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the Telus modem u guys r talking about is still made by actiontec, not arris

shaw's motorola(now branded as arris) modem was their first attempt at 5GHz wifi, its old and outdated now, hitron sucks balls due to the intel chip used which causes frequent ping spikes for no good reason, the good shaw modem/router to date is the cisco version. unfortunately the hitron and cisco is classified as the same in shaw's system, so when u get services from shaw, its a hit and miss to get the cisco version. the hitron also costs about $100 less compared to the cisco version so 90% of the advanced modem stock are hitrons.

honestly tho, if u live in an apartment/condo, the ISP provided modem/routers that has 5GHz should be good enough given it is installed in a central location. if ur talking about townhouses/houses, no one router can be powerful enough to have complete wifi coverage. at this point its best to run some wires and set up access points around the house like from ubiquiti.