This is what the article boils down to: Old routers can be a source of "degraded internet connection quality". If you buy a new router, you'll get "better Wi-Fi

This is what the article boils down to: Old routers can be a source of "degraded internet connection quality". If you buy a new router, you'll get "better Wi-Fi range, stronger signal, and better handling of demands modern users put on their network". I'm using one of those WRT54G routers, running DD-WRT. It's 12 years old, but still works like a charm. It's able to deliver around 22 Mbps, which is enough for my ever so modern demands.