ASUS Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router, Black, RT-AX86U $373.22 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AU

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LnuTTeLLo on 23/09/2020 - 11:19 amazon.com.au (1844 clicks)
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First time poster so please go easy on me if I got this wrong.

Been looking out for this since I missed the Wireless1 deal of $458 earlier.

Cheapest I have been able to find so far and if you have a Prime subscription you can even take off the $29+ shipping coming at below $400 for this router.

It is UK stock but any exchanges/returns are handled by Amazon since it is from their global store.

edit: Updated that this is from Amazon UK and not Amazon US

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    FlyingKiwi on 07/10/2020 - 21:58

    Dam. Wish I got one the deal has changed to an ax11000 now

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    wangasm on 08/10/2020 - 12:49

    Thanks for confirming!
    Can you also confirm what region you have set under Wireless->Professional?

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      Niceboat on 08/10/2020 - 17:41

      I just had a look for you, but I can't see anything relating to region in there?

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        wangasm on 08/10/2020 - 17:43

        All good thanks, that's a good sign (I think)

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          Niceboat on 09/10/2020 - 00:14

          @wangasm: It's defs a weird sitch, you wouldn't expect a router to come with Aus firmware from Amazon UK and no Aus cable even, but it seems legit

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        Bigboomboom on 13/10/2020 - 21:23

        That doesn't look like AUS firmware. At least the RT-AX88U I bought from Bing Lee which is guaranteed local stock (got $40 cash back promo) has Region settings in Wireless -> Professional. It does allow me to choose Asia, China, Singapore, Russia, Korea, Europe & US.

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          Niceboat on 13/10/2020 - 21:43

          +1

          @Bigboomboom: Yeah look I dunno, I'm not a router expert. All I know was it had settings for AUS ISPs and it's functioning flawlessly, even got AIMesh to work with an old Asus router

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    Ice009 on 14/10/2020 - 06:41

    update Mine arrived today. It does not come with an Australian cable for the mini-brick, so you'll have to grab an Australian cloverleaf-style power cable (I just click and >collected one from JB for 10 bucks)

    Which cable did you get to use it in Australia?

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      Niceboat on 14/10/2020 - 16:00

      I didn't want to wait for shipping so I click and collected one of these https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/xcd-cloverleaf-power-cabl…. You probably don't need one that long though, there's a decent amount of length in the power brick cable.

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        Ice009 on 15/10/2020 - 04:25

        So the router comes with a mini brick and you just need one of those cloverleaf-style cables to plug into the power supply with an Australian plug on the other end?

        I currently have an Asus RT-AC86U. Do you think it's worth upgrading to this?

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          Niceboat on 15/10/2020 - 18:07

          @Ice009: That's correct. I don't think you'd see much of an upgrade unless you have WiFi 6 compatible devices, I was coming from a much older router so it's been a big upgrade for me with the added benefit of a bit of future proofing.

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            Ice009 on 17/10/2020 - 04:53

            @Niceboat: Yeah, thanks for the reply and clarification on the power supply. I guess it makes sense that you upgraded if you were coming from an older Router (what brand/model did you upgrade from) to go to this one. It seems like it was well worth it for you.

            I think I will take your advice and stick with the RT-AC86U for a while longer as I don't currently have any WiFi 6 devices.

            By the way, how does AI Mesh work? If possible, can you give me a quick rundown on how it works?

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              Niceboat on 17/10/2020 - 16:04

              @Ice009: I had a DSL-AC68U but when I went to NBN it was incompatible with TPG HFC so I'd been using their pretty average provided router until now.

              I'd heard mixed things with people getting AIMesh to work but just following the ASUS video on it worked for me. You need to have both devices updated to the latest firmware, and factory reset the router to be used as the 'node'.
              Then you scan for AIMesh node on the primary router and it should find it and set it all up automatically. I found that I had to plug them in next to each other initially for it to be discovered, but once it's set up you just move it to where you need it.

              I live in a townhouse so I don't actually need it, but wanted to see how it worked. Pretty cool that you can just use your old router for extra coverage should you need it.

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                Ice009 on 24/10/2020 - 15:40

                @Niceboat: Yeah, pretty cool that you can re-use your older router like that. Thanks for the explanation. I was thinking of using my older RT-AC68U with the RT-AC86U (it's hard writing the model numbers when you have an 86U and 68U as they're back to fron ;) ) for extra coverage to the other side of the house. I would assume that you put the other router (AC68U) in the middle of the house somewhere, so you can extend the range to the other side of the house? The primary router is on the opposite end of the house.

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                  Niceboat on 24/10/2020 - 17:21

                  @Ice009: I think it'd be dependent on the layout of your house, you'd just have to experiment to see what works for you. I suppose it'd still need to be close enough to maintain a solid connection with the main unit, unless you ran an ethernet backhaul between them.

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