best wireless router under $100

[jamesg35]

I'm looking for the best wireless router under $100
my router now is acting up and at least 4yrs old linksys wrt54gs

Thanks James

[black_pacer_56]

Netgear 4300 Dual Band Router

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Gigabit-Router-WNDR4300/dp/B008HO9DK4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1380344234&sr=8-3&keywords=netgear+wireless+router

[stilly]

I have not used one of these, BUT, it has a 4.3 out of 5 stars rating with a rating of 5338 customer reviews.

How BAD can it be for $50?

http://www.amazon.com/Medialink-Wireless-Broadband-Internal-Compatible/dp/B0044YU60M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1380351102&sr=8-3&keywords=medialink

I bought one to install at a customer's house and they even sent me an e-mail telling me that if I needed anything to give them a call.

This company either is hiding something BIG or they have an AWESOME product. Depending on how well it performs I might get one for my house next.

[Wallabing]

Buy a WRT54 router flashed with DDWRT

Heres one I found for you for $24.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linksys-WRT54G-wireless-G-Router-version-8-with-DD-WRT-firmware-V24-Free-Ship-/271286656433?pt=COMP_EN_Routers&hash=item3f29f1ddb1

[jamesg35]

Thanks guys i got a n750 dual band works great.

[stilly]

:flickcig:

[blazeaglory]

I have not used one of these, BUT, it has a 4.3 out of 5 stars rating with a rating of 5338 customer reviews.

How BAD can it be for $50?

http://www.amazon.com/Medialink-Wireless-Broadband-Internal-Compatible/dp/B0044YU60M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1380351102&sr=8-3&keywords=medialink

I bought one to install at a customer's house and they even sent me an e-mail telling me that if I needed anything to give them a call.

This company either is hiding something BIG or they have an AWESOME product. Depending on how well it performs I might get one for my house next.

I was going to recommend that exact same modem...

I am currently using Ciscos Lynksys 3500 and it has served me well but for the price, I would have chosen the media link if I had known about it.

[blazeaglory]

Buy a WRT54 router flashed with DDWRT

Heres one I found for you for $24.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linksys-WRT5...item3f29f1ddb1

I have that exact modem/router and it would always drop connections on media/streaming videos, otherwise it had a very FAST connection. I actually "upgraded" to the EA3500 from that modem/router.

What would flashing it do? Would it help the crappy signal and streaming video? Otherwise that modem is very fast compared to my $100 Cisco EA3500

[stilly]

DDWRT is the ****.

It is like Fast and Furious for Routers.

You take a super cheap router like a WRT54GS v1, v2, v3 etc and you reflash it with a custom hacked firmware and then when it wakes up you have a bionic router that can shoot lasers and stop bullets apparently. Look up DDWRT and read the wiki page. It is crazy. Like making a Corvette LS1 killer from a 1981 Toyota Corona...

[blazeaglory]

Would it still matter if its a wireless G and not N? Also, would flashing it fix the dropped signal problem?

EDIT:My bad, I have the Linksys WCG200 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LINKSYS-WCG2...item51b28f8b4f

So no flashy for this one then?

I mean, I get it, but what does it do that a normal wireless router cant do?