Reccommendations for router/modem? calling overbear and all techies
 

Just signed up for xfinity blast internet service which advertises 50-105 mbps . I decided not to rent their modem for $10 a month.

They are coming to install Friday so I need to pick up a modem/router asap in person.

Any ideas will try to swing by best buy or frys today.

Will be used to stream tv/movies/browsing/gaming/pr0nz

This is the modem ive been running for a little over 3 years

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6120-SURFboard-eXtreme-Broadband/dp/B001UI2FPE/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434482880&sr=1-6&keywords=motorola+surfboard"]Amazon.com: Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem: Electronics[/ame]


this is the router ive been using for about 2 years now
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005SAKW7S?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00"]Amazon.com: Asus Dual Band Wireless-N 600 SOHO Router, Fast Ethernet, 8 Guest SSID, Parental Access Time Control (RT-N53): Electronics[/ame]

Yes on the motorola that stupid listed

NO NEVER on the asus dual band. Far too old, far too many problems

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AC3200-Tri-Band-R8000/dp/B00KWHMR6G/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434486402&sr=1-2&keywords=blackhawk+router&pebp=1434486385485&perid=1SR4BNEVBMHF2P3NZESR"]Amazon.com: NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router (R8000): Electronics[/ame]

Delivery Estimate
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 by 8:00pm
ARRIS / Motorola SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Retail...
ARRIS / Motorola SurfBoard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Retail... $64.99
Qty: 1
Sold By: Amazon.com LLC
TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless N300 Home Router, 300Mpbs, IP QoS, WPS Button
TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless N300 Home Router, 300Mpbs, IP QoS, WPS Button $19.68
Qty: 1
Sold By: Amazon.com LLC


Ended up ordering these 2 with free next day delivery. Hopefully they don't suck.

Router blows, the 6121 is ok but has a few limitations. You really get what you pay for in network stuff.

So the router you ordered will limit you to a MAX of 30mbps download speeds.

Motorola surfboard extreme wireless cable modem and gigabit router, 802.11n, docsis 3.0. Works great for streaming 2 TVs, 3 iPhones and a laptop.

[QUOTE=Overbear;3604675]Router blows, the 6121 is ok but has a few limitations. You really get what you pay for in network stuff.

So the router you ordered will limit you to a MAX of 30mbps download speeds.[/QUOTE]

300mbps

This is what I did to my router due to the neighborhood interference lol. I now dominate the channel I designate.

[url=http://www.surfboard.com/products/sbg6782-ac/]SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem & Wi-Fi Router SBG6782-AC - Arris Surfboard[/url]

Eh?

[QUOTE=joltdudeuc;3604687]300mbps[/QUOTE]

No, that is the wireless speed, that is NOT the speed it transfers across the bridge from the WAN to the LAN.

Think of it like this, big wireless pipe, goes down to a little pipe and out to the cable modem. See you have to remember when you use wireless, you do not get all 300mbps, you get a chunk of it, given to you by the wireless bridge. This kind of "divides" up the available bandwidth. So in reality, you will get 30-50, of that down will be 3/4 and up will be 1/4. Then it hits the WAN port, and the process takes a bit of a change (NAT) and out, limited to how many processes the WAN is capable of.

So as example, the high end routers like what I use, are limited on WAN side to around 190-220Mbps. The sonicwall I use to have in place had a cap around 1000Mbps but that was on 3 ports shared.

[QUOTE=Overbear;3604697]No, that is the wireless speed, that is NOT the speed it transfers across the bridge from the WAN to the LAN.

Think of it like this, big wireless pipe, goes down to a little pipe and out to the cable modem. See you have to remember when you use wireless, you do not get all 300mbps, you get a chunk of it, given to you by the wireless bridge. This kind of "divides" up the available bandwidth. So in reality, you will get 30-50, of that down will be 3/4 and up will be 1/4. Then it hits the WAN port, and the process takes a bit of a change (NAT) and out, limited to how many processes the WAN is capable of.

So as example, the high end routers like what I use, are limited on WAN side to around 190-220Mbps. The sonicwall I use to have in place had a cap around 1000Mbps but that was on 3 ports shared.[/QUOTE]

Well, end result is always a different story.

Wow that thing is beyond overkill. How about a bet, if I buy it and there is no speed over my increase you pay for it?

[QUOTE=slow04wrx;3604941]Wow that thing is beyond overkill. How about a bet, if I buy it and there is no speed over my increase you pay for it?[/QUOTE]

Its not overkill if you use the features. Most of that cost is getting far better wireless coverage and the ability to set up a guest network that is DMZed from your house network.

Besides that, you wouldn't balk dropping $2000 on a set of wheels for your Subaru, but $250 bucks on a router you will have for the next 3-5 years you do?

Dudes installing my internet now. Will test speed with xvideos.com

[QUOTE=Overbear;3604974]Besides that, you wouldn't balk dropping $2000 on a set of wheels for your Subaru, but $250 bucks on a router you will have for the next 3-5 years you do?[/QUOTE]

Not a great example, I think a lot of people on here will balk at dropping $500/wheel unless they are HerraFrush or chasing .001 at the track. Especially since a lot of those wheels will be a lot less reliable during daily driving.