routers are good and stable. The biggest problem is interference from surrounding networks.

If you are willing the spend the money, I like the Netgear R8000. »smile.amazon.com/NETGEAR ··· ds=r8000

Not trying to hijack the thread, but I have an Asus RT-N65U that's about a year old. It works pretty well, well enough to recommend.

If you're looking for 3rd party firmware for these try Andy Padavan's. It improved my router considerably (and I already liked it) »code.google.com/p/rt-n56u/

The r8000 isn't good because it's just adding extra lanes to a ac 1900 router. I reccomend the ASUS ac68u or the one I have ASUS ac87u.

So, you are saying greater capacity (for only $25 more) is a bad thing?

You are pretty much paying $100 more for an extra lane. Why not save $45 and get a quad stream router.

A $100 more than what? The Netgear is only $25 more than the device you are using.

For a ac1900 router.

The RT-"N"56U does not support the AC Wi-Fi band.

Oops! You're right. I bought the wrong router. :-( It does support 5Mbps N but not AC.

You can also return that router. If you bought it from amazon you can tell them it's defective and they full give you a full refund. I would use that money for the ASUS ac87u.