I am moving into a single bedroom apartment (approx. 50m2 in size) and have been looking at modem / router combos. The new apartment has Australian nbn Fibre to the Building (FTTB) and then copper to the apartment.

 

The previous house I lived in was much bigger and I used an ISP provided modem-router with Deco M9+ running as a mesh off the ISP modem / router. So I still have the two M9+. I got these because there were multiple people working from home in the old house and so we could use the tri-channel functionality to reduce congestion.

 

I only use the internet for streaming, working from home and browsing the internet so am thinking either a 25/10 or 50/10 nbn plan.

 

The ISP I am going with offer a tp-link vx230v modem for $165AUD. 

 

What I want is two things:

1) Purchase a modem / router that functions as well or better than the tp-link vx230v.

2) Purchase a modem / router that I could use in the future at another house with the Deco M9+ in a mesh setup.

3) Purchase a mode/ router that will be able to handle higher speeds in the future.

 

My budget is around $200-300AUD so not sure if I should just stick with the tp-link vx230v.

 

The TP Link Archer VR2800 AC2800 I can find for $230 and seems to meet my needs but it appears to be quite old.

 

Is there an updated version or another modem / router that would meet my needs?

 

Any information or advice appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance