# Would you recommend a good, cheap wireless router? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607 "2015-09-01T14:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/1 "2015-09-01T14:55:30Z")
I’m in no rush. My router is working pretty well, but it is 10 years old and I am starting to wonder if I should get a new one. [My current one is this bad boy, a Zyxel](http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-P330W-802-11g-Wireless-Router/dp/B000AAQQBC/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1441118991&sr=8-25&keywords=zyxel+router) I got it for $20 in 2005. The only things I’m interested in are: - **one with better range.** The Zyxel does quite well, but it doesn’t quite reach to some corners of the floor it is one. It does not penetrate through to the basement almost at all. - **higher speed?** I can download files at 2.0 mb/s with this one. Is that normal or am I too slow? I stream Netflix to multiple devices though it and it comes through HD. Maybe it’s as fast as a new one. - \*\*price \*\*- Since mine is not broken, I don’t want to spend a lot of money. Any advice? I appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/2 "2015-09-04T04:26:49Z")
Unbelievable. My Zyxel router has broken. I can’t believe I posted 2 days ago about “no rush” and kind of wanting a new router and now the stupid thing I own has broken. Help a guy out? I really need to buy a new one in the next week or so. I’m willing to go up to $50 or so. Is that too cheap? My good old $20 Zyxel lasted 10 years. Anyone know a good reasonably priced router? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/3 "2015-09-04T04:35:18Z")
After two weeks of service, I’m very happy with [this $30 bargain.](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127635) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/4 "2015-09-04T12:01:30Z")
We’ve had no issues with our Belkin and we’ve had it for ages. Hopefully mine won’t break as soon as I post this. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/5 "2015-09-04T15:24:22Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > We’ve had no issues with our Belkin and we’ve had it for ages. > > Hopefully mine won’t break as soon as I post this. 🙂 I know. I love amazing coincidences. I literally was casually thinking about a new router and the current one dies. I think it heard me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-a-good-cheap-wireless-router/729607/6 "2015-09-04T19:52:42Z")
> [@Mr\_Downtown](#): > > After two weeks of service, I’m very happy with [this $30 bargain.](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127635) Thanks, I ordered it and got the free shipping. My Zyxel has sprung back to life for the moment, but I feel like it is a servant on life support and I’m trying to drag out the final bit of work out of him before I shoot him in the backyard.