Upgrading My Router

The Netgear Nighthawk R7000 is a decently-priced ($187 on Amazon) AC1900 router, that's the one I will be purchasing soon... Just make sure you also have a D3 modem, such as a Motorola SB6141, if you don't want to have to rent from Cox.

Im a fan of the Asus RT-N66U/R but the Nighthawk is also a good router. Do you need Wifi AC or are all your wireless devices N? Did you have a price point in mind. Alot of routers are overkill for some users who don't need all the extra bells and whistles.

Most everything wireless is N or hardwired into the router or extender.  Looking at around $100.00

I would look at the RT-N56U for 88$. Smallnetbuilder did a great breakdown of it here. Still think the RT-N66U is a huge upgrade but at 126$ its a little pricey. Has some of the best wireless range on the market though. A alternative would be the NETGEAR WNDR3700 which also got good ratings. I would say the RT-N56U blows it away in wired throughput though.

OMG Routers are SO OVERPRICED, it's like these companies took a "The public is stupid so we will just double and triple our router prices in the next couple years" pill!

The best I have found for the money is TP-Link routers. I am not an employee and have no affiliation with that company. I have found them to be reliable, fast, no hassle, and FAR less money than these insane companies like ASUS and NETGEAR and others are charging for the same basic functionality. I manage several home network setups, I set them all up with TP-Link routers and with no issues in like 2-3 years with them. I'd go review the offerings on them at Newegg and Amazon. I personally have the one below and it works GREAT and it's not ridiculously priced like pretty much all these other companies that prey on the newbie market. They're priced what they should be.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704038 ($45 right now and I paid 60 a couple years ago, way worth the cost)

The above router can also be easily upgraded to custom Gargoyle firmware if you're techy and so inclined, provides a great third-party software interface for managing the router that gives you arguably better security and easier to use controls than most interfaces out there. Forget doing anything like that with most of the bigger brand named routers that cost 3 to 4 times as much and more.

Stop paying too much for routers, they are ridiculously overpriced!