A Strong Wireless Router for $100

[ShakeNBlake12]

Currently I have a Linksys E4200 and in my house it doen't quite seem to reach all the places it needs to. Most of the time I have a connection but it seems to lose most of the speed when downloading files or gaming. I don't necessarily have a need for wireless ac because no device supports in in my home. A strong 5ghz connection would be nice but I am more concerned about having a stable connection in the far corner of my house where my computer happens to be. I cannot move the router to another location or the computer currently, unfortunately.

I currently have a Rosewill N300 wireless card, yes I know it is not high end. Would I benefit more from the router upgrade or getting some high gain antennas for my card, if that is possible?

 

[sna]

Currently I have a Linksys E4200 and in my house it doen't quite seem to reach all the places it needs to. Most of the time I have a connection but it seems to lose most of the speed when downloading files or gaming. I don't necessarily have a need for wireless ac because no device supports in in my home. A strong 5ghz connection would be nice but I am more concerned about having a stable connection in the far corner of my house where my computer happens to be. I cannot move the router to another location or the computer currently, unfortunately.

you can allways upgrade your notebook/desktop wifi to AC and it is cheap to do. it is very easy and cheap to do.

it is hard to say what you need without being in your home , some times , no matter how strong the router is , you will need repeaters to reach all the rooms. or to find the perfect spot for the router .

electric wall plug repeaters are cool and easy to set up , and they need no desktop place they just plug into the electric plug on the wall.

any ways , Asus makes very good routers .

 

[sna]

TP-Link Archer C9 has good range and is cheap and fast

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-C9-Wireless-1300Mbps/dp/B00PDLRHFW

 

[boosted1g]

Wireless AC does increase range, but without knowing your floor plan it is hard to say how much it will help.
In a >1400 sq ft home, if you have the router in 1 end of the house and the computer at the opposite end, even a wirelesss AC system could have issues.

For your PC I would recommend a powerline adapter over wifi. This should work significantly better.

As far as a router upgrade, those Linksys models were never very powerfull.
For you I would recommend getting a TP-Link WDR3600 and possibly some higher gain antennas.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDR3600-Wireless-Gigabit-300Mbps/dp/B008RV51EE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441295437&sr=8-1&keywords=wdr3600
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441295469&sr=8-1&keywords=tp-link+av500

 

[capt_taco]

For signal strength, this blows away any mass-market router I have ever seen, even the $300 ones, and it is right in your price range. My phone can detect the network on this almost a quarter-mile away:
http://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-Routerboard-RB2011UiAS-2HnD--Port-Ethernet/dp/B00BGIXOHQ

Remember, though, it's not just how strong your router's signal is, it's also how well your computer can broadcast back to the router. A stronger router can't hurt, but you may then end up with the PC's range being the bottleneck. As mentioned by others, a powerline adapter is the surest way of getting a good connection over a distance. But if you'd also like a better wireless signal in general, then I'd use the above.

 

[ShakeNBlake12]

Currently I have a Linksys E4200 and in my house it doen't quite seem to reach all the places it needs to. Most of the time I have a connection but it seems to lose most of the speed when downloading files or gaming. I don't necessarily have a need for wireless ac because no device supports in in my home. A strong 5ghz connection would be nice but I am more concerned about having a stable connection in the far corner of my house where my computer happens to be. I cannot move the router to another location or the computer currently, unfortunately.

you can allways upgrade your notebook/desktop wifi to AC and it is cheap to do. it is very easy and cheap to do.

it is hard to say what you need without being in your home , some times , no matter how strong the router is , you will need repeaters to reach all the rooms. or to find the perfect spot for the router .

electric wall plug repeaters are cool and easy to set up , and they need no desktop place they just plug into the electric plug on the wall.

any ways , Asus makes very good routers .

Is there a way to figure out if a Power line adapter would work? The room I am trying to get to is in the different corner of the house on a separate floor. Are there any specific restrictions that have to be taken into consideration when choosing a powerline solution?

 

[sna]

Currently I have a Linksys E4200 and in my house it doen't quite seem to reach all the places it needs to. Most of the time I have a connection but it seems to lose most of the speed when downloading files or gaming. I don't necessarily have a need for wireless ac because no device supports in in my home. A strong 5ghz connection would be nice but I am more concerned about having a stable connection in the far corner of my house where my computer happens to be. I cannot move the router to another location or the computer currently, unfortunately.

you can allways upgrade your notebook/desktop wifi to AC and it is cheap to do. it is very easy and cheap to do.

it is hard to say what you need without being in your home , some times , no matter how strong the router is , you will need repeaters to reach all the rooms. or to find the perfect spot for the router .

electric wall plug repeaters are cool and easy to set up , and they need no desktop place they just plug into the electric plug on the wall.

any ways , Asus makes very good routers .

Is there a way to figure out if a Power line adapter would work? The room I am trying to get to is in the different corner of the house on a separate floor. Are there any specific restrictions that have to be taken into consideration when choosing a powerline solution?

I was talking about wifi repeaters that are plugged on the wall .. not LAn over power adapters.

powerline LAN or Ethernet over power can be good and can be very slow depending on the Quality of the wiring at home , and interference of other machines at home, like appliance in the circuit between the devices ... so I cant tell , you should try it to know. the better the wiring and the less machines between you and the powerline LAN the better bandwidth you will get. yes it can be very good or very bad ...

I think you should try to find the perfect spot for your router and make things easy for you. and take a look at the TP-Link router I mentioned.