Most modems/routers these days have a USB port, so maybe they just use those these days along w/the wireless, but sure seems strange not having an ethernet port.

It's not the router that doesn't have an Ethernet port, but the computer; that depends on WiFi.

I hope you are somehow mistaken, but if it really does not have an Ethernet port I would return it immediately and get one that does. Just my $0.02.

There are inexpensive adapters ethernet to USB-C socket that I suspect work just fine. Or, if you want or need several conventional USB sockets, get a small hub to plug into it.

Go to the equivalent of Control Panel (or Settings), programs, and uninstall MS Office 365. That should stop the popups. Then install the software for the license for what you have.

If you experience connection problems with your iphone, then it is some kind of line problem. Starting with the router and then going upstream to the modem, the house wiring, the drop from the system, or the system. I don't remember details of prior issues you've had but that should be your investigation path.

Your ISP should be able to check logs for the connection status of your modem. It's easy enough to buy a new router, check if there's any improvement, and return it within the permitted period of the change does no good. Be sure to pick a seller that will give a full refund without a restocking fee

Elmer, thank you for your thoughtful answers.

I've seen the ethernet to USB0C adapters on Amazon, just didn't know how well they worked. I already have the hub you mentioned, to give me more conventional USB ports, just not the Ethernet.

My concern about the MS Office 365 license is that it looks like the one I already have on my older computer, and I think it may be just the same license. It's just that the pop-ups are asking me to install the cloud-based version.

I mentioned the iPhone issue only because it indicates a problem with my line, not the computer. I did recently get a new modem from my ISP. I'll contact them and see if they have any outage records.

Since BestBuy closed, the only store near-ish me is Staples, which is about 45 minutes away. I'm going there later this week and see what they have with another router. The problems of living in the Boonies!

In setting up my new computer, I had to download an application. The download speed is only 170k/sec which seems awfully slow.

Yes, that's extremely slow. If you run speedtest, what does it say?

11 Mbps. So does that mean that the source server is very slow? This is a niche application for streaming high resolution audio files called BluOS. It is sourced in Canada. I have this app or its equivalent on my older PC and my iPhones.

Yes.

I see that product line is a Sonos competitor? I haven't heard of it but I also haven't been in the market for stuff of that kind in a long time. What I have of a similar nature still works and fills my needs.

Good luck.

Yes, it's a Sonos competitor. I selected it for two reasons - it streams higher quality audio, and it's home company is a well-known high end equipment manufacture, NAD.

What's the model #? Or Costco SKU.

Samsung 950XDB/950XDC