Suggestions for a new wireless router

Mine broke and I am looking to buy a new router. Wireless-N or Wireless-G? Any suggestions are welcome.

Wireless N most definitely! More bandwidth and faster speeds.

From Wikipedia:

IEEE 802.11n-2009 is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over the two previous standards — 802.11a and 802.11g — with a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz.[1][2]


Since 2007, the Wi-Fi Alliance has been certifying interoperability of "draft-N" products based on what was draft 2.0 of IEEE 802.11n specification.[3] The Alliance has upgraded its suite of compatibility tests for some enhancements finalized after draft 2.0. Furthermore, it has affirmed that all draft-n certified products remain compatible with the products conforming to the final standards.

Thanks Nibiru, as always!!

Any suggestions on what brand? Linksys, Belkin, Netgear or else?

I am thinking of Cisco Linksys - E1000 Wireless-N Router for $59.99 at Best Buy.

Wireless N definitely - Much more secure.

Personally, I prefer routers that have the external antennas. It makes it easier to adjust them for maximum signal to the computers. But this one does have two internal antennas so you should have no problems

It is a good router though, gets 4 out of 5 eggs at Newegg.

Where I now live has a Linksys router and it works great and has good signal strength. The new styling is a plus too.

Just make sure that your computer's wireless adapter has wireless N capability too, to get the best results of wireless N.

Wireless N is the way to go. Some have two antennas on them, some has none. As far as brand goes, Kalario, it's best to stick with a known brand. There are many "no name" brands, especially on the internet, for sale. Newegg had one in the ad that I got from them yesterday, they are a good source for accessories. Also, if your laptop does not have a built in "N" connection, most of the major brands have the kits where both the router and adapter is included. I have an adapter that I bought on eBay for $15, and "N" is super fast. Before I got my own cable internet, my neighbor allowed me to use her connection, it was a "N" router. I had only a two bar signal, and my download speeds were very fast, around 600KB/sec.

I felt the same way but I just setup a new wireless network using a Netgear 3500. It has internal antennas but I was impressed with the range.

Ummm, no. They all have antennas - a requirement for any radio system.

That Netgear router is a really nice piece of hardware you've got there!

Excellent choice. One thing I have noticed about wireless routers is that once one goes above the $90-100 price range, the features and reliability are right on.

They've done a very good job of internal antenna placement on it so it's range is quite good.

I have always been partial to D-Link, but I had Netgear in the past and it was a solid router too.

Netgear is good, it's what I have, although Time Warner supplies mine. I was going to buy my own, but found it to be better for them to provide it, plus it was included in the package deal anyway. So I would have saved nothing, they don't adjust package pricing. The only thing I wonder about is why it gets so hot, after only using it three or four hours? The other one that I had was barely warm to the touch. It's hard to go wrong with Netgear, though.

Your router getting hot is NOT a good sign. The chipset is overheating and that's not good. That may be why your speed is being slow and throttled.

I'll bet you RR is charging you a rental fee though, double-check it.

Try your old router and see what happens.