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Whether you've got the NBN or you're still on ADSL, to get fast and reliable connections to all your home-network devices you need a fast wireless router for your home Wi-Fi. We lab test and review the latest models to help you find the best wireless router for you. Our buying guide will help you know what features to look for.
Our test covers dual-band wireless routers and tri-band wireless routers, all of them NBN-ready. Two models also include a built-in modem - the NetCommWireless NF13ACV and Fritz!Box 7490.
Our expert testers give every router a thorough workout to help find the models that:
Our interactive comparison tool helps you find out which routers have a built-in modem and VoIP support and which have the best parental filter controls. Note that this is a test of Wi-Fi routers, not modem-routers (gateways) and though two models have built-in modems we did not test the modem. Our Recommended list will help you see quickly which models come out on top.
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We recommend models in this test that scored more than 85% overall.
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Whether the device is designed to be optionally mounted on a wall.
Type of 802.11 Wi-Fi standard support included.
The fastest achieved throughput result on the 2.4GHz band. MBps = megabytes per second.
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