What wireless router+modem should I buy?

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Hello everyone, I am using Airtel's Turbo 1400 - 80 GB plan and I have a 450TC1. The range on that modem is abysmal and wanted a new one with better range. My budget is pretty tight and wanted a better alternative. What do you guys suggest?

Budget: I can shell out up to Rs. 3,000 but I'd like it I could get something for a cheaper price.

Any of these?


Or these?



Thanks guys. 🙂

Oh and my internet disconnects a lot. I have 3 to 4 devices connected to the network and my laptop is actually pretty far from the router and it disconnects every 30 - 40 minutes. It's very annoying. I uninstalled my drivers, reinstalled, tried different DNSs, nothing works. Any idea?
 
Focus on a wireless router. Use Airtel thing as a modem.
 
please do not go for TP-Link... really having a bad experience with it.. model is wifi n wr941ndsurfing experience is excellent but downloading torrents is a nightmare... speed fluctuates alot on both private and public trackers with good number of seeds.go for Netgear... its much better
 

Focus on a wireless router. Use Airtel thing as a modem.

Is there a specific reason for that? My laptop supports 802.11n and this modem only has 802.11g. I thought n type would increase the range in some way at least. I need more range. My dad had got a Belkin Wireless [I don't know about the model, etc.] a while back and it didn't reach the whole house either. I have a 3 BHK house.

Regarding disconnections, please post your line stats.
How do I do that? Sorry, a newb when it comes to this. I'll Google it.
please do not go for TP-Link... really having a bad experience with it.. model is wifi n wr941nd
surfing experience is excellent but downloading torrents is a nightmare... speed fluctuates alot on both private and public trackers with good number of seeds.

go for Netgear... its much better
So, Netgear? I'll check it out. What do others think about Netgear? @Everybody else, How are your Torrent speeds with TP-Link?
 
802.11n offers higher throughput (data rates) as compared to 802.11g, and is more resistant to interference from other devices, whether it actually allows for more range I don't know, but it should and does give better speeds as compared to 802.11g for the same distance. Could you elaborate more on your set up ? Total area ? In which place is the router going to be placed ?Belkin is trash when it comes to wireless equipment. Asus, perhaps, offers the best performance these days. Have a look at Cisco too, and, torrent speeds are fine on TP-Link. Haven't used Netgear, so I dunno.For line stats - Type 192.168.1.1 in the url bar.username - adminpassword - admin or password or just leave it blankScroll down, you should stuff like SNR, attenuation, post that here or take a screenshot.
 
My modem doesn't offer Line stats. I checked.I have a 3 BHK flat with quite a lot of walls between one room and the other. The modem is placed at one end of the flat. I need the range to be around 30 m in radius from the source. I don't have the total area measured as it is with my father. I'll ask him and let you know. It is a fairly large 3 BHK flat, I think. The telephone lines are in the room and in the hall and we have used the one in the bedroom which is one end of the flat.We use 4 laptops, 3 phones, 1 Mac. The laptops are pretty new so 802.11n is supported.
 
^ It does offer line stats. When you are connected to the internet, login to the modem & click Status (It should be on the top right).
For example - Beetel 450TC1 Device Information Screenshot - PortForward.com

My suggestion is to ignore the Linksys & Netgear.
Linksys (I own this) - Range & Reliability issues
Netgear (Current modem) - You cannot see your attainable line speed. I hate that. Cheaper modems show this. Why can't Netgear do the same? However, if you can ignore this, then it's a decent modem+router.
 
N routers will not offer you more range then G based ones. Get the TP-Link one. Its the best VFM. has two antennas which no other router+modem in this range has. the antennas are replaceable, so if you want more range, you can replace the 3 dBi antennas with 5 dBi ones for much better range.Also supports MIMO so if you have/buy a device with MIMO support, you'll get very good speeds.
 
N routers will not offer you more range then G based ones. Get the TP-Link one. Its the best VFM. has two antennas which no other router+modem in this range has. the antennas are replaceable, so if you want more range, you can replace the 3 dBi antennas with 5 dBi ones for much better range.

Also supports MIMO so if you have/buy a device with MIMO support, you'll get very good speeds.

tp link offer better wifi range compare to all other router in budget class ..... ... IN last your choice ....
 
802.11n offers higher throughput (data rates) as compared to 802.11g, and is more resistant to interference from other devices, whether it actually allows for more range I don't know, but it should and does give better speeds as compared to 802.11g for the same distance.

Could you elaborate more on your set up ? Total area ? In which place is the router going to be placed ?
Belkin is trash when it comes to wireless equipment. Asus, perhaps, offers the best performance these days. Have a look at Cisco too, and, torrent speeds are fine on TP-Link. Haven't used Netgear, so I dunno.

For line stats -
Type 192.168.1.1 in the url bar.
username - admin
password - admin or password or just leave it blank


Scroll down, you should stuff like SNR, attenuation, post that here or take a screenshot.

^ It does offer line stats. When you are connected to the internet, login to the modem & click Status (It should be on the top right).
For example - Beetel 450TC1 Device Information Screenshot - PortForward.com

My suggestion is to ignore the Linksys & Netgear.
Linksys (I own this) - Range & Reliability issues
Netgear (Current modem) - You cannot see your attainable line speed. I hate that. Cheaper modems show this. Why can't Netgear do the same? However, if you can ignore this, then it's a decent modem+router.

Oh thanks man, weird I couldn't find it before. Some website said that only a few modem support it and all that bs anyway here they are:
 
Hmm, line stats look, so that doesn't seem to be the problem. When you talk about disconnections, does the wifi disconnect, or does it stay connected and rather the connection stalls ? If it is the wifi that disconnects, then it is a router issue (could be something with your latptop too, but given the not so good quality of beetel stuff, I'd say the former).
 

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