Wi-Fi routers aren’t the most exciting subject, but paying an extra $10 to $15 a month to rent one can add up quickly. With 71% of Americans choosing to rent their routers from their internet service provider, most of us are spending hundreds of dollars a year instead of making a one-time purchase. Your router is the gateway to the internet and affects every aspect of your online life.
“The router is the heart of your home network,” said Gianmarco Chumbe, CNET’s lab engineer who leads router testing. “Just like the heart pumps oxygen and nutrients everywhere it’s needed, your router pumps data to all of your devices. And just as a bad heart can affect your whole health, a bad router can ruin the internet experience in your home.”
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