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Wireless Router Suggestion

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Mercyknight

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Hello,

Please can somebody suggest a good wireless router for 25 - 35 wireless connections?

I'm really struggling with the current router we have due to bottle necking.

My budget is around £200 it can include a Modem or be a standalone router.
 
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Depending on what the 25-35 Wireless connection are used for any sub $200 would probably Bottle Necked itself.

Assuming that You Internet connection per-se has enough bandwidth to support 25-35 connections you might need a Network of few Wireless Routers/Access Points to "unclog" the Bottle Neck.


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PliotronX said:
I would go with the Tp-Link Archer C8, but if it's in the budget the AC66U/AC68U would be nice.
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I use the C7 and quite like it but for 25-30 connections I would lean towards a NetGear R7000 Nighthawk or the AC68U because of the dual-core processor.

Not sure what the OP is doing with that many simultaneous connections, but for that same budget, OP may want to consider a wired SOHO router that is built for that much activity and then just add a cheap or several cheap Access Points:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ps&Order=PRICE
 
Thank so much for all your replies.

The wireless connections are mainly used for email and internet browsing. We do have a couple of users who use it regularly for Skype.

I really appreciate all these answers though, lots of food for thought! 🙂
 
smitbret said:
I use the C7 and quite like it but for 25-30 connections I would lean towards a NetGear R7000 Nighthawk or the AC68U because of the dual-core processor
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What do you think to this device?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Nig...&qid=1418636197&sr=8-1&keywords=Netgear+R7500

Or even this device:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294

My one concern is we have a lot of older devices that use N wireless and not the new format.

The Nighthawk X6 seems like overkill for that.
 
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Mercyknight said:
What do you think to this device?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Nig...&qid=1418636197&sr=8-1&keywords=Netgear+R7500

Or even this device:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294

My one concern is we have a lot of older devices that use N wireless and not the new format.

The Nighthawk X6 seems like overkill for that.
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Both are actually upgrades over the R7000 and would probably work very well, albeit probably overkill, especially if you don't have the AC devices to take advantage of the AC band. The biggest reason I recommended those particular models was the dual-core SoC that should help in the actual routing.

The wireless bands are backwards compatible. You won't have any problem connecting wireless N devices.
 
smitbret said:
Both are actually upgrades over the R7000 and would probably work very well, albeit probably overkill, especially if you don't have the AC devices to take advantage of the AC band. The biggest reason I recommended those particular models was the dual-core SoC that should help in the actual routing.

The wireless bands are backwards compatible. You won't have any problem connecting wireless N devices.
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I've almost settled on this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-AC68U-Wireless-Broadband-Router/dp/B00G323PG0

What do you think?
 
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s44 said:
Get this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/UBIQUITI-Networks-UAP-3-UniFi-pack/dp/B008M8GZQU/

and a router with solid firmware (any Asus, doesn't have to be AC).
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The above is only b/g/n, it also needs a little more Networking knowledge to deal with its installation and configuration than what the OP portrays in his posts.

That said, while all AC Wireless Routers are Dual Band, there are a little bit less expensive and very Good Dual Band Routers.

So id you do not really need AC (or even donot know what it means) get this one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-N66...UTF8&qid=1418747041&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+n66u



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JackMDS said:
The above is only b/g/n, it also needs a little more Networking knowledge to deal with its installation and configuration than what the OP portrays in his posts.

That said, while all AC Wireless Routers are Dual Band, there are a little bit less expensive and very Good Dual Band Routers.

So id you do not really need AC (or even donot know what it means) get this one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-N66...UTF8&qid=1418747041&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+n66u



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AC routers have the advantage that they tend to have higher through put even to older 11n only clients, which can be a very nice perk. The typically beefier processors and more RAM also help out with more concurrent clients as well.

That said, a relatively newer 11n router would likely be able to handle 20-30 clients okay, so long as all 20-30 were not hammering on the wireless/WAN connection all at the same time (IE 20-30 connected clients, but maybe only a few (5-10) are really active at one time).
 
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