Don't ask me about whether this is good or not. I know very little about routers but I did have a price watch on this for some reason.
This seems to be an all time low?
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Haven't tried the Asus so cant really say but the Flint 2 is faster and it has a ery stro g signal.
Not available in WA…. these localised warehouse stock limitations are just annoying.
im in WA and can get it delivered by the 18th?
Perth? No beuno to Geraldton.
Then you probably should have mentioned that, Geralton is far off from being the entirety of WA…
@Ice009: Last time I asked Amazon, the response was "as it's not available at your local distribution centre", which is Amazon's Perth DC on Centurion Pl, Jandakot(maps.slip.wa.gov.au). However, that doesn't sit right now as they are deliverable if you choose a Perth address on your Amazon account, Prime or not. And this is on a multitude of different items, not just routers/electronics.
@duyfken: I'm going to go into the chat and ask and see what response I get.
I also see other routers such as the RT-AX86U Pro that is $299, but I can't put it in my shopping cart at that price. I wonder if that is also part of this distribution center thing. How were you able to find the location of the distribution center? I'll ask them the location and see if they tell me.
That doesn't make sense if the local distribution center is in Perth, why can it not be shipped to Geraldton. Plus, I assume you're a Prime member like me? If so, we should be able to get it shipped here.
Are you saying you've come across this same issue on a multitude of other items? It's the first time I've seen this message, but then again, I don't buy much from Amazon.
@Ice009: Yeah, I'm a Prime member.
My guess? For metro area deliveries, Amazon can use their own drivers(flex.amazon.com.au). Amazon deems the delivery cost outside the metro area is too much (by AusPost) so simply disables the delivery area for the item based on size/weight and postcode. ~EDIT~ The delivery area is the greater metro area as we know it. TUF-AX4200 is deliverable in Mundaring (Metro) but not York (next council East outside Metro), similar for Lancelin/Two Rocks but not Gingin/Cervantes (North), and Herron/Dwellingup but not Lake Clifton/Wuraming (South, bottom of the Peel Inlet and into the hills).
Amazon deciding to change that (profit-based) policy to give people the option of paying extra for stuff to be delivered to them outside the metro area in this huge state of ours, would funnily enough end up being exactly the same as every other online retailer. :O
@duyfken: So they told me it was something to do with their fulfillment center. They wouldn't elaborate. I kept asking where their fulfillment center is, but they said they were not allowed to give me those details. I told them I'm only 4 hours outside of Perth, and that I'd never seen something not being deliverable to my postcode.
I didn't read you reply, though, before going to their live chat. If I did, I would have asked them point blank if it's because they want to save on postage costs. I was then going to say, why am I paying you to be a Prime member if you're going to do stuff like this and that I should cancel my membership.
I think you've nailed it. It seems they don't want to pay the free postage cost (this is the reason we became Prime members for these deals), so they're limiting it to metro areas, which is a load of s#!t if you ask me.
RT-AX86U Pro also, $299.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0BR5S6MYX
Sold and shipped by Amazon AU.
Axe7800 $374
https://www.amazon.com.au/ASUS-RT-AXE7800-Extendable-Subscri…
I'm seeing $552 for the AXE7800?
Yea price has gone back up. Gotta be quick!
Sucks that the RT-AX86U Pro only has 1 x 2.5G WAN port, but no 2.5G LAN ports. That really puts me off buying it even at this price. I would have bought it at this price and be happy with it if it had at least one 2.5G LAN port to go along with the WAN port.
Agreed. Fantastic router with that exception.
I believe the ax6000 is the better choice.
Not the TUF version of the ax6000, less ram and no Merlin.
Yeah, it pretty much ticks all the boxes for me except that one thing. It sort of makes it gimped not having that second 2.5Gbps port as that would make it a lot more future proof for the upcoming faster NBN speeds.
The GT-AX6000 is one of the other model I was looking at, but I don't like the looks of it at all (this is it's main weakness and price is usually more than the RT-AX86U Pro). It takes up a lot of space and I really don't like the aesthetics of it. Having said that, if I could get it for under $300, I'd get that as my first choice. I did find a seller in NZ that had it listed a few weeks ago (brand new) and was close to buying it, but they ran out of stock. I think the listed price was $311 AUD.
Some of the prices I've seen the GT-AX6000 just makes it worth it as you can buy a newer models such as the RT-BE86U or RT-BE88U for a similar price, so not worth touching the GT-AX6000 unless it's on discount/special. I don't know why the prices don't come down when new models are released. When they're at regular price, they sometimes cost more than the newer models. I've even seen it listed for higher prices than the BE86U and BE88U. I asked Asus about this and they said they have no control over it.
@Ice009: In Australia there isn't much need for 2.5 yet, no market and no advertising. It's really only got maximising wireless speed or lan traffic.
But that should change once new plans are out, isps will need devices to sell. It should change the market then, at all levels.
Has a 2.5gbps port fyi
And only dual band wifi
Dual is ok.
Tri band is a lot more $$
Bought this a month ago for $200
I had a Telstra Gen 2 modem before it, I didn't really need it for wifi strength, but doing a quick test, the wifi strength is probably a little better and the speed is prob about 20% quick on 2.4 band. the 5ghz band stopped working on the telstra modem
https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/tuf-ax4200
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I'm using a ZTE router from my ISP as it allows a handset to be connected to use my landline number.
The wifi coverage isn't that good for parts of the house. Double brick, with brick internal walls.
I also have an ASUS RT68U i'm not currently using, that has better coverage but still not complete, and 5GHz doesn't go far.
Would buying an ASUS router like this one, or even https://amzn.asia/d/1pNQIet and setting up a mesh via ethernet between my old ASUS and the other side of the house be sufficient?
Or should I not bother with the old ASUS and get a whole new mesh system? If so, which?
I am on 50/20 NBN, HFC, and only have 2 points for ethernet, where the modem is and the other side of the house.
Why do you need a second router? Use your existing modem on one end and the 68U on the other, connected by cable.
Thanks for the reply. I have a cable modem and ZTE router about 1/3 in from one side of the house. Neither router covers the whole house from there. I can put another router at the other end of the house and connect out to the other devices via ethernet. I thought I would need 2 routers of the same type to have a single wifi network cover the whole house. It's that not the case? Are you saying I could have then both share the same wifi network? Or would it be a case of having multiple SSIDs in the house and devices would need to switch between them as they move around the house?
You can have the same SSID on both devices, you just need to manually set the 2.4 and 5ghz channels on each one so they aren't identical and interfering with each other (you would do this anyway even if using multiple SSIDs)
It might not work as well as a dedicated mesh network, your clients might keep seeking to stay connected to the wifi router further away even if there is only 1 bar signal, rather than switching. I found it's actually a better experience to simply have 2 SSIDs and switch access point on the client yourself.
If there is genuinely no wifi signal coverage at the other end of the house it will be ok
Back in stock, now $165…
is flint 2 better or tuf ax6000 better? looks like $50 for usb port. both openwrt compatible. out of box which is better?