Which Wi-Fi router to choose in a freelance apartment?

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Yuri Gets2021-03-02 13:05:03

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Yuri Gets, 2021-03-02 13:05:03

Hello. Share your experience in choosing a Wi-Fi router for freelancers. What should you pay attention to, which company? Should I take a 2-band? Please write advice in which you are 100% sure. For example, it is strongly advised to take MikroTik with a frequency of 5 GHz.

Conditions

1) "W-shaped" apartment of a brick-concrete house, 60 square meters, six rooms (including bathrooms, kitchen and corridor)

2) D-Link DIR-300 stands in the center of the apartment. Links to specifications:

https://otziv-otziv.ru/katalog/oborudovanie-wi-fi-...
https://lantorg.com/products/d-link-dir-300-ad1a

3) The provider promises up to 50 Mbps

4) During the day, two smartphones and computers are actively used: a laptop and an old PC. On a laptop, a browser with Google Dock and a couple of static pages. On a PC - a call center from a remote desktop.

5) $70 budget, ideally up to $35

Routers I've noticed:

https://rozetka.com.ua/ua/xiaomi_507371/p154200782/
https://rozetka.com.ua/ua/tp_link_archer_c24/p2511...
https://rozetka.com.ua/ua/mikrotik_rb952ui_5ac2nd_...
https://rozetka.com.ua/ua/mikrotik_rb952ui_5ac2nd/...

It may be worth leaving the current router, just call the wizard and configure it correctly or reflash it.

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Nikolai, 2021-03-02
@nvkuzn

The PC needs to be wired. A dual-band (2.4 and 5GHz) router is a must in an apartment building. I do not advise Xiaomi, I came across two "router 3", they worked strangely. Tp-links more expensive than $30 worked well, I saw one cheap one, it was bad. Mikrotik has an unfriendly interface, but the routers are good.

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Ilya S, 2021-03-02
@Stalinko

I used to sit on tp-link. But already several routers have died. Especially when there was a heat of +38, they do not cope at all. Not so long ago I switched to Xiaomi Mi Router 4A. Dual band. 4 antennas. It's in the closet. I would not say that he has a super-powerful signal. In the far corner of the apartment shows 1-2 sticks. Like the cheap tp-link with two antennas before. But overall, it works flawlessly.
Huawei is highly praised. Actually, it is one of the largest manufacturers of communication equipment. I only have a 4g-wifi-modem from them in the country, it works fine.

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Vladimir Korotenko, 2021-03-02
@firedragon

I have the last 2 and Powerline adapters.
5 gigahertz frankly weakly hit through the walls.
The best option would be a powerful router in the center. Copper to the main consumer (gigabit), and to all other dishes https://www.ozon.ru/product/tochka-dostupa-mikroti...

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mletov, 2021-03-02
@mletov

I have an ASUS TP8A06-07147, but it's not cheap, somewhere on the upper limit of your budget. Powerful, 4 antennas. Penetrates anywhere in the apartment. The area is about the same as yours. I am satisfied with everything, it has been working for 3-4 years.
Minus: 2.4 and 5 GHz are declared, only 2.4 works without problems, apparently, for 5 you still need to dance with a tambourine, but I don’t really need it.

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graf_Alibert, 2021-03-11
@graf_Alibert

According to the description, the plan of the apartment is complex and one router may not be enough to cover it. In this case,
TP-Link Mesh Deco E4 2 pcs will help. - easy to set up, fast scalability by purchasing additional. access points.
If stability is needed, then Kinetik with multi-wan and connect a second provider
On mikrotik , all this can also be implemented, but knowledge and experience with them are needed.