I need to upgrade our router, and am wondering if I should also upgrade our modem. We rent the modem from our ISP, which is our phone company. The modem is a BEC 5200S. We bought the router ourselves at Best But over 10 years ago, It is a Netgear N300 WNR 2000 V2. Our download speeds are all over the place at this point. sometimes as high as 500, sometimes in the kbs range, or even dropping out entirely. Also, the modem gets a bit warm.
Initially I was looking to replace the old router with something newer, like TP-Link Archer AX50 or Ax 10; or the Asus RT 66U B1. Now I'm wondering if I should replace both. Which also raises the issue of buying our own modem, rather than renting it from our ISP. Or we could continue renting it, but request an upgrade to a newer model. I'm savvy enough to figure out how to set up the modem; but maybe there's something to be said for renting? You get software upgrades, maintenance etc.
We have a modest-sized house, just two people, with a couple desktops and laptops. That's it. We're not gamers. No kids to police. Still we want good security of course, and I changed the password for the router, as well as putting in more secure open- DNS settings. So I think we can get by with something for around 100.00 for the router. The AX 10 might suffice. The AX50 might be more than we need. As for the modem, I need to figure out if we should keep it, upgrade it, or buy our own. Some expert opinions would help!
Thanks,
Mike
Initially I was looking to replace the old router with something newer, like TP-Link Archer AX50 or Ax 10; or the Asus RT 66U B1. Now I'm wondering if I should replace both. Which also raises the issue of buying our own modem, rather than renting it from our ISP. Or we could continue renting it, but request an upgrade to a newer model. I'm savvy enough to figure out how to set up the modem; but maybe there's something to be said for renting? You get software upgrades, maintenance etc.
We have a modest-sized house, just two people, with a couple desktops and laptops. That's it. We're not gamers. No kids to police. Still we want good security of course, and I changed the password for the router, as well as putting in more secure open- DNS settings. So I think we can get by with something for around 100.00 for the router. The AX 10 might suffice. The AX50 might be more than we need. As for the modem, I need to figure out if we should keep it, upgrade it, or buy our own. Some expert opinions would help!
Thanks,
Mike