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   "Necessity is the mother of invention". I discovered I don't need a hone   
   router. My LG K4 works better than TELUS 3100T. Using cheap bytes imported   
   from the USA, with mobile LTE data, I have a WiFi router that is better and   
   cheaper. I will return my 3100T and explain "I have been on a consumer's   
   strike for months". Next I will put all my CAT 5e & CAT 6 Ethernet  cables   
   up for resale on Craigslist.   
      
   "Arlen _G_ Holder" <_arlen.george@halder.edu> wrote in message   
   news:qp4q3s$iqt$2@news.mixmin.net...   
   > What should we care about in a home router to select the best for us?   
   >   
   > In a recent thread on the Windows ng, it was noted by one that their   
   > current router worked just fine even as it was 9 years old.   
   > o Router recommendations   
   >    
   >   
   > Same with me, although mine is "much" newer, as the warranty expired in   
   > 2013 so it's a 2012 router! :)   
   >   
   > Given what we know about power attainable in WiFi based on the Ubiquiti   
   > thread, what REALLY matters in terms of buying a home router today?   
   > o Curious how far your Wi-Fi access point is from your desktop computer   
   >    
   >   
   > Typical home routers are hopelessly anemic in terms of power, aren't they?   
   > o So what really matters when buying a router for your home today?   
   >   
   > I don't know, but as I am wont to do, I'll make a first pass stab:   
   > (This is just a guess since I'm not looking for a router myself.)   
   >   
   > 1. First in import, I would think, is WiFI AP transmit power, which, let's   
   > face it, is almost fatally anemic in all home routers, but if you can get   
   > 3dBm more than some other router, that's DOUBLE the power (and, as I   
   > recall, 1/4 more range).   
   >   
   > 2. Second in import, I would think, isn't antenna gain (as they're all   
   > likely 3dBI or so omni antennas, even as the marketing of them may get   
   > "fancy" with all sorts of technologies that simple "gain" would more   
   > directly overwhelm), nor is second in import, I would think, the supported   
   > protocols, as AC of whatever "speed" you can get is gonna be in all of   
   > them.   
   >   
   > Second in import, I guess, is "speed", which, um, I don't know, I guess   
   > it's directly related to the CPU and RAM of the computer inside the   
   > router,   
   > but where the lies about "claimed" speed may make that comparison   
   > difficult.   
   >   
   > 3. Third in import, I guess, is "everything else", such as, oh, perhaps:   
   > a. Detachable antenna (so you can put a more directional antenna if   
   > needed)   
   > b. USB port (CIFs SAMBA, so you can put files on the Internet, if needed)   
   > c. (special needs may take priority, like multiple fast streaming needs)   
   >   
   > 4. I suspect the commodity checklist stuff goes here, such as   
   > a. fast ports, usually 4, but the faster & more the better of course   
   > b. firewall configuration (but don't they all have them?)   
   > c. what else matters?   
   >   
   > What do we care about in a home router to select the best for us?   
   > --   
   > Such a general question which for purposefully helpful but sound advice.   
      
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