The Best Long Range Router

The best long range router is undoubtedly a wireless N router. Anyone who hasn't already upgraded will be impressed by the increased range, but also the greater stability of these routers. They operate over the 5 GHz frequency, which is far less crowded than the 2.4Ghz band used by 802.11g routers, cordless phones and many other devices.

But there is a catch. Lower frequencies are better able to penetrate solid obstructions such as brick and concrete walls. This has lead many people to believe that N mode routers are not excellent long range routers, which isn't true. The solution is to take great care in locating the router and secondly to use a dual band 802.11n router. The absolute best of these is the D-LINK DIR-825.

D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N QoS 4-Port Gigabit Switch Simultaneous Dual Band Draft 802.11n Router

D-Link makes excellent routers that are easily set up and well documented. The dual band capability means this router will concurrently support both 802.11g and 802.11n bands independently and concurrently. They can be scheduled to achieve the best performance across a mixed bag of new and old devices.

As addicted users of a Skype wireless phone we were particularly impressed by the ability to easily maintain a conversation not only from every room in the house, but also from anywhere in the garden. We rarely experience a dropped call or deterioration in voice quality. That's probably a consequence of the Intelligent QoS Prioritization Technology used in the DIR-825. It splits wireless traffic into separate streams and gives priority to those with greater sensitivity such as voice and streaming video. The DIR-825 is easily the best Skype router currently available. It could only be improved if D-LINK got together with Skype and embedded its software in the router.

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