TP-Link smart router is on sale for under $35 on Amazon

You often don’t realize just how important it is to have a decent WiFi router at home ’til yours goes AWOL. 

Without a reliable wireless internet connection, your smartphone, laptop, and other electronic devices are rendered virtually useless unless you decide to dip into your pricey data plan. 

What’s that one Joni Mitchell lyric — “Don’t it always seem to go / That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone”? Yeah, that’s basically what we’re getting at here.

You can check out some of our top picks for wireless routers here, or if you’re in a pinch, just head over to Amazon and take advantage of their sale on the TP-Link Archer C1200 smart WiFi router. It retails for $45, but for a limited time you can snag it for less than $35.

Great for 4K streaming, this router features dual 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands with a little something called beamforming, a type of frequency that pinpoints nearby WiFi devices and sends the most powerful signal in their direction for a stronger connection. The router’s three antennas and fast processor then make sure that connection stays speedy and goes uninterrupted.

The Archer C1200’s setup is mercifully easy; just use the TP-Link Tether app (available for both Android and iOS) to get it up and running. 

The app also includes a dashboard on which you can manage your home network remotely.

Each Archer C1200 comes with TP-Link’s industry-leading two-year warranty and free 24/7 technical support. Get yours today for just $33.99 — a savings of 24%.