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Best wireless router for a 4000 sq ft house?
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:21 PM Author: laughsome snowy school Anyone have any recommendations? I've always just had the basic $40 routers when I had an apartment.
Are these routers that cost $150 to $250 worth it? Will they actually be better?
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-Dual-Band-Wireless-Anywhere/dp/B00K91DB7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407889271&sr=8-1&keywords=linksys |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 9:59 AM Author: Fighting crawly resort asus rtnac66u (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26125726) |
Date: August 12th, 2014 8:23 PM Author: idiotic cruise ship That thing is hideous but yes you want an 802.11ac router. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26115705) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:25 PM Author: laughsome snowy school Should I go with DLink or netgear or linksys? Or doesn't matter? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26115718) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:26 PM Author: idiotic cruise ship those brands are all good i'm sure they're equivalent (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26115729) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:54 PM Author: chartreuse striped hyena MFE! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26115938) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:53 PM Author: jet razzle shrine roommate Get something like this: http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC1900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00F0DD0I6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407891165&sr=8-1&keywords=blackhawk+router
And then get wifi extenders for dead zones. |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:38 PM Author: laughsome snowy school Wifi extender - can you recommend one? I don't think I have come across these. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116232) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:42 PM Author: jet razzle shrine roommate They're all about the same. Just buy the same brand as the router to make installation easier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116267) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 8:58 PM Author: Orchid lay http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC3200-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-R8000/dp/B00KWHMR6G (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26115967) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:39 PM Author: laughsome snowy school whoa, $300. Will this thing last 5 years? Is it 1/3 better than the other Netgear one posted above? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116240) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:42 PM Author: Orchid lay Should last 5 years. I have a 5 year old netgear router and it works fine. I don't know how to answer your second question. But it is the best router out there. Just got released, so that is at retail. Wait a bit and it will drop in price. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116271) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:54 PM Author: laughsome snowy school thanks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116413) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:55 PM Author: Orchid lay By the way, I'm looking to pick that up next black friday. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116421) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:57 PM Author: laughsome snowy school I lose wireless all over the place and my current router is flaming out so I might need to buy this or the older version of this nao. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116441) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:58 PM Author: Orchid lay Search slickdeals for deals on either. The older Nighthawk is still a fine router. Just depends on your budget. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116448) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:03 PM Author: idiotic cruise ship http://www.pcworld.com/article/2366929/what-s-next-for-wi-fi-a-second-wave-of-802-11ac-devices-and-then-802-11ax.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116493) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:06 PM Author: laughsome snowy school I've lost internet every 2 minutes the past 30 minutes surfing xoxo. this has to be a function of my router being busted right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116515) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:35 PM Author: Orchid lay Probably, but your ISP could be shitty too. Do some troubleshooting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116737) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:01 PM Author: laughsome snowy school comcast shitty, no waio (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116916) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:16 PM Author: Orchid lay Whoa there, you never said you were a Comcrap customer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117026) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:28 PM Author: Judgmental costumed box office cumcrust (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117172) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 8:48 AM Author: laughsome snowy school Man, losing connection every five minutes - think it could be ISP problem? Didn't used to happen before. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26125505) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:01 PM Author: laughsome snowy school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116917) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:34 PM Author: Orchid lay Yes, it is a basic rule of tech than in a few years something better will come along. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116733) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:55 PM Author: Obsidian hilarious range did you move to Houston man? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116417) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 9:56 PM Author: laughsome snowy school Yes, I have a big house in the suburbs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116432) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:44 PM Author: sickened stirring forum kitty cat what kind of a shithead owns a 4000 sq ft house? are you 45+? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116787) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:46 PM Author: canary nubile crackhouse (MAF MFH resident living in shoebox) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116806) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:48 PM Author: sickened stirring forum kitty cat 4k ft was fairly excessive even for boomers, bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116818) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:01 PM Author: laughsome snowy school my house is actually 4500 sq ft.
