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Buy New Router N300 WNR2000V5
I presently have a Netgear N300 Wnr2000V2 Router. I am experiencing very slow connections and Spectrum suggested replacing it with a N300 Wnr2000V4 or N300 Wnr2000V5. Are these still available and if...
I think $49 for a gigabit capable RAX35 would be way under budget 🙂 and a massive upgrade versus the WNR2000 or the R6120.
Performance on both of those is pretty anemic but the RAX35 has some pretty solid speeds. Only downfall is its a 2x2 antenna device but has 160hz wide channels. Again, still way above the other devices.
MYnetGD49 wrote:
With my router I get about 90mbps on my pc, wired to the router and about 30mbps with my tablet wifi'd to the router.
That is because your current router is so old that, as plemans says, it is a lot slower than your Internet connection.
According to Netgear's manual for the WNR2000V2, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. At a top speed of 100 Mbps, that makes it slower than your internet service. It is slower than the 200 Mbps you paid for. (Did you ever measure the speed from that?)
The last thing you want is another one of those, even a newer version. Yet more hopeless advice from your ISP.
Ideally I am hoping to stay under $100, or if not close to it. This is just used in our house with a pc (wired) and wifi devices including (3) streaming tv's with roku, (1) Portal unit for video chatting with our granddaughters, cellphones, (2) tablets but not all at the same time. Maybe this is more information that you need but maybe if it is you can advise where I should look for an appropriate unit.
Not at all, that is just the sort of information we need. It shows that your requirements are very modest.
By all means chase around for exotic "recycled" devices but many people prefer to play it safe and to get a shiny new box off the shelf.
Just about anything you buy today would be better than the WNR2000V2. For just over $100 you can get the brand new R6700AX or the R6900P for $76.49. (These are from Amazon but there may be alternative suppliers out there.)
My guess is that someone who has survived on the WNR2000V2 would be blown away by anything newer.
Michael Kenward, What about a
NETGEAR - AC1200 WiFi Router, 1.2Gbps (R6120)
from Walmart for $74.00?
I may be showing my ignorance but I am looking for something that would give me download speed at my computer close to that of my modem, buy a new unit, local if possible, Walmart not Amazon, for no more than $100 if possible.
This unit appears to meet my needs but wanted your input.
Thank you for your help.
MYnetGD49 wrote:
Michael Kenward, What about a
NETGEAR - AC1200 WiFi Router, 1.2Gbps (R6120)
NO!
Netgear's basic device. It falls at the first hurdle.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information (the details for the R6120 are wrong), the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than your internet service and most modern network hardware.
It is no better than the WNR2000V2 and, at 100 Mbps max, will throw away most of the 400 Mbps you pay for.
Look for something that says "Gigabit Ethernet" on the box or, more technical, 1000Base-T.
Thanks again Michael for your ongoing support. I thought I had met recommendations, where they stated 1.2gbps but evidently not.I will go back and do more research.
I don't remember if it was you or someone else asked me what speeds I was getting, with old modem and new modem:
Spectrum's Advertised Speed of Old Service, 200mbps, I measured over 200mbps download speed, I think 216..
Spectrum's Advertised Speed of New Service, 500mbps, I measured over 586.9mbps download speed.
As I have been told my bottleneck is the speed of the router.
Taking your reply of "Look for something that says "Gigabit Ethernet" on the box or, more technical, 1000Base-T." I guess I am confused but will look closer for these specs. In my not up to date mind I thought I found these specs, 1.2gbps.
I know this is probably too much to ask but if you would not mind could you look at the Walmart Website and see if you spot something that meets your suggestions? Ideally available at the Geneva NY store, zip 14456. If you would rather not fine and no problem.
Have a good day Michael.
Thats the wifi aggregate link speeds.
If you look at walmart, theres a RAX35 on sale for $49
Its gigabit and much newer technology.