ASUS RT-AC1750 B1 AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router

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11-14-2019 at 03:37 AM #3

How many devices can be connected to the 5Ghz band at once?

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11-14-2019 at 03:06 PM #4

Thanks! I have been considering this router. Amazon and walmart.com have it for $80 and they charge tax (and Newegg doesn't for me) so that makes this deal almost $20 cheaper. From what I have found this RT-AC66U B1 model has the exact same hardware as the notably more expensive RT-AC68U (with the performance differences limited in the firmware). I am leaning towards this router for it's AiProtection Pro features that also include good parental controls.

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11-14-2019 at 05:34 PM #5

this or the 1900?

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11-14-2019 at 05:36 PM #6

I have so may tmobile ac1900 that i am set for a long time

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11-14-2019 at 05:50 PM #8

Quote from boridealseekr :

How many devices can be connected to the 5Ghz band at once?

Probably as many IPs as your subnet configuration is designed to handle. In a typical home setup, that's 254 (192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.255). However, 5ghz can only handle so much bandwidth, so your subnet and the router's dual core CPUs isn't going to be the bottleneck here: it's the limitations of 5GHz wireless. You'll notice a slowdown of speed well before you get to that many clients, unless all your clients are low bandwidth devices, like credit card processing machines at a restaurant or something like that. If you change your subnet settings, you can accommodate more than 254.

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11-14-2019 at 05:52 PM #9

Quote from ohaikthxbai :

this or the 1900?

https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/v...c5bf38ba9e

may help you decide

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11-14-2019 at 05:53 PM #10

Better to just flash a T-Mobile CellSpot Router for $40-50?

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11-14-2019 at 05:57 PM #11

Quote from JodouKast :

Would never buy ASUS again after having to replace one after 3 years. I've never had one of these fail on me until trying the predecessor model for this, so recommend against this.

I've been using my ASUS AC68U since 2014 without issue. All other ASUS routers I've helped hooked up have all been solid.

Probably shouldn't hold any long term grudges against a brand because of a bad experience. Every product is capable of defect from any brand. Brand loyalty is bad, just like the opposite of brand loyalty is..

ASUS is a highly trusted router brand.

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11-14-2019 at 06:20 PM #12

Quote from BeerGogglesFTW :

Better to just flash a T-Mobile CellSpot Router for $40-50?

Last I looked the Tmo ones were $70 for new and $50 for refurbs (with no warranty) and they take almost 40 steps to get them to run regular ASUS firmware. To me this deal is FAR better!

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11-14-2019 at 06:22 PM #13

Quote from JodouKast :

Would never buy ASUS again after having to replace one after 3 years. I've never had one of these fail on me until trying the predecessor model for this, so recommend against this.

If you mean the RT-N66U model, I have a white version (with same internals) that has been solid for about 3 years.

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11-14-2019 at 06:27 PM #14

Quote from ohaikthxbai :

this or the 1900?

This deal is for the RT-AC66U B1 (look closely on Newegg and you'll see the real model # listed). Newegg calls the RT-AC68U RT-AC1900 too. As I said before, from what I found both units have the same hardware inside.

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11-14-2019 at 06:31 PM #15

Quote from bcm00re :

Last I looked the Tmo ones were $70 for new and $50 for refurbs (with no warranty) and they take almost 40 steps to get them to run regular ASUS firmware. To me this deal is FAR better!

I think its $60 new on amazon, unless I'm not seeing something. Personally, I'd rather jump through 40 steps if it means better hardware/performance.

But I respect a different option. $70. Good to go out of the box has its appeal too. To each their own.

I was just curious if one was in fact better than the other.

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