Chepo router suggestions

[Raiu]

What's a good router for under 70$? It's for my boss who pinches penny's just need it to work and last

 

[stevech]

I've had this for most of a year now. Can be router, AP, etc.
No reboots needed.
asus rt-n12
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20168&ef_id=U2lmlAAABM2@4j-j:20140801044618:s

used with the iPad, Android phone, iPhone, etc. in this house. Good value.

 

[microchip]

TP-Link WR1043ND. Very low power, stable, enough options, costs round 48 Euro's here

http://www.tplink.com/en/products/details/?categoryid=238&model=TL-WR1043ND

Simulator:
http://www.tplink.com/resources/simulator/TL-WR1043ND/index.htm

Is supported by some 3rd party FW

 

[fistv]

Old rule of thumb, cheap, fast, good, pick two.

 

[azazel1024]

Not necessarily.

WR1043D, WDR3600. Cheap, fast good.

 

[sfx2000]

What's a good router for under 70$? It's for my boss who pinches penny's just need it to work and last

There's a lot of really good single band 802.11n routers out there - the technology is very mature at this point...

Check Linksys' online Refurb store, very good prices there.

 

[otto]

Thanks for the suggestion. I just ordered the WR1043D from Newegg at $39. (currently $5. off), for the in-laws*.

Good recent reviews there, and on Amazon. There was just a mid-June, 2014 firmware update. There may have been a few DOA, but they were replaced.

I'll set channel width to 20 MHz, as some reviewers suggested.

I had been holding out for an Asus N16 to load with Merlin FW, but the price is still up there. (I'm pleased with an Asus N68.)

* They have Comcast Blast 50Mbps, but their wireless connections have been slow from their leased $8./mo combo set up. I got them set up on the Motorola 6141 cable modem. An old Linksys (an improvement) is wirelessly only serving about 12-16Mbps. This should do the 1043D should do the trick.