Just a quick update/follow up to a router I replaced over a year ago with a newer one.
I had a TPLink Archer C7, it was a great router but, well, I was just in the mood for something newer, it was running flawlessly for what must have been 5 years, serving all 25 or so wifi devices in our home. This was a more of a preemptive replacement before it failed type of thing and I as always looked for value in products and RANGE was always king on our 3000 sq ft home. I could CARE LESS if its the latest WIFI. Wifi 5(AC) is fine with me in our home.
Anyway a year ago I stumbled on a maker that makes just one external router. Lenovo/Motorola, great reviews on range and with my 200 MBPS connection I really didnt need to give it much thought. Safe to say it performs perfect. Motorola AC2600 Model MR2600 I would recommend to anyone around $100.
Get full range around my home and my 4outside wifi cameras and 1 doorbell camera.
The reason I say for the "average Joe" is there are a lot of "techies" in here that may not like the basic UI (user interface).
SO bottom line, is if you want a reliable router, with great range that will meet or beat the most expensive of routers. This is the one at only $100.
Basic settings, great range, reliable.
For fun, I did recently hook up a TPLink Archer A20 because I got if for a bargain price of less than $110 for a router that like the Motorola is getting older on the market retails around $160, terrific 3 band router, six antennas... ya da ya da... REALLY ROBUST construction too.
I used it for over a month and just returned it to Amazon Jan 31st, the last day of allowed returns for the holidays.
I thought it might have been neat to have a 3rd band reserved for the most important to me stuff, like out 4k TV set up ect.
Well, it didnt matter and range was no better than the excellent Motorola I already have. SO I was torn whether to keep it until I discovered an unverifiable issue with it. On the internet at times, it seemed to "stall" wife noticed it too, yet, like the other router I was still getting 235 Mbps from my 200 Mbps service with great ping times and extremely low jitter. I was wondering if maybe some type of conflict with the Spectrum Modem or not but it didnt matter the Motorola gave us no issues what so ever for over a year that we have had it, returned the TP link and hooked the Motorola back up.
All is good. If looking for a solid router, with great range, Motorola AC 2600 Model MR2600.
I had a TPLink Archer C7, it was a great router but, well, I was just in the mood for something newer, it was running flawlessly for what must have been 5 years, serving all 25 or so wifi devices in our home. This was a more of a preemptive replacement before it failed type of thing and I as always looked for value in products and RANGE was always king on our 3000 sq ft home. I could CARE LESS if its the latest WIFI. Wifi 5(AC) is fine with me in our home.
Anyway a year ago I stumbled on a maker that makes just one external router. Lenovo/Motorola, great reviews on range and with my 200 MBPS connection I really didnt need to give it much thought. Safe to say it performs perfect. Motorola AC2600 Model MR2600 I would recommend to anyone around $100.
Get full range around my home and my 4outside wifi cameras and 1 doorbell camera.
The reason I say for the "average Joe" is there are a lot of "techies" in here that may not like the basic UI (user interface).
SO bottom line, is if you want a reliable router, with great range that will meet or beat the most expensive of routers. This is the one at only $100.
Basic settings, great range, reliable.
For fun, I did recently hook up a TPLink Archer A20 because I got if for a bargain price of less than $110 for a router that like the Motorola is getting older on the market retails around $160, terrific 3 band router, six antennas... ya da ya da... REALLY ROBUST construction too.
I used it for over a month and just returned it to Amazon Jan 31st, the last day of allowed returns for the holidays.
I thought it might have been neat to have a 3rd band reserved for the most important to me stuff, like out 4k TV set up ect.
Well, it didnt matter and range was no better than the excellent Motorola I already have. SO I was torn whether to keep it until I discovered an unverifiable issue with it. On the internet at times, it seemed to "stall" wife noticed it too, yet, like the other router I was still getting 235 Mbps from my 200 Mbps service with great ping times and extremely low jitter. I was wondering if maybe some type of conflict with the Spectrum Modem or not but it didnt matter the Motorola gave us no issues what so ever for over a year that we have had it, returned the TP link and hooked the Motorola back up.
All is good. If looking for a solid router, with great range, Motorola AC 2600 Model MR2600.