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Buffalo WZR-1166DHP running DD-WRT.
Love it and only upgraded from my old TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND for wireless-AC.
The Virgin provided SuperHub 2. Our wireless use is limited to the chromecast, my works laptop and my girlfriends chromebook, none of which are bandwidth intensive. And if Google ever bring the chromecast ethernet adapter to the UK (or if I decide to get jenky with a third arty set up) it will join my nearly exclusively ethernet plumbed household.
The only other regular work the wifi does in my house is copying tv episodes from my server to my phone using ES File Explorer. Even then, I start the download and then put my phone on charge and go to bed!
So, wifi speed is a very small part of my life!
A more important aspect of the SuperHub to me is the count of ethernet ports as I've now added an additional switch.
I'm currently using a Buffalo G300NH that's running Gargoyle firmware, I turned off the wireless because it keeps dropping out, but other than that the router has shown 100% reliability with a running up time of 607 days.
Though, I have in the works an HP Microserver Gen8 running pfSense, once I'm happy with the setup I'll retire the G300NH.
Plain old Virgin Media SuperHub 2 for WiFi.
And a TP-Link Wireless Extender because the former has crappy range.
I'm also using the Virgin SuperHub2 like Jowsey.
It is the best router ever provided to me by an ISP (not a difficult task) but I wouldn't consider going and buying another one, Ethernet is the way to go with as much as possible.
When I do eventually have a house to call my own, I may once again consider buying a router, but this would only be if I couldn't get a good mirroring access point to allow one SSID and Password accross multiple access points... with the way WiFi range and capability is improving, I don't think I am going to need to do that. I suspect the VM SuperHub 5 will have all the capability I will need by then.
I use a Netgear Nighthawk R7000. It's superb, the WiFi performance is far above any other router I've ever experienced - But the house I'm half way through moving into has been rewired and I got the electrician to pull through a ton of CAT 6 which I terminated so I'll be primarily wired.
I'd certainly recommend it.
Virgin Superhub 2AC User here.
Wireless range is a bit too short for what I need so I'm having to employ repeaters to ensure full coverage of the house at a reasonable speed.
Seem to be getting a few more T3 timeout and drop-outs more than normal so guess I'll be on phone later to tech support.
I have a VM Superhub 2 in modem only mode, connected to a Cisco 2921 Router and HP 1810-24G switch. For the Wifi I use a Cisco AP1142n, the signal is much better than any other Wifi router I've used in the past.
BT Home Hub v5.
I use Billion 7800N which basically gets used to send the internet connection to a laptop, a phone, a tablet and to my wifi bridge upstairs and to connect into my work voip phone. The main network is all gigabit wired.
DrayTek 2760N
Love it :)
Last router was a DrayTek but then got FTTC.
Asus RT-N12 C1 with dd-wrt. Without the custom firwire the router is bad. With it its a satisfying product. Im not really sattisfied about the signal. Its in a bad place, goes through a lot of concrete walls, so maybe thats why.
running a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND Gigabit 300Mbps N router, anything is better than the ISP one
An old, cheap, TP-Link TD-W8960N which I bought to replace the ISP ADSL2 router/modem and now use plugged into a BT Infinity modem because it's still a better router than the HomeHub. Probably soon to be replaced with a Ubiquity EdgeRouter X.
I use the Draytek Vigor 3900, I have used all types of Draytek Router and would not change them for the world.
Standard Virgin Superhub 2 here.
If I could use Ethernet I would but I'm at the opposite end of a flat. However I get wifi just fin on 2.4ghz
Orange livebox - it's cr*p and I don't even know if oranges ADSL system allows replacement.
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X with the Ubiquiti Unifi AP for wireless
I have a Huawei B593 4G modem/router with 4 lan ports. It only has 802.11g but that's fine, I don't have any bandwidth hungry stuff on my wifi. It came from the ISP with the 4G connection. It's not the most reliable thing in the world, it usually drops the connection or reboots once or twice a week. But I don't mind, it's good enough. And the 4G is blazing fast.
