Don't throw away your old router — Do this instead
News Computing Don't throw away your old router — Do this instead Your old router has a lot of potential on your network, so give it a new job. 29, 2026 8:00 pm EST Vladimir Soldatov/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Unlike many devices in your home, you probably don't think much about upgrading your router. Routers can work for a long time, and it's easy to overlook when one isn't getting firmware updates anymore or doesn't support the latest Wi-Fi standards.
- ▪News Computing Don't throw away your old router — Do this instead Your old router has a lot of potential on your network, so give it a new job.
- ▪29, 2026 8:00 pm EST Vladimir Soldatov/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Unlike many devices in your home, you probably don't think much about upgrading your router.
- ▪Routers can work for a long time, and it's easy to overlook when one isn't getting firmware updates anymore or doesn't support the latest Wi-Fi standards.
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| Original publisher | Engadget |
| Canonical URL | https://www.engadget.com/2271811/dont-throw-away-old-router-do-this-instead/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-30T00:07:33.893Z |
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News Computing Don't throw away your old router — Do this instead Your old router has a lot of potential on your network, so give it a new job. By Calvin Wankhede Sept. 29, 2026 8:00 pm EST Vladimir Soldatov/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Unlike many devices in your home, you probably don't think much about upgrading your router. Routers can work for a long time, and it's easy to overlook when one isn't getting firmware updates anymore or doesn't support the latest Wi-Fi standards. This can make upgrading to a new Wi-Fi router more difficult, since throwing away a perfectly functioning piece of equipment feels wasteful. Thankfully, this doesn't need to be an issue.
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