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T-Mobile.com has T-Mobile Wi-Fi CellSpot Dual-Band AC1900 Gigabit Router (Certified Pre-Owned) on sale for $49.99 - $10 w/ promo code ROUTER (applied in cart) = $39.99. Shipping is free. Thanks maxime12

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T-Mobile.com has T-Mobile Wi-Fi CellSpot Dual-Band AC1900 Gigabit Router (Certified Pre-Owned; rebranded Asus RT-AC68U) on sale for $49.99 - $10 w/ promo code ROUTER (applied in cart) = $39.99. Shipping is free.

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Last Edited by shahhere February 22, 2018 at 01:07 PM
Tomato Firmware Flashing Guide

https://advancedtomato.com/

You CANT get these free as postpaid anymore
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-24795
You can request a new LTE Cellspot (mini LTE tower) or LTE Signal Booster


1) I used this guide to flash the AC1900 to AC68U so that AiMesh can be setup.

http://www.bayareatechpros.com/ac1900-to-ac68u/

2) I just updated a day before yesterday using the above guide. I haven't done any of this stuff in a few years so had to struggle but was able to read up a lot and finally figured out a few things on my own. If you follow the above guided steps AiMesh WILL NOT WORK unless you use a CFE file that has AiMesh support.

3) So on step 15 instead of
Upload original_cfe.bin to https://cfeditor.pipeline.sh/ > Select 1.0.2.0 US as Source

Use:
Upload original_cfe.bin to https://cfeditor.pipeline.sh/ > Select 1.0.2.0 US AiMesh as Source (option 3)


4) I flashed the AC1900 to AC68U and then had to read a lot to understand the CFE part as I kept pulling out my hair to get AiMesh to work as its supposed to work out of the box but my 2 routers would not see each other no matter what. I used another users CFE file to do the steps and that worked but updating the above steps would have netted the same result.

5) I had to turn off the "Airtime Fairness" as wifi kept dropping on the Mesh Node (second router) .
6) Under Roaming assistant I had to adjust the dbs accordingly 2.4=-70; 5=-90

Ask me any other questions from the guide and I can try to help.


Shahhere

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I used this guide to flash my router and then install Merlin FW. Rock solid as others have said.

http://www.bayareatechpros.com/ac1900-to-ac68u/
Sounds like you don't need a router.

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12-05-2017 at 05:51 AM.
12-05-2017 at 05:51 AM.
Good deal. Hope Amazon will pm this.
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12-05-2017 at 06:13 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:13 AM.
Nice deal. I've been waiting for this to drop in price. Thank you
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12-05-2017 at 06:18 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:18 AM.
Ne1 care to explain this requirement:

"By checking this box, I agree that T-Mobile, or others acting on its
behalf, may call or text me at the number provided above in order to
complete this order, and that they may use an autodialer to do so. I
understand that my agreement is not a condition of purchasing any goods
or services. If I don't agree, I can call T-Mobile at any time to
complete my order."
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ifelseyesno
12-05-2017 at 06:23 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:23 AM.
nvm, needed primo code
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jamori
12-05-2017 at 06:32 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:32 AM.
Got 3, thanks.

You have to add the promo code to get $10 off.
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water5
12-05-2017 at 06:35 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:35 AM.
Quote from TekkenLord :
Ne1 care to explain this requirement:

"By checking this box, I agree that T-Mobile, or others acting on its
behalf, may call or text me at the number provided above in order to
complete this order, and that they may use an autodialer to do so. I
understand that my agreement is not a condition of purchasing any goods
or services. If I don't agree, I can call T-Mobile at any time to
complete my order."

Looks like it means they MAY need to call you in order to seal the deal. So either you agree to them MAYBE calling you, or you call them to complete your order.
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blarg0001
12-05-2017 at 06:38 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:38 AM.
Great router. The last time this was posted there were a few links to instructions to unlock it. There are a number of steps but it's not too complicated and when you're done, you can load aftermarket firmware like MerlinWRT. Asus is beta testing MU MIMO capability for these routers so you'll definitely want to be able to upgrade in the future.
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12-05-2017 at 06:40 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:40 AM.
Quote from water5 :
Looks like it means they MAY need to call you in order to seal the deal. So either you agree to them MAYBE calling you, or you call them to complete your order.
Thanks, I read the same thing...just need to know if it actually ever happened...be cautious because of my number being spammed too much lately...not sure if I can fill in a fake number.
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DarkFighter
12-05-2017 at 06:41 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:41 AM.
can this be used with any internet service like cox?
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12-05-2017 at 06:43 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:43 AM.
Any info on warranty?
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12-05-2017 at 06:45 AM.
12-05-2017 at 06:45 AM.
Dropped Merlin on and it's been rock solid for months. Mine was a bit tricky when flashing the firmware but eventually I got it done. There are some good tutorials out there.
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