Tplink archer c2 ac router. £38 with excellent signal, speed and up time. Loads better than the BT home hub 4 we had before. Why pay more?
TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND flashed with DD-WRT
Compal ch6640e
Mine is a Dlink-DIR615 with DD-WRT firmware on it.
It was our pre-superhub router supplied by virgin media.
Now whilst the VM superhub is quite nice spec-wise, the software is absolutely horrible and was very unstable (particularly for wifi), so several years ago i put the superhub in modem-only mode, flashed the d-link and i've been happy with the setup ever since. The DD-WRT firmware is utterly rock-stable and far more feature-full than virgin's offering.
I'm using an Asus N66U with Tomato-Shibby firmware.
Using a Billion 7800N. Great router and very stable.
The only problem is the interface. User unfriendly is probably a good word. Some of the options are hidden unless you know the exact address.
BT HomeHub 5 is fine for our use. In fact it is very reliable, and has a good wifi signal wherever we are in the house. Most of the rooms are cabled up with LAN ports via an HP 1810-24G gigabit switch anyway.
Currently using EchoLife HG612 with Asus RT-N66U with MERLIN firmware.
But, may change HG612 to a Billion 8800NL as it's more configurable, connected to the RT-N66U.
I'm using a bt openreach vdsl modem, a PFsense VM sitting inside a CentOS linux box and a TP AC750MBps access point
Our new Sky router is pants, looking for an alternative.
Using BT fibre. Had Home Hub 5 which was dropping connections and couldn't handle the amount of wifi traffic thrown at it from a 3 person family.
Brought Asus DSL-AC68U for £130 and will never go back. Perfect connections, amazing wifi strength and no issues with the amount of traffic thrown at it.
Asus DSL-N66U.
The difference between using this and the awful plusnet router has been stark to say the least. The added stability (plusnet are still rubbish but I can't expect it to work miracles) has been great and mobile app for remote access is handy.
Got sick of the Cisco EPC3925 provided by my ISP (UPC, now Virgin Media Ireland) and got myself an Asus RT-AC66U, so much better.
SuperHub 2. It does the job pretty well, aside from the odd hiccup every now and then. Definitely a huge improvement over the SuperHub 1 we had previously.
Using a D-Link wireless N150 ADSL2...with the speed like a tank at least I can surfing the internet and visit Hexus without buffering
Billion 8800NL billion are the best routers out there and no i dont work for them. A little bit pricey but hey if you want stability on a network get Billion. Will be upgrading to a 8800AXL.
Sadly, T&C's force me to use the router Sky provided for my fibre connection. The only thing connected to it is my gigabit switch for the LAN.
ASUS DSL-AC68U. Stunningly good. never disconnects and very fast and very good coverage on both bands.
i have the excellent ASUS DSL ac68 U
Mikrotik.
Using the newest itteration of the Sky Hub which eliminates the need for having the Fiber Modem from Open Reach.
I then run out to a Homeplug which then goes up to the 3rd floor of the house (really old house and can only get 1 or 2 bars wireless if lucky connecting to Sky Hub), the homplug runs into a Netgear DGN 2200 ADSL Modem / Router, disabled DHCP server on it and now have it as an access point on the 3rd floor with TV, PS3 & 4 wired into it so can stream to TV and so on.
talk talk super fibre :D pretty bad tbh
Asus RT-N16 running DD-WRT. It's technically an all-in-one, but it's only being used as a router. WiFi is being provided by a Luxul XAP-1500, and wired Ethernet is handled by s few unmanaged GbE switches.
A Cisco EPC3825.
Had it for 3-4 years now and rarely had a problem with it!
Cisco 1841
Totally reliable and can cope with 1000s of 'open' ports at once.
Job done.
BT home hub 3.0, have to restart it and the modem once a month as I start getting DNS errors. Does what it's supposed to.
I have a Draytek Vigor 2820n which has been rock solid for the last 6-7 years.
Regularly use the VPN from work for when I need unfiltered access.
