Could you kindly pick a router for me?

[TarekElsakka]

I have no clue when it comes to routers, but my D-Link 2730U is basically dying and I am in need of a replacement as soon as possible.

I narrowed down my options in terms of budget and availability to these three:

https://www.computershopegypt.com/en/Network%20/Router-network/linksys-e2500-me-advanced-dual-band-n-router-500-006-02500

https://www.computershopegypt.com/en/Network%20/Router-network/linksys-e1200-wireless-n-router-4-port-up-to-300-mbps-500-006-11200

https://compume.com.eg/en/computers/network/network-routers/tp-link-td-w8970-300mbps-wireless-n-gigabit-adsl2-modem-router-cotp-td-w8970

I'm leaning towards the first one since it is dual-band and we have a lot of devices in the house which really slows down the operation, however it seems relatively cheap for a router with those features, so I'm not too sure about the quality and reliability.

By the way, I'm going to couple the router with a Wi-Fi range extender, and unfortunately this is the only one available locally:

https://compume.com.eg/en/tp-link-tl-wa850re-300mbps-universal-wifi-cotp-tl-wa850re?filter_name=Wifi

Any information is appreciated. Thank you for your time.

 

[TARANNUM BAHAR]

wifi

 

[TarekElsakka]

wifi

What?

 

[bill001g]

Be very careful you have linked routers that have both ethernet and dsl wan ports. A ethernet wan port requires some form of modem or other device in front of it.

Generally there is not a lot of difference in the price between a dual band device and a 2.4g only router. To use the dual band feature though your end devices must also be dual band. I would go with dual band unless money is a extreme issue because almost all new device can use both bands.

What brand you pick likely does not matter a lot at the lower end just do not buy completely unknown brands.

To even partially work a range extender must be place correctly. Generally this is 1/2 between the router and the end device. You should not use a repeater like this unless you have no other options. It greatly degrade the quality of the signal. You need to look at this as a crappy quality signal is better than no signal. Many times device will run faster on a weak signal than they do on the signal on a repeater.

 

[TarekElsakka]

Be very careful you have linked routers that have both ethernet and dsl wan ports. A ethernet wan port requires some form of modem or other device in front of it.

Generally there is not a lot of difference in the price between a dual band device and a 2.4g only router. To use the dual band feature though your end devices must also be dual band. I would go with dual band unless money is a extreme issue because almost all new device can use both bands.

What brand you pick likely does not matter a lot at the lower end just do not buy completely unknown brands.

To even partially work a range extender must be place correctly. Generally this is 1/2 between the router and the end device. You should not use a repeater like this unless you have no other options. It greatly degrade the quality of the signal. You need to look at this as a crappy quality signal is better than no signal. Many times device will run faster on a weak signal than they do on the signal on a repeater.

Thank you for your reply, Bill. I agree with you, the extender is basically a last resort for me. I've tried moving the router, changing the main phone line cables, etc. to no avail. My father usually sits in the living room which is a bit far from the router (three walls and the kitchen in the middle which means a lot of interference) and he rarely gets any WiFi signal. I am aware that 5GHz surpasses those interference limitations at the expense of signal range which is why I'm optig for an extended because without it, I will have fixed nothing.

I think I'll go with the dual band Linksys and hope for the best. And yes I have a 2010 MacBook Pro, HTC One M8, and Galaxy S5, all of which can access 5GHz bands, while my father has an iPhone 6 and fourth generation iPad and I'm sure they have that ability as well, so we should be good. All other devices in the house use the older band, though, like my PS4 and such.