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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
is there anything cheaper you can suggest?
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I don't like repeating myself but here we go:
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Originally Posted by General Maximus
The only other routers I would recommend are the lower models in the same range which are more expensive or similar models from other brands such as Asus which are £100+ as this one should be.
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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
now, i understand the quality of that router you kindly suggested, but i can not purchase it myself (not that the money is the problem, but landlord and other would not like the idea), so the only option would be a cheaper substitute
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that does not make any sense whatsoever. If you went to the guys in your house and said "hey dudes, I am going to buy a new kick ass router which is going to fix all of our problems" I doubt they would complain. They are definitely not going to rejoice at a cheaper alternative.
I am not being a router snob but like I said before, there is a reason I say things and choose particular things. If you want to buy a cheap naff router then you had might as well stick with the shubs which are free. I haven't gone through every router in that list because I haven't got time but suffice to say that Netgear make the shub (infer what you will), I wouldn't touch tplink with a barge pole and the wan to lan throughput on the Linksys E900 is 94mbits and I imagine the E1500 would be similar.
I understand that you might not want to cough up £65 all by yourself which is why I suggested you spread the cost amongst you flat mates. You would be better off persevering atm and saving up some dosh over the next couple of months and getting the router I recommended (or put it on your xmas list) rather than buying one of the ones you suggested. There is a reason why they are around the £30 mark and they won't fix your problem. You might think £65 is a bit steep but you have got to remember that it is a top of the range router and should be £175.