[Dacula]

Please help an old coot and explain how I can benefit by using this technology?

Incredibly flexible software, my router does everything I need it to.

[justlittleoleme]

I needed a router that would allow me use
QOS (Quality of Service) to manage my connected devices.

I have some specific needs. Forgive me for the geek speak, any questions I can simplify.

I have a phone router attached directly to it that must get traffic priority so that It gets all access to bandwidth. If someone is watching a video or something else that would suck up bandwidth while I need to make a phone call it prioritizes the phone router so it still has the bandwidth that is needed.

I have limited bandwidth (GB I can download in a month) if I left every device wideopen ROKU, TV etc my bandwidth would be exceeded. I have those set to max out @ 8mbps so that they don’t suck up too much data at a time.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of what you can do with dd-wrt, but it fits my needs.

I can go into more detail and do the best to answer if you would wish.

[justlittleoleme]

Here is a good article on the features of dd-wrt

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ddwrt-router-superrouter/

This is the router I purchased over a year ago for around $19

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006J3665A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

and my phone router, have free phone service with google voice.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007D930YO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage