[Nikeman123]

I am about to turn off cable and stream all tv and movies from a firestick (netflix, prime etc). I have cox premier internet currently and am going to keep it to see if I'll need to upgrade to ultimate. I have already purchased a modem (motorola sb6183) but my router is fairly outdated. I want to get an affordable router that will allow full speeds if I decide to upgrade to ultimate from cox. There are just to many options out there with to many numbers for me to really know what's good.

If I can spend no more than $150 on the router I'd be happy but I'd hate to have to buy another one next year....

 

[Old Rich]

I like to stick with the established brands . . Netgear, dLink are my favorites

 

[Nikeman123]

What should I look for as far as numbers? 5ghrz 2? How do I know it will give me my full potential speed? An, as,a, g? To many numbers and letters.

 

[Rich-M]

I think its personal but I have had such bad luck lately with every brand be it Netgear, DLink or Belkin so I looked into some pro quality and have had great service with Cisco Small Business line.They just don't last for me. Here is an example:
Cisco Small Business RV130W-A-K9-NA Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router IEEE 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1D, 802.1p, 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree) 802.1X (security authentication), 802.1Q (VLAN), 802.11i (

 

[McNinja]

AC is the current fastest wireless standard out there. It should be dual band with 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ. Microwaves and most things use will interfere with 2.4GHZ. The only thing with the 5GHZ is that it has less interference but it will have reduced range.

I'd get something like this.

TRENDnet Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigibit Router with USB Share Port, TEW-813DRU
$73.17

 

[Nikeman123]

Is that one a lot better than my current netgear n300?

 

[McNinja]

For wireless, yes it is.

 

[Fred Garvin]

Something to keep in mind is, if your networked devices don't support AC, N or 5GHz wireless communication, the money you spend on a router with those features is wasted.

 

[Nikeman123]

Im pretty sure Our current router is wireless N and everything we use works with it. All we will really use are our laptop, cell phones, and fire tv stick so I think we are safe there. I went ahead and picked up a router today that had really good reviews although it was more expensive than I really wanted. Asus AC1900. Hoping it will do the job for a good 3+ years. How can I test to see about the 5ghrz? Curious if my laptop will be able to use it.

 

[McNinja]

You'll have to buy an AC adapter if your device doesn't support. You would have to get specific wireless device for your firestick but the laptop could probably use any.

Netgear A6210-100PAS AC1200 Wi-Fi USB Adapter High Gain Dual Band USB 3.0
$44.75