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?
CamelCamelCamel.
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…
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…
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
Please note that OpenWrt 24.10.0 works only on devices with U-Boot 2022.04-rc1.
If you have a recent U-Boot >= 2022.10 installing OpenWrt 24.10.0 will brick your device.
If unsure DO NOT INSTALL OpenWrt 24.10.0 and wait for OpenWrt 24.10.1.
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
is flint 2 better or tuf ax6000 better? looks like $50 for usb port. both openwrt compatible. out of box which is better?