Review on 📶 D-Link DIR-860L: High-Speed IEEE 802.11ac Wireless Router by Eric Basler

I have been using this router for a while now and so far so good. In short: Pros: - Has support for 5GHz band (very useful in places where 2.4GHz band is crowded) - Supports 802.11ac - Band seems to be good - WIFI speed is very good - Easy setup and configuration of WIFI parameters - You can customize it to work on 2.4GHz, 5GHz and guest networks all working at the same time - USB connector - It's cheap but has good features (including technologies like BeamForming) Cons: - The only thing that comes to mind is that it doesn't have interchangeable external antennas if you want to add more powerful antennas later. But in my case I don't think I need to add external antennas. Long story: Because most of the time I live in an old apartment complex that has old WiFi routers installed (with B&G bands, not even 802.11). n standard). As a result, the 2.4GHz band is quite crowded with many routers (you can easily check the Wi-Fi networks in your area and get a picture of where you are with a free mobile app like Wi-Fi Analyzer). make quality). Before this router, I had many problems connecting to WiFi (sudden disconnection, not connecting to WiFi network for a long time…). So I wanted to find my own router with 5GHz support. Since almost all of my devices support 802.11ac, I prefer a router that also supports ac. So the D-Link DIR-860L seems like the perfect candidate, considering it only costs around $30 (just $10 more than very basic WIFI). routers). I was concerned that some people say they have an older version of the router (version A) and that version has certain problems. I immediately ordered back if there were any problems in the first few weeks. I also contacted several sellers to confirm if they have version B (only one seller confirmed they have version B. But they also asked me to buy direct from stock which was more expensive than getting one that did was manufactured by Amazon. ). I bought one sold by Stop n' Shop and made by Revain for about $30 and luckily it was a Rev B! I've been using it for several months and so far it has worked very well. The 5 GHz band is (still) very clean in my building, so connection problems are gone. The only time I had an issue was when the router LEDs turned orange (usually green) recently and the network was not available for a connection. . So I unplugged it to turn it off for a few minutes and then plugged it back in. Everything worked in about a minute. I hope there are no further problems. A firmware update is available on the d-link site, I haven't updated it as it works fine so far. (I'm using firmware version: 2.01) There are apps to manage router settings and the web interface is also easy to use. This model has interesting features such as beamforming technology. I'm not sure how well they work, but I suspect they work well considering the router's performance is very good. It's actually not that big in size and looks nice (especially without external antennas etc.). hanging nearby). I've included a picture of a Logitech M705 mouse to give you an idea of the size. If you're concerned, the power supply is 12V and the full range is 100-240V. So overall this router was very good, I'll update the review if there are any new points to add.[.]