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A new router please:)

ShariShari Member UncommonPosts: 746

Anyone recommend a sensibly priced router thats good stuffs. After 5 years mine is on the blink

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  • jdkskipjdkskip Member UncommonPosts: 120

    I just purchased Trendnet TWG-BRF114 router and let me tell you, this is the fastest router I have ever had.  When I logged into Combat Arms, people thought I was hacking because of the response speed I was getting from this router. Now it is not a wireless router, but I have no need for wireless any ways. It cost me $55 US with shipping from Amazon.com. Too bad Newegg did have one, would of probably been cheaper.

  • illanadanillanadan Member Posts: 314

     Depending on how tech savvy you are I would say get a Buffalo and swap the firmware for DD-WRT.

    If you want something that just works I have had great luck with the cheap Netgear from Staples. Linksys is always a pretty solid choice depending on your budget.

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  • noquarternoquarter Member Posts: 1,170


    Originally posted by illanadan
     Depending on how tech savvy you are I would say get a Buffalo and swap the firmware for DD-WRT.
    If you want something that just works I have had great luck with the cheap Netgear from Staples. Linksys is always a pretty solid choice depending on your budget.

    I haven't tried any Buffalo routers yet though I am interested in them as I am a solid fan of DD-WRT firmware which I use on a Linksys WRT54GL that runs about $50. You get awesome control over max open connections, TCP timeout, QoS, wireless broadcast power and other settings that make torrents have no effect on your network congestion and wireless signal better.

    My buddy has a Linksys WRT610N that runs really hot and drops wireless all the time so I'm not too fond of that model though Linksys generally work well. I've had good luck with Netgear as well. Belkin has been absolute crap.

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