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Originally Posted by Culverin
I'm using a WRT54GL with the DDWRT firmware.
Can somebody give me a quick argument on why I should upgrade to a new router?
- I don't have signal loss issues, I only need it for smartphones and laptops in my basement. Full bars all the time.
- I don't get lag when gaming
- I'm on Shaw's Broadband 50 and I think I can saturate the line?
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I was in the same boat. I had a WRT54GL and upgraded to a WNR3500L on a whim. The price was right for a router with N, gigabit LAN and guaranteed to run DD-WRT.
The newer routers are faster than the outdated WRT54GL. It's not just the wifi speed, but the CPU is faster and the router has more ram, which does make a difference in transfer speeds.
The switch doubled my download speeds from the net on wifi and LAN.