The choice of a trucked router for a private house and 4G modem

Good afternoon. I choose a router for a private house, tell me what model to look at. The conditions of the task are as follows – a wooden house, 2 floors, internet only with a 4G usb-modem.

Need the maximum possible range of the network and work with 4G modem. Now there is a router Asus RT-N56U B1, which suits almost everything except one, but very important disadvantage – the coverage radius is very weak. Almost ripe to buy a repeater, but then there was a need to distribute the Internet at the cottage, so I decided to take this Asus there, and in the house to buy something new and more “long-range”.

Thank you.

Answer

Good day. The thing is that almost all routers have the same range of coverage. And it is simply impossible to suggest a model that will give you a larger coverage radius than Asus RT-N56U B1. If someone tells you that a particular router will cover your house with Wi-Fi signal – they are lying. It’s impossible to predict. Yes, there are some “long-range” routers (due to powerful antennas), but in practice they usually show the same results. Much depends on the room where the router is installed.

And in your case, the selection criteria is limited to support for 4G USB modems. I would advise you to look at something from ASUS with external antennas. RT-N56U has internal antennas. Why ASUS? To be sure that it will work with your 4G modem. And not to choose a router for your modem again (it’s not so easy). For example: Asus RT-AC58U, Asus RT-AC66U, Asus RT-AC1200G+, Asus RT-N18U.

But I repeat that I can’t guarantee better coverage after replacing the router. And no one can either.

See if you can install the router in such a way that it covers most of your house. You can read the article where to install a Wi-Fi router in an apartment or house.

Well, or buy a repeater. This is not the worst solution.