- Jun 30, 2004
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I had been planning to upgrade my household router for at least two years now. Suffice it to say, I had a Nighthawk X4S R7800. I believe we acquired that Nighthawk almost ten years ago.
The router was installed on the second floor, consequence of a time when all the computers were on the second floor. My retired tel-co internet-focused brother gave us a cable-drop with CAT-5 more than 22 years ago -- supporting computers added to the first floor.
So the plan up to this point is to first replace the old router, and then re-install it downstairs -- eliminating the need for an Ethernet cable-drop. Wireless networking has been great for us, incorporating tablets, cell-phones and my laptop and Smart TV. Coax connection to our IP and TV provider -- Spectrum -- is also available at two locations of the first floor. Leaving the cable-drop in place, if there is ever a new need for a PC with wired connection on the 2nd floor, the cable-drop in the wall makes it easy and possible.
So now, as explicit in my subject title-line, NetGear his "informed" me of "support termination".
They recommend THIS MODEL -- the RS700S. We had previously spent, for each of maybe three previous routers, less than $300.
I observe that the second-tier in the NetGear lineup is the RS500 for $250 less, or about $350.
Anticipating future developments -- we're not likely to get fiber-optic internet delivery here anytime soon -- What will I miss in purchasing the RS500? What do YOU recommend?
The router was installed on the second floor, consequence of a time when all the computers were on the second floor. My retired tel-co internet-focused brother gave us a cable-drop with CAT-5 more than 22 years ago -- supporting computers added to the first floor.
So the plan up to this point is to first replace the old router, and then re-install it downstairs -- eliminating the need for an Ethernet cable-drop. Wireless networking has been great for us, incorporating tablets, cell-phones and my laptop and Smart TV. Coax connection to our IP and TV provider -- Spectrum -- is also available at two locations of the first floor. Leaving the cable-drop in place, if there is ever a new need for a PC with wired connection on the 2nd floor, the cable-drop in the wall makes it easy and possible.
So now, as explicit in my subject title-line, NetGear his "informed" me of "support termination".
They recommend THIS MODEL -- the RS700S. We had previously spent, for each of maybe three previous routers, less than $300.
I observe that the second-tier in the NetGear lineup is the RS500 for $250 less, or about $350.
Anticipating future developments -- we're not likely to get fiber-optic internet delivery here anytime soon -- What will I miss in purchasing the RS500? What do YOU recommend?
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