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What you need is a wireless access point, not a wireless router. Your U-Verse gateway is already a router. Access points are a little less expensive and more purpose built without having to deal with all of the layer 3 (IP routing) software.

Here's the one I use:

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Probably one of the best home/small/medium business B/G/N AP's without going over $100. You might be able to get by with one of them, but if you need more, you don't need to configure them individually - just configure them once and all of them will be configured.

And with it being an access point v.s. a router, there will be less to configure, as they are less complex.

Just be sure to disable the wifi on the U-Verse gateway for best results, then plug the AP into one of the network ports on the U-Verse box (or a switch connected to it if you have another switch).

But again, I recommend an access point, not a router, for multiple reasons, but mainly because two routers on the same network can cause some issues if not configured and wired correctly. You will be double NAT'ed if you don't enable DMZ on the U-Verse. You could end up with two DHCP servers (which is bad.) if you use the wrong port. And generally it's just a PITA if you don't know what you're doing.



Also, you may be able to call AT&T and ask to see if they can upgrade your U-Verse gateway. If you have one of the old ones (big, grey, comes with external battery backup), they might be able to. They have a newer model that is black and smaller, and should provide better performance. Just tell them that you're not happy with the performance of your gateway and would like the updated model. I would recommend doing this even if you get another wireless access point.