Need an AC Router UK £100 ish, (max £150)

[ShadowCaptain]

Hey guys looking for the best router possible in the UK around £100ish, max budget of £150

 

 

My main desktop and gaming stuff is all wired, so not worried about that, this is for things like nvidia shield, iphones, ipad and sonos stuff all around the house!!!

 

I already have an idea of what I want to buy, but wondering what everyone recommends

 

 

[Jamdude]

Who is your ISP?  The VM router is spot on for what you need.

[MariusJS]

I don't know the UK prices, but if u can squeeze it in get the Edge Ruter lite + one of those AP's from the other thread

 

If u can't get an ERL, try something like this: http://routerboard.com/RB750UPr2

[ShadowCaptain]

Who is your ISP?  The VM router is spot on for what you need.

 

I am with Virgin Media, the router they provide is utterly shit, its not even dual band

 

 

I don't know the UK prices, but if u can squeeze it in get the Edge Ruter lite + one of those AP's from the other thread 

 

If u can't get an ERL, try something like this: http://routerboard.com/RB750UPr2

 

 

My house is small, and the walls are just thin plaster, so honestly just replacing my shit virgin router with a single all round good router I can get from amazon or whatever is really all I need, all crucial stuff like my desktop is hard wired

[Coombzy]

Who is your ISP?  The VM router is spot on for what you need.

lolwut? the routers provided by Virgin and BT and especially Sky are utter crap.

[Jamdude]

I am with Virgin Media, the router they provide is utterly shit, its not even dual band

You should be able to get a free upgrade to the Super Hub 2 which is dual band with AC.  They may charge £50 depending on how long you've been with them.

 

lolwut? the routers provided by Virgin and BT and especially Sky are utter crap.

I didn't say anything about BT and Sky, but VM's latest router is great.

[Coombzy]

Hey guys looking for the best router possible in the UK around £100ish, max budget of £150

 

 

My main desktop and gaming stuff is all wired, so not worried about that, this is for things like nvidia shield, iphones, ipad and sonos stuff all around the house!!!

 

I already have an idea of what I want to buy, but wondering what everyone recommends

I've heard good things about this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC68U-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-SharePort/dp/B00G323PG0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1443791945&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+router thought of picking it up myself.

[ShadowCaptain]

You should be able to get a free upgrade to the Super Hub 2 which is dual band with AC.  They may charge £50 depending on how long you've been with them.

 

 

I didn't say anything about BT and Sky, but VM's latest router is great.

 

I will look into it, but if its like £50 or more, I will just buy one that isnt Virgin

 

 

I've heard good things about this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC68U-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-SharePort/dp/B00G323PG0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1443791945&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+router thought of picking it up myself.

 

 

yeah I will put that on my list

[Bogica]

Have a look at Asus AC routers. They get praised a lot, but I can't personally recommend due to the fact that I haven't owned one myself.

[ColonelPanic]

The Netgear 6400-100UKS in available very cheaply over at Amazon -

 

Only 3 and a half hours left though.

 

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UCTXRRC/ref=gbdp_vlo_f3f5b5f0_B00UCTXRRC?_encoding=UTF8&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

 

[ShadowCaptain]

The Netgear 6400-100UKS in available very cheaply over at Amazon -

 

Only 3 and a half hours left though.

 

hmm seems okay, I never know if I should get internal or external aerials 

[MariusJS]

Please don't buy Asus routers, I mean they are ok, but for the price they are just not worth it

[beach_boy98]

This seems ok but i am not some networking geek. http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC87U-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Wireless/dp/B00NQY3WO8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1443793376&sr=8-4&keywords=dual+band+AC+router

[Sneaky_Gaming]

I'm using the TP-Link AC1900 and I love it!

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-C9-Wireless-Beamforming-Efficient/dp/B00PK0JLCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443793465&sr=8-1&keywords=ac1900+router

[ShadowCaptain]

This seems ok but i am not some networking geek. http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC87U-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Wireless/dp/B00NQY3WO8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1443793376&sr=8-4&keywords=dual+band+AC+router

 

Hmm that looks pretty boss, my dad is paying half so its not much more I guess.....hmmm

 

 

I'm using the TP-Link AC1900 and I love it!

