I've been watching this router on camelcamelcamel for a few weeks for it to drop in price again. This is the cheapest it's been for a while according to the charts for Amazon.co.uk.
This is the recommended router by CustomPC magazine for MIMO WIFI.
N.B. It does not have a modem, so you will need to plug into your modem.
Top comments
taras
24 Apr 173#4
If you are needing to restart any router (modem router or router) every week then its faulty
All comments (34)
Pweda
24 Apr 17#1
Got this router when it was last this price in January. Using with BT Infinity 4 and it works a treat and much better than the home hub 6.
Aeschylus
24 Apr 17#2
Lovely router, I have the 'D' version, get that one if you dont want to worry about modem, if they are similar price
Bigspin
24 Apr 171#3
Superb router. new firmware released few weeks ago. super stable and no need to restart every week.
fishmaster to Bigspin
24 Apr 17#21
That's a great feature there. The paying for something and it working properly feature, that's one of the best.
taras
24 Apr 173#4
If you are needing to restart any router (modem router or router) every week then its faulty
VimesUK
24 Apr 17#5
My R7000 has been a pretty solid router and is flashed with a AsusWRT Merlin firmware. This makes running it with a VPN client pretty good when overclocked to 1.2Ghz. Increasing the transmission power of both radios has helped also.
When running the official firmware it was pretty dire and sluggish.
This R7800 with its dual core 1.7Ghz CPU should be pretty useful for a VPN as well, albeit when using DD-WRT, as Netgear do not support a VPN client set up.
Heat added and good price, might still wait to see if the Linksys 3200 ever drops in price.
redbutcher
24 Apr 17#6
I have one of these - very impressed with it.
st8mike
24 Apr 171#7
I have one its a great solid performing router. Don't think you could do much if any better for the money.
oneeyedvic
24 Apr 17#8
Hi all. Is it possible to use this router with sky fibre?
I have a lot of home automation stuff together with the usual mobile phones, tablets etc etc
Also live in an old Victorian House so quite large and roomy - the Sky one is struggling
Finally if possible I would like to be able to remotely dial in from away to access files (though don't have a fixed up address)
Will this do all of the above?
andybarnes to oneeyedvic
24 Apr 17#9
I think Sky lock their routers down. I don't have fibre, but got the Sky Q router which is useless. Sky won't let me use my own, you have to do some sort of behind the scenes configuration to get a non Sky router working. Might be different for fibre.
redbutcher to oneeyedvic
24 Apr 17#12
Yes, you need to use DD-WRT firmware with it (also need a separate modem - I use an old unlocked HG612 Openreach one) and use a command to start the connection, but once done it's rock solid - and yes I have Sky Fibre.
![Fresh Breakfast Meat Box (Using code) @ Campbells Meat [Haggis / Lorne Sausage / Bacon / Black Pudding & More]](/images/topics/208684_1.jpg)
![[Xbox One] Q. u. b. e: Director's Cut on Deals with Gold](/images/topics/208716_1.jpg)
Opening post
I've been watching this router on camelcamelcamel for a few weeks for it to drop in price again. This is the cheapest it's been for a while according to the charts for Amazon.co.uk.
This is the recommended router by CustomPC magazine for MIMO WIFI.
N.B. It does not have a modem, so you will need to plug into your modem.
Top comments
All comments (34)
When running the official firmware it was pretty dire and sluggish.
This R7800 with its dual core 1.7Ghz CPU should be pretty useful for a VPN as well, albeit when using DD-WRT, as Netgear do not support a VPN client set up.
Heat added and good price, might still wait to see if the Linksys 3200 ever drops in price.
I have a lot of home automation stuff together with the usual mobile phones, tablets etc etc
Also live in an old Victorian House so quite large and roomy - the Sky one is struggling
Finally if possible I would like to be able to remotely dial in from away to access files (though don't have a fixed up address)
Will this do all of the above?