Its stopped getting updates now, and I'm loathe to swap it but the interface does look really dated now, and I fancy a change. The TP Link looks like a really good option. Though I'd prefer one without WiFi.
I'm happy with TP-Link TD-W8950ND. Works good since 2012, 1 antenna but signal is strong enough to cover entire flat ;)
BT Home Hub 4, soon to be replaced with a Cisco 1941ISR G2. :)
TP-LINK Archer D2 - AC750
Can't recommend enough, for £60 its does everything its suppose to do very well.
Replaced a TP Link W8970 which was also great but didn't survive a lightning strike, would have got another but though I may as well upgrade at the same time for a little more money.
The DLink Talk Talk router I was given wasn't bad but did struggle with many connections and didn't have gigabit connections which my network is setup for.
Netgear D6200
Asus RT-N56U. Had it as replacement for previous Linksys router that had various hiccups (trouble loading Google Maps, go figure).
Absolutely love it, dual band lets differentiate connections through several devices (older laptop gets 2.4 GHz, smartphones and TV get 5 GHz), no problem streaming 1080p video from PC at all, no lagging or anything (had problems previously to stream even 720p video to laptop previously).
ASUS RT-AC66U with 12dBi antennae, on Merlin Firmware, instead of a Sky Fibre Hub.
SKY HUB 2, i wouldnt know if i could benefit more from a more expensive router because so far i have my main pc, and tv connected with Ethernet cable, pc through tp-link powerline!
A Virgin Media "SuperHub 2ac". I switched off the 2.4GHz wireless radio (why pollute the band when you don't need to?) and left the 5GHz on. Works flawlessly with the wired PC and wireless for Nokia 925 and Amazon FireTV stick. The speed of booting to all-services ready is not a strong point, but nevertheless not quite as slow as GF's ISP-supplied ZyXel something-or-other on ADSL.
pfSense VM running on my HP Microserver - added a 4-port Intel NIC which the pfSense instance gets exclusive use of. Added a standalone WiFi access point on one of the port. Works great :).
ASUS AC66U. From the Virgin AC router. Far fewer issues since the switch. Can't praise enough.
Still using a ~10yo D-Link DSL-504T ADSL modem / router along with a D-Link DI-624 (AirPlus XtremeG) wireless router.
I guess it's passed time to upgrade. I should have had fiber by now.
Asus RT-AC68U (otherwise known as the "dark knight"). Simultaneous dual band, massive range and as configurable as you want it to be. It's also designed to be able to use DD-WRT if you wanted it to.
got one of the Asus RT-N56U Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Routers to replace the abysmal Plusnet one.
Good device.simple and easy to set up and feature packed.
TP Link AC1750 Archer C7
I needed something with range that didn't cost the earth. It works.
Do I love it? No, it's a router.
Currently using the supplied Sky Hub SR101. Works well enough not to have bothered looking for an alternative.
I changed routers quite frequently to test and see what works and what doesn't currently running mikrotik before that pfsense and sophos utm home edition. Will eventually go back to pfsense... Just need to build another box with an internal WiFi card.
Virgin Super Hub. Never had a problem and very intuitive setup. Why change?
Huawei HG612 modem running unlocked firmware + Asus RT-AC66U on Merlin firmware. Faultless performance.
Asus RT-N66U running Merlin firmware. Does the job very nicely but does occasionally need to be power cycled. I don't remember it doing that on the stock Asus firmware but for that reason I wouldn't recommend it.
I've got a Cisco 1921 sitting idle which I'll put in when I get the time.
Using a Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H running DD-WRT flashed it to DD-WRT as the wi-fi and router kept dropping the internet connection. Now the up time goes on forever unless I flash the firmware to the latest DD-WRT
Fritz.box 7490, because I'm worth it ;)
No seriously its overkill. Though it is all in one box.
