#1 in WiFi Routers
Frontier
Frontier Arris NVG468MQ
$84.99
48
Pros
- +continue getting security updates through at least March 1, 2027
Cons
- −Poor quality
- −Unreliable
- −ISP garbage
- −terrible business for the consumer
Frontier Arris NVG468MQ vs TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750
Reddit prefers TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 — higher sentiment (51% vs 48% positive).
#48 in WiFi RoutersReddit favorite
TP-Link
TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750
$94.99
51
Pros
- +capable of 800 Mbps with 8 byte encapsulation tax caused by PPPoE with hardware offloading on
Cons
- −Poor range/performance compared to newer routers
- −wireless hardware has known issues on OpenWrt (v1)
- −over 13 years old
- −speeds between 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps with SQM/QoS on PPPoE
“Archer C7 was the best shitty router I ever had. I had one point I had 1 + 3 more at various families' homes.”
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