Posted January 24, 2017 Hey all, I was stuck with a crappy Telus combination DSL Modem/Router for a few years, but there's an ISP where I live providing faster connections and a standalone modem. Problem is, the last time I had a standalone modem was in 2010 and the only WiFi router I have is an old Cisco unit with Wireless G - ouch. Since I've been out of the game for a while, I have no idea what would be a good router to buy. The connection I'll be getting is 30/5 so it doesn't need to be overkill in terms of speed. I can see myself having between 4-5 wireless clients, most of which are 2-3 year old Android phones, and the rest will be wired. Preferably, I'd like to keep it at or under 100 Canadian rupees. Any ideas on what a good buy would be for my modest needs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2017 buy any modem/router combo, I'd recommend using your carrier's modem and a Mikrotik router. then buy an ubiquiti wireless point. they're top-tier stuff for amazingly cheap prices, and Linus uses these points himself. idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, Droidbot said: buy any modem/router combo, I'd recommend using your carrier's modem and a Mikrotik router. then buy an ubiquiti wireless point. they're top-tier stuff for amazingly cheap prices, and Linus uses these points himself. The new ISP doesn't have any combo units, just the standalone modem. Also, while I'd love to get both those units, it's quite substantially above my price range, and doesn't really provide any benefit for my use case. I've used Unifi gear at my workplace though, great gear for connecting lots of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2017 Do you have old compute laying around or you could pick one up at surpass preferable with two nics ports and get Ubiquiti AC lite but this will defer go over your 100 rupees budget as the access point is ~120 dollars and if you able to pick up a free or cheaply server/business PC and find pick up cheap nic you can have yourself porvs best experience if have option in future for faster internet. In most use cases you should able to find best router for you budget and narrow the search to 100 rupees and choose the one preferable with most bandwidth or features you want because most consumer should able to handle around 10 users with no problems, if you need more than 4 LAN you might want to grab a cheap router or use old existing one as switch or another access point such as guest. Magical Pineapples
