A couple questions about buying a new router...what should i get!?

[ManBearPig]

Okay, we have a WRTP54g (vonage edition or w/e) and its been absolute hell.

I'd like to get a wireless-N router, but i dont know what to buy. Are there any of these that are good but cheap?

Also, if i decide to forgo wireless n, whats the cheapest/best router i can get?

ive had enough of this, its terrible.

thanks in advance!

 

[Soul Reputation]

I bought my first router, an N-router, back around the holidays.

>i bought a Belkin

>i called their tech support team first, before I bought it, to 'drill them' and 'test them' out. They passed. Subsequent to buying the router, I called them 5 or so times. Overall, based on the criteria I have, I'd give their tech support crew an A

>bought mine at Costco, which has a 90 day 'insurance policy' which you gotta love AND I DO

>i didn't know anything about routers 'cause I never owned one. I was concerned about drop offs. DO's have NOT been an issue

>at first there were a few tiny bumps in the road with getting it to go, but that was mainly due to my inexperience. Since then there have been ZERO issues

>i spent the requisite time - many hours - reading reviews at Newegg and Amazon. Let me note here and now that anyone who writes a review FOR ANYTHING and states that they've owned said item for ONLY A DAY OR A WEEK is a review that is worthless to the public. That reviewer has a hole in their head. If you're one of those and you're reading this now THANKS FOR NOTHING AND NEXT TIME DO THE PUBLIC A FAVOR BY NOT WRITING A REVIEW

Overall, I'd say my first experience with routers has been a positive one.

 

[JackMDS]

Best inexpensive.

Asus WL-520GU

This is $45 after Rebate, Free ship. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833320023

Otherwise.

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833162134

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If you need more features both can be Flash it with DD-WRT ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT ).

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/ind...tallation#Asus_WL520GU

If needed.

Qos, http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Quality_of_Service

Bridge Configuration, http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge

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As an indirect side Note.

None of the Entry Level Router stand well very heavy P2P downloads.

Taking into consideration the big saving on "Questionable Downloads" One can spend few hundreds $$ on a "real" SOHO Router.

 

[mooseracing]

best non-N is a mini-itx setup with IP-Cop. I haven't found a good N one with dual band that can handle true N speeds and do b&g along with heavy loads.

 

[kevnich2]

Originally posted by: mooseracing
best non-N is a mini-itx setup with IP-Cop. I haven't found a good N one with dual band that can handle true N speeds and do b&g along with heavy loads.

The only heavy loads that SOHO routers cannot handle is 24/7 P2P or torrenting and with the money your "saving" by doing that, you can afford a business class router capable of handling that type of load. The power usage alone on the solution you recommend would be quite frankly, impractical. I would also second Jack's recommendation. The buffalo WHR-HP-G54 is the best SOHO router that also has awesome wireless capabilities (built in amplifier).