A Cable Modem Wireless Router Shopping Guide

If you're shopping for a cable modem wirelessquality of the router, and one good router is as
router, the first instinct may be to head to thegood as another.
local computer parts or office good store and justSo we recommend writing a list. Write down
grab the cheapest thing there.every cable / modem router you might want to
Resist that impulse! Here are some simple stepsbuy, compare prices, and get whichever one you
to follow when shopping for the best wirelesscan buy at the lowest price.
routers...And of course, don't sacrifice quality for low cost.
1- Read a lot of reviewsA crummy router that's half the price of a good
There are dozens and dozens of good, great, badone isn't a bargain unless you're actually getting
and useless wireless routers out there in everysomething for your money.
imaginable price range. So if you just grab the3- Be on the lookout for older models
first and cheapest router you see, you may asThe funny thing about the price of a cable
well just take that money and buy thirty or fortymodem router is that it just keeps going down. A
lottery tickets with it, since you're really testingrouter released a year ago might still be as good
your luck.as anything released just yesterday, but the
We recommend first looking at message boardsnature of the computer market is to always go
and forums to see what comes highlyafter the fresh new thing and dump the old stuff,
recommended, and second to read full reviews ofeven though the truth is that hardware actually
those products to see if they live up to the hype.takes years to become truly outdated.
2- Shop cheapSo it's not hard at all to find great routers that
Maybe you have your eye on the Linksys wrt54gare wireless on sale for half the price of the new
wireless router, but the Netgear wgr614 wirelessones, despite the fact that the performance
router is on sale half price this week at yourbetween the two is practically identical.
favorite online retailer? Get the Netgear. The truthSo there you have it. Keep the above tips in mind
is, a good router is a good router. It's not aboutand you should be able to get just the right
favorite brands or anything, it's all about therouter at just the right price.