Router Purchasing Advice

I'm thinking of buying a new router to try to get the most put of my internet (i think about 30 mps is what we have) bit I don't really know what I should look for or what to buy.

We have a wireless setup from at&t and have 4 ppl in the house who use wi fi for phones, laptop, and game consoles.

I'm not really even sure how to set one up but I probably could with some instructions.

Any Advice would be helpful ^_^

Network engineer here.

The advertised speed of your router won't really make much of a difference in "getting the most" of your Internet connection if your connection is only 30mbps. Basically, a 150mbps router with gigabit ports won't make your Internet faster on its own. What is the problem you are trying to solve by buying a new router? Are some people getting a poor signal in the house?

@flagranterror: yeah, we have poor signals in our house all the time. I reset it constantly and it never seens to help :/

Sounds like you are using the all-in-ones provided by your ISP.

Those generally suck so getting your own router will at least help with wifi coverage (and some times NAT issues for game consoles).

We have an ASUS RT-AC1900P and it works well. Our home was built in the 80s and is part of a condo complex with a lot of concrete and metal ductwork; we came off of a cheaper router and are happy with the performance of the ASUS.

Strongly recommend using your own router instead of one provided by your ISP.

Just don't go for the super cheap ones... I remember buying a D-Link DIR-300 that was like 40$ new when it had just come out. Long story short, that thing had to be rebooted almost daily, not worth the hassle.

This is what I have: https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AC1750/

You can pick it up or a similar one from TP-Link for ~$100 and its great.

Another good read. https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/

Remember guys, he said he's not to network savvy.

@hmoney001: thanks ^_^ (she btw ?) so, how easy is a new wi fi router to set up? I'm a newbie I'm sorry ?

If you have the means, I would recommend Google wifi. I currently have one upstairs and one downstairs near the modem. This has solved the problem I was having with with poor signal in certain parts of my townhouse and the constant need to restart the wifi router.