i lived in NY for a long time. couldn't imagine living in a house smaller than 4500 sq ft now. |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:10 PM Author: mischievous plaza What y'all know about them Texas boys! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116982) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:29 PM Author: Obsidian hilarious range (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117180) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:33 PM Author: laughsome snowy school also everyone here is also about 4500 sq ft. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117217) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:41 PM Author: fear-inspiring pale giraffe reading party (guy who runs a b&b for ghosts) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117304) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:23 PM Author: Passionate translucent piazza (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117106) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 10:46 PM Author: outnumbered principal's office hominid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26116797) |
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Date: August 12th, 2014 11:23 PM Author: Passionate translucent piazza (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26117112) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:47 AM Author: Mahogany Yapping Home French Chef No. A boomer would walk in to a store like Office Depot and grab the nearest pizza-faced store employee and demand to be told about routers. They ask some stupid questions and eventually purchase the 2nd most expensive option (not getting up sold by this faggot!). Then they take it home and immediately call a nephew or grandchild or neighbor kid and demand the kid install and configure the router for $5. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26125904) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 8:54 AM Author: Odious bat-shit-crazy factory reset button chapel N900. it's not just the size of your house but about competing with neighbors, ya naw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26125515) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:31 AM Author: histrionic dilemma fanboi We're in similar spots, brah, except your house sounds a bit bigger than mine. I like to watch netflix on my porch & shit, and I've fucked around with my wireless signal so that I can watch full-HD netflix anywhere in my house.
You have some options here.
The most effect solution for the amount of effort involved is get a decent router and then set up a powerline network to connect some additional access points. This is what I do. There's really no way I could cover my back yard and all of my house with one router, no matter how badass.
Cheapest/laziest solution is to get a bunch of wireless "range extenders." I tried a couple different brands, and they sucked ass. Don't do this. They never work for more than a couple days before you have to reset them.
Best practices solution would be to have someone wire your house with CAT-6 cable. The advantage is that CAT-6 can always support gigabit speeds, whereas my powerline network advertises ~500mbps, but doesn't seem to get anywhere close to that.
Right now, my internet is 50mbps, so it doesn't really matter that my network maxes out around 80mbps, but if Google Fiber ever branches out to the rest of Texas from Austin, it's going to be my bottleneck. |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:46 PM Author: laughsome snowy school When you say what you have done is set up a powerline with access points, can you give me some more info? Maybe I should do that. I bought a wireless extender and I don't think it works. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26129772) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:55 PM Author: soul-stirring old irish cottage brunch http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EPGHHSS?tag=yoxofrenz
[Edit: This doesn't include WiFi.] |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:11 PM Author: laughsome snowy school I have this thing called a ZyXel extender - it doesn't seem to help at all (linked below). Is what you posted just completely different?
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:48 PM Author: soul-stirring old irish cottage brunch That's different.
That takes the wireless signal and boosts it.
The links I posted work like this: http://kbserver.netgear.com/media/images/answer_18748/xavn2001_img1.png
They use your power lines to transmit data between the two boxes. |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 8:15 PM Author: soul-stirring old irish cottage brunch http://www.tp-link.fi/common/spotlight/TL-WPA4220KIT.html
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSQAIQU |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:46 AM Author: coiffed magical cumskin temple OP's house
http://www.theplancollection.com/Upload/Plans/SubCategory/280312111228_8721_550_390.JPG |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:45 PM Author: laughsome snowy school That's probably 7000 sq ft (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26129765) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:46 PM Author: Opaque market the classic linksys box is soooooooo early-2000's cop this shit: http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Router/dp/B006QB1RPY/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1408059975&sr=1-3&keywords=wireless+router |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:54 PM Author: laughsome snowy school Interesting, this is the second recommendation for this. This is also pretty cheap compared to the $250 routers I have seen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26129821) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 7:56 PM Author: Opaque market always get the 2nd best. (the 1st is usually just extra bells and whistles) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26129833) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:32 PM Author: laughsome snowy school wait, are you making fun of me? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26130809) |
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Date: August 14th, 2014 10:24 PM Author: idiotic cruise ship 802.11n is garbage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2643378&forum_id=2#26130736) |
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Date: August 31st, 2014 9:43 PM Author: laughsome snowy school I bought the ASUS AC2400 below:
I am having a lot of problems with the work Cisco VPN. any ideas bros?
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-RT-AC87R-Wireless-AC2400-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00MG3Q5U8#cm_cr_dpwidget |