Recceomend a wireless router for my parents

Dhalmel · June 12, 2013

Well Subject tells it all, my parent's "internet" went out but from what my father tells me it seems the wireless router simply died after 5/6 years of use.

I am currently on the other side of the country, so I can't really install one for them. I can show them a video on how to install one but I'm looking for a basic router capable of simple installation. They need nothing special and expensive but reliable and affordable.

I plan to just buy them one online and next day it to them, preferably amazon.

Thanks.

neon · June 13, 2013

I use a TP-Link WR1043ND http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WR1043ND-300Mbps-Wireless-Gigabit/dp/B002YETVTQ/

and it's never skipped a beat and it was easy to set up (well the same as any other router), it has excellent range the best I've ever had from a WiFi router, a full set of security options WPA2-AES, ability to turn off UPnP and WPS (called QSS by TP-Link) and more, has an option for remote access (off by default) so you could maintain it and can run DD-WRT if you so wish.

Main point is from setting it up (about a year ago) it has never needed so much as a single reboot.