 | | What's the latest in wireless router technology? | | Dear CNET members,
Happy Friday! I hope this newsletter finds everyone well. For those of you who are new to this newsletter, I welcome you! I know that as a new subscriber, this whole newsletter maybe a bit abrupt and confusing. To get caught up, check out the community newsletter archives. You'll see that each week's Q&A comes from the previous Friday's newsletter. So check them out and join the rest of CNET's community members in helping each other out and voicing your opinions--it's all good fun, and I hope you stick around. Now let's jump right in to this week's topic from member Ronald who is currently seeking a new wireless router to replace his 7 year old one, and has many questions in regards to newer wireless router technology.
Well Ronald, having your router last 7 whole years is pretty darn good. Maybe it's just my luck, but I personally have gone through 3 in the last 7 years and that's not by choice. So, has wireless router technology changed much in the past 7 years? The simply answer is yes, but dramatically different, probably not so much. Conceptually it all still the same and you can expect with the advancement of technology, they have made things faster, securer, and arguable in some case outputting better signals. But one thing is for sure, the manufactures have made things a lot easier for everyday folks who are not tech oriented an opportunity to set up their own wireless router without paying some expert to do or bother a friend to help out.
Ronald, a lot of your fellow members have come to your aid to bring you up to speed on what has changed in the wireless router world--from newer security standards, new signal spectrum, backward compatibility to older hardware to also giving you the idea of how much you can expect to see in speed increased or not. All-in-all great stuff to read up on. I have a few selected member answers in the Q&A to get you started, but do read them all.
If any of you have any additional advice, tips, or new in regards to wireless router technology, please offer them up in this week's discussion. I'm sure many of us are always eager to learn more. Thanks everyone for your help. Have an incredible weekend!
Cheers!
- Lee
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Lee Koo
CNET Community manager |  | | Last week's question | | | What's the latest in wireless router technology?
 Hope your members can help me. My D-Link b/g wireless router of 7 years finally is heading south (randomly turns off) and it's time to shop for a new one. I haven't been keeping up with all the latest and greatest router technology and I'm not keen on the entire wireless set up as the previous one was set up by a co-worker. I believe when I got my router 'g' speed was the fastest. What letters are they up to now, are we at Z? LOL. I'm sure it's much faster now, and I hear of 'n' technology. Is this the standard now? Are there any draw back of going this route--pros and cons? Is signal strength better (I'm not getting a good signal with my current one.)? How much speed difference would I see going to 'n'? Are there new features built in? Is it more secure? More costly, or should I just go ahead and buy another 'g' router. Also if all my wireless connections are b/g compatible, will getting a 'n' wireless router be completely useless as I won't be using the full potential of the router speed. Sorry I have so many questions, I'm just completely out of the loop and a bit lost. Please help educate this 61 year old geezer. Much appreciated.
-- Submitted by: Ronald G. | | | | Check out next week's question: | | | Should we be concerned about viruses on our smartphones?
 My smartphone is my daily life line to cyber space and it's with me at all times. As more and more people like me use their smart phones for their everyday task--surfing the Internet, e-mail, banking, running apps, etc... (and of course phone calls!), should we all be concerned with viruses, spyware, and other malware that can hurt our devices or tap into our phone data to steal private data from it? I haven't really heard of such cases, but I want to be prepared for the worst. What's the chances of my smartphone infected by a virus or even someone hacking into it that could really mess it up? Are there already virus protection available for smartphones? Am I just being a bit too paranoid to something that is a non-issue? Any information to facts and advice would be very helpful. Thanks.
-- Submitted by: David L.
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