In reply to a post by Xuse:

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I research things to death, and when I'm buying something to try and find the 'best' rather than what is adequate. [...]

So, I tend to overthink things, and accomplish nothing. Been looking at different routers for days.

I kinda understand the tendancy to overresearch things and hence go round in circle.

However what I will say is that there is something quite liberating about just taking the 'good enough' / 'it just works' route!

I've been with TalkTalk for years, never had an issue and now on the Fibre 900 for a little over £50 a month and the package comes with 2 Eero routers which have performed extremely well, excellent wifi range range too, now get a great signal in the garden.

In reply to a post by neo_wales:

... the package comes with 2 Eero routers ...

Why would an internet package come with 2 routers? Or is one of them mis-described?

In reply to a post by DFScale:

In reply to a post by neo_wales:

... the package comes with 2 Eero routers ...

Why would an internet package come with 2 routers? Or is one of them mis-described?

It is a mesh system, so one is used as a router and the other is used as an extender. A strange thing to have another router just as an extender. Overpriced and overhyped

Eeros are just over priced.

Remember that a router is really a modem, router,switch, wifi access point, and other servers.

Turning off the router part with a wifi routers just makes into an ap/ switch. or with a modem router,into a modem or an ap/switch. That is nothing new.

I've got a router that can't act as a modem.

In reply to a post by broadband66:

I've got a router that can't act as a modem.

I've got a router that can't act as a modem *or* a wifi access point. I have separate wifi APs, and although I don't need a modem now with FTTP, previously I had a separate modem for FTTC.

Putting the wifi APs in an optimum position for good coverage makes a huge difference.

You two both knew what i mean.. Yes some units can't do what i said..

And yes some routers are only router-switches.. that said you can get a single port router tooo ............

In reply to a post by Taras:

Eeros are just over priced.

Remember that a router is really a modem, router,switch, wifi access point, and other servers.

Turning off the router part with a wifi routers just makes into an ap/ switch. or with a modem router,into a modem or an ap/switch. That is nothing new.

Depends, my router doesn't have a modem and as more of us go for pure fibre there will be less router with built-in modems.

Eeros also need an Amazon account for some reason while my router does have a feature for a TPLink ID, it is not needed unless I use the home shield or want to access the config of the router away from home.

In reply to a post by Taras:

You two both knew what i mean.. Yes some units can't do what i said..

And yes some routers are only router-switches.. that said you can get a single port router tooo ............

Like the one that my ISP provided, ok two port, but still a pain if i used it