More often than not, people only replace their router when it stops working. But there are always reasons to upgrade your router, or otherwise expand your existing Wi-Fi network. Especially with the fast rate at which wireless technologies have been growing. Ending up with a router appropriate for your needs is really about understanding the …
The idea of a gaming router is mostly nonsense. When you break it down, there’s very little which makes a gaming router distinctly useful for gaming. For the most part, gaming routers really just take features that already exist on regular routers, and make them a little simpler to access. Or at least, that’s the …
Connecting all your devices under one network can be tricky. Wi-Fi signals are not good at working their way around obstacles, especially dense materials. That’s really the origin of most Wi-Fi dead zones. Getting your network connected with one device is sometimes possible, with brilliant positioning of your router. But the rest of the time, …
As smart-home devices become more popular, homes around the world are filling up with Wi-Fi signals. Refrigerators connected to Wi-Fi aren’t exactly going to tear through your bandwidth. Neither will a Wi-Fi Tea kettle, or a Wi-Fi connected lightbulb. But added together, their presence on the network does add up. Once that happens, network traffic …
Choosing a router is actually pretty easy. Once you’ve decided on a modem/router combo, there are only a few questions left to ask. Do you have any special requirements for security features, or any reason for an unusually high number of Ethernet ports? If not, then you really only have to think about bandwidth. And …