VectorVictor Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I've heard good things about Apple's AirPort Extreme, and it's only $160 via Amazon currently. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Kinda hard to turn down a router priced like this from Newegg on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/...=item43c0d33b4d no stellar reviews but kinda future proof for the foreseeable future. 107$ out the door with fs. Quote Link to comment
jaws Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I would put your FiOS router/modem in bridge mode if you are using a separate router so you are not double NAT. Also make sure your router's throughput is equal to or greater than your internet connection. I have seen the firewall on routers bottleneck the speed of the internet connection. I usually use sonicwall routers and UniFi Ubiquiti access points but that type of setup can get expensive. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Jaws, It would be nice if you lived in SoKal. Then you could install my router and it would probably work better than when I do it. There better be plenty of pictures in the install instructions. Quote Link to comment
husker_99 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 just looked the date and you probably already decided. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Actually, I've been dragging my feet about what to do. Verizon did offer me a fios upgrade 2months free and no contract so I took that. But there is still lagging involved even with a 50/25 upgrade speed. Since I only know enough about computers and networking to be dangerous; I'm not sure if it's my computer or the wireless router I currently run that is causing the lag. It's the original verizon standard router I've had for 5-6 years, but not N. Quote Link to comment
husker_99 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Actually, I've been dragging my feet about what to do. Verizon did offer me a fios upgrade 2months free and no contract so I took that. But there is still lagging involved even with a 50/25 upgrade speed. Since I only know enough about computers and networking to be dangerous; I'm not sure if it's my computer or the wireless router I currently run that is causing the lag. It's the original verizon standard router I've had for 5-6 years, but not N. I would go to speedtest.verizon.net and see what kind of speeds you are getting. If you are getting around 20 on download that is about average for wireless. only a couple of times i have seen someone getting the fullspeed on wireless. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Getting 15 and ran the optimizer. Quote Link to comment
husker_99 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Getting 15 and ran the optimizer. hate to tell you this but the optimizer i have experienced has led to an increase of slower speeds. does your computer see a lot of other networks? if so might want to change the radio channel. how often do you clear the history in the browser? if you can you might want to wire it temporarily to even see if you can get your fullspeeds. how far away are you from the router? is it on a different floor? Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 I've got a total of 10 devices on my router 4 wireless 3stb's 3 MoCa 2300sf single story house. Router is approx 45-60 ft from my PC cisco valet wireless. there are two bdrms and a bathroom between the router and my PC Quote Link to comment
husker_99 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I've got a total of 10 devices on my router 4 wireless 3stb's 3 MoCa 2300sf single story house. Router is approx 45-60 ft from my PC cisco valet wireless. there are two bdrms and a bathroom between the router and my PC 45-60 ft is stretching it. you can move that router to wherever you have a stb at. so if you have a stb in the middle from where you have the router and pc just split it off of that stb. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 ..........UPDATE...........SoKal....... My motherinlaw has been living with us for approx a year now. But she was dutifully paying her verizon and other utilities on time. My wife and one of my sisterinlaw's(power of attorney, executor) of her estate decided to cancel her verizon fios phone/tv/internet service. Freakin' verizon sold her a MI424WR 2 years ago for her system. She had one tv and phone in the same room. Anyway, I grabbed said router and after much hemming and hawwing. VOILA. faster than a speeding Tmagic, more powerful than a Cross fire Anybody wanna buy a Linksys AC1750? Quote Link to comment
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