Virgin Superhub 2AC in modem mode to a Sophos UTM that distributes to a Netgear Switch which then distributes around the house via Zyxel Powerline adapters for ethernet + Wireless. Having drop outs but I think the Zyxels are having problems with my mains infrastructure, something to do with my fuse board. May look at secretly wiring the place up without the landlord knowign at some point.
a tp-link td-w8960n nothing great but after my asus wl-600g died I had to use the alcatel celpipe from my ISP which I realized that is garbage in basic qos, so I had to get something better but I didn't had much money to go again on the level of wl-600g, so I got that cheap tplink.
Not extremely satisfied but I feel for that 30 euros it does the job better than the one from the ISP.
I've got the bt hub 5 I struggle to get more than 1mbps in my area
Twin old DIR-615 with DD-WRT and TP-Link Powerline adapters (due to range and walls).
Haven't changed my config in years and works perfectly.
Even with different providers, if I can't spoof their router I just use another subnet for the ISP and my internal configuration never changes, so no extra work :rockon:
If it ain't broke don't fix it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ishi
Indeed. Unless you need faster wifi or your internet connection goes faster than the 100meg WAN port, i think you're fine :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunbuster
On a semi-related note:
After much mentions of the virgin superhub (mine is v1), i had another look round the web interface.
It has been admittedly improved greatly since i gave up on it entirely many years ago. The interface is still not brilliant, but it no longer seems to be the only router in existence where all web interface reboot commands have been removed*
Still, in modem-mode, much of the web-interface pages are accessible, but not listed by the default admin page**
As for the horrendous stability problems i used to have: i'm not testing that, the DD-WRT router is working fine as it is and i do not wish to re-do all the wifi devices :)
*in the end i got so fed up of having to trundle downstairs to pull the power lead everytime the modem had issues, i brought a smartphone-controlled WiFi AC plug switch and attached it to the superhub PSU.
**after messing about with the superhub web UI in router mode, it turns out many of the status/configuration pages are still accessible via my browser-history, but they're simply not linked in the web-ui. Whether this was the case in the past i don't know.
I'm using Asus's RT-AC68R router for home. A steady stream of updates, not to mention superb engineering, has kept this router at the center of my connected world.
A trusty old Netgear DG834. I don't think changing it will benefit me for what I use unless switching to the providers own model gets me more bandwidth!
Man I had one of those for *ages*. The only reason I changed it at all was the antenna took a bang. An epically stable router for sure. Of course, even if I didn't accidentally damage it, GigE became a thing awhile back and 802.11g is woefully behind what my client hardware supports, and now I'm on 240mbps cable. Damn you infernal advancing technology!Quote:
Originally Posted by iranu
In the only other full-time or Wi-Fi on your phone using ES File Explorer to copy my ourcase server works in my home TV episodes. However, I can not install, download, and then go to bed to charge your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 case phone!
I'm currently using RT-AC87U.....I love it.....lol
"Main" router is a mark 1 Virgin ”SuperHub”, but that was so unredeemably bad that it got switched to modem mode. First proper router was a Netgear cheapie but that fried itself. Replacement for that was an expensive Linksys E4200 which was far better on the wireless power front, but became increasingly unreliable.
That router got replaced by a (hexus recommended) Asus RT68AC. Unfortunately, Amazon messed that up and I had to get a replacement one, (I paid new price for what was a returned unit - with bits missing). The replacement has proved to be excellent, apart from the storage features which are a bit temperamental.
I really should contact Virgin and get a v3 SuperHub organised, especially as I'm wondering if my old one is throttling my high speed connection.
I'm tired of all the mediocre routers riddled with weird issues at a high price point. So I've opted to buy a Ubiquiti Edrouter Lite. It's turning up today :D. Coupling it with a Ubiquiti AC Pro access point.
Roughly the same price as a top end consumer wifi router.
I use an Asus RT-AC68U after finally getting rid of the awful router that Plusnet give for free
I have a Netgear WRN2200 that my ISP gave me when I upgraded to FTTC. I'm looking to upgrade to the new Draytek 2850 as soon as I can afford it. I have used a few of their routers before, for ADSL, and they are very neat.