Asus RT-AX86U AX5700 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Router $422.10 ($412.72 with eBay Plus) Delivered @ titan_gear eBay

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duckdodgers245 on 07/01/2023 - 16:08 ebay.com.au (387 clicks)
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Have been wanting to upgrade my router at home and finally settled on this one, only cause of recommendations via SnB.
Not gonna list specs but can all be found here:
https://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/…

So cost is $469 - $56.28 with the JAN202312 coupon bringing it down to $412.72.
I also went and got myself a $400 gift card through shopback with 2.5% return so technically got for $402.72 which seems to be ever so close to the lowest it's been according to camelcamelcamel

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  Springfield on 07/01/2023 - 18:17

  Good router but waiting for this one.
  https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asu…

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    expatOz on 07/01/2023 - 18:36

    What’s the diff?

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      duckdodgers245 on 07/01/2023 - 19:17

      +1

      About double the price lol

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  tommypickles on 07/01/2023 - 18:23

  Be warned for RMA hell —

  I recently had this router die on me after 9 months of operation. To RMA, ASuSTeK want me to courier send at my own expense from Melb to Sydney.

  Further if it’s found to not be a problem, they will charge me courier cost (not stated how much) to return item.

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    duckdodgers245 on 07/01/2023 - 19:14

    Why not send back to where you bought it if it's only 9 months old???

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      tommypickles on 07/01/2023 - 19:23

      Because, like this deal, I bought it via eBay (Computer Alliance, Sydney).

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        ssfps on 07/01/2023 - 21:32

        Pretty sure they still have to service your warranty as the retailer in aus. Different if you bought it from an overseas seller.

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        s3n on 07/01/2023 - 22:38

        Computer Alliance should definitely warrant it

        I’ve dealt with at least 10 asus routers for myself, friends, family and I’ve never see a problem

        After 9 months is strange too you’d think it’d be heat related since Ax86u is known to run hot what with people installing fans on it

        That said Ac68 runs hot too but I’ve never had a problem

        The problems I have had have been the aerials breaking off due to being in the sun or just having a lot of use being re-attached when moving house or location

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    Thypeople on 07/01/2023 - 20:55

    What's a good alternative to this router?

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      tommypickles on 07/01/2023 - 21:06

      +1

      TBH the router was great. The problem is ASUS not providing good customer service if there’s an issue.

      If you’re in Sydney I suppose it’s less an issue, but I was pretty shocked that they’d be so limiting given how global they are.

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        Thypeople on 07/01/2023 - 21:26

        Ah ok. Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for local stock instead of eBay or Amazon

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      s3n on 07/01/2023 - 22:40

      +4

      GT-AX6000 has recently been $411 and has a couple more features

      It also runs cooler and has 20% more wifi bandwidth in real world tests

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        tikeyike on 07/01/2023 - 23:47

        +1

        Yes, but it's ugly as sin (in my opinion), speaking as a person that owns one. Apart from that, I'm quite happy with it, specially getting it for ~$370 (using 10% off giftcards).

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          iori57 on 08/01/2023 - 00:47

          +1

          @tikeyike: Agree plus this has a smaller form factor and fits nicely at the narrow gap behind my TV XD

          Bought it during black friday and it is awesome.

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    picket23 on 08/01/2023 - 12:29

    How is having to post a router interstate to the manufacturer or retailer 'RMA hell'?

    It's completely standard. If you want local support, buy local and bring it back to the retailer you buy from. If you chase the best price (like me) from interstate or overseas be prepared to take a hit if needing to RMA. If their turn around time with the repair/replacement is good then happy days.

    I personally recommend going through the retailer myself, unless you know the manufacturer has a highly regarded, fast RMA process in Australia.

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      tommypickles on 08/01/2023 - 14:30

      unless you know the manufacturer has a highly regarded, fast RMA process in Australia

      That’s the point here, brother. Paying for the privilege of shipping back a faulty product, To further the point I’ve been waiting weeks for a response due to their early Christmas/late January restart. And I also made the comment on preferring to go local to avoid this entirely.

      So.. we are in violent agreement?

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        s3n on 08/01/2023 - 14:56

        Why didn't you send it back to ComputerAlliance?

        I've found there's a 6 month period where eBay/Paypal care and after that you're on your own but just wondering what they said

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  cos25t on 09/01/2023 - 11:08

  before i purchase this, can anyone tell me if this will fix my bad wifi in my new house using the tpg supplied vx220. i can be 6m from the router but behind a wall and have phones not getting internet, basically if its not a direct line of sight to the modem i get basically nothing. timber frame standard gyprock so nothing to block signal. connections that dont move like tvs seem to not have trouble.
  tpg supplied a replacement which did the same.

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    s3n on 09/01/2023 - 12:13

    It depends since most wifi routers can go through a single wall unless it’s brick

    Do you have gigabit NBN? If you don’t or you’re not planning to get it then you’re wasting at least $200 if you get this

    If you’re thinking gigabit, a single AX86u router with 3 antenna is serving multiple devices all around the house your wifi in that one room may suffer and you’d probably be better off with a GT-AX6000 with 4 antenna especially for 2.4GHz since the GT-AX6000 is 4x4 whilst AX86 is 3x3

    If you don’t need gigabit NBN a cheaper router like AX56U or AX53U would give you the same performance

    If you want fixed device reliability (second only to running ethernet of course) you’re better off with a wifi media bridge setup (I’ve got ax53u doing that and it cost me $65) serving ethernet to all your devices in that room and a primary router ie AX56U pushing the wifi to it, otherwise you could run the second router in AiMesh mode and still use it as a bridge but also push more wifi signal to other portable devices in the room

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      cos25t on 09/01/2023 - 13:09

      thanks for your reply.

      im only on a 50mbs plan which is plenty of speed for my small family. i will look into the cheaper models.

      i only need more distance, my old slower modem at the last house could connect anywhere including front and back yards. this house is twice the size but barely works in a quarter of the house, router is dead centre of the house in an open plan room. ive considered mesh but id need a few as theres a lot of dead zones in the house.

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        s3n on 09/01/2023 - 13:31

        For a large house like that you'd be better off running multiple AiMesh devices

        There's isn't heaps of difference between AC and AX unless you're running heaps of devices and/or in contention with other Wifi networks which doesn't happen in a suburban house block only in apartments

        Since your NBN is only 50mbit you'd get heaps of bang for buck with cheap cast-off AC68U's off eBay for ~$50 running AiMesh, the next best bet being AX53U or AX56U if you can't find older devices for cheap

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          cos25t on 13/01/2023 - 19:33

          @s3n: Thanks for your help guys.

          I picked up a new AX53U to try with the intention to buy another if it worked well. Well after half a day trying to set it up I got it working, TPG make it bloody difficult saying I only needed user name and password, I ended up needing to set up VLAN!

          This modem is great, i get full 50mb in every room of the house so I’m very happy.

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            s3n on 13/01/2023 - 20:59

            @cos25t: That’s great yes some IPs can be a pain whilst some are literally plug and play eg. HFC

            Nice work getting it working

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        duckdodgers245 on 09/01/2023 - 15:36

        Like s3n mentioned you need to invest in a mesh type system.
        My plan is to use this router an my primary and since I have an older ac68u now that will turn into an extender and sit in the middle of the house to boost my signal.

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          s3n on 09/01/2023 - 15:54

          @duckdodgers245: That works but with wifi 6 AX enabled I found my AC68U wasn't reliable with my AX56U

          I had to disable AX to have a smooth hand-off, which was utterly fine for the time I was using it

          I now have a GT-AX6000 with AX56U as my booster running full AX

          The wifi performance was the same everywhere for my iPhone etc. around 600mbit for AC as it is for AX (but I think that's because the radio sucks since I have some android devices that can do 800mbit)

          My AX56U was pushing higher CPU with speed tests etc. with that setup up to 50% CPU

          I think because the GT-AX6000 (and AX86U) have completely revamped architecture with network packet offloading processing etc. they never get above 5% CPU making them absolute beasts allowing you to run VPN offloading etc. and you could probably run a whole LAN cafe off them

          Just keep your AX86U cool given what a previous poster has said it's running an old 28nm CPU versus the GT-AX6000 and AX86U PRO's 16nm CPU (and it looks like GT-AX6000 and the new AX86U PRO running exactly the same platform BCM4912 will carry forward the same version 9 firmware now in Beta which has even more awesome functionality and I bet Asus will phase out the AX86U eventually as an older device running on BCM4908 so if you have a chance to change your mind and it hasn't shipped change it!)

          Firmware version 9.0.0.6.102.3506
          Version 9.0.0.6.102.3506 Beta Version
          57.57 MB

          Be noted: This is an early stage beta, there might be bugs. This version can be downgraded via web GUI only.

          New Features:
          1. Add Guest Network Pro:
          • Kids WiFi: Create a network for kids that blocks access to adult content and has a schedule to control when the network is available.
          • VPN WiFi: Create a VPN network that connects to 3rd party VPN services or with ASUS site to site VPN(https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1048281/) to encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP address to protect your online activities from being tracked or monitored.
          • IoT WiFi : Create an IoT (Internet of Things) network that blocks malicious traffic* and only allows 2.4GHz devices to connect.
          • Guest WiFi: Create a guest network with a WiFi schedule and access rights to control when and how guests can use the network.
          2. Add VLAN in LAN settings.
          3. Add Auto USB WAN backup, while primary WAN is down, plug USB phone/dongle will auto enable backup internet, no setup is required.
          4. Add iPhone USB tethering. (Please make sure hotspot on iPhone is enabled).
          5. Add Multi-services WAN, create multiple profiles on a single WAN interface.

          For comparison with AC68U as main that was nuking 100% CPU which means it just doesn't have enough grunt as such an old device

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            duckdodgers245 on 09/01/2023 - 17:16

            @s3n: Yeah was considering the ax6000 but the cost to my needs just weren't there. This at the price I paid was at the higher end of the budget.
            Was originally looking at the ac86u but at this price I thought it was to good to pass up being that it was only ~$70 more.
            Interesting stuff about the firmware, but I use Merlin's firmware so will have to wait for him to implement. But being that he used and liked this router for a while I'm guessing he will implement. But thanks for the info.

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              s3n on 09/01/2023 - 17:58

              +1

              @duckdodgers245: Fair enough I paid $411 for it but got lucky

              Merlin was useful when I was using a router that wasn't getting updates as quickly from Asus ie. AC68U

              It's no use for me now that the firmware Asus is providing is ahead of Merlin but it'll probably become useful when everyone is going Wifi 6E and the updates become less frequent

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                duckdodgers245 on 09/01/2023 - 18:56

                @s3n: Yeah that's a decent price and would happily pay that much, but not sure of the chances of that again haha