Review on 📶 Renewed Linksys EA3500 Router - Dual-Band N750 with Gigabit and USB: An Effective Networking Solution by Lequon Kirkpatrick

The EA3500 is a reliable router when left connected (see below) and handles Comcast download and 10Mbps upload speeds very well. The 5GHz connection is pretty weak and really needs to be used within 20-30 feet. The 2.4 GHz connection is slightly stronger than the Linksys E1200 and much stronger than the Linksys E1000. Where the EA3500 differs from the E1XXX level routers is in signal attenuation. A 50 Mbps connection at 50 feet is still 36-38 Mbps, sometimes 40-42 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up. It doesn't wear out as quickly as a budget router. I made sure I was on a different channel than my neighbors. The router is very easy to set up. Just follow the instructions on the supplied CD. Also, it would be wise to give your 2.4GHz network a different name than your 5GHz network so you can easily identify both. As previously mentioned, I bought this router as a repair and when I was using my MacBook Air on this router it lost the connection. However, the MacBook Air supports AC Wireless. Perhaps it's a coincidence that the only AC device in the house failed, but the MacBook was connected over the 2.4GHz network due to problems with the 5GHz band. This part is a bit disappointing. Another negative aspect (which can very well be attributed to my own ignorance) is that when people come to visit and ask to join my wireless network, sometimes one of my devices disconnects when a new device has been connected out of the blue . , the EA3500 had a nasty habit of shutting down one of the existing devices on the network. I've experimented with a priority mode where I've specified which devices should be allocated more bandwidth, but still to no avail in eliminating device waste. After many tweaks I was still getting disconnected from time to time only when new "visiting" devices were connected to my network. Please note that I did not use the "Guest" network function. I personally do not recommend the EA3500 and please note that I bought a refurbished one and that could be ALL about it. Linksys E1000, E2000 worked stably year after year and have been refurbished. The 2.4/5GHz throughput on the EA3500 is good, the range is good enough for a 2.4 network, but I find it hard to ignore my disconnects when logging in from visiting devices. I expected more from it and considered trying the new Linksys EA4500 or the EA6XXX AC series instead of an overhaul.