Wireless router - a/g/b/n bands - Only a single 5Ghz band and 2 2.4Ghz band
£16.78 including free next day DPD Delivery seems decent enough for the prices. Would be good a wireless repeater, extender.
Sadly 100Mb ports not Gigabit
Some Specs:
• Next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
• 5-in-1 Router, Access Point, Range Extender, Wireless Bridge and WISP
• Backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n standards
• Concurrent dual-band wireless connectivity for 2.4GHz and 5GHz
• High gain fixed antennas for better Wi-Fi performance
• Supports up to 8 Multi-SSID (2.4GHz x 4 and 5GHz x 4) & VLAN (AP mode only)
• Supports guest network (router mode only)
• Revolutionary iQoS for efficient and effective internet bandwidth management
All comments (56)
FlappyPappy
30 Dec 151#1
Was silly at 20 quid, now even better.
89quidyoucantgowrong
30 Dec 15#2
Thanks op. Ordered.
OBH6UK
30 Dec 15#3
Another thanks OP, been looking for a cheap dual band router to replace the poor single band one TT supply.
taras to OBH6UK
30 Dec 15#4
tt supply a modem/switch/wireless/router/
this is a switch/wireless/router
So you will still have to use the tt unit :P
OBH6UK
30 Dec 15#5
No I wont, will use the Openreach VDSL modem connected to this!
polarbaba
30 Dec 15#6
what's this like compared to more expensive ones that look like a transformer robot?
I don't need USB ports.. bit would be nice.. no need for anything other than great WiFi...
I have a VM super hub 2 and its crap..
anyone suggest if this is OK for me and my modest requirements?
it will only be used for my phones and tablets...
although I don't mind if I spend more money but need rock solid WiFi with a good range.. so no internal antennas
Torchwood to polarbaba
30 Dec 15#11
I've gone for one. Reviews look pretty good on the whole. And for £17 delivered it seems like a bargain.
snipa to polarbaba
30 Dec 15#18
I've got the original SuperHub. I was thinking of paying to get a newer VM issue one. This is of interest to me only because of the concurrent 2.4 and 5Ghz (which you already have) and external antennas which should increase range and signal strength.
GuruMeditationError to polarbaba
30 Dec 151#22
You may want something with a higher Antenna Gain because the 1.5dBi won't go far for the 5Ghz because I think the signal drop-off is considerably more than 2.5GHz.. If you have lots of devices then the cheaper units can suffer under load and even more so if they only have 100Mbps LAN port if transferring between devices.
But I guess it will really depend on what kind of reliability, range, amount of devices and type of use you are going to want. This edimax unit will probably be ideal for a few devices in a small house.
frownbreaker to polarbaba
31 Dec 151#49
These are fine for locations with no other radio interference / access points but if you want the best range / signal quality the ASUS units are hard to beat. Good radio design and excellent firmware / custom firmware. Worth running a site survey using Wifi Analyser (free on play store) to see if you have other APs in range. Also worth locating your AP near the centre of the house flat for optimal range. Consider the first floor not near the front of the house where the cable comes in from the road. Also remove any Wifi Repeaters (these halve your bandwidth) unless you use 5gHz as back haul and 2.4gHz for clients - best to run cable or mains networking if you need to extend the range. I had 3 APs (dual external ant) replaced with a single ASUS unit. Never looked back. If you are paying for high speed internet remember the units supplied by Virgin . BT / Sky cannot really deliver that speed to your devices. Best to build out your own network at home and use the ISP device as a gateway to the internet and disable the WIFI etc. With Virgin the Superhub is pants, put it into Modem mode and connect to a quality AP I got faster throughput and way better WIFI. BT Home hub is better than a VM Superhub but still cannot hold a candle to a 2 year old ASUS model!
taras
30 Dec 15#7
Ahh in that case you are correct :P
audioslim
30 Dec 15#8
Think you are wrong. This isnt going to authenticate via the BTO modem.
taras
30 Dec 15#9
it has a wan port !!! so pppoe should be there
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and it does:
Wan
•Supports WISP connection mode
•Supports RJ-45 cable/xDSL modems
•WAN protocol: PPPoE, static IP, dynamic IP, PPTP and L2TP
Opening post
£16.78 including free next day DPD Delivery seems decent enough for the prices. Would be good a wireless repeater, extender.
Sadly 100Mb ports not Gigabit
Some Specs:
• Next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
• 5-in-1 Router, Access Point, Range Extender, Wireless Bridge and WISP
• Backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n standards
• Concurrent dual-band wireless connectivity for 2.4GHz and 5GHz
• High gain fixed antennas for better Wi-Fi performance
• Supports up to 8 Multi-SSID (2.4GHz x 4 and 5GHz x 4) & VLAN (AP mode only)
• Supports guest network (router mode only)
• Revolutionary iQoS for efficient and effective internet bandwidth management
All comments (56)
this is a switch/wireless/router
So you will still have to use the tt unit :P
I don't need USB ports.. bit would be nice.. no need for anything other than great WiFi...
I have a VM super hub 2 and its crap..
anyone suggest if this is OK for me and my modest requirements?
it will only be used for my phones and tablets...
although I don't mind if I spend more money but need rock solid WiFi with a good range.. so no internal antennas
I've heard good reviews about the TP-LINK Archer C9/D9 (Ones for Cable and the other is for ADSL) :-
£95 for the D9 : http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-D9-efficient-connection-increased/dp/B00LCSOLX6
£90 for the C9 : http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-C9-Wireless-Beamforming-Efficient/dp/B00PK0JLCI
But I guess it will really depend on what kind of reliability, range, amount of devices and type of use you are going to want. This edimax unit will probably be ideal for a few devices in a small house.
[edit]
and it does:
Wan
•Supports WISP connection mode
•Supports RJ-45 cable/xDSL modems
•WAN protocol: PPPoE, static IP, dynamic IP, PPTP and L2TP
http://www.edimax.co.uk/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/global/wireless_routers_dual-band/br-6208ac/