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-C9-Wireless-Beamforming-Efficient/dp/B00PK0JLCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443793465&sr=8-1&keywords=ac1900+router

 

 

This was actually at the top of my list for the price, seems really good

 

UPDATE

 

I just checked on virgin media, i just paid £5.99 one off, to  upgrade from 152mb to 200mbps, and they said they are sending me "the new virgin super hub" but I am not sure if its their AC model or not

 

it arrives on the 7th

[Jamdude]

I just checked on virgin media, i just paid £5.99 one off, to  upgrade from 152mb to 200mbps, and they said they are sending me "the new virgin super hub" but I am not sure if its their AC model or not

 

it arrives on the 7th

Good choice, yes it'll be their AC Super Hub 2.

[ShadowCaptain]

Good choice, yes it'll be their AC Super Hub 2.

 

I hope so, it doesnt say anywhere ><

[MariusJS]

Can someone please explain why people still buy the consumer grade stuff?

[Jamdude]

I hope so, it doesnt say anywhere ><

The standard Super Hubs have been discontinued for over a year now, you'll almost definitely get the new version.

 

Can someone please explain why people still buy the consumer grade stuff? 

Marketing.

[MariusJS]

Yeah, but even after getting better stuff presented for about the same price they still go and buy the overpriced shit, then complain they have to restart it every week

[ShadowCaptain]

Yeah, but even after getting better stuff presented for about the same price they still go and buy the overpriced shit, then complain they have to restart it every week

 

I have never had to reset my shitty free router that I got from virgin, its just not dualband and doenst have great range

 

Consumer stuff is easier to deal with, some business products do not have customer support, or easily downloadable firmware etc, and since less people use it, its harder to get answers etc

 

plus I can just deal with amazon and send it back if its broken etc, which is SUPER easy

[MariusJS]

Amazon do selll business grade products:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mikrotik

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ubiquiti&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aubiquiti

 

 

I wasn't talking to you specific, but this is something that is repeating itself for me "what should i buy at a XX budget?" "xx product is great for the price" "Ok, i just bought xx product" "Hi xx is wrong with xx do u have any idea how to fix it?"

 

I'm however not only talking about networking, but like 99% of the customer stuff is crap, and I know because I've had to try to fix or at least better a lot of it (Custom firmware for example makes it a bit better)

[ShadowCaptain]

Amazon do selll business grade products:

 

 

I know they do, but I have no familiarity with any of the brands, and I am not sure what equipment I need to set up, i dont know if an access point is what I want, I really want to replace the whole router etc

 

as far as things like custom firmware goes, yeah I would never dream of that, I just want something that I connect and that works, with like no setting up, 

 

Heck why do you think I use iOS

[MariusJS]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ubiquiti-Networks-ERLite-3-EdgeRouter-3-port/dp/B00EWYPA6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443795280&sr=8-1&keywords=edge+router+lite

 

This is a good router for the price, amazon currently does not have the new UniFi products, but when they get them you might be able to get one of those + that router.

 

Ubiquiti has quite an easy interface and is really easy to setup, but for example mikrotik is quite a bit more "enthusiast" or "business"

[ShadowCaptain]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ubiquiti-Networks-ERLite-3-EdgeRouter-3-port/dp/B00EWYPA6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443795280&sr=8-1&keywords=edge+router+lite

 

This is a good router for the price, amazon currently does not have the new UniFi products, but when they get them you might be able to get one of those + that router.

 

Ubiquiti has quite an easy interface and is really easy to setup, but for example mikrotik is quite a bit more "enthusiast" or "business"

 

Thats just wired router, which I dont want, I want a wireless router, I already have my stuff hard wired that isnt on wifi with various gigabit switches etc and I can always add an access point there later

 

one review says "You will need a good understanding of networking, firmware updates, and command line configuration", which I dont.. so I would rather just get an Asus/Netgear/TP link box that I can just plug in etc