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Originally Posted by rsmurano
A lot of bad information posted here. Some posts claim if you have a 100Mb internet speeds any router will do. Others claim my 5 year old router works fine. Other claims that any router will do. All of these posts are far from the truth. Anybody can go to Best Buy or Amazon and get a router on special and they think they will be saving $$$. Then later on, they will be like the dozens of posts claiming their wifi is slow, no coverage, or sometimes doesn’t even work.
If you don’t know what these words mean, you shouldn’t be setting up a router: 802.11a/b/g/ac/ax, wifi 6/wifi6e, ssid, 2.4/5ghz, mesh network, dual/tri band, bridge (wired/wireless), any of these basic network topics.
1 more thing, a router does much more than just interfacing your isp’s modem, they provide more wifi coverage at greater speeds as an example.
Hiring the geek squad/galaxy/spectrum/xfinity to setup your network is a waste of money and you can do just as good of a job as they vendors can do.
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Completely disagree with that statement. While some of those words are important, others are just details, are advanced topics not necessary for most users, or are emerging/niche technologies.
The Xfinity technician that installed their modem/router in my house did a fine job. By using them I didn't need to learn how to use their app to do the install, I didn't need to call their number to activate the modem, I didn't need to configure the SSID and password, and I knew it all worked before they left. Yes, I *could* have done all that myself but it was much faster, easier, and more efficient this way.