Say goodbye to your rental VDSL Modem/Router - TP-Link VR600

These days, most of your ADSL internet providers let you rent "their take" on the Modem/Router. Most of the times, those devices are significantly inferior to the hardware available to the general public, plus - rental means that on the long run it will probably cost more than just buying the hardware yourself.

I genuinely believe you should buy the Modem/Router yourself instead of renting it, that way you can easily change your service provider with relative ease.

The best value for money I've found is the TP-Link VR600. Yes, there are better Modem/Router options out there, but here you get a lot of value for your money and a very reliable device.

TP-LINK VR600

TP-LINK VR600 Box

Bottom line:

PROs

• Easy to set-up.

• 4 LAN (RJ45) connection of 10/100/1000 Gbps.

• Elegant looking device.

• Gives great Wifi signal for medium sized houses.

• Wifi speeds of up to 300Mbps for 2.4GHz frequency and 1300Mbps for 5GHz frequency.

• Reliable, can work for weeks without disconnecting.

• Firmware updates are frequent and bugs are taken care of rather fast.

• Can be used to connect a hard drive via USB to be shared on the network.

CONs

• Rather large device with it's 3 antennas - can only be placed horizontally.

• Big houses won't have the best Wifi signal with this device, and would need additional device other than this router.

• It really has very little faults...