Hi,
For the last 6 weeks Obi connected with Google Voice has worked with overall great success!
Can someone recommend a tried and true, excellent wireless router with good range, and known to have excellent success with Obi? Is it advisable to get a model that works with Tomato to perhaps boost signal?
My current wireless router has wireless connectivity problems (drops the signal every hour or two), though works great with Obi. So, I need a new one.
#1) Criteria: No hum or interference with Obi
#2) Good Wireless range: like to set up a work desk in my yard when the weather is nice.
*) if it has bells and whistles like a USB port that works with both mac and pc, that would be a nice bonus, but not a priority.
In the past i've gone the route of "cheap" and had great luck. In the past 2 months, I purchased 3 wireless routers from cheap to steep and had problems with all of them - hence the post.
Current Router: Monoprice ($20)
Works well with good range, but intermittently drops wireless users throughout the day. Sometimes takes 5 minutes or much longer to reconnect.
Next try: Belkin N750
Had voltage leak on Ethernet ports creating a loud hum on Obi; also the UBS port worked intermittently for an external/shared drive for PCs, but Mac could not connect at all.
Next try: D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N
Worked fine with Obi, but had very low range. There were places where I lost this signal where the other 2 routers still had 50-75% (bars). The usb port didn't work for mac or pc (their justification for the higher cost of this model)
I had all 3 of these routers at the same time to test between them and thus far none meet the simple needs. Hoping that someone here may have a good suggestion and save the headaches of going through another 3 or more models.
Thank you very much!
Stephen