Recommended Budget Routers for DCTV (₱700–₱1,500 range):

TP-Link TL-WR840N (300Mbps)
Price: ₱700–₱900
Basic but reliable, pang small house setup
May QoS (para ma-limit ang bandwidth per device)
Easy to setup

Tenda F3 (300Mbps)
Price: ₱800–₱1,000
3 antennas, good range for small to medium houses
User-friendly UI
May bandwidth control din

Mercusys MW325R (300Mbps)
Price: ₱800–₱1,000
4 antennas, mas malakas ang signal coverage
Simple but stable for budget use

TP-Link Archer C24 (Dual-band – 2.4GHz/5GHz)
Price: ₱1,300–₱1,500
Mas future-proof, may 5GHz for less congestion
Good for moderate number of devices
Best pick kung konting dagdag budget lang

Tips para iwas LOS or better stability:
Make sure walang loose or corroded coaxial cable papuntang modem.
Kung may splitter sa cable line (TV + internet), mas ok kung direkta sa modem para iwas signal loss.
Pwede ka mag-request sa DCTV technician na i-check ang signal level sa modem.
Pwede mo rin i-monitor ang modem logs kung may error messages (e.g. DOCSIS timeouts).