These days, your wireless router is not just your lifeline to the internet, but also to your job. We've hand-tested the top routers so you can find the right fit to build a snappy home Wi-Fi network.

Place centrally in the home for maximum reach. Elevate on tall furniture (signals radiate outward and downward). Keep your ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Positioning is more crucial than hardware.

The TV may be the heart of the living room, but the best Wi-Fi routers enhance the brains of your whole home, making sure everything operates together in harmony. Without a proper, functional router ...

Our guide lists the top routers on the market that provide VPN coverage throughout your entire home. We've ranked them based ...

Don’t believe the hype. A gaming router won’t help you earn more kills or beat the raid boss any faster than a regular router with the same specs. But if your current router is struggling, upgrading ...

Editor’s note, April 14, 2026: On March 25, the Federal Communications Commission issued a notice that the sale of new foreign-made routers will be banned going forward. Virtually every Wi-Fi router ...

In the last newsletter, we discussed our mostly-successful results from the initial testing of a router designed to use two broadband Internet service interfaces – such as using both cable modem and ...

Wi-Fi 6, now the norm in most new routers, can take advantage of improved speeds and bandwidth. Is it time to upgrade and future-proof your network? We've tested all the latest Wi-Fi 6 routers to help ...