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Old 24th Sep 2012, 11:09
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Best modem/router for wi-fi?

Following Golden's point about binning BT Hubs, I have a BT Hub 2. It has given stalwart service. (Except when it didn't, when eventually BT sent out a new one).
All seems fine, other than I worry about all the demands on the wi-fi. (Two tvs on wi-fi, one Sky catch up gadget, one dvd player, multiple phones and pcs, and SWMBOs ipad), not all on at the same time.

As the technology is beyond me, should I worry about all these gadgets on an oldish BT wi-fi set up? Should I consider an upgrade to a newer modem/router, and if I did get a new, branded one, such as Netgear, would it deliver a better/ reliable signal??
I do not currently have any problems and I've done all the simple checks - using the ipad to check speeds and so on around the house, (although I can only do 1 speedcheck at a time), and the router is in a reasonable place to cover most of the house, so my question is more about overall capacity.
I have a good basic line speed in to the house of 16 whatnots per whatever.
Maybe I should leave well alone until it dies?
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