Recomendations on Router Replacement for Nighthawk

typhoonadventure on 29/09/2022 - 16:09

Recently left internope and went over to mate internets 250mbs plan, then had our nighthawk die on us.

Family member had their nighthawk x6 spare and chucked it at us saying they had issues with it and after fixing one broken antenna on it, everything on it seemed great.

Getting 240-248 down, 15-20 up.

But keep getting random issues especially for web browing, checked the forums and found that this is a common issue with this kind of modem , tried all the fixes and no matter what I keep getting issues browsing, rest of the family can't deal with having those issues so looks like we need a new router.

We have a lot of devices in the house (need both wired and wireless 5 and 2.4) and do a lot of gaming, we can't justify dumping a lot of money on another router, so buying a $400 router is out of the question.

Any suggestions?

Computing Modem Router

Comments

  • jv on 29/09/2022 - 16:14

    Google Nest Wifi

  • AndyC1 on 29/09/2022 - 16:42

    Better to ask this type of question on the whirlpool forums, but you need to include more info like how many devices and what WIFI you need and the bandwidth you want and the type of NBN network topography you need to use it on (HFC or FTTP or FTTB).

    • jv on 29/09/2022 - 16:43
      +1

      but you need to include more info like how many devices and what WIFI

      I have about 40

    • typhoonadventure on 29/09/2022 - 17:32

      not had great luck with whirlpool.

      Literally the standard gamer stuff, a heap of devices using wifi but not all at the same time and hfc.

      Generally have no more than 3 devices using heavy internet at once but probably about 20-30 devices all up

  • mitt on 29/09/2022 - 19:42

    Are you running a whole mess of IOT devices? Crappy consumer routers can flip out when you load them up with dozens of devices sometimes (all consumer devices are crappy to some degree).

    If you want to skip the hassle of figuring out what may or may not work I'd just fork out the cash for ubiquiti gear & actually set it up properly. That or cull your IoT swarm. Does your kettle & toaster really need wifi?

  • Morien on 29/09/2022 - 19:52
    +1

    we can't justify dumping a lot of money on another router, so buying a $400 router is out of the question.

    $400 is kind of the sweet spot at RRP, and there aren't any deals on at the moment that I'm aware of.

    Probably one of these then.
    https://www.amazon.com.au/ASUS-802-11ax-supporting-technolog…

  • GLO on 29/09/2022 - 21:36

    what about an Orbi or Nighthawk Mesh system to give you broader home coverage and allow more devices on the network!

    • typhoonadventure on 29/09/2022 - 21:38
      +1

      won't ever be touching netgear after having two of them that havn't worked out.

      Also looking for an all in one solution.

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 29/09/2022 - 21:39
    +1

    I had a Nighthawk 7000 modem/router. It was a dog, and so was the replacement.
    When I had #2 replaced, I replaced it with a TP Link, then with a Dlink.
    The tech support at Netgear are hopeless. I told them once the unit was dead (no lights, no power), and it took 10 minutes to tell them, no matter how many times I reset it, that I could not login, because there was no power.

  • aub on 29/09/2022 - 23:15

    Ubiquiti Edgerouter X, and some unifi Access Point.

    Works well, very feature-rich, and you can upgrade the AP when new wireless technologies come out

  • typhoonadventure on 03/10/2022 - 06:36

    Ended up at of all places jb hifi, just in desperation after the nighthawk completely crapped out.

    After their website telling me mine didn't have much of anything, went in and found they had a decent looking d-link and asus on the shelf.

    Haggled the Asus from $400 down to $350 (could have saved another 20 ordering it from the uk but needed it today), so did have to stretch the budget out a bit :(

    Seems to be working great, installation was no fuss (never had that from a netgear or billion before).

    Cheers all.

    • intmanofawesome on 03/10/2022 - 11:03

      Which model Asus did you end up going with?

      I'm considering upgrading and old Asus RT-AC68U myself. I run AsusWRT Merlin firmware on it, and if you like to tinker you may want to look into that if your model supports it.

      While I don't have 40+ devices, I'm always surprised by the number of devices I do have. Couple Xbox's , phones, tablets, Pi's, solar inverter, laptops, etc. It all adds up quick and all of a sudden you're over 20 without doing anything really dramatic.

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