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Help with New Router
Hello,
HELP. I think it's time to upgrade from my old WNDR3400V3 router. Should I consider a new router?
I think I have 10 or so devices to connect. I have a small home 1400sq ft and connection with the old router seemed to be pretty good. Is a Nighthawk router good for the number of devices?
I am a bit lost here and do not know where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Erinpiper wrote:
Are those options compatible with the new Nighthawk app? Is the app something to consider when looking at these new routers?
Will Netgear honor the renewed router as if it were new and does Netgear do the renew on the unit? I have never tried anything that was renewed?
Thank You
Renewed warranties are shorter as well as the support period is less. But even if you factor in an aftermarket warranty through amazon, its still far cheaper. And its just a thought. If its concerning and you'd like a longer support period, then go with a new device. but you'll end up with a lower spec device for the same price.
In terms of 6E, its not really in the budget for what you're plans are. And I'm not a huge fan of it yet as there really isn't much for 6e devices and its range is much shorter than 2.4ghz/5ghz.
With the devices you have, a decent dual band router should be more than enough. Tribands are nice when you get a lot of devices streaming at once. Your internet connection will bottleneck before the router will with what you're current speeds are.
And I'd certainly recommend making sure you have at least gigabit. 100mbps might be your speeds now, but a lot of the isp's have been setting their base speeds at that 200mbps speeds.
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Yes, an upgrade might be worth it. That router is pretty old and several generations behind.
You put that you have 10 devices and the size of your home, good work.
What speeds do you pay your isp for?
Are you doing a lot of streaming or what do you use the internet for?
Whats your budget? (sometimes an older higher quality router is better than a newer one)
Do I need / Should I consider one with 4g LTE? Is that something that might be beneficial or something I would need in the future?
Is a router that is compatible with the Nighthawk app something to consider over other routers? Does the Nighthawk app do the same things the Netgear Genie program does or did? Does 90Mbps sound correct? I did a speed test and that is the result of the download speed test. I still need to check to see what I am paying for.
Thank You
Hello,
Is the Nighthawk router 6 and 6E something to consider over just a Nighthawk router? 4 Stream, 5 Stream How many streams and what is the difference? The same for dual band, tri band What should I be considering here for what I have? I am paying for 100Mbps with my internet provider, am I correct in beliving that I do not need a router that would be in the Gbps speed range?
I currently have one tablet, a chromebook and a desktop computer along with 3 phones and the Roku and Fire TV.
Any suggestions on what would be a good router to purchase next?
Any help is greatly appreciated, Thank You.
Thank you very much for your help. I will have to check to see what speed we have as I am not sure. Probably something I should know.
I do not think I do very much streaming but I do have Roku and a Fire TV, would that be considered streaming? They both seem to work well with whatever my current speed is. Generally now I do alot of searching for products, email, some video calling and shopping. The video calls seem to be pretty good quality. I do have Discovery and Disney plus but usually watch on Roku. Thinking about it I don't believe I counted the Roku or the Fire TV in the number of devices.
If I could stay between say $200 to $300 that would be great.
Thank you again I do appreciate the help. This is all so new and I feel a bit lost.
Erinpiper
Amazon has a renewed RAX75 (AX5700) for around that $150. pretty cheap as new its around 300.
Or you can go with a solid AC router like the R7800.
There's other ones you can look at and peruse.
This model router is several years old and apart of the older generation of routers.
You might consider checking in to a R or RAX series newer generation router as a upgrade:https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/routers/
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for Smart WiFi Router products:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/bd-p/home-wifi-routers-general
Please use this link to the main forum product list to review and choose where to make your posts.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/NETGEAR-Forum/ct-p/en-netgearThank You for your help and suggestions. I did not know where to start. I will look at the links you gave me.
