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AmpliFi AFi-ALN-R-US Alien Tri-Band Wi–Fi 6 Wireless 802.11AX Router - $291.69

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Just got bestbuy to price match! I called into bestbuy customer service to not wait until I got to the store. Processed and paid! Ready for 1 hour pick up! Best Buy has it for $379.99. Go go go!

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Just got bestbuy to price match! I called into bestbuy customer service to not wait until I got to the store. Processed and paid! Ready for 1 hour pick up! Best Buy has it for $379.99. Go go go!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/AmpliF...lsrc=aw.ds

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Model: Ubiquiti Networks AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gigabit Router

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May 30, 2021 06:28 PM
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sagrrMay 30, 2021 06:28 PM
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Can this run open or ddwrt
May 30, 2021 06:37 PM
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PeteyTheStrikerMay 30, 2021 06:37 PM
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No 160Mhz, no VPN for anything but mobile devices last I checked, weird firmware, no dedicated backhaul triband when used in mesh with another Amplifi which would be pretty expensive, no multi gig port. Overall a lot of cons to this device.

If you want something weird that works as a single router solution, this is one of the best prices on an Amplifi but for $300 I would look at other devices. Since even the Asus AX88U out performs it and its a dual band router. Besides those cons if you really have a hardon for over spending and want Amplifi it is a well reviewed solid performing router.
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May 30, 2021 06:40 PM
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PeteyTheStrikerMay 30, 2021 06:40 PM
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Quote from sagrr :
Can this run open or ddwrt
Nope on DDWRT

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...s#Ubiquiti
May 30, 2021 11:35 PM
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PocketsThickMay 30, 2021 11:35 PM
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Always the concerning thing with no name router brands is router firmware updates. The NSA has come out publicly many times telling the public how important firmware upgrades are by manufacturers since the majority of home routers are vulnerable to attack. When checking this brand's firmware updates there has been periods of time (november 2020 then the next firmware update was March 2021) where no updates have been published. Also seemingly nothing being added as security fixes.

Now go and look at an ASUS router and look how many security holes they are plugging on each firmware update. It's not ASUS has simply more holes.... it's that these other brands aren't finding the security holes and protecting the router via firmware updates. Again, the NSA say only a few brands are actually plugging very severe networking backdoors.
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May 31, 2021 12:40 AM
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drewman77May 31, 2021 12:40 AM
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Quote from PocketsThick :
Always the concerning thing with no name router brands is router firmware updates. The NSA has come out publicly many times telling the public how important firmware upgrades are by manufacturers since the majority of home routers are vulnerable to attack. When checking this brand's firmware updates there has been periods of time (november 2020 then the next firmware update was March 2021) where no updates have been published. Also seemingly nothing being added as security fixes.

Now go and look at an ASUS router and look how many security holes they are plugging on each firmware update. It's not ASUS has simply more holes.... it's that these other brands aren't finding the security holes and protecting the router via firmware updates. Again, the NSA say only a few brands are actually plugging very severe networking backdoors.
Amplifi is not a no-name brand. It's the consumer level stuff from Ubiquiti which is a well established brand.
May 31, 2021 01:28 PM
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TinyRKMay 31, 2021 01:28 PM
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Quote from PocketsThick :
Always the concerning thing with no name router brands is router firmware updates. The NSA has come out publicly many times telling the public how important firmware upgrades are by manufacturers since the majority of home routers are vulnerable to attack. When checking this brand's firmware updates there has been periods of time (november 2020 then the next firmware update was March 2021) where no updates have been published. Also seemingly nothing being added as security fixes.

Now go and look at an ASUS router and look how many security holes they are plugging on each firmware update. It's not ASUS has simply more holes.... it's that these other brands aren't finding the security holes and protecting the router via firmware updates. Again, the NSA say only a few brands are actually plugging very severe networking backdoors.
If you call ubiquiti a no-name brand then you should indeed go back to your ASUS router.

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