Hi, Thanks for reading.
My old modem failed and I am currently using a TP Link WR841N router that came free with my modem purchase. It appears to work fine in some areas of the house but leaves quite a few dead spots. I must say for a $20 modem this thing performs very well.
I would like to upgrade the WR841N to a higher performing router in hopes of getting better signal in the current dead spots. I don't need 801.11 AC, from a practical standpoint, a N600 will do fine. But I do want more range. Also extra functional features and dd-wrt would be wasted in this application.
So my question...
Does any know if a jump to an Archer C5, C7 or C? or to something else, would be likely to increase my range?
I could find no WR841N bench tests, and most higher end modems are tested for throughput with range being only a mentioned (for the most part).
I have looked at the Asus which seem to be the range leader but they seem problematic when bought new. Their refurbished units have a very poor rating which leads me to believe the problems are intermittent, in my mind this is the worst kind of failure
budget: I would like to stay below $150.
Thought on TP Link WR4300. I've read this modem has 2.4 Ghz/ 5Ghz external antennas and the C - series has 2.4 Ghz internal with 5 Gh external. One might think this gives the WR4300 an edge in the 2.4 Ghz range. Thoughts?
Thank you for any comments.
Regards
JohnRob
My old modem failed and I am currently using a TP Link WR841N router that came free with my modem purchase. It appears to work fine in some areas of the house but leaves quite a few dead spots. I must say for a $20 modem this thing performs very well.
I would like to upgrade the WR841N to a higher performing router in hopes of getting better signal in the current dead spots. I don't need 801.11 AC, from a practical standpoint, a N600 will do fine. But I do want more range. Also extra functional features and dd-wrt would be wasted in this application.
So my question...
Does any know if a jump to an Archer C5, C7 or C? or to something else, would be likely to increase my range?
I could find no WR841N bench tests, and most higher end modems are tested for throughput with range being only a mentioned (for the most part).
I have looked at the Asus which seem to be the range leader but they seem problematic when bought new. Their refurbished units have a very poor rating which leads me to believe the problems are intermittent, in my mind this is the worst kind of failure
budget: I would like to stay below $150.
Thought on TP Link WR4300. I've read this modem has 2.4 Ghz/ 5Ghz external antennas and the C - series has 2.4 Ghz internal with 5 Gh external. One might think this gives the WR4300 an edge in the 2.4 Ghz range. Thoughts?
Thank you for any comments.
Regards
JohnRob