as far as the modem i just got the updated one from cox for free, dont rent that shit, or you can purchase it from them
as far as router
currently i have a dlink dir 868l i think i think dying out though very inconsistent wifi speeds now, ive had it for a few years so im currently looking for one as well , thinking about this one but dont know if i wanna spend all that money
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/166403/D-Link-DIR-890L-IEEE-80211ac/
or i might go with this one http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/348452/TP-LINK-AC3200-Tri-Band-Gigabit/
as far as router
currently i have a dlink dir 868l i think i think dying out though very inconsistent wifi speeds now, ive had it for a few years so im currently looking for one as well , thinking about this one but dont know if i wanna spend all that money
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/166403/D-Link-DIR-890L-IEEE-80211ac/
or i might go with this one http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/348452/TP-LINK-AC3200-Tri-Band-Gigabit/