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expired Posted by anarkie13 • Oct 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021 2:50 PM
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expired Posted by anarkie13 • Oct 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021 2:50 PM
ASUS AX5400 Dual Band Mesh WiFi 6 Gaming Router
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Recycle and save.
In store only.
Get 15% off a new modem, router or modem/router combo and Geek Squad® Home Wi-Fi Setup service when you bring in any of these devices for recycling. Simply take your old networking device to Customer Service in a Best Buy store, and you'll receive a coupon for 15% off the current price of a networking device or whole-home networking system, plus 15% off Geek Squad Home Wi-Fi Setup.
Not that Eero units are bad, they are known for being great and simple units. Google is still on Wifi5, if I remember, so a bit of a step back if you have WiFi6 devices.
Systems like these are for those that want more control on their routers. Fine tuning. Faster speeds with better management of concurrent connections. Also, you have to be careful with mesh systems unless you know your needs well. Getting one without a dedicated backhaul (Google is your friend) means big dropoffs on the node connected devices. Fine if you plan your setup well enough.
I've had 2 mesh setups before. Samsung AC1300 (not very powerful and handoffs between nodes weren't clean, killing connections). Then the Netgear AX1800 Nighthawk 2 unit setup. Worked fine for a year, but then it didn't like my upgrade to gigabit fiber. Wouldn't get my speeds, had to mess with far too many settings. When I finally got it where I wanted it, it lost my settings. Went to check for new firmware and it hung, causing me to hard reset the whole system. I went to look to call Netgear, but apparently, after 90 days they expect you to pay for ALL support. They can simply be in my "do not send business their way" list after that.
A bit of a novella, but I hope this helps. The main takeaways I can give you is this:
Know your house, and how well signals travel - My house was built by the ancient Mayans apparently and signal does not go as far through the walls.
Know your needs - lower demand and lower speed bandwidth, you can get away much cheaper than this or the others listed.
Don't give Netgear any business - Sorry Netgear, it's been a good run, but to charge to talk to support? No thank you. I usually am the support for people I know, and I don't charge anyone I know or anyone they know for helping them. A good company supports their products better than 90 days. At least for the warranty period (1 year) is a reasonable minimum.
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The 5ghz transmission is fast but not a big signal, so keep that in mind. I've been connected to everything in my basement full bars and more.
If you're anime fan, then take note that they have the gundam editions of this router. The RGB's are the best I've seen on any router that I've had previously and can change from rainbow colors, to gradient, custom colors, no rgb, etc.
My suggestion: Order from Amazon. If it fits your needs, great (I think it will). If not, easy returns.
As for the extender, it should be fine, it basically repeats the signal it's told to repeat, but with a different SSID. Not a mesh, but certainly can help if the more remote spots are low demand. You'll have to go through the whole sat up again.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, of course.
Some funny Customer Images tho
Asking because I recall Costco products aren't normally wrt ready. I also have some ac1900 that I might want to use with ai mesh.
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Recycle and save.
In store only.
Get 15% off a new modem, router or modem/router combo and Geek Squad® Home Wi-Fi Setup service when you bring in any of these devices for recycling. Simply take your old networking device to Customer Service in a Best Buy store, and you'll receive a coupon for 15% off the current price of a networking device or whole-home networking system, plus 15% off Geek Squad Home Wi-Fi Setup.
This would be the only Wifi6 router in the mesh though I will have it as the main one, but it will be pointless to upgrade if I can't utilize wifi6
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Asking because I recall Costco products aren't normally wrt ready. I also have some ac1900 that I might want to use with ai mesh.
Not that Eero units are bad, they are known for being great and simple units. Google is still on Wifi5, if I remember, so a bit of a step back if you have WiFi6 devices.
Systems like these are for those that want more control on their routers. Fine tuning. Faster speeds with better management of concurrent connections. Also, you have to be careful with mesh systems unless you know your needs well. Getting one without a dedicated backhaul (Google is your friend) means big dropoffs on the node connected devices. Fine if you plan your setup well enough.
I've had 2 mesh setups before. Samsung AC1300 (not very powerful and handoffs between nodes weren't clean, killing connections). Then the Netgear AX1800 Nighthawk 2 unit setup. Worked fine for a year, but then it didn't like my upgrade to gigabit fiber. Wouldn't get my speeds, had to mess with far too many settings. When I finally got it where I wanted it, it lost my settings. Went to check for new firmware and it hung, causing me to hard reset the whole system. I went to look to call Netgear, but apparently, after 90 days they expect you to pay for ALL support. They can simply be in my "do not send business their way" list after that.
A bit of a novella, but I hope this helps. The main takeaways I can give you is this:
Know your house, and how well signals travel - My house was built by the ancient Mayans apparently and signal does not go as far through the walls.
Know your needs - lower demand and lower speed bandwidth, you can get away much cheaper than this or the others listed.
Don't give Netgear any business - Sorry Netgear, it's been a good run, but to charge to talk to support? No thank you. I usually am the support for people I know, and I don't charge anyone I know or anyone they know for helping them. A good company supports their products better than 90 days. At least for the warranty period (1 year) is a reasonable minimum.
AX56 is about $130, AX58 is about $170. I'd say try the AX56 for the remote unit, but buy from somewhere with a good return policy.
That said, I'd first try this one alone and see how well it works without the additional nodes.
Seeing this makes me wonder if I made a right choice. Any thoughts?
Eero mobile app is so simple and functional, really no complaints.
This chip shortage is going to make for a pretty disappointing Black Friday.
At least I can sell my old equipment for top dollar.
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