Gone are the days where you needed a separate modem, router, firewall, wireless access point and VoIP device. Today's home or small office can take advantage of multitasking devices that can handle all of these features and more, minimising the bewildering array of electronic devices that we need, cutting down greatly on the spaghetti-like mess of cables, reducing cost, power consumption, wasted space ... and confusion!
Below are the top 10 wireless modem/router products that we've reviewed recently — keep in mind that this doesn't include standalone routers without modems! Looking at reader comments, it seems that everyone has a horror story about the router they've purchased, so perhaps there's still some way to go before the devices become the one-click set-up that they need to be. If you've had a good or bad experience, jump in and leave your comments under each review.
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AVM Fritz!Box 7390
1 of 10Price:AU$399.00 | Comments:7
With an industry-leading warranty, excellent UI and a crazy feature set, the Fritz!Box 7390 comes highly recommended — if you can afford the outlay. Full Review »
The Good
- DECT base station, Fax capability, IPv6, Simultaneous dual-band, along with great Wi-Fi performance, Almost every USB function you can think of, Hugely detailed, yet easy-to-use web UI
The Bad
- Very pricey, Quota counter limited to 99GB (fixed with firmware update), No URL filtering (fixed with firmware update), You start wishing it could do even more
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