Router for Fibre 50dn/3up needed!

[Gr_Working_Class]

Hi,

I live in a duplex apartment and my cisco epc3928 modem router sitting on the top floor where my living room is.

Unfortunately I don t get any signal at all (sometimes just a bar) in the bedrooms and my office downstairs.

*I have a fibre 50Mbps dnl & 3 Mbps up
**4-5 mobile devices connected to the network, an apple tv, a smart tv, a laptop and a desktop

1. I m looking for a new router - budget up to 150€ Any suggestions?

2. Will an AC1900 be an overkill for my needs?

3. I have narrowed my selections to Asus AC68U, Netgear R7000 & Tp Link C7 based on reviews and opinions I have read however still not sure which one is the best to choose...


Thank you!

 

[Corwin65]

Can you run an Ethernet cable?

 

[Gr_Working_Class]

yes i can, already doing it for my apple tv and smart tv but i ll soon move the modem + router where my office is so i can han hook my pc with an ethernet

 

[bill001g]

What router you buy to a point depends on the end devices. If the device can not run as fast as the router the router will just slow down. It will work fine but you spent money for a feature you can not use.

1900 tends to be overkill for most people. it is 600 + 1300. To get the 1300 speed your end device would need 3 antenna which is not common. The 600 is also a three antenna issue but this also requires you to use a non standard encoding that is not part of the 802.11n standard so many devices do not support it.

A solution that uses 2 antenna on both bands tends to match the most end equipment. These routers say 1200...ie 300 + 900.

I would not expect a lot of improvement on the wireless coverage. 802.11ac only runs on 5g and that tends to be blocked more easily. Most devices transmit near the maximum legal power so you do not see huge difference in the actual routers coverage. The house is what determines most things and it is almost impossible to know why some router work better in some houses.

 

[Gr_Working_Class]

What router you buy to a point depends on the end devices. If the device can not run as fast as the router the router will just slow down. It will work fine but you spent money for a feature you can not use.

1900 tends to be overkill for most people. it is 600 + 1300. To get the 1300 speed your end device would need 3 antenna which is not common. The 600 is also a three antenna issue but this also requires you to use a non standard encoding that is not part of the 802.11n standard so many devices do not support it.

A solution that uses 2 antenna on both bands tends to match the most end equipment. These routers say 1200...ie 300 + 900.

I would not expect a lot of improvement on the wireless coverage. 802.11ac only runs on 5g and that tends to be blocked more easily. Most devices transmit near the maximum legal power so you do not see huge difference in the actual routers coverage. The house is what determines most things and it is almost impossible to know why some router work better in some houses.

Can plz be more specific re your answers on my questions? Also, aren t the 1900 providing better range coverage?

 

[bill001g]

Bandwidth is how much data they can pack into the data stream that is what these numbers represent. Range is a function of router output radio power. You have to really dig to get the radio output power but most do not publish it because almost every router transmits near the legal maximum. This means almost all routers have the same range.

Where it gets confusing is when people do silly stuff like say it runs at XXX speed at certain distance mixing the bandwidth data encoding and the range which there really is no way to really get good numbers because every ones house is different.

You can pick whatever you like they will work about the same. All larger brand names with similar specs pretty much use the same internal chips.

It is more important that you understand what certain routers feature do so you can choose. Getting some simple recommendation from some unknown person on the internet is almost worthless since they could actually know less than you do. It tends to be a popularity contest not based on much actual facts.