What is a reliable wireless router brand to get?

I just got Grande cable and I was thinking about either getting a wireless modem or just renting their modem and getting a wireless router. Either way i want to make sure whatever I do everything is compatible. I really want to know what brand I should get. I have been looking at reviews and for every brand they are either the best or the worst. Its confusing.|||What model of rwireless modem does Grande cable sell?


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Linksys Router


They are everywhere.


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Like most things you'll get real cheap brands who use unbranded components which will last practically forever and you can pay a lot of money for a branded router that is going to fail as soon as the warranty expires.





The best known makes are Belkin, NetGear, LinkSys and DLink.|||Well it doesn't always just depend on the brand, but also the classification within that brand.





For example Linksys (by Cisco) is a very reputable networking company that generally has good quality products. That being said, I have used some of their cheaper/low-end router models and they really are bad. They have to be constantly rebooted and they don't manage to share the speed very well between multiple PCs. Their higher-end models aren't bad at all however.





Then you have the business-grade routers. These are extremely reliable and generally have more processing power and features built-into them.





I personally use a business grade d-link wireless router for my home network and it works quite well. I have about 10 PCs wired through whole-house ethernet and 3-4 laptops that roam on WiFi. Connection is stable and reliable 100% of the time.





Edit: Forgot to mention, business grade routers are quite expensive, and I only recommend them for serious users. Mine cost about $180, when in comparison you can get a decent router for $60.