Reddit reviews ASUS RT-N66R Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Doing a quick look your Asus has good reviews, which honestly surprised me as I can't find anything that mentions it having 5GHz or AC wireless. As for your modem it has mixed reviews stating its about 8 years old now and from what you are describing there is a good chance that it needs a Firmware update that might fix the issue but since you don't own it, it's something Comcast would have to do.

Personally, I also have Comcast (Great Lakes region) with download speeds "up to" 75MB and my speed test just pulled 63MB down and 7MB up. I ended up buying my modem so I can lower my bill and I run a Linksys router without issue.

So, long story short, I would try testing your system with a cable right into the modem. Though inconvenient it will let you know if it's your router or modem is the issue. I find it unlikely that it is having a hard time routing the traffic from all your devices and more likely that it's an issue with the modem itself. And as it's a rental you'd have to call Comcast to have them test and either replace it or buy one yourself and then call and have them set it up to their network.

> Would buying my own (better) modem help this?

Probably, yeah. Cheap networking equipment is not rated for those speeds. You'll need to buy two or three pieces of equipment if you go this route, but you will likely get much better speeds and you will save the ~$10/mo (or whatever they charge these days) rental fee that you give Comcast every month to use their shitty equipment.

You will need:

• A cable modem
  
• A wireless router
  
  You could split this up into three separate devices (modem + wired router + wifi access point) but that introduces additional complication and would probably not benefit you. If you have any questions, let me know.

That router is garbage. I looked at reviews and it averages about a 3 star rating with several reviews stating it has poor connectivity, range, speed, and reliability. Just because a company rates a product capable of certain things doesn't mean it actually is. Trendnet doesn't usually have good products and doesn't really seem to have a firm hold on the communications market for consumers. I recommend a router in the $60+ range made by D-Link, ASUS, Netgear, or TP-Link. The links are organized in ascending price, none of these routers have less than a four star rating, and all of them are either N or AC rated with dual band 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

Surprised to hear about your experience with Asus. I have this router here and I've been very impressed with the performance. I have iPhones and sometimes MacBooks around and never had any issues.

ASUS RT-N66R Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EYKSJ1E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Wx3GzbADM6KBH

Mom bought THIS router at the advice of a coworker and didn't know she needed a modem. Do any of you have any advice as to what DSL modem might best for this?

Thank you so much for the info! I'll tell the installer to do an ethernet install then since I don't plan on ever using cable with Frontier. So all I'll need is a CAT6 cable and I should be set for installation then? Then hopefully it's just as simple as plugging that it to my wireless router.

This is the router I'm using that should be fine right?

Asus RT-N66R with DD-WRT loaded.

My cable modem also has built-in wifi which I use for guest access.

ASUS RT-N66R If you need any help with it let me know. I have two in my house and have had them for over 4 years bought them when it was $150. I have recommended it for all my friends, family, and co-workers. The range is so good.

If you get two you can turn one into an AP and have very good wifi all over the house even outside and you can plug in a xbox or anything into its ports and have a very fast connection.

The TWC router they'll supply you with is likely going to be a POS Arris router. With mine, I'm not exaggerating when I say that when I connect to it to make changes, it takes about 3 minutes from when I click on a settings page before it loads that settings page. I purchased one of these routers and bridged it to my Arris router and it's a beast. It has a ton of awesome settings and is snappy as hell. You're not going to get around figuring out how to port forward on the Arris, just know that it's going to suck. To make a long story short, when I had my issue, I had set all the settings for port forwarding and it still wasn't working and it was because the firewall was disabled <.< explain that TWC... I wouldn't plug your drives directly to the router though. If you do this, it will only support direct play as the router won't transcode. Why not plug the drives into your PC and use that as your plex?

I bought this one last year. So far so good. Set up wasn’t bad if I remember correctly.