Asus DSL-AC68R Died, Suggestions on Temp Modem/Router for FTTB

Ebany on 08/01/2023 - 08:15
Last edited 08/01/2023 - 09:45 by 1 other user

Got home from holidays to find my Asus DSL-AC68R shows as an "unidentified network" I can no longer access, nor will it hard reset correctly…. worst timing.

Unsure if I can get warranty as the units a few years old so I figured I'd run down to my Office Works at Tarren Point NSW and grab a TP-Link VR2100v which is on sale for $180 - want a half decent router incase I can't get warranty.

Have FTTB at my units, tried FB buy & sell for cheap unit with no luck, don't want to spend more than 200, hoping for other perspectives as being without games and home internet has left my family frazzled, a condition they've been passing onto me.

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  FoxJump on 08/01/2023 - 08:51

  +1

  if you have small toddlers, a unit without external antennas is essential

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    Ebany on 08/01/2023 - 09:22

    I have the router on a shelf near the roof left over from those days but the youngest is now 5.

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  Switchblade88 on 08/01/2023 - 11:10

  +1

  Used Telstra Smart Modem Gen2 (DJA0231, the Technicolor one) can be had on eBay for like $30 and has a SIM card slot. Not the greatest unit but works as intended, has firmware hacks to add features/remove bloat and is cheap until you get a better unit.

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  vodamerc on 08/01/2023 - 11:24

  +1

  I picked up a $50 Asus DSL-AC68U the other day on marketplace for my mum. Brilliant unit for the money, PITA trying to get something with VDSL, damn you NBN.

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  FoxJump on 08/01/2023 - 12:13

  gl inet ar750 or similar.pocket routers.

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  dcep on 08/01/2023 - 17:19

  +1

  Telstra Gateway Max (Technicolor TG799vac)

  Got mine from Gumtree for 20 dollars over 5 years ago.

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  ihfree on 08/01/2023 - 23:51

  +1

  If you don't mind two devices, i'd consider running a dedicated router with a modem in bridge mode.

  • Telstra modem router with best possible modem
  • Buy a dedicated router. I'd suggest Asus.

  Initially, run just the Telstra modem. When you get the dedicated router, run it with the Telstra device in bridge mode.