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Affordable Routers with Superior WiFi: Recommendations for TP-link WR740N Upgrade?

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What affordable router should I buy to improve weak Wi‑Fi in another room for a 50 Mbit/s cable internet connection?

There is no truly cheap router with noticeably better Wi‑Fi; first try improving the current setup, and if you upgrade, a TP-Link WR1043 or a dual-band 2.4/5 GHz router is the suggested direction [#16288813] [#16289193] Change the Wi‑Fi channel on the router to 1, because channel congestion may be the real problem [#16288912] Since you only have one wall between the router and the laptop, a 5 GHz router can improve speed if the laptop supports 5 GHz, but it will not be cheap [#16289193] If possible, pulling a cable and adding an extra Wi‑Fi access point is a better solution than just replacing the router [#16288813] One reply also notes that the WR1043 is a reasonable choice, but there is no guarantee until you test it in your own apartment [#16299481]
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  • #1 16288802
    DiiXoX
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    Hello. I have had a TP-link WR740N router for 3 years. There were no problems with it, but for some time the WiFi on the laptop in the other room was weak. Movies from YT started to buffer and stutter more and more often. I would like to buy a router with better WiFi and relatively cheap. I do not know if I will find something reasonable up to PLN 150, but I also do not want to give a lot for it. Which model should you pay special attention to? Please give me some advice.


    The internet speed is 50mbit / s. It is delivered to the apartment via a cable that I plug directly into the router.
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  • #2 16288813
    bogiebog
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    DiiXoX wrote:
    Cheap router with good wifi

    This is a contradiction

    They are expensive with poor WIFI and expensive with good WIFI but no cheap with good WIFI.

    Can you pull the cable there and put up an additional WIFI point?

    WR1043 are OK.

    Place a laptop in the place of poor reception, install / run inssider 2.x, perform a scan, show the results.
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  • #3 16288887
    DiiXoX
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    Affordable Routers with Superior WiFi: Recommendations for TP-link WR740N Upgrade? Something like that?
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    DiiXoX
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    So exactly what channel do you mean? Should I enter the router settings?
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    bogiebog
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    DiiXoX wrote:
    Should I enter the router settings?

    Yes
  • #7 16288983
    DiiXoX
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    Just so I know where to change it. Affordable Routers with Superior WiFi: Recommendations for TP-link WR740N Upgrade?
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    bogiebog
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    Mouse over, attach both halves of the poppy seed to think,
    e.g. google - how to change the WIFI channel in the router.
  • #9 16289088
    DiiXoX
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    Via Vistumbler I wanted to change but I don't have any channels available and I can't even choose the first channel
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    bogiebog
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    Left navigation "Wireless" and then mouse.
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    DiiXoX
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    Changed to the first channel.
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    bogiebog
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    If you have 2 computers, test the WIFI performance of the router, install iperf3.exe on both computers
    comp1: connect by cable to the router, turn off the firewall, in the cmd.exe window, run
    iperf3.exe -s

    comp1: connect via WIFI to the router
    iperf3.exe -c ip-computer-address-1


    How many walls between the router and the laptop?
  • #13 16289166
    DiiXoX
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    One wall. I'll try to do the rest tomorrow.
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    bogiebog
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    DiiXoX wrote:
    One wall.

    You could try a 5ghz router (dual 2/5 ghz), it can definitely improve the speed, as long as there is no crowding on the 5ghz band. Mobile devices should support 5ghz. But it's not going to be cheap.

    Your card probably does not support 5ghz (and it supports WIFI card model), because the inssider shows NOTHING on 5ghz channels.
  • #15 16289292
    DiiXoX
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    I don't have access to my laptop yet. And the network card is probably integrated. I wanted to buy a better router than I have now, but again it is not known for how high the price is.
    What do you think about this router of my current one? Has poor WIFI and overall not very good?

    If I bought the router you proposed to me, the WR1043, WIFI would definitely be better?
  • #16 16299481
    KOCUREK1970
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    DiiXoX wrote:
    If I bought the router you proposed to me, the WR1043, WIFI would definitely be better?

    Buy it, you will see - there is no glass ball here.
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The discussion revolves around upgrading from a TP-Link WR740N router due to weak WiFi performance, particularly in a different room where streaming services like YouTube are buffering. Users suggest various solutions, including changing the WiFi channel to improve coverage, testing WiFi performance with tools like iperf3, and considering a dual-band router for better speed. The TP-Link WR1043 model is recommended as a potential upgrade, with users expressing confidence that it would enhance WiFi performance. The conversation also touches on the limitations of the current setup and the importance of ensuring compatibility with devices, particularly regarding 5GHz support.
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