Hi,
At the moment I have an Asus RT-AC66U. It has been OK, but I'm thinking it might be getting close to upgrade time.
For a few reasons.
- we have a lot of devices now. The admin section shows 30 something connected devices. 3 smart TVS, 2 Firesticks, 3 computers, 2 tablets, 4 phones, 5 chromecast, amazon echo, google home, 2 printers, smart home stuff like 3 smart plugs, fitbit scales, a wifi photo frame, PS4, a PVR, and probably a few things I have forgotten. And then extra devices when we have any guests.
- There are a couple of areas in the house where 5ghz is marginal
- I've found a couple of the phones have been dropping wifi just lately
- I know the AC66U is fairly old tech now.
It's only a 3 bedroom 2 storey house. But I can only have the router in the corner downstairs.
We do a fair bit of streaming from amazon video, YouTube, I player, etc.
I've considered mesh wifi like Google wifi and ORBI, but you can't have separate SSIDS for 2.4 and 5g, and I really want that. So those are out.
So, I've been researching for the past few days and I'm thinking maybe the
ASUS RT-AC3200 might be a good bet? Or is there something more suitable? I don't mind spending a bit more for something reliable.
Do you guys think this a worthwhile upgrade? I know it has some extra features such as a better dual core processor and ram, and stuff like MU MIMO, (which I think about 2 of my current devices are compatible with).
P.s. my FTTC at home is about 60 Mbps (about the best I can get here), and that's enough for me now. I realise a new router won't increase that, but will it cope better with multiple devices, and increase the signal range slightly?
Thanks for reading.
At the moment I have an Asus RT-AC66U. It has been OK, but I'm thinking it might be getting close to upgrade time.
For a few reasons.
- we have a lot of devices now. The admin section shows 30 something connected devices. 3 smart TVS, 2 Firesticks, 3 computers, 2 tablets, 4 phones, 5 chromecast, amazon echo, google home, 2 printers, smart home stuff like 3 smart plugs, fitbit scales, a wifi photo frame, PS4, a PVR, and probably a few things I have forgotten. And then extra devices when we have any guests.
- There are a couple of areas in the house where 5ghz is marginal
- I've found a couple of the phones have been dropping wifi just lately
- I know the AC66U is fairly old tech now.
It's only a 3 bedroom 2 storey house. But I can only have the router in the corner downstairs.
We do a fair bit of streaming from amazon video, YouTube, I player, etc.
I've considered mesh wifi like Google wifi and ORBI, but you can't have separate SSIDS for 2.4 and 5g, and I really want that. So those are out.
So, I've been researching for the past few days and I'm thinking maybe the
ASUS RT-AC3200 might be a good bet? Or is there something more suitable? I don't mind spending a bit more for something reliable.
Do you guys think this a worthwhile upgrade? I know it has some extra features such as a better dual core processor and ram, and stuff like MU MIMO, (which I think about 2 of my current devices are compatible with).
P.s. my FTTC at home is about 60 Mbps (about the best I can get here), and that's enough for me now. I realise a new router won't increase that, but will it cope better with multiple devices, and increase the signal range slightly?
Thanks for reading.