If the Wi-Fi drops three times a day, if Netflix downgrades to 480 p every evening, or if you have to reboot the box before every Zoom call, the fault is almost always the router. Replace it once, enjoy it for five-plus years. Here’s how to pick the right tier without overspending.
Tier 1 – “Just Make It Work”
100 Mb broadband or less, studio/loft, 0–4 devices
✔ 300 Mb single-band N300 is enough; dual-band is a bonus
✔ COMFAST CF-WR302S: two external antennas, wall-plug size, < $20
Rule: match the router ceiling to the broadband ceiling—no dam can store more water than the river brings.
Tier 2 – Speed & Stability
100–300 Mb fiber, 2-bed apartment, gaming + 4 K streaming
✔ AC1200–AC1900 dual-band, Gigabit WAN & LAN
✔ COMFAST CF-AC1200G: 4× FE + 1× GE, 5 GHz for games, 2.4 GHz for IoT, $45-ish
Tip: place it eye-level, central, away from the microwave; 5 GHz loves open air.
Tier 3 – Whole-Home Mesh
100 m²+, thick walls, garden camera, no dead spots ever
✔ Mesh kit with dedicated back-haul channel
✔ COMFAST CF-Mesh1200 pack of 2: 1.2 Gbps dual-band, wired or wireless back-haul, one-button pairing, ≈ $99
Mesh nodes auto-hand-off your phone/tablet to the strongest signal—walk room-to-room on FaceTime without a hiccup.
Tier 4 – Wi-Fi 6 Future-Proof
300 Mb–1 Gb, 20+ devices, VR, cloud gaming, smart-everything
✔ AX3000 or higher, OFDMA + 1024-QAM + MU-MIMO
✔ COMFAST Black-Shark AX3000: Intel-grade quad-core, 5× FEMs, 6× antennas, one-touch Mesh, 2.5 G WAN port, ≈ $129
Install once, forget for a decade—handles tomorrow’s 8 K streams and next-gen consoles today.
Checklist in 10 Seconds
- Note your broadband speed
- Count bedrooms + garden / garage
- Add “AX” if you pay for >300 Mb or own a PS5/Xbox Series
- Buy one tier above today’s need—routers age slower than phones, but they do age
Upgrade the router before you upgrade the plan. Happiness, like bandwidth, doubles when the bottleneck disappears.