2RY7168 - TP-LINK Archer C7 IEEE 802.11ac Wireless Router

I replaced the cable company's router with my own. This particular router works well at my current residence . It is also one of the top 6 rated wireless routers by both "Wired" and Consumer Reports." To anyone in a small area or has a dedicated room for basic computer use this is a router worth getting.

Awesome Product...I had a Tplink Archer C20 which stopped working after 2 years...I have a 100mbps connection and for the first time i could experience Wifi Speeds of more than 100mbps(5ghz) and 80mbps(2.4ghz) on my Iphone and about 80-90mbps(5ghz) and 50-60mbps(2.4ghz) on my laptop...The previous router never gave me more than 60mbps on wifi....Thats an awesome upgrade....Although, the Range in this router is less than my previous router, it doesnt matter as i have a Range extender and even the range extender which is about 100ft away from my router is able to give me speeds of over 30mbps at 2.4ghz which was not even giving me 8mbps before...Dont even try the 5GHZ channel for more than 30ft as thats the limit of its range...But 2.4ghz even reaches ground floor of my building..i live on 3rd floor...But that happens because my router sits near the window...But its in my bedroom and it has cross 2 walls before reaching my Hall...But 30mbps in Hall is great for now !!!Setup took me just 5 mins as i did not have to update Mac Id of this router with my ISP (You Broadband) and this router connects to the Modem and Internet within few seconds of starting which is very fast compared to old router which used to take more than 5 mins to connect....So surely, this is an awesome product...i love it !!!

UpdateI was wrong about this router. After a couple of days everything went to hell. Suddenly my broadband started to suffer massive deceleration from >350Mbps to less than 20 Mbps ofter a couple of seconds and often 0 Mbps. The upload speeds also suffer a similar deceleration. Then I notices the 5Ghz wifi disappeared. Constant power cycling began to get ridiculous as it only solved the problems for a few hours if that. Searching the internet resulted in identifying that this was a common problem and I suspect it was as a result of me updating the firmware. It looks like TP-Link had identified the problems and had issued a firmware fix but only for US customers. Installing this would invalidate the warranty according to TP-Link. However installing that firmware was recommended on numerous sites recommending ignoring the warning message. But of course it invalidated the warranty so I decided to return the router but it was very good until the firmware update.--------------------------------------------------------A high-gloss black unit which I really liked from an aesthetic viewpoint as soon as I got it out of the box. Setup was easy when I changed my Virgin Media from router into modem mode. After which I noticed an immediate improvement in the speed, at least 25%, of all my devices connected to my Home LAN. And that's both wired and wireless devices. My only niggle is that it doesn't list some connected devices only those that use DHCP to get an IP address or are Plex servers. As well as my main Plex server I thought I may as well installed Plex on a couple of backups I have of my film, music and TV series libraries with all of these having static IP addresses for convenience sake. The others where I've given them a static Ip address are missing but that's a minor point as I have other utilities to check all devices on my LAN. Having said that this a great improvement over using the Virgin Hub 3 and well worth the money I paid.

Got this router in the open box sale to use with a virgin super hub 2 after it became quite apparent it could not handle all my new smart devices.I have put the virgin router in modem mode now. I have been running this for nearly a year and had to restart it 0 times. Wifi is noticably faster, I dont have to disconnect and reconnect my laptop to get it to work anymore. Wifi connecting is noticeably faster.I really couldn't be happier that I bought this. If you have more than handful of devices in your home you really should get this or something like it rather than sticking with the virgin hub. I shouldn't single out virgin really though, the "free" router you get with most ISPs is terrible. Get a decent one like this it's not even very expensive.

I have a (2nd Gen) Virgin SuperHub, and although I was using extenders, just wasn't cutting the mustard in terms of range/throughput.I bought this router out of desperation, put my Virgin SuperHub into Modem Only Mode, and wow....I now don't need range extenders and running a WiFi network on two frequencies at the same time (2.4 & 5 Ghz). My SmartTV, which would frequently choke on starting OnDemand programs (usually from iPlayer) is now smooth as butter.Everything is more snappy and fast, and this product gets the thumbs up from my wife who is normally unfazed by technical things.Very impressed!

After reading lots of great reviews I thought this device would really help boost my signal and get it into some of the areas I needed in my house, but not only did it not improve the signal, it actually reduced it.I'm currently using the Vodafone modem/router which is notoriously bad so I thought that this would be a vast improvement. It's important to remember that you still need your modem in most cases unless you have a ADSL line, mine was fiber.After a very simple installation it was up and running, however I thought I must be doing something wrong. The signal was actually weaker! The speeds were also slower, it was very disappointing. After 8 hours of trying to get an improvement I gave up and returned the item. The build quality was average and ease of set up was okay, however it does feel cheap and it didn't live up to expectations.Overall+ Easy set up- Cheap build quality- No improvement with wifi signal.I hope you found this review helpful :)