Looking for a new router <$140

[Wufflez]

I need to upgrade and have been looking around, I have 4 PC's wired which are the priority each stream and game simultaneously. for wifi it's 5 phones and 2 laptops which are lightly used, I don't care for a really great speed for wifi just something decent with some range.

So any suggestions? I can't really go over my budget

 

Oh and my internet is Charter I get 41 down 3.5 up 

[dalekphalm]

I need to upgrade and have been looking around, I have 4 PC's wired which are the priority each stream and game simultaneously. for wifi it's 5 phones and 2 laptops which are lightly used, I don't care for a really great speed for wifi just something decent with some range.

So any suggestions? I can't really go over my budget

 

Oh and my internet is Charter I get 41 down 3.5 up 

I personally really love ASUS routers. Their interface is incredibly easy to use, with a very nice GUI, and the performance of all the models I've used is pretty damn awesome.

 

Only question: Do you require (Or want) Wireless AC? If so, then the ASUS routers are going to be borderline or over the budget you've set, so you may have to look at a Buffalo or TP-Link router or similar.

 

My suggestions:

Wireless N Option

ASUS RT-N66U

http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B006QB1RPY/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411591198&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+router

$129 with free shipping

 

Wireless AC Option:

ASUS RT-AC66U

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC1750-Gigabit-Router/dp/B008ABOJKS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411591198&sr=1-5&keywords=asus+router

$169 with free shipping - slightly over budget.

 

You can find cheaper AC units from ASUS, but they aren't full AC bandwidth and will be lacking a lot of features.

 

Hope these help! I've used both the N66U and the AC66U and both kickass!

[Wufflez]

I personally really love ASUS routers. Their interface is incredibly easy to use, with a very nice GUI, and the performance of all the models I've used is pretty damn awesome.

 

Only question: Do you require (Or want) Wireless AC? If so, then the ASUS routers are going to be borderline or over the budget you've set, so you may have to look at a Buffalo or TP-Link router or similar.

 

My suggestions:

Wireless N Option

ASUS RT-N66U

http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B006QB1RPY/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411591198&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+router

$129 with free shipping

 

Wireless AC Option:

ASUS RT-AC66U

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC1750-Gigabit-Router/dp/B008ABOJKS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411591198&sr=1-5&keywords=asus+router

$169 with free shipping - slightly over budget.

 

You can find cheaper AC units from ASUS, but they aren't full AC bandwidth and will be lacking a lot of features.

 

Hope these help! I've used both the N66U and the AC66U and both kickass!

 

Thanks I did end up getting the N66U the other day I hope I like it as much as other people do too

[dalekphalm]

Thanks I did end up getting the N66U the other day I hope I like it as much as other people do too

Me too! Once you get it up and running, I'd like to hear your thoughts on how you like it, maybe what you don't like and where they could do better? I personally really like the UI, and the performance was top notch. But obviously there can be some variance from person to person due to operating with a different network setup.

[oldaccount117]

If your a tmoblie customer you can get a free router that is a asus ac-68u it's $200 already got mine its awesome http://support.t-mobile.com/community/coverage/personal-cellspot/wi-fi-cellspot-router

[Wufflez]

Me too! Once you get it up and running, I'd like to hear your thoughts on how you like it, maybe what you don't like and where they could do better? I personally really like the UI, and the performance was top notch. But obviously there can be some variance from person to person due to operating with a different network setup.

It's great! Plenty fast and no one on the network interferes with each other which was the main concern. but it was also nice to see a big boost in performance on the wifi as well as a reasonable increase on the wifi too so happy me