Wi-Fi & Home Networking
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Trendnet TEW-820AP Wireless AC Easy-Upgrader review A cheap way to add 802.11ac to your existing router, but the TEW-820AP isn't particularly quick£25 -
recommended
Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 range extender (EX7000) review Incredible speeds if you have compatible hardware, but the Nighthawk is overkill for almost everyone else£130 -
recommended
Western Digital My Cloud EX2100 8TB review Excellent file transfer speeds and no-hassle setup, but WD still lags behind Synology and QNAP when it comes to features£430 -
Plusnet Hub Zero 2704n review The Plusnet Hub Zero 2704n is a disappointing 802.11n router that only supports 2.4GHz -
recommended
TalkTalk HG635 Super Router review The TalkTalk HG635 Super Router has surprisingly quick performance but lacks in features -
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ZyXEL Armor Z1 review The Armor Z1 is eye-wateringly expensive but its performance doesn’t match the price£253 -
Linksys E1700 N300 review The Linksys E1700 won’t break the bank, but it has dreadful 2.4GHz performance and no 5GHz mode£40 -
Weak Wi-Fi at home forces 25% of Britons to use mobile data New study reveals that one in four Britons now use their mobile data allowance to get online at home due to poor home Wi-Fi coverage -
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D-Link DIR-890L review The DIR-890L is a good choice if you have a lot of devices on your network, but its long-range performance is below par for the price£228 -
D-Link DSL-3590L review The DSL-3590L is feature-packed but its 5GHz 802.11ac performance wasn’t what we expected for the high price£157 -
Linksys WRT1200AC review The Linksys WRT1200AC has decent 5GHz 802.11ac performance, but there are better routers for the price£150