Hey all, my sis has Cablevision's optimumonline which will not supply her with a WiFi router..so she of course hits me up after I already set up for her an Asus netbook that has N support & iPod touch (b/g). She also has an old Dell notebook with probable b/g but right now is plugged via ethernet.
The challenge is she doesn't want to spend that much & I don't need her calling me up every time she has a tech issue (any more than she already does, so should I just get her a reliable g router & let her know she is not giving me enough to work with to purchase a reliable N router or are there any reliable N routers in same price range as in store Gs?
When I read reviews there always seems to be some IT guys complaining that there are no really reliable N routers yet for the masses?
Would truly appreciate any contructive replies-links, Thanks so much
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H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw
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Ideally the product would have a decent warranty-support..
What should I make of the harsh reviews:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16833124285
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT11...iewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
I should also mention she currently lives in a pretty crowded NY apartment building..
Still really appreciate feedback, -Thanks -
Many N's are under spec'd on the power supply is a major issue. 1amp at 12volts is simply not enough for most. Even 2 amps is not really enough. They suck down a lot of power.
I would find a Linksys WRT54GL (no "S" or "2", just a GL). They are workhorses, especially with aftermarket firmware, for that model, look into Tomato. This is nearly bulletproof. -
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT54...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
I will definitely present this to her so she can make the choice, anything else to consider here(e.g. her cablevision connection be the bottleneck not the G router)?
When do you think Ns will become as reliable as Gs for the masses?-Thanks
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I wouldn't expect it for another 6 months to a year.
The new workhorse may already be out there, but we need time to evaluate them. -
H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw
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, since reliability is the top priority (her infrastructure likely won't really benefit as much from the n-speed-range anyway but hope to see these become as reliable soon) I will try this highly rated old school looking reliable workhorse router but just so it won't void her warranty I think I should stick with the Linksys firmware for now. At some point if she consents to the warranty voiding 3rd party firmware I may try the tomato firmware:
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/Routers
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT54GL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_Firmware
http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
Really appreciate the feedback, hopefully the setup & operation will be uneventful & I won't have to post back anything but more product praise
P.S. - I wouldn't mind hearing thoughts on reliability of Apple Airports if you have any.. -
I ordered the WRT54GL for her but any thoughts on whether the Apple Airports have proven themselves as reliable N routers (i.e. for mixed pc-apple environments)?:
AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB321LL/A/AirPort-Express-AirTunes?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY ($99)
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB321LL...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending ($94)
AirPort Extreme Base Station:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC340LL/A/AirPort-Extreme?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY ($179)
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-AirPort...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending ($166.86)
Thanks,
Any Reliable WiFi N Routers?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by LoveNotebooks, Jan 19, 2010.