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I found when living in apartments it was nice having the 5GHz band as most everyone else in the building was using 2.4GHz. You'll have to pay more for a router with 5GHz and your devices may not be able to use this. They are usually advertised as "dual-band".
If you want it future proof look at something with "ac" or "802.11ac" as this is the latest wireless network standard. My smart phone is the only device I own that uses this standard right now but this will become more popular with time. b/g/n are the older standards that will work fine but will have lower expected throughput.
I would recommend looking into your ISP typical speeds and what plan you have with them. Even if you have a really kick-ass router your internet will still be slow if you get shitty speeds from your ISP.
I have used asus and d-link routers and have had good luck with them (knock on wood). If you really want to nerd out look into dd-wrt, open-wrt, or tomato open source router firmwares that you can flash to your router for more control and functionality.
Don't let eheath sell you a router. Then he'll know the router number and a bunch of other important info and will hack your system and run up your internet bill then hack your credit cards then boom your in debt your house then gets taken away and now you're living on the streets
shin-bangDon't let eheath sell you a router. Then he'll know the router number and a bunch of other important info and will hack your system and run up your internet bill then hack your credit cards then boom your in debt your house then gets taken away and now you're living on the streets
Honestly the best advice I can give you is don't cheap out. The $50 routers work, but they're shit and most of the time they don't last. Sometimes you get lucky - but honestly invest some more money and you'll get a way better product.
ASUS is the only brand you should use until one of the following brands decides to step up their game.
Apple's brand is solid, but expensive for what you get (Duh). Belkin has little to no quality control, so you'll either get one that lasts years or one that breaks in 3 months. Cisco/Linksys technology is really good for a reasonable price, as long as you're close to the router (signal drops off quickly).
Mr.BishopHonestly the best advice I can give you is don't cheap out. The $50 routers work, but they're shit and most of the time they don't last. Sometimes you get lucky - but honestly invest some more money and you'll get a way better product.
this. especially if you are using the router in anything bigger than a small apartment, put some money into it
Peter.this. especially if you are using the router in anything bigger than a small apartment, put some money into it
The biggest thing these days is how many devices actually end up connecting. The lower end routers can't handle too many connections at once, and when a few people connect 4-5 devices per person they just choke out.
really? we have like 5 family members and we all have ipods and ipads hooked up to it, and i play a ton of cod on it too and everythings fine. whats the benefit of having a more expensive one?
shin-bangreally? we have like 5 family members and we all have ipods and ipads hooked up to it, and i play a ton of cod on it too and everythings fine. whats the benefit of having a more expensive one?
I was responding to your blatantly stupid post in a sarcastic manner.
i have one of those apple fucking white boxes of bullshit. the damn thing can't get connection to my room literally 17 steps away from it and i do not want to spend arm+leg to get another one to hook up to the original to boost range. definitely a piece of shit.