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wenitetan
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Nov 07, 2022

Do all routers eventually just start to die (nighthawk R7000)? (Need a replacement)

Right now running a Netgear R7000 running DD-WRT. Ive been experiencing a lot of issues lately and have to reboot often. This happened to my last router a few years back as well.

Do all routers eventually start to "crap" out?

Im guessing this is pretty outdated as well - so might as well upgrade to something better. I'm not so sure I need DDWRT anymore, since the majority of the time im not home, im connected to all sorts of wifi (and use a vpn), so I guess I really dont care if I have it anymore.

Budget is around 200 - range has been fine on this, but wouldnt mind a little boost. I know new wifi standards have been released since then, so an update would be nice.

I do a lot of gaming (mostly LAN, but I have friends come over and use wifi), so any extra GAMING features i guess would be cool, but im assuming they all probably offer the same thing, just some get their prices jacked up for GAMING purposes.

 
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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 07, 2022
    wenitetan wrote:

    Do all routers eventually start to "crap" out?

     

    My experience is that as long as they survive their early days electronic stuff just keeps going along as you don't get lots of power cuts and lightning strikes. Eventually, though, obsolescence creeps in and they can't keep up with things like faster Internet services.

     

    You don't say what issues you have, and in any case this isn't the place to troubleshoot a router with third party firmware.

     

    The R7000 is ageing. But it has proved to be pretty reliable and meets most needs.

     

    The way to look for an alternative is probably to check the product pages and pick the features that appeal to you.

     

    Wireless Routers for Home | NETGEAR

     

    and

     

    Orbi: Whole Home WiFi System for Better WiFi Everywhere | NETGEAR

     

    Then check back here for reports on the things you are considering, but remember that people turn up in this community with problems, not compliments. So look at reviews on Amazon, for example.