New Home Network

pdubs · January 11, 2016

Hi,

We are looking into upgrading our wireless and are unsure about a couple options.

We have Fios and currently have an Actiontec 802.11g router from verizon from several years ago.

It used to work fine but the signal now only works in about half of the house.

The options I was considering were:

1) get a new router from verizon (the fios quantum gateway or the newer actiontec one)

2) use a MoCa bridge and a different router (asus, netgear, etc). I believe that the current router can be configured as a bridge, but my parents want an option that does not use it at all since we think it may stop working completely soon. Was looking at this for the bridge: http://www.actiontec.com/338.html

Can anyone advise on which is better? or router recommendations?

Also, if anyone has successfully used fios with a non-verizon router, was it easy to do and would option 2 above work?

Thank you

CrustStation · January 11, 2016

Hi,

We are looking into upgrading our wireless and are unsure about a couple options.

We have Fios and currently have an Actiontec 802.11g router from verizon from several years ago.

It used to work fine but the signal now only works in about half of the house.

The options I was considering were:

1) get a new router from verizon (the fios quantum gateway or the newer actiontec one)

2) use a MoCa bridge and a different router (asus, netgear, etc). I believe that the current router can be configured as a bridge, but my parents want an option that does not use it at all since we think it may stop working completely soon. Was looking at this for the bridge: http://www.actiontec.com/338.html

Can anyone advise on which is better? or router recommendations?

Also, if anyone has successfully used fios with a non-verizon router, was it easy to do and would option 2 above work?

Thank you

Ew, Fios. However, anything but the stock ISP provided router will work better than what you have currently. I made the mistake of turning my broken modem into Comcast for a new one instead of buying one and they ended up forcing me to get a modem/router combo, thus destroying my home network and forcing me to use a subnet pool smaller than Kim Kardashian's brain. Since it doesn't seem like you have Linus Media Group in your basement, I think 802.11n will be more than fine for your needs. It's inexpensive and works well enough to stream 1080p from a few devices at a time (that is if Fios decides to cooperate). So, go with a MoCa bridge or whatever that is (I have no idea what it is) and an 802.11n router (I recommend a Linksys for the best DD-WRT compatability).

Donut417 · January 12, 2016

I dont have FIOS, but I heard the ONT does have an Ethernet jack, I think you have to use the supplied router if you have TV, but Im not sure. You could always check with Verizon.