Why Care About Upgrading Your Wi-Fi Router?
Most routers are completely silent and cooled by passive cooling without a fan.
Barring firmware updates restarting your router, uptime should be measured in months, not hours or days.
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then it’s time to upgrade to a newer model.
No product is perfect, and new vulnerabilities and exploits are always uncovered.
Home internet security and stability are too important to leave in the hands of abandoned hardware.
At best,Wi-Fi extenders are a band-aid.
Mesh systems are so great, we evenrecommend them for people who only need a single access point.
Five years ago, from the time we’re writing this list in early 2023, it was 2018.
Manufacturers were just beginning to announceWi-Fi 6routers.
If your router was released in 2018 or earlier, you’re missing out on a lot of improvements.
It’s time torecycle your old router.
A goodmodern Wi-Fi routeris light years ahead of its older counterparts and absolutely worth investing in.
