Hi all, I read another thread about people wanting to change out their FIOS Actiontec (mine is a MI424-WR Rev. F). I only have FIOS internet (no TV/phone), and now that I just checked, it is NOT plugged in via coax cable to the wall, but an ethernet port in the wall. My house was already wired for fiber before I moved in, so I'm not sure the details. I read in the other thread about people having to run ethernet and do something specific in the main FIOS box and have Frontier flip some switch on their end.
I upgrade to the 50/50 plan, but lately my WIFI has been slow and dropping out when streaming on TV/phone downstairs especially. I'm thinking then that I need to get a new router. Am I correct in assuming, then, that since I don't have coax running into my router, that I don't need to buy a special "MOCA" router from Frontier (that's what I gathered from the other thread, that I would have to buy the specified one on their website). I was thinking of getting something like the NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 since it was the best seller on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nigh...d=1494272582&sr=1-6&keywords=asus+router&th=1)
Any other recommendations, and is it okay to just plug in a new router? Do I have to do anything specific or technical (I read about releasing DHCP). A friend also recommended I try an extender, but I'm worried I won't actually be getting the full wifi speed (my wired connection on PC shows 50/50 when doing a speed test, but on my phone downstairs when I tried it, it was like 10/8 or something last night)
I upgrade to the 50/50 plan, but lately my WIFI has been slow and dropping out when streaming on TV/phone downstairs especially. I'm thinking then that I need to get a new router. Am I correct in assuming, then, that since I don't have coax running into my router, that I don't need to buy a special "MOCA" router from Frontier (that's what I gathered from the other thread, that I would have to buy the specified one on their website). I was thinking of getting something like the NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 since it was the best seller on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nigh...d=1494272582&sr=1-6&keywords=asus+router&th=1)
Any other recommendations, and is it okay to just plug in a new router? Do I have to do anything specific or technical (I read about releasing DHCP). A friend also recommended I try an extender, but I'm worried I won't actually be getting the full wifi speed (my wired connection on PC shows 50/50 when doing a speed test, but on my phone downstairs when I tried it, it was like 10/8 or something last night)