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It was like the $32 one and it worked well enough for anything I wanted to do. I could stream to a laptop or watch a the small tv I had using a firestick. Because the repeater was less powerful than the router the best placement for it was where its target is more directly in line with the device accessing it - the more powerful router will be less affected by a weak signal from repeater.

eta: see post 3 above. That is your best choice; getting a router (not a modem). New routers are about the same price, are more powerful, and depending on what you choose can have access control and other perks.