Routers with Linux

[Katia]

I did some searching on the topic, but most of the threads I found with recs for routers were about ten years old.

I'll be moving to Bangkok soon and will be looking for a router. I'm not sure yet who I will be using for internet. I'd like both wireless and wired capabilities (my laptop will actually probably spend most of its time plugged in; I treat it as a desktop most of the time).

I'm running Fedora on a laptop (it'll be 23 once I get past my backup/update issues), and will also want to connect phones (Droid 3, possibly another cheap smartphone if I get a second one) and a cheap tablet (probably a Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 8). What router would you recommend to work best with this setup and Thai ISPs? I'd prefer not to have to fiddle with it too much to get it working. I don't need anything really high-end, top-of-the-line fast; I don't plan on streaming movies, doing any online gaming, etc. (I'll mostly be surfing the net, Skype, etc.). I would really prefer not to spend big bucks, but will spend what I have to to get something that isn't crappy, buggy, insecure, etc.

I assume I can buy a router in the U.S. before I leave and it will work okay (I have easy access to a MicroCenter)? Or should I wait and get one in-country? Is there anything special in terms of features that I will need to get it to work in Thailand?

Thanks!

[RKASA]

You can get all sort of good routers here for less then 50.00. Try the one that comes with your connection first - often just fine. See what problems you have with that and solve them rather then guessing what they might be when you get here. Most that come with connect have a deposit so if you just put it back in the box and hang on to it you can use what ever else you want - you may have fiber, cable or adsl so wait and find out how and what your your connecting to before you worry about how the router is.

[Katia]

Thanks, I'll see what comes with my connection first. A coworker seemed to suggest that there weren't many ISP options outside of True, so I may well end up with that.

Part of my aim in getting a router in the U.S. is so I can also use it when I'm back in a few years Is there anything special about Thai internet that I'll need to watch out for in the specs in case I buy here to take over? (I'm already planning to look for probably an Asus/Linksys/maybe Netgear dual-band/802.11ac/possibly Gigabit for the wired connection/supports WPA2 which I assume will be fine over there?)

[Katia]

Okay, it looks like my building uses True. I assume this will work ok with the Asus router I just got?