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Review on Archer C20 Wireless Dual Band Router by TP-LINK - IEEE 802.11ac Ethernet with AC750 for Improved Internet Performance by Athit Za ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The purchase brought only positive emotions.

I decided to replace it with the least expensive model available, which was a TP-Link WR840N, but it was destroyed in the storm. The first thing that stood out to me was that after the replacement, the old laptop started to pull 1080p video in the browser, whereas on the previous router, even 720p video went with wild brakes. At first, I thought the problem was with the old laptop, but it turned out that the issue was with the router. The entire range was congested at 2.4, which is why neighboring waffles in neighboring rooms began to interfere with mine and the quality of the Internet dropped significantly; however, 5GHz rescued me; there are no longer any issues with the Internet. I also took it for the sake of 5GHz. If you have a large home and a standard router is not sufficient, then you should look into purchasing this model instead of the least expensive WR840N. Archer has slightly more coverage at the 2.4GHz frequency. A brief comment also has to be made regarding the support for 3G and 4G modems. You can carry this router everywhere, to the country house, to the garden, as long as there is energy available, and with the help of wireless modems, you can set up Internet connection for the entirety of your family.

Pros
  • The least expensive router that supports the 5GHz band. Does not reduce speed, 2.4GHz transmits perfectly, and the signal even reaches apartments in adjacent buildings despite the presence of multiple load-bearing walls. 5GHz catches much less, but it covers the kopeck piece normally. However, in the furthest corners of the piece, the signal starts to fade quite significantly, which is normal for 5GHz even though it seems unusual. In addition to being simple to set up, the router does not need to be restarted whenever new settings are applied; rather, the changes take effect immediately. There is a guest network, and you may either completely disable one of the networks or work on both frequencies at the same time if you choose to. Not heated, and there was not a single break in the entire six-month period. It was feasible, after adjusting a few settings on the router and choosing a different frequency, to slightly expand the 5GHz signal. As soon as channel 64 was selected, there was a discernible uptick in the strength of the signal!
Cons
  • No gigabit ports, max 100Mbps. Appearance receives five points, but all indicators are blue; the Internet icon may be yellow during a break, but this isn't always the case.