Which Router should I use ?

[Ahmed Fareed]

I currently use Netgear (R6250) AC1600 and... well actually the router do works good but not very good ; I place it in the second floor & near the side of the house (( The signal on the pc on the other side & the first floor is weak due to the concrete walls which my house has many of them , also the signal of the smartphone devices we use is weak )) .. So I'm thinking of purchasing another router and I have two in mind [ Netgear R7000 & Asus RT-AC68U ] .. Which Router should I use between these two ?? Please help me with ... Thank you very much . . .

[george]

You should use NETGEAR R7000, why, their the Best to use and really good signal strength. If you do get NETGEAR R7000, name that router the same name like you did the first one. That way, your devices signals stay full and connected through out the house. 2 NETGEARS are really good to use and have if you have a big house or concrete walls. Using a different router hurts the wifi cards. If you use a NETGEAR and Linksys (an example) their mother boards and settings are different, causing your devices problems. Please get the same router that you have in your house, trust me this will work and you won't have any problems and you'll be happy.

[SNikS]

Those are all very good routers, but let me ask you, how many device do you have support 802.11ac (wireless AC)? Wile 802.11ac is backwards compatible with A/B/G/N, your not getting the full capabilities of the AC router if you don't have any network devices that support the AC technology. You may just find a cheaper wireless N router will be sufficient unless you do plan to update all your devices to 802.11ac at some point.

You need to figure out what radio frequency you are using. 5GHz frequency doesn't have the range as the 2.4GHz frequency but it does have less interference then 2.4GHz. These home routers have whats called an omnidirectional antennas. When the antenna is at zero degrees (straight up) the coverage looks like a ring spreading outwards.You need to get a router with external antennas that way you can change the coverage area by changing the antenna to 90 degrees. This will allow more coverage to travel up and down. If possible you want the router to be placed in the center of the house.

Some router will allow you to set up a wireless bridge between to of the same routers. This method is very advances and needs to be researched and may not always work the best in my experiences.