Alright /g/ I'm fucking tired of this shit. I need a modem

>>59505144
Just go to your local best buy/office depot, pick one off te shelf with at least 3 antenna thingys, and youre good.

Buy a $100+ Asus router. It'll be better than the piece of shit your ISP gave you.

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mount/glue a computer fan to the vents

>>59505212
Not using an ISP modem nor router. It's a Linksys CM100 modem and Linksys WRT-54G router.

>>59505244
I literally did that when I was a teenager with my parent's modem and it fixed fucking nothing.

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>>59505144
Mikrotik or nothing. They make "outdoor" equipment normally, but their indoor stuff isn't fucking around.

Comparable to high-end routers that cost 3x as much otherwise.

1000 mW antenna for ~50$ I got, no locked down features to jew you, and god-tier firmware that doesn't require DDWRT/Tomato replacement

I've literally never had to restart it since I set it up and the signal is absurdly strong.

They were actually recommended to me by /g/ years ago, probably the only recommendation from 4chan I'd actually pass on.

>>59505182
>3 antenna thingies
Purely aesthetic. I'm not joking. A lot of these have fake antennas, or could do just as well with fewer but they intentionally wanted it to "look faster".

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>>59505144
>don't fucking shit the bed every god damn day
I wish I had a gf that did that.

>>59505144
If you dont have money:
>buy cheap linksys router
>install DDWRT
>
If you have money:
>buy a netgear nighthawk
>

As for the modem. Literally anything that isnt one of those garbage modem/router combos will work.

I got into IT because the shit-tier ISP equipment that AT&T insisted we used (2Wire is rotting in hell I hope) would break down every hour. Honestly the way to go is a few cheaper routers running as APs and a decent modem that supports whatever line you're using with a decent switch connecting it all. If you have a larger area to cover, try using powerline networking kits and placing APs in weaker signal spots. Did this in my childhood home and it worked like a charm.

>>59505898
>powerline networking kits
These are shit unless your house is brand fucking new (old wiring makes it go to shit), and appliances will fuck with the connection when switched on/off.

>>59505822
Seconding Mikrotik