- Sep 1, 2002
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Hello All, I am looking to add a wireless router with gigabit to the house. But I don't want to be spending a lot. Anything over $100 is out of the question. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.
The main things I am looking for here are:
- Gigabit connections that a significantly faster than the 10/100 I have now (for two desktop computer with gigabit connections).
- Wireless speed that is better than what I have now, using a Netgear WNR2000v2 (more on that below).
Range is not a big deal. The Netgear mentioned above is going on the other side of the house. I can still browser the Internet and watch Netflix across the house, but watching video from the sever with the phones and tablets starts to suffer a bit when getting too far away. But since it is fine closer to the device, moving it to the other side of the house should solve this issue.
Wireless speed: I tested with two laptops, and the best wireless speeds I can get are 1.98 MB/s (15.86Mb/s) anywhere in the house (of course there are fluctuations based on location). The adapter is an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205.
I did some looking on my own, and for the specs and the remarks of others, this looks like it may be a good fit:
NETGEAR WNDR4500-100PAS N900
If you have any better suggestions, please post! Thanks.
The main things I am looking for here are:
- Gigabit connections that a significantly faster than the 10/100 I have now (for two desktop computer with gigabit connections).
- Wireless speed that is better than what I have now, using a Netgear WNR2000v2 (more on that below).
Range is not a big deal. The Netgear mentioned above is going on the other side of the house. I can still browser the Internet and watch Netflix across the house, but watching video from the sever with the phones and tablets starts to suffer a bit when getting too far away. But since it is fine closer to the device, moving it to the other side of the house should solve this issue.
Wireless speed: I tested with two laptops, and the best wireless speeds I can get are 1.98 MB/s (15.86Mb/s) anywhere in the house (of course there are fluctuations based on location). The adapter is an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205.
I did some looking on my own, and for the specs and the remarks of others, this looks like it may be a good fit:
NETGEAR WNDR4500-100PAS N900
If you have any better suggestions, please post! Thanks.
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