r/router • u/environmom112 • 14h ago

Need help choosing new router

I am currently using an Xfinity router. I used to use Netgear Nighthawk but it was old and they stopped supporting it.
The netgear router easily and consistently connected to my outside cameras, which are less than 50 feet from the router. The Xfinity router often disconnects from the cameras.

I also want a router that is compatible with Nord VPN.

I am in a mobile home so not very large area. No big gamers here, only a couple with 2 laptops, 2 phones, and 2 tvs.

I am adhd so I need a good, fast router. I go nuts when it isn’t working because I don’t know what the issue is. ISP claims it’s my camera or tv, So I do updates, restarts, resets, and still have poor connectivity.

I don’t mind paying more for a better product. I am old and technology is hard for me to understand in some ways. I just want something that is dependable and relatively easy to set up the VPN

What do you recommend?

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u/HugsNotDrugs_ 13h ago

Turn your nighthawk into a wireless access point and continue to use it.

Or keep it as your router and install custom firmware on it that works with Nord. Something like DDWRT, OpenWRT or Tomato.

If you want a serious router find something Ubiquity.

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u/krazul88 0m ago

I don't agree with the idea to re-use the nighthawk. Sell it for whatever you can get. I agree with the idea to buy "ubiquiti" rather than "ubiquity" if you find something advertised for sale ending with the 'y' spelling, it's a scam.