[SOLVED] Need help finding new dsl router for Frontier

[lakenou09]

I currently have the Netgear D2200D router that frontier provided me with. I am looking to upgrade (i'd like to spend less than $80) but while looking online for routers I noticed that some have a rj11 input for a phone line - which i need in the one i get- and some do not, having only ethernet inputs. Does is have to be a router/modem combo or just a router?
So what or how should i search to find the type i need (without looking at the back of each one)?
it is ADSL2+ and 802.11n if some one could recommend any reasonably priced compatible ones or just set me off in the right direction it would be so appreciated!
Thank You!

 

[bill001g]

You ISP should have lists of compatible devices but with dsl most accept anything. It is almost impossible to find a DSL modem without a router function. This to a point will limit you choice. Some of the very high end routers do not have models that have dsl modems in them.

I would not be concerned a lot with the port on the back of the router. If the router says it has a dsl modem in it there will be a port. Some dsl router also have a ethernet wan port so you can run them on non dsl system. I guess it is for people that think they might switch to something other than dsl in the future.

Some DSL modem/routers have rj45 "phone" ports. Not sure why. They generally have a cable with a rj45 on one end and a rj11 on the other. The trick that works though is you can plug a rj11 plug into the rj45 jack. The center pins line up and it works. This does not mean you can plug a rj11 plug into a actual ethernet port it only work when the port is a phone port that happens to have rh45

 

[lakenou09]

Thank u so much for the help! So the routers that i'm looking at that have a rj45 port to connect my phone line to it will work rather than searching for one than has a rj11. That helps to know so much because i could not figure out how i could tell which was which without looking at pictures of each one and i was feeling like i was missing something there.
can you tell me if the current one I'm using just a router or a router/modem combo?

My current speeds max out at 6mbps and I'll try anything so improve my online quality of life...

 

[bill001g]

A new router may not improve your speed. Most times the speed is restricted by the quality of the wires coming to your house. I was assuming you were doing it to not pay a monthly lease fee rather than performance.

Pretty much just make sure the router has a DSL modem in it and it will likely work on your system.