Ask HN: What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020?

Re:Ask HN: What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020? by esosac on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:10PM (#25451540)

What is it about wireless routers that makes them stop working correctly after about two years? That has been my experience. I feel like an old laptop doing the same job would last longer.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020? by imhoguy on Thursday December 17, 2020 @01:52PM (#25458874)

Yes, I learned it is best to avoid any crapware with completely closed down firmware which doesn't get more updates after year or two. I still use 10 years old Tp-link wifi 300Mbps router on Openwrt/LUCI to cover my house upstairs. Now I am in a search of router/AP for downstairs to replace crappy ISP's one. My criteria: 8 LAN ports and OpenWRT compatible for another decade.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020? by opan on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:24AM (#25456995)

I've had better luck since only buying ones with good OpenWrt support. The Netgear R6220 has treated me well. Often around $20 on eBay.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your top Wi-Fi routers to buy in 2020? by giantg2 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @10:45PM (#25452201)

Mine seem to last about 5 years or so.

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