Best router for me?

[3.0charlie]

That's a great router, been using one for over a year. Uptime is over 9 months, and still going. Wireless signal is strong too. And to answer your question, your devices must have a 5GHz-compliant wireless network card in order to receive the 5GHz signal.

[Thund3rball]

Thanks guys so far I am really happy with this router. The signal is indeed strong. It fixed the issues I was having with my PS3 disconnecting. However I learned that my phones, tablet and PS3 do not support 5GHz wifi but my 6 year old Dell laptop does? I find it odd that a brand new tablet and 1 year old phone do not support it. :\

I have another question regarding signal strength. When looking at the signals on my laptop and TV, the 5GHz does not get as many bars as the 2.4GHz. I get full bars on 2.4GHz but only 3-4 out of 5 on 5GHz. Is this normal?

[enaberif]

5ghz is really quite useless for phones and such because the only time 5ghz is worth it is when transferring files across a network.

there is a reason why 5ghz isn,t common

[NyteOwl]

My 5gHz cordless phones work quite well - and in a house with reinforced concrete exterior walls and floor.

[bigFOIG]

I was stuck between the Asus RT-N16 and the E4200 V1 from Linksys/Cisco. V1 because it supports Tomato and DD WRT. Both had really good reviews, but I finally decided on the E4200. It's one of the higher end routers from Linksys and was 50 bucks off on boxing week. Tell you guys how it goes when I set it up tonight.

[da)2kside]

Originally Posted by enaberif

dlink is an absolute garbage brand
linksys went to the shitter when cisco got involved
netgear? won't bother

I always found dlink to be of great quality, also asus has gotten much better.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by da)2kside

I always found dlink to be of great quality, also asus has gotten much better.

Dude don't waste forum bandwidth. Anyone will tell you how crappy Dlink is.

[Perineum]

Well, generally speaking when someone comes online and says they're having trouble with networking equipment 90% of the time it's a Dlink product.

[Thund3rball]

Things are going great with my new router. Really happy with it. I have my Samsung Smart TV on the 5GHz SSID and I am able to stream 1080p movies over it using Plex. Wow I can't believe it! With my PS3 I can barely stream SD quality without stuttering but using Plex and my 5GHz SSID I am watching 1080p with no stutters!

Anyone used Plex before? It is still in beta it seems, and I gotta say getting it to recognize new content is a bit inconsistent but considering it is free and allows me to watch 1080 over wifi I am not going to complain too much. It also has apps available for mobile devices and a service where you can watch your content from anywhere. Haven't tried that yet as the mobile apps are not free and I am not sure I need such a service either right now.

All in all I am a happy camper for now.

[fubar]

Why didn't you try the WRT54G with Tomato firmware? It might have been a bit better than stock, at least.

I don't think the N56U is that great a choice...at least, imho. There aren't as many options. The N66U allows for use with the alternative firmwares. Sure, you might just use stock but at least there are options and most stock firmware is not just limited, it's usually not very good.