> [...] My current internet system is an older Verizon modem/router
> setup. [...]
Does it have a maker and model number?
> [...] My son gave this router to me [...]
Where "this router" is this router?:
> Model: R6700|Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
> [...] to increase our very sloooooow internet speed. [...]
Not likely to help much. Your Internet speed is most likely limited
by your ISP (and its infrastructure), not by your (unspecified)
modem+router. Also, "very sloooooow" is not a very detailed
description.
Connecting a three-inch-diameter water pipe to feed your kitchen sink
won't greatly increase the maximum flow rate through your water meter.
> [...] I believe I need a new modem to work with this router [...]
The fastest DSL modem in the world won't help you if your ISP service
is incompatible with it. An R6700 might have better wireless-network
capability than your old gizmo, but that may help little if the
bottleneck is the modem-ISP link.
> [...] What should I do? [...]
Ask your ISP what levels of service they can provide, what they cost,
and what sort of modem(s) they support/tolerate at each level. Then
you should be able to determine what your "an older Verizon
modem/router" can do as a modem. (For example, if some particular
service level uses VDSL, but your old modem is limited to ADSL, then
you'd need to replace your modem to get that level of service.)
