Fibre router suggestion

[FFMG]

I have been using the router that cool ideas gave me, (TP-Link WR840N), but it broke down last week, I know it is the router as I managed to get hold of a Tenda N300 and it is working ok now.

I have a 20/2 line with CISP (Vumatel).

I have 4 people around the house = 4 phones + TV + ~4 tablets and sometimes ~4 laptops/kindles/watches other items.

Both the tenda and the tp-link drop packets/connections from time to time, I think it is because of the number of devices, or maybe it is simply because the way wireless works.
But maybe it is simply because neither are particularly good routers.

Can someone recommend a good wireless router for my needs that would maybe help me with the frequent disconnect and support the 10 connections I have at one time.
(Or maybe comment as to why I might lose connection every so often).

Thanks

NB: As advised by CISP, I have tried factory reset and so on ... it does not work. Cool ideas have not really been helpful, once they knew I had an old router.

 

[Willie Trombone]

I doubt your router is the reason for dropped packets.
If you want a decent router, get one that does the AC or AX wireless bands (5Ghz / 5+2/4).
TP-Link are not bad if you get a decent one like the Archer series

Takealot

Takealot

1750 = 1.7Gbps and 1300 = 1.3Gbps max theoretical wifi speeds so less of a bottleneck on a fast connection.

 

[FFMG]

Thanks will take a look at those two.

I doubt your router is the reason for dropped packets.

What do you think the issue might be? Cool Ideas? Vumatel? My walls?

 

[Romito]

Also make sure you get one that supports MU-MIMO

 

[FFMG]

Cool Ideas is sending me a new Router, so I will wait and see what they are sending me

But I like the TP-Link AC1350, but it does support MU-MIMO, (the one that does is 3x the price)

 

[FFMG]

I am well impressed with Cool Ideas... they send me a new router.

AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router

The AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router delivers simultaneous 300 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 433 Mbps on the 5 GHz band for family entertainment.

www.tp-link.com

Not sure how good it is, but free is free.

 

[KhoisanX]

Interface	4 10/100Mbps LAN ports 1 10/100Mbps WAN port

No Gigabit ethernet?

 

[FFMG]

Interface	4 10/100Mbps LAN ports 1 10/100Mbps WAN port

No Gigabit ethernet?

Yeah, I saw that, it is really strange ... not sure if it is a typo or not, but it does not sound very good.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Interface	4 10/100Mbps LAN ports 1 10/100Mbps WAN port

No Gigabit ethernet?

Who still uses Ethernet?

 

[FFMG]

Who still uses Ethernet?

My TV

 

[SauRoNZA]

My TV

And I doubt it’s gigabit.

And even if it was nothing would ever use that speed.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Who still uses Ethernet?

I do.

So does anyone who wants a rock solid, low latency and fast network.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I do.

So does anyone who wants a rock solid, low latency and fast network.

That was a tongue in cheek joke.

It’s rather that Gigabit is such a rare use case that it’s rarely required at home.

Also I have a low latency and super fast wireless network, no need for Ethernet here.

2ms across the board to the router with 850mb links all wireless.

Basically imperceptible from the one thing still running on Ethernet because it has to.

 

[KhoisanX]

Who still uses Ethernet?

It might not apply in this case, but what if your Internet connection speed is more than 100Mb/s?

 

[SauRoNZA]

It might not apply in this case, but what if your Internet connection speed is more than 100Mb/s?

Then use the wireless.

But absolutely yes it’s a case by case need. Just found it funny that everyone was having a wobble about the lack of Gigabit when it might never be used in reality.

These routers that have 802.11n and up have a gigabit backbone on its internal switching, otherwise the wireless couldn’t achieve the speeds that it does.

 

[KhoisanX]

Then use the wireless.

Pretty pointless when the WAN port is only 100Mb/s.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Pretty pointless when the WAN port is only 100Mb/s.

You are quite right. I missed that bit.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

That was a tongue in cheek joke.

It’s rather that Gigabit is such a rare use case that it’s rarely required at home.

Also I have a low latency and super fast wireless network, no need for Ethernet here.

2ms across the board to the router with 850mb links all wireless.

Basically imperceptible from the one thing still running on Ethernet because it has to.

Ah OK...

Personally: if you want stable, use a cable.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Ah OK...

Personally: if you want stable, use a cable.

Ha ha.

Nice idiom but less and less true these days.

It was a problem once upon a time, mostly because people cheap out and try to strength singular devices way too far, but it’s hardly a problem any more.

Rand for rand though the Ethernet always wins (if you cable yourself and there’s no cost for getting keystones put in etc, but that also falls apart past only a handful of devices needing access.

But at the same time less and less devices even have Ethernet these days. We run an office of 500 people all wireless all the time.

It’s only the backbone that required cable and stuff like printers etc.

If I were to move into a new house now there wouldn’t be any cable runs at all, because I simply don’t need it any more. As it stands at present I’ve got a number of redundant keystones in the house and only three cable runs in active use, service 35 odd devices actively.

 

[jdido87]

I am in the market for a new router. I have been looking at this https://www.tp-link.com/za/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-c6/

I have about 10 devices connected to wifi at the same time. Smart Tv, 2 Mi Boxes, laptop, cell phones and Xbox One.

Would the above router make sense or is it overkill for the devices I have connected to it. The router I currently have only has 2.4ghz and from what I hear the Mi Box performs better on 5ghz.

TIA