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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 - $12.50 w/ promo code CUSTOMER25 (applied in cart) = $37.49. Shipping is free. Thanks celicagt4

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This popular deal is back! T-Mobile has ASUS TM-AC1900 Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router (Rebranded RT-AC68U) on sale for $49.99 - 25% with promo code CUSTOMER25 = $37.49. Shipping is free. Thanks

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Last Edited by helloha1 June 13, 2024 at 06:46 PM
From the other router posts at, like here

You can flash this router to an RT-AC68U: http://www.bayareatechpros.com/ac1900-to-ac68u/. There are few change/additions needed in the guide before the latest ASUS firmware can be flashed, though.
  • Avoid CFE 1.0.2.5 from the RT-AC68P, as the newest Asus firmwares (3.0.0.4.384.20624 and later) detect this on the TM-AC1900 and revert the mod. Instead, use CFE 1.0.2.0 US AiMesh; it was dumped from an actual RT-AC68U by user goggles99 at SNB. The CFE generator [feng.si] by danielfeng has this version available.
  • Some TM-AC1900 ship with a firmware version that allows SSH access. If you get one of these, you can skip steps 5-10 of the guide. To check if you have SSH available, go to Administration > System in the router configuration interface. If your firmware permits SSH, there will be a setting to Enable SSH. If so, choose Yes, then Apply. Move on to step 11.
  • The T-Mobile certificates have to be wiped from the mtd5 partition. This can be done after all of the steps in the guide have been completed, but must be done before any newer version of ASUS firmware is flashed. As of this writing, the firmware included in the bayareatechpros guide is 3.0.0.4.376.3626, so the steps below should be performed when this version is running on your router.

Wiping T-Mobile certificates from the mtd5 partition

These instructions originally existed on SNB before that forum thread was shut down [snbforums.com]. Credit to XVortex and rdallen. After you've performed these steps, you can flash 3.0.0.4.384.21045 (and possibly newer) using the GUI.

Code:
# Backup MTD5 (dd produces identical bin)
cat /dev/mtd5 > /jffs/mtd5_backup.bin

# Copy mtd5_backup.bin from router using scp
# From host: scp [email protected]:/jffs/mtd5_backup.bin ./

# Mount MTD5
mkdir /tmp/asus_jffs
mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock5 /tmp/asus_jffs

# Copy mtd5 files from router using scp
# From host: scp [email protected]:/tmp/asus_jffs/* ./

# Wipe mtd5 files and reboot
rm -rf /tmp/asus_jffs/*
sync && umount /tmp/asus_jffs
rm -rf /jffs/.sys/RT-AC68U
nvram unset fw_check && nvram commit && reboot
-----

ASUS RT-AC68U firmware downloads [asus.com]

SNB now disallows discussion [snbforums.com] about converting TM-AC1900 to RT-AC68U with AiMesh. So, modding information may be a bit harder to come by going forward. Some discussion has moved to this thread [whirlpool.net.au] on whirlpool.

Other Tips:

If you are having problems accessing the mini-CFE webserver this works:
  1. Power off the router using the power button
  2. Set your PC's IP to 192.168.29.2 (assuming the recovery mode is gateway is 192.168.29.1)
  3. Navigate to 192.168.29.1 using your browser -- the browser continue to try and access the page until it is available
  4. Press and hold the reset button while powering-on the router
  5. When the mini-CFE webpage appears on the browser, release the reset button
  6. As long as the browser status is still spinning -- looking for a webpage -- the mini CFE web page will load

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well not new, pre-owned
used this as a Router earlier with Asus Merlin 386.4 (NO AIMesh). no issues, Currently using it as AP only mode as none of the routers come close to OPNSense/PFSense setup. something worth looking into if internet security/firewall is your concern. have suricata plugin installed and see over 3000-4000 port scans or other malware IP's pinging every day. I didn't have a view about those while using prosumer routers.
It says "T-Mobile Wi-Fi CellSpot Router - Certified Pre-Owned" on the t-mobile page.

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08-15-2018 at 10:30 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:30 AM.
wow these have finally fallen from the $50 range.
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08-15-2018 at 10:36 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:36 AM.
Quote from iCEifer :
Great deal. Probably the lowest price in recent months for a brand new one!
well not new, pre-owned
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08-15-2018 at 10:52 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:52 AM.
Well, thanks OP. Ordered one for mesh.
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08-15-2018 at 10:52 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:52 AM.
Cool thanks. I had one worked great until a storm caused a surge and my internet Ethernet port doesn't work
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hapollo
08-15-2018 at 10:57 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:57 AM.
For those who purchased and received from the recent FP deal for $50. What that pre-owned as well or new?

https://slickdeals.net/f/11862187-asus-tm-ac1900-wireless-ac1900-dual-band-gigabit-router-50-free-shipping?

If new, I'd wait for that deal again since for $12 more you get one that hasn't been pre-owned.
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08-15-2018 at 10:58 AM.
08-15-2018 at 10:58 AM.
TMobile keeps declining my payments. Used both Discover and Visa card, anyone else having the same issue?
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08-15-2018 at 11:06 AM.
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TMobile keeps declining my payments. Used both Discover and Visa card, anyone else having the same issue?
I just bought one using Amex.
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08-15-2018 at 11:07 AM.
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TMobile keeps declining my payments. Used both Discover and Visa card, anyone else having the same issue?
Yeap, it's been happening to me for years. Even if you call them it will be the same BS..after trying two cards they'll say go to a store and try there. Just use a family member's card with a different name and billing address if you have one.
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08-15-2018 at 11:07 AM.
08-15-2018 at 11:07 AM.
Where do you add the promotion code? It's already asking for my CC #. Is it after this screen?
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08-15-2018 at 11:08 AM.
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Where do you add the promotion code? It's already asking for my CC #. Is it after this screen?
In the cart
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