Which router?

[Andrew]

Hi all

Currently have a BT Home hub and I'm fed up of it. The signal is getting dodgy, and we can't fix addresses so every time we have a power cut we have to redo our agricamera, cctv, backups etc.

So I'd like to throw the Bt hub in the bin and replace it. It needs:

Fastest wifi
Fixed addresses for the above
The cheaper the better

Any ideas?

 

[ballibeg]

I went for a Asus N66u and put on Merlin firmware. Rock solid.

 

[Notquiteretired]

You get what you pay for - I supply and support Draytek Vigors
http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/business/vigor-2860

 

[sleepy]

Hi all

Currently have a BT Home hub and I'm fed up of it. The signal is getting dodgy, and we can't fix addresses so every time we have a power cut we have to redo our agricamera, cctv, backups etc.

So I'd like to throw the Bt hub in the bin and replace it. It needs:

Fastest wifi
Fixed addresses for the above
The cheaper the better

Any ideas?

If you phone up BT, and say your router has started to emit smoke or some rubbish like that, they will send you a latest generation one.

The newish ones are not that bad in all honesty.

 

[Andrew]

If you phone up BT, and say your router has started to emit smoke or some rubbish like that, they will send you a latest generation one.

The newish ones are not that bad in all honesty.

But will they let you fix the IP address?

 

[sleepy]

But will they let you fix the IP address?

Yep

 

[Campbell]

TP-Link are OK. But if your connection to the exchange is crap, nothing will improve that.

 

[its yourself]

TP-Link are OK. But if your connection to the exchange is crap, nothing will improve that.

If you have the type of router that adjusts the SNR settings you can help improve bad connections.

 

[Chapelton]

We've got the older version of one of these in the office which has been faultless. It replaced a DrayTek which failed, but to be honest it was probably 6 or so years old when it did.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Billion-7800NXL-Wireless-Broadband-Gigabit/dp/B00OFPG0IC/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

 

[Storeman]

Another vote for draytek here.

 

[Joycey]

Draytek Vigor all day..