Deathmineral Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Okay, so I need to get a new router, people in the house are constantly whining about our current router, which changes weekly now, going from cheap router to cheap router. So I ask you computer gurus, help me find a final solution to this problem. I just need a router that is easy and simple to work with and has a great range. Price is no issue, unless it's like $300 or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I use this: WL ROUTER ASUS|RT-N16 R Freakin' solid, hardly ever have to reset it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 We haven't had one issue with our DLink DIR-655. Not one, whereas we had to almost weekly restart our WRT54G Linsys router before it got unbearable and I had to diagnose my sister's boyfriend's newer linksys that had died...so can't say I'm fond of Linksys routers though I think you can do custom firmare shiz with them that I never looked into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Asus routers are top notch and some of them support Open Source DD-WRT natively...they are rock solid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Asus RT-N66U best router I have ever used and owned, I love it, and the range is awesome. http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN66U/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I would vote for D-Link DIR-655 & Asus RT-N66U. I use the DIR-655 for last one and half years and that is awesome. The reviews say that RT-N66U is one of the best routers Asus have ever made. Your choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmineral Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Are any of these good out of the box? I'm not looking to mess with DD-WRT or Tomato right now, I'm just wanting something simple and easy, something that won't require any work. A lot of the reviews for these routers seem to suggest the need for a firmware update or DD-WRT/Tomato. I've tried messing with that stuff before and it didn't seem to work out, kind of just looking for a headache-free router. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 I was going to go with DD-WRT or Tomato, too, but I just updated to the latest firmware (which was really easy), and since I didn't have any problems, I just stuck with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 My Asus died on me, so I went back to Linksys with the E3000 last year...but they've replaced that with the E4200, which I got for my aunt back in January and has been working flawlessly: http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-E4200-Dual-Band-Wireless-N-Router/dp/B004K1EZDS IMO, Linksys is best out-of-the-box with really quick and easy setup for the WiFi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Are any of these good out of the box? I'm not looking to mess with DD-WRT or Tomato right now, I'm just wanting something simple and easy, something that won't require any work. A lot of the reviews for these routers seem to suggest the need for a firmware update or DD-WRT/Tomato. I've tried messing with that stuff before and it didn't seem to work out, kind of just looking for a headache-free router. D-Link DIR-655 is good without DD-wrt, I have no idee how that Asus would be without dd-wrt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmineral Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) So far I think I like the RT-N16 best. I've been looking at a lot of reviews for it and most of it's recent reviews look good, going to get some sleep now and take a more thorough look at it tomorrow. It's a bit pricey to me but I think it's about time I sprung for a good router and stopped all the headaches. The DIR-655 also has some appeal but I'm seeing some mentions of reliability and heat issues, as well as customer service being not so great. The RT-N66U does look pretty awesome, reviews for it are great all around but it's a little more than I'd like to spend on a router, and it feels like most of it's reviews are more about performance than reliability and ease of use so it probably offers a lot that I don't really need or want I think. Edit: Well after reading more reviews I'm pretty much coming to a conclusion that I'm not going to get too far without some kind of firmware update or change, I think I'll just go ahead and order the RT-N16 and see what it's like out of the box and if I don't like it, I'll just go ahead and update the firmware. Edited April 15, 2013 by Deathmineral Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 So far I think I like the RT-N16 best. I've been looking at a lot of reviews for it and most of it's recent reviews look good, going to get some sleep now and take a more thorough look at it tomorrow. It's a bit pricey to me but I think it's about time I sprung for a good router and stopped all the headaches. The DIR-655 also has some appeal but I'm seeing some mentions of reliability and heat issues, as well as customer service being not so great. The RT-N66U does look pretty awesome, reviews for it are great all around but it's a little more than I'd like to spend on a router, and it feels like most of it's reviews are more about performance than reliability and ease of use so it probably offers a lot that I don't really need or want I think. I'm tempted to upgrade my router to the pricey RT-AC66U just to see how good that one is, if you're interested in mine, I don't mind selling it for $60 shipped. Would need to reset to factory default and it'd be good to go (and I could flash to the latest firmware if it isn't already). Almost all routers warm up to some degree. I usually place mine on top of my top exhaust fans from my case to dissipate some of the heat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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