Can someone just tell me which QoS router is cheapest?

[nauru]

I have been researching on my own for a long time, and still dont know the answer to this. Does anyone know which is the reliable, lowest-cost solution for a QoS router to use with Fongo? Only firmware I have used before is tomato, but it is hardly compatible with any routers except very expensive ones. I am open to other QoS capable firmwares as long as they are reliable and not a huge pain for a novice to set up.

Many thanks.

[seagame2001]

QoS router is expensive

Get a cheap router and flashed with DD-WRT firmware

Look at Futureshop, Bestbuy and Canada Computers for cheap router and go DD-WRT router database and see if they are compatible for that router to flash then go out and buy the router and flash with DD-WRT

I used Dlink-615 after I flashed with DD-WRT and I did not set up for QoS at all just plug in ATA device and go. Voice quality is great with fongo.

[tbrummell]

I use pfSense on an embedded device. I built the whole thing for under $100 and it's very powerful. Because it's not limited to small amounts of RAM like a small router, it can do a lot more things at one time. I use it for NAT (obviously), QoS, OpenVPN, IPSec VPN, Captive Portal (just to mess with people who get on my bogus wifi network ) and probably other things I can't remember. You can use it on an old pc if you wish, or, follow this how-to to get it on a thin client machine.

http://www.hammerweb.com/blog/2011/11/p ... in-client/

[dibsmft]

As you are a novice, although you do use Linux which helps, I suggest that you think about what your needs really are. How many users are there on your network and what do the do. Should your users be told not to run torrents or be given restricted bandwidth etc.? I ran a machine as router/web server for years when my bandwidth was much smaller than it is now and the router was able to control things so that voip worked OK with up to 5 users and the downloads/uploads on the network were kept under control. Running a server 24 hours did burn quite a lot of electric power. In general bad calls could be traced to bad configuration somewhere but they were rare. I no longer run a router/server as I have greater bandwidth and simpler needs.

[nauru]

Sorry I should have been clearer about my needs:

I do not need the router to do anything except keep my fongo phone calls crystal clear. The only reason I'm getting a router is so that I can prioritize my phone calls over bulk data and HTTP traffic. So I can multitask while being on the phone, without my call getting choppy or delayed. I'm the only user, I don't run gaming servers or do anything else interesting with the router, I don't need to have any other special capabilities to manage my network other than QoS and do not forsee any change in that pattern. Just fongo phone calls, internet browsing, downloading.

Since I'm getting a router I figure I might as well get a wireless one so that I also have the option of doing stuff online with my smartphone when I'm home.
That's about it.

[dibsmft]

Perhaps you need something similar to what I in my "office" then. I have a Yealink T22P phone (excellent call quality- has 3 voip lines but cheaper models with fewer lines are available) connected to my router (but it could be connected directly to the internet) and my computer is plugged into the second port on the phone. I have not noticed any speed problems and if I happen to be watching a video or similar when I use the phone the internal QOS in the phone seems to look after things well (the video stops until the call ends). So, if that is all you want, then a desk IP phone connected to the intenet and your computer plugged into it might do the trick.