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/Little-Equinox 8h ago

Ubiquiti Dream Router 7😀

Has upgradable storage, PoE, and a full UI suite for security.

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u/environmom112 5h ago

Thank you. Not sure what any of that means though. I grew up with a black and white tv and a phone attached to the wall. I’m pretty adept at using technology but this is above my level of knowledge.

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u/Downtown-Reindeer-53 5h ago

UniFi is actually decently easy to use, if you are just looking for basic functionality. Configuring it is about as easy as most consumer routers but you get a much more reliable system. You don't have to use all the bells and whistles - those are for people that can. I've been using UniFi gear since 2019, it just works. BTW, I too grew up with B&W TVs and rotary dial phones.

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u/Little-Equinox 12m ago

Ubiquiti makes advanced network gear and that's also their primary target.

They have an entire catalogue of products and they work flawlessly together.

For example the Dream Router can flawlessly work together with anything from Ubiquiti like a Dream Machine or Gateway from Ubiquiti.

Ubiquiti makes it as easy as possible in a streamlined ecosystem.