![]() ![]() If you have the fastest Cox plans (1 Gig and 2 Gig) and you want to max out the speed of them over Wi-Fi, one of the best chances you’re going to have is with the Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500. Provided you don’t have a large home and a fast Optimum plan, the A8 is an ideal budget option. This means your personal data will be as safe as possible.Īnd all that for a very low price. Some good news for those concerned about security is that the A8 comes with the latest in encryption technology, WPA3. You’ll also get QoS and parental controls on this router but their functions are quite limited compared to some more premium TP-Link routers. However, this is going to get expensive and the router definitely won’t be in the budget category anymore. Interestingly, you can upgrade the range of this router seamlessly using Mesh satellites thanks to TP-Link’s OneMesh. We found the range to be around 80-90 ft, which is about the size of a medium home. I wouldn’t recommend buying this router if you have a large home. Based on this, it could also be a reasonable candidate for the 500 Mbps plan. We still managed to record a top speed of 492.69 Mbps with it. This makes the router cheaper, but a little slower. This is a Wi-Fi 5 router, which is an older Wi-Fi technology (compared to Wi-Fi 6). If you have one of the slower Optimum plans (300 Mbps or less) and want to save money on your new router, check out the TP-Link Archer A8. I’m very confident that those with Optimum 500 Mbps or even 1 Gig plans will be happy with this router. I recommend it though, as it’s not too expensive.Īnd you get all of that for a very good price indeed. This is a combination of high quality antivirus and advanced parental controls. It costs $5.99 per month or $54.99 per year. The only slight negative is that you will have to pay if you want to upgrade to TP-Link HomeShield Pro. This is the Mesh feature from TP-Link allowing you to add satellites that connect to the same network. It also allows you to boost the range seamlessly with OneMesh. It comes with pretty neat QoS, meaning you can improve individual device performance by restricting bandwidth to other devices. ![]() ![]() When it comes to features, the AX55 continues to impress for the price. We’ve figured this out based on the range of the router being around 90-100 ft. It’d also be a good router for those in medium or slightly larger homes. And in fact, it could even be a good option for the Optimum 1 Gig plan. This kind of speed would be ideal for Optimum 500 Mbps plans or less. The recorded speed we managed to get was 743.49 Mbps, which beats a lot of more expensive routers. To find this out, we ran a download speed test while connected from 5 ft. Based on value for money, I think the best router for most Optimum plans is the impressive but affordable TP-Link Archer AX55.Įven though it’s cheap by comparison to the competition, it’s fast. ![]()
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