I've been waiting on this deal to pop up again to add to my ASUS Mesh system. Newegg has the ASUS RT-AC1750 router on sale for $69.99 after coupon code EMCDGDF23.
I have like 4 T-Mobile TM-AC1900 which I got varying from $40-$60. I reflashed them to Merlin FW and they work solid as a rock. Takes a little work but well worth it.
What's the best stable Tomato FW people are using on these? I like Tomato because of the flexible parental control rules I can create to limit my kids' usage. Asus has some limited predefined profiles only
Dang 4? I always missed out on T-Mobile TM-AC1900. They probably don't carry it anymore. Probably have to look on ebay
It's available in Amazon around $45- $50 range but from various third parties.
Only used. All TMobile AC1900's on Amazon are for Used although some try to use the term renewed. Even one that mentions New & tries to charge more is Used. The best listing for it seems to be the $ 50 one.
I think this is misinformation, if it doesnt have a front USB 3.0 its not a B1 model at all, it's an original Ac66u that is a different type of cpu and not aimesh compatible.
As far as the ac66u B1 being identical to an ac68u, I think the CPU is better (1000 MHz vs 800 MHz) but the actual wifi radio is arguably less range. I am personally running one for my main router and happy with it but also shopping a rt-ac86u. If that hits $115 new or sub $100 for refurb I'm a buyer.
Well folks are flashing the Merlin RT-AC68U & it s working for them. No reports what to flash for FreshTomato yet. So I would advice folks to ask what would be the correct FreshTomato in their forum.
Luckily I didn't have to buy one of these yet. I thought I would have to return my TMobile AC1900 free rental soon. So was planning to replace it with this one. But get to keep using it.
Can confirm. Promo code is dead. "Sorry. The promo code is not valid."
Keep checking back. Seems this router has been at the $ 70 price at least once a month since November. And was on sale for this time for a couple of days.
I have like 4 T-Mobile TM-AC1900 which I got varying from $40-$60. I reflashed them to Merlin FW and they work solid as a rock. Takes a little work but well worth it.
What's the best stable Tomato FW people are using on these? I like Tomato because of the flexible parental control rules I can create to limit my kids' usage. Asus has some limited predefined profiles only
And Tomato's dual WAN actually works while Asus' dual wan has always been broken. But you can't get NAT hardware acceleration unless you use Asus or Merlin firmware. Apparently, this matters if your Internet connection speed is >200mbps. I wonder if anyone with >200mbps Internet connection has tested Tomato on an RT-AC68U to see how it handles it.
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What's the best stable Tomato FW people are using on these? I like Tomato because of the flexible parental control rules I can create to limit my kids' usage. Asus has some limited predefined profiles only
Dang 4? I always missed out on T-Mobile TM-AC1900. They probably don't carry it anymore. Probably have to look on ebay
As far as the ac66u B1 being identical to an ac68u, I think the CPU is better (1000 MHz vs 800 MHz) but the actual wifi radio is arguably less range. I am personally running one for my main router and happy with it but also shopping a rt-ac86u. If that hits $115 new or sub $100 for refurb I'm a buyer.
Luckily I didn't have to buy one of these yet. I thought I would have to return my TMobile AC1900 free rental soon. So was planning to replace it with this one. But get to keep using it.
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What's the best stable Tomato FW people are using on these? I like Tomato because of the flexible parental control rules I can create to limit my kids' usage. Asus has some limited predefined profiles only