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A (long) while since I visited this site.
I am looking for recommendations for a new wireless router to go with my Virgin cable service.
Brief requirements:
No ADSL modem, just a WAN port
Supports wireless N
Two radios so it can support both frequencies simultaneously
Gigabit Ethernet (preferably both WAN and LAN)
at least 1 wired LAN port, 4+ preferred
The last review I can find on the main site is from 1st November 2010.
A USB port for a SAMBA HDD would be nice but not essential
Ditto for printer support.
Thanks
Dave R
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Bear in mind that 5ghz doesn't have good wifi range.
Through just 2 walls my speeds are worse on 5ghz than 2.4ghz
I actually switched back to my 2.4ghz router and didn't keep my dual band router as I saw no big benefit
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The Buffalo seems to fit the requirements.
Also even newer network standards 
Any other contenders?
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Perhaps the Linksys EA4500?
Not sure if it has 'WAN' as opposed to 'Internet'.
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Perfect timing
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5405-avm-fritz-bo...
Also playing with an Asus RT-N66U which is a dedicated Ethernet router, which had a pretty awesome WAN to LAN throughput when I measured it, i.e. above 500 Mbps
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In this case 'WAN' and 'internet' are essentially the same thing.
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Perfect timing
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5405-avm-fritz-bo...
Also playing with an Asus RT-N66U which is a dedicated Ethernet router, which had a pretty awesome WAN to LAN throughput when I measured it, i.e. above 500 Mbps
It is tempting to get a bit of kit with far more capabilities than I am currently using (or possibly need).
However £200 may be a little over budget.
Does it screen incoming calls?
That might be an advantage with all the Mumbai scammers/cold callers we are getting.
The Buffalo is still leading the pack on price and latest networking standards.
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Can't say I tried to set it up to block individual calls.
Certainly there was options to turn off phones according to a weekly calendar, handy to avoid night time pestering.
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It does support it, but it seems to be one feature which depends on setup and/or firmware. Perhaps it's a connection (technology used) type issue. See this thread:
http://www.fritzforum.com/showthread.php?1051-Fritz!...
Also scroll halfway down page 3 for screenshot:
http://www.fritzforum.com/showthread.php?1051-Fritz!...
Some struggle with it, it seems.
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