After my last deal the D-Link viper 2600 turned out to be useless for me. Found this at a great price.
Pretty sure this is an all time low.
ASUS DSL-AC88U Modem Router $299 + Delivery (Free Pickup) @ Computer Alliance
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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-DSL-AC88U-ADSL2-VDSL-Modem-…
Read the Whirlpool thread before you contemplate this…. There's a reason why it's dropping.
Then go buy something else. If you need a modem, bridge a Telstra device for next to nothing. I improved from 70 odd down to 90.
I believe ASUS has given up on it.
Had a quick look, seems ok?
Where?
Theres a tonne of complaints.
It's not being supported and it has a second rate chip.
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/9ply57m9?p=141
If you are running FTTN and you'll likely give up 10% speed and pay $300 for the privilege when you could go buy a modem for $10 that'd smash this and be infinitely more stable.
What if you are on FTTC?
You can use this as a router?
Will it still give up 10% of the speed?I'm been using ASUS AX3000 and was thinking of pairing this up using iMesh
@congo: Well why would you buy a modem router then?
Just go buy a current actively supported router?
Believe me I wanted to like it, I tried it for months and had non stop issues, wifi even dropped out completely, disappearing till a reboot. Connection lost sync literally a dozen times a day, sometimes for hours straight.
Went to the cheap Telstra modems and not a single drop for months.
If you want AI Mesh get their compatible routers. Will cost less too.
It should work as an access point though, but not mesh.
Got any reccomendations? Got a friend having to get FTTC and I'm not sure what modem to help them get. Seems to be a few modem's on marketplace, but not really sure about VDSL.
@IJustKnowStuff: FTTC = NBN connection device + router.
NBN give you a FTTC connection device & any off the shelf VDSL modem is not suitable. How much does your mate want to spend?
So the Broadcom BCM63138 is a second rate chip?.
@hollykryten: If a Telstra Modem can comfortably sync 10% plus higher I'd say this is a huge waste of money.
This or get something with wifi 6? No NBN.
What connection type?
Wifi 6 is probably gonna be irrelevant then….
ADSL2. NBN is "due in July " but the date keeps getting pushed back for the last 18 months.
If you are getting anything other then FTTN you don't want this.
@Twix: But for FTTC doesn't the NBN already give you a VDSL modem called the connection device. You would only need to buy yourself a router to connect to it.
Not bad for an alien space ship…
We have lift off.
Support iMesh?
99.9999% sure it doesn't.
Unless it's been added recently but I highly doubt it.
This one doesn't.
Thanks
slightly off topic but i missed the good old T-Mobile ac1900 (rebranded asus ac69u)
can someone post a better option for a fttn/vdsl modem than this?
The Telstra devices, just search on FB or Gumtree.
They are as good as any.
I bought non-modem version of this a year ago after my TP-link routers died. I had two TP-links that only lasted a year or so.
Mine has been great with my NBN service - great in so much as I haven't had any issues listed above.
Noticeable extension in range of the 5ghz wifi too over the TP-link routers (which I paid a lot for too).
Yeah the Asus RT-AC88U is a decent router.
thats what I got, with merlin firmware I'm able to get 950mbit wan-to-lan speed
Damn that is not a bad price at all