Energy efficient and secure routers?

Looks look my router firmware is hacked and owned by others. Too bad as it only used 3 watts of power I think.
Shopping for a new router. They tend to brag about high speeds for multiple devices and significant networks.
It is just me, my laptop and smartTV.....and three dogs.. Security is the big issue. Network is AT&T/T-Mobile, WCDMA in particular. Frequencies used are 850-1900MhZ.
Routers can get a bit complicated as some of you know. They are a huge hacking target and this is where government "spies" throttle the curious and outspoken with DDOS attacks.....Denial of Service. I have realized about 15% service time up since studying up on Israel and its copious role in 9/11. Can't live with that...
My ISP wants $300 or a long contract. Also have read that ISP routers are among the worst for security.
If I have sparked an interest, you can do some reading here: routersecurity.org
Shopping for a new router. They tend to brag about high speeds for multiple devices and significant networks.
It is just me, my laptop and smartTV.....and three dogs.. Security is the big issue. Network is AT&T/T-Mobile, WCDMA in particular. Frequencies used are 850-1900MhZ.
Routers can get a bit complicated as some of you know. They are a huge hacking target and this is where government "spies" throttle the curious and outspoken with DDOS attacks.....Denial of Service. I have realized about 15% service time up since studying up on Israel and its copious role in 9/11. Can't live with that...
My ISP wants $300 or a long contract. Also have read that ISP routers are among the worst for security.
If I have sparked an interest, you can do some reading here: routersecurity.org
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They're expensive, but I'm considering something like a MultiTech wireless router/modem. I've used their stuff in the past and it was pretty solid.
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more reading:
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/04/how-to-choose-the-best-firmware-to-supercharge-your-wi-fi-router/
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https://mekachoice.com/technology/dd-wrt-vs-openwrt-vs-tomato-the-best-firmware/?PageSpeed=noscript
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Router hacking is a lot more common than you likely realized.