Reddit mentions of TP-Link AC1750 Wireless Wi-Fi Gigabit Router (Archer C8)

That's the only WiFi device in your house? No wonder you have signal problems. You need a device with some actual RF power and replaceable antennas.

Unless you have a decent newish router already, I'd go with something like this. If you have a great router but it has no WiFi, then you're looking at standalone Wireless Access Points which can be just as expensive anyway. Ubiquiti products seem to get a lot of love here.

I'm using a SonicWALL TZ-210 router & an Onion Pi as a WAP but my situation is much simpler (and smaller) than yours.

Don't forget to consider interference from your neighbors. I live among 4 4-unit townhouse buildings all very close together so the 2.4 GHz is rather busy. This will cut down on your range too. You'll need to do an RF survey of your house to find out if you have issues. I use an Android app called WiFi Analyzer.

Are you more worried about the modem or wireless router? Most modern modems/routers are just fine. It's the wireless radio that's terrible.

I just looked at a huge number of wireless router options, and the Archer C8 is my current pick for the money. While it's a tad slower than some of the fastest routers, it's affordable and has almost no bad reviews on either newegg or amazon. (<10% 1-2 star reviews). Every other router was more in the 20-50% 1-2 star review range. (Yes, 50%!).

Here's a list of the top performing routers from smallnetbuilder, sorted by 5ghz downlink. (I decided to use that instead of overall throughput, but it should be fairly similar).

| Model | 5ghz downlink Mbps | Newegg 1-2 | Amazon 1-2 | Amazon price | Newegg price |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
| TP-Link AC1750 / Archer C7 | 209.5 | 33% | 21% | $100 | $100 |
| Linksys EA6900 | 195.6 | n/a | 34% | $170 | $180 |
| Netgear R6250 | 184.8 | 23% | 21% | $130 | $133 |
| D-Link DIR-880L | 182.4 | 20% | 12% | $167 | $167 |
| Asus RT-AC66U | 166.7 | 31% | 20% | $151 | $151 |
| D-Link DIR-868L | 162.6 | 29% | 18% | $130 | $130 |
| Linksys EA6500 | 160.7 | 55% | 27% | $130 | $120 |
| Netgear R6300v2 | 159.4 | 48% | 21% | $140 | $140 |
| TRENDnet TEW-818DRU | 156.9 | 25% | 22% | $150 | $150 |
| TP-Link AC1750 Archer C8 | 155.6 | 13% | 13% | $115 | $115 |
| TP-Link AC1900 Archer C9 | 154.5 | 5% | 3% | $151 | $151 |
| Linksys AC1600 EA6500 | 151.4 | 55% | 27% | $130 | $120 |
| Linksys AC1200 EA6400 | 151.4 | 21% | 27% | $110 | $144 |
| Asus AC1200 RT-AC56U | 150 | 53% | 25% | $100 | $100 |
| Asus RT-N66U | 136.7 | 20% | 14% | $120 | $120 |

This is a great review site for networking stuff.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/

Best reviewed AC1200 router $90
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JZFG6QS?ie=UTF8&tag=small0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00JZFG6QS

Best reviewed AC1750 router $130
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N2ROH0C?ie=UTF8&tag=small0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00N2ROH0C

If you go with a good higher AC router, you start pushing even closer to $200.

But check out that website, see some reviews. A 3rd ranked in any given AC category router will be solid, but who knows, might be a good bit cheaper.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B00N2ROH0C/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

I'd go with this one

TP-Link AC1750 Wireless Wi-Fi Gigabit Router (Archer C8) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2ROH0C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AZ4OCbW7CABVP

Or

NETGEAR R6700 Nighthawk AC1750 Dual Band Smart WiFi Router, Gigabit Ethernet (R6700) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R2AZLD2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_o04OCbXC78BX2

What do you think out of these two,


https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Wireless-Beamforming-Archer-C8/dp/B00N2ROH0C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8


and https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-AC1350-Wireless-Router-Archer/dp/B01K1JJUNW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1521641116&sr=8-3&keywords=archer+c7


appreciate the help. the one you linked looks like it's $180+ here in canada

The next thing to try would be to do a factory reset of your router (save your config first) to see if that helps.

If not, then time to shop for a new one. The standard recommendation for an all-in-one is the TP-Link Archer C8. If you're ready to get your feet wet and learn more about networking and the ability to do more, then folks recommend a Ubiquiti [Edgerouter-X](https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-lite/) and UAP-AC-LITE access point.