Advice on new router possibilities

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hello,
im new here and might be somewhat uneducated on these in depth router topics. i hope i can learn this magic art to some degree. I have just had BeFibre installed after having a 6mb/s sky phone line setup. The new fibre is 900mps up n down. The router that is supplied is a "heights" router. It doesnt come with any documentation, just a quick start guide. It seems a bit odd to me that i cannot turn off the wifi or change the admin username or password. I am currently trying to get them to sort this out. I have had the new setup less than a month. The speeds are sometimes very good, but other times a bit erratic. Im hoping i can get a reasonably user friendly replacement router that i can setup myself . im hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction on a open wrt router for newbs. I really dont need wifi so much just a good fast wired connection with possibly built in vpn. Any help greatly appreciated. im in the uk
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if you want the VPN to max out your connection, check what kind of device/SoC you need, by reading A Wireguard comparison DB.

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Do you have an all-in-one device? Or do you have a router and a separate ONT?

If you have an all-in-one device, your possibilities for improvement are reduced, especially if you do not have any access to the configuration on the ISP router.

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thanks for the help
i think this is right

i have a modem on the wall and a router that has wireless inside, and i think 5g as well. Its a "heights" router never heard of them before (there doesnt seem to be any documentation for it and there is sparse info onlinehttps://www.heights-t.com/products/ht-360axe ). It has a lot of configurations that are possible inside the menus. But, i cannot change the password or turn off the wifi, which to me is weird. I was looking for preferable a wired router i could replace that "heights" one with. I was wondering if this would be any good, just as a simpler solution.

ASUS RT-AX5400

ASUS TUF Gaming AX4200

i could just turn off the wifi. are these any good
i would like to get a simpler open wrt type maybe later, im not as clever as some of the people on here .

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TUF AX4200 quite good yes, Filogic 830 is a performant and stable platform. Just be sure to follow the installation guide for that device carefully since it's locked down from Asus. If you can get a GL-MT6000 instead I recommend that since it's a simple sysupgrade flash to install OpenWrt and same SoC with more ram and storage.

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Yes, you have a separate ONT, that's good news. Do you use the landline ports? There is no support for that on OpenWrt.

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Thank you sir
No I don’t use any landline . 90 % of the time it hard wired to my pc. If friends come over they may use Wi-Fi but it’s rare and mostly they can use 4g/5g now . So I just need a secure wired fast connection , with a nice router that’s relatively simple to configure .

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Appreciate the help
I ordered the gl mt 6000 , I’ll update the firmware when it arrives , and try to set it up . Then I’ll look at flashing and tweaking it . It sounds like the interface is very straightforward so I’m hoping it’s an easy start. Thankyou very much on the advice

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