WIFI for dsl?

Psittac · December 11, 2016

An old friend of mine needs to get better wifi for his house. He has CenturyLink and say's that all of his devices are horribly slow. I guess every last device is on WiFi including phones and xbox. I haven't been around him for some time but said I'd look into a router for him. He has a wife and step daughter and I'd guess that it would help if their wifi worked better.

So my question would be what router should I find for them? I don't know what package he has, and knowing centurylink to throttle, maybe it's his isp. But what would be a good solution for him considering I turn his isp router into a bridge? Also bonus point's if it's available at bestbuy.

Droidbot · December 11, 2016

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-google-onhub-ac1900-dual-band-wi-fi-router-black/4409400.p?skuId=4409400

It's on sale as well. OnHub is super easy to use - it's by Google, so all you need to do is download the app, plug in, and you're away. You can manage devices and pretty much the whole network by using the app. There's cheaper options, but it's really nice and IMO good value.

Donut417 · December 11, 2016

First of all DSL is slow as piss any way. So if his connection is loaded down thats part of the issue. Ive never used the On Hub, but TPLink Archer C7 isnt too bad of a device. My sister had one, it had fairly good range and speed.