topic Re: 3rd party wifi router in Broadband

3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:41:16 GMT

Hello.

Can someone please help me with an advice regarding a good 3rd party wifi router that can replace the stock one from Sky. My Ring Doorbell is struggling since I moved with Sky and using this router.
There is no fiber at the moment where I live and my router model is SR203.
Any help is appreciate

Thank you

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:53:47 GMT

@Ionutt1

What connection do you have? Superfast fibre to the cabinet or full fibre?

What budget ? Do you just want to get wifi to the doorbell?

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:56:29 GMT

I am very ignorant regarding all this. I don't have fibre and my top speed is 73MB.
from my knowledge there is no fibre in my area.
budget is between £100 - £200

thank you

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:04:17 GMT

@Ionutt1

@Ionutt1 wrote:

I am very ignorant regarding all this. I don't have fibre and my top speed is 73MB.
from my knowledge there is no fibre in my area.
budget is between £100 - £200

thank you

That goes without saying.. a few people here have a asus dsl rt ax modem router

ASUS DSL-AX82U (AX5400) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable xDSL Modem Gaming Router, Gaming Port, Mobile Game Mode, Aura RGB, Included AiProtection Pro Security, Instant Guard, VPN, AiMesh Compatible https://amzn.eu/d/1eY9M4J

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:08:14 GMT

@Ionutt1

Please be aware replacing your sky hub negates sky internet calls . Is your telephone plugged into the back of your sky router or a standard openreach/bt mastersocket

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:10:50 GMT

I don't use the landline so it doesn't affect me but thank you

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:18:38 GMT

@Ionutt1

Don't get confused with trying to get a better modem/router when all you want is better wifi. You can get a asus rt ax55u or rt ax56u and use them as access points etherneted to your sky hub

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:24:22 GMT

You mean connecting the 3rd party router to my sky modem and use it just for wifi?

it wouldn't be simpler to buy one that does exactly what my sky router does but does it better?

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:29:54 GMT

@Ionutt1

At the minute the only wifi 6 rt ax asus modem router is the asus dsl rt ax82u.

You can still still buy asus dsl ac wifi 5 modem routers which have better wifi.

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:32:58 GMT

But I suppose is not really worth it not to have wifi 6 in 2024, right?

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:36:46 GMT

@Ionutt1

Depends on your devices. Personally the only wifi 6 device i have is my samsung mobile but then again i live in a small flat and don't need wifi 6

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:38:58 GMT

Oh...I thought wifi 6 is more about wifi congestion.

Re: 3rd party wifi router

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:43:58 GMT

@Ionutt1

True. It allows more devices mu -mimo and and higher channels than the sky router on 5ghz wifi

Re: 3rd party wifi router

mae-3 — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:13:58 GMT

Congestion is an issue on 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless bands.

The solution is 6GHz which is very quiet but the equipment is expensive currently., eg: wireless 6E.

Re: 3rd party wifi router

mae-3 — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:17:52 GMT

Some spectrum graphs in my area 6GHz top 2.4GHz/5GHz bottom...

Re: 3rd party wifi router

Ionutt1 — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:41:25 GMT

Thank you for your reply

Re: 3rd party wifi router

mae-3 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:06:09 GMT