I'm looking for a modem router - want to spend about $100-$130. any recommendations?
Modem Router around $100-$130. Any recommendation?
undercut on 31/05/2014 - 14:16
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my advice is just spend the money on ~$50 modem and router.
TP-LINK TD-W8960N $45
http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=601315&C…
Have that at my dad's place and it's a pretty good kit for its price. No gigabyte ethernet though, although my folks usually just use wifi.
true.
for my setup, I have another $29 gigabit router. http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=601187
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TP-LINK TD-W8960N $45
also $45 at msy :)
http://www.msy.com.au/peripherals/5947-tp-link-td-w8960n-wir…
I like the ASUS DSL-N55U $129 from MSY
You have many options in this price range. I would recommend looking at OzCableguy Web, they have excellent, well organized pages with consistent description of all modem routers with comments and ratings: http://shop.ozcableguy.com/item.asp?CAT=Routers+-+Wireless
Another good Aus site is Warcom: http://www.warcom.com.au/shop/browse/adsl-modem-router/
I would also recommend reading a few reviews before deciding to buy anything, it is not uncommon for a poor modem to be recommended by people who just happen to be lucky. And of course excellent place is Whirlpool Modems/Routers forum: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/82In this price range I would probably go with DrayTek Vigor 2710ne Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router ($105), unless you need the latest wireless 802.11ac standard or Gigabit LAN ports, or some other specific future which around $100 model is likely to be missing.
i recently bought a $159 Dlink modem, but now starting to think whether i should've just went for a cheaper modem. Because seriously, all this fast speed AC so and so on the wireless connections ,etc just feels like a gimmick and I'm starting to wonder if i just bought a cheap $50 modem it may have just done the same job anyways. If it turns out so, then I would feel so ripped off right now.
Well it's a DLink… so you're off to a bad start.
Wireless AC needs AC compatible equipment (Laptop/Phone) which are rare. Might get better WiFi Range due to Vectoring though.
AC also means you got Dual Band WiFi which is a definite advantage over the $50 modems which only have 2.4GHz.
It might have a bigger NAT table (but being a DLink, it also might not)
Apart from that, there's only a couple of Modem Chipsets, the right one will improve/maximise your connection speed and stability, but the recommendation depends on your ISP and line length.
I'm moving soon, away from the Sydney area to country VIC where dashing in to the city to RMA a bad modem/router is no longer possible. I might buy one of these TLINK's as a backup, since I have bad luck with my modems and something generally goes wrong with them every 12-18 months.
I love my Netgear DGND3700.
http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/netgear-dgnd3…
It has a lot of goodness for the $$$ & has been on various sales for far less than the $169 OW is asking. Ebay has plenty. Look for V2.0.
Sends a signal that reaches from opposite end of my very solid brick house, front of property—> to the rear of the property granny-flat (this is a very deep, double-lot, mind you). From there, I pick the signal up with an old router flashed to DD-WRT firmware creating a wireless bridge w/physical ports ;)
Also has 2 USB ports for plugging a regular HDD to for file sharing (or 'net access) & is dual-band.
Imho.
Cheers
I've been using Billion 7800N for a few years now and I'm keen to recommend the same to a friend. However this has been superceded by the 7800NXL. There seems to be good reviews on this new model, however there are also numerous complains on Whirlpool. Any suggestions?
Whats a good modem router with Gigbite and AC?
TP link w8980 $99 at MSY is a standard recommendation.
Check out Whirlpool forums though.. they will have more specific recommendations based on your line length and ISP.