Router choice?

[Wainuitech]

Sometimes the ISP supplied have certain features locked (Other times not) Personally I have used Netgear & D-Link ( not a fan of either) TP-Link, and a few other well known brands over the years.
Currently using the ISP Supplied Router from Vodafone, overall its no slower or faster than any of the others, (happy with my 900+ Mbps download speed) only difference I found as mentioned before some features (in this case) are not locked.

Some of the non ISP need to be setup, as they wont "just Work".  Really depends on what you want to get out of the router, just work, or fiddle and adjust.

I generally thought that Netgear stuff was pretty decent, although I find that they ask good money for them.
D-Link I wouldnt touch with a 10 foot pole.
TP-Link stuff seems pretty decent from what ive observed. The biggest issue i find with some routers is the complexity of setting them up.
I also hate routers that require you to install an app to configure them, im finding that TP-Link is going down that path for some of their gear, makes it easy to set up at times, but I hate having to set up access points that want you to register and install an app to get the thing going, especially when its a client of mine that doesnt have a smartphone and i need to set it up using mine.

Generally find with TP-Link ( or any other brand) that asks for a Phone setup, if you run an IP Scanner, something Like Advanced IP Scanner, you can locate the IP address the router has given a Device, ( it will name it) like an Access Point, and manually log in Via a browser at what ever IP, change it to a static IP of your choosing, then at any time manually enter the device by its IP.