I now am able to get fiber Internet where I live (Fidium). I’m guessing I’ll want my own router instead of using what they give me.
Interests:
- 1GB symmetrical speeds
- Ability to block AD serving domains
- Smooth online gaming as needed
- Secure
Not up to speed on the newest technology or which router companies are best to buy from. House is single story about 1300sqft.
In the past I had a TP-Link Archer AC1750 but wished it had more advanced features.
Any recommendations or thoughts?
You want 3 features, and then you can decide which product(s) satisfy them:
A router
A wireless access point (often included with the router for consumer stuff)
A DNS server that can block ads.
A good cheap set of options that would set you up to play and grow would be:
UBNT ERX for $60: https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/er-x
A UBNT Wifi 6 lite AP $100 https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/u6-lite
A pihole (if you have a Microcenter nearby you can grab a Pi 3 for like $25, if you want a case it’s probably $10 more).
You can run the pi-hole software on a lot of other things too https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/prerequisites/.
I dunno if the ERX supports this but on the dream machine pro there’s a setting for adblocking so a pi hole may not be needed if it is built in.