Looking for new router/modem combo, possibly Netgear?

Think my old 10yr old router is starting to show signs of its age, although its been a great little router. Anyway seeing as ive not bought a router for so long, what things should i be looking for? Do different models still offer different reliability due to the chipsets in them?

I dont need anything fancy, i only have a handful of devices attached to my current router, and other than Netflix now and again none are intensive. Ive always had Netgear routers as they a decent price for a basic router, and the interface is nice and simple.

So what i would require is a router with built in modem, 5Ghz wifi and something that wont break the bank. Any suggestions?

Edited by bobble_bob (Tue 21-Apr-20 17:38:55)

No complaints here with the Billion 8800AXL R2. It never needs a reboot, has 5Ghz Wi-fi and built in ADSL/VDSL modem.

Seems hard to get hold of that one. Was looking at the NETGEAR D6400 - AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Dual Band Gigabit

are you on adsl or vdsl?if you're on fibre I have a spare billion 8800 nl r2 and a spare zyxel vmg3925-b10b which I don't use or need since moving to virgin,you can make me on offer on either if you want

Thanks for the offer but im on adsl

vdsl modems are backwards compatible with adsl, i just replaced an ancient dg834v1 with a 8800nl from ebay

I knew the zyxel was adsl compatible,wasn't sure about the billion

I don't think there are any (consumer and small business) modems or modem/routers that aren't ADSL-compatible. And ADSL2/ADSL2+.