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ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual Band Mesh WiFi 6 Gaming Router $185

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Model: ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Wireless Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router

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Hotpuck6
10-17-2021 at 06:41 AM.
10-17-2021 at 06:41 AM.
Quote from al52025 :
Hmmm. Guess the thousand upon thousands of awesome reviews on their routers must be all wrong

Man, don't you just hate it when your router is super stable and works well? Definitely needs to be binned when it starts doing that.
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burner1515
10-17-2021 at 08:28 AM.
10-17-2021 at 08:28 AM.
Quote from hunterr83 :
Of course, because I don't like routers that take up too much surface area, I must live in a closet. Go f yourself, buddy.

Have a good day too.

If you put this vertical the antennas would overlap causing a degraded signal. If you want to be space efficient, fine, but you are going to trade function over form. The units that stand vertical suck in general and there is a very real reason why. Their antennas are normally built in, or if external suffer from the inefficiency noted. So yes if those types of routers cover your space fine, this is way overkill for you. Seriously save your money, no benefits here with this one.

In fact how the antennas are set in this picture is not the most efficient setup if dead center in your home on a living space level. It's actual in the instructions and you can customize the placement for your home to achieve optimal coverage.

If you are looking for online gaming, wireless is not the way to go unless absolutely necessary. You will be better off with a 100ft (or longer) run of ethernet cable. It might be a PITA but it beats anything wireless everytime. Don't need a expensive router either, use what you have and pay someone to run it. You will still come out cheaper probably.
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Qlippoth
10-17-2021 at 09:24 AM.
10-17-2021 at 09:24 AM.
Quote from gigantore :
Anyone have this router and can comment? Anyone ever try it with a third party firmware too?

I don't think there is WiFi 6 support in the open source third party firmwares yet. Support for maybe 1 or 2 models so far.
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JoshM8195
10-17-2021 at 09:34 AM.
10-17-2021 at 09:34 AM.
I'll just stick to my dual band ac routers with ddwrt that I mesh. Stupid to spend this kind of money.
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nolenski
10-17-2021 at 09:56 AM.
10-17-2021 at 09:56 AM.
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Anything Asus is garbage
Well, that was helpful.
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alxshanti
10-17-2021 at 10:37 AM.
10-17-2021 at 10:37 AM.
Quote from nyrmetros :
Newbie... How do you replace the Verizon fios router with this? Do you use both?
Quote from optimustarzan :
You just disconnect the Verizon router, install the Asus router app on your phone, plug this in, and use the app to find the Asus router and follow instructions.
This is my question too but @optimustarzan is wrong. The FIOS Router has a built-in modem. This does not as far as I can tell.
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optimustarzan
10-17-2021 at 10:57 AM.
10-17-2021 at 10:57 AM.
How is Neweggs return policy? I read 30 days but is it for opened products too? Any restocking fees? I prefer Amazon for the easy returns.
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10-17-2021 at 11:00 AM.
10-17-2021 at 11:00 AM.
you can either disable wireless and DHCP in the Verizon router and set it to bridge mode or you can disconnect the Verizon router in the ONT and replace it with the Asus.

Quote from nyrmetros :
Newbie... How do you replace the Verizon fios router with this? Do you use both?
The Verizon router should be downstream of the modem, IIRC depending on setup - instructions for doing it online should crop up if you google Bridge G1100 or something similar.
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This is my question too but @optimustarzan is wrong. The FIOS Router has a built-in modem. This does not as far as I can tell.
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SlickDealer282
10-17-2021 at 12:30 PM.
10-17-2021 at 12:30 PM.
Quote from Silharjobe :
Flash the 86u with merlin, then look into cake qos

Have Merlin already. First thing I do. I'll look into cake qos thank you
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MoePsychoX
10-17-2021 at 12:32 PM.
10-17-2021 at 12:32 PM.
Quote from gigantore :
Anyone have this router and can comment? Anyone ever try it with a third party firmware too?

Just awesome router, it increased the reach of my internet two houses down.
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Verkato
10-17-2021 at 01:03 PM.
10-17-2021 at 01:03 PM.
Quote from PetSpy :
because wifi6 is worthless for a residence
so if you already have a decent gig dual AC
there's little point in buying any new router.​
this issue gets debated here on pretty much
every router sale thread, so buckle up Ha ha

Simply not true, I have a top end AC router (AC5400) and AX router (AX-88U), and the AX router gives me more than double the speed and lower latency.
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SmartyS9118
10-17-2021 at 03:05 PM.
10-17-2021 at 03:05 PM.
Quote from hunterr83 :
I don't know if it's just me, but I prefer routers that I can stand vertically. They use up less surface area. I wouldn't buy this one just for that reason. If you can't turn off those blue LEDs, it's a guaranteed no buy from me.

I think this one has mounting brackets so you can put on the underside or side of a desk or on a wall.
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SmartyS9118
10-17-2021 at 03:08 PM.
10-17-2021 at 03:08 PM.
Quote from Hotpuck6 :
Gotta say that I have the ax88u and the gaming features are questionable as to how helpful they are. I've had all sorts of latency issues streaming gamepass or stadia games over wifi with it on that are fixed when turned off. This might not be the case if you're running a wired connection or dealing with so much congestion that gaming is unplayable otherwise, but in my experience buying these routers for their "gaming" features just isn't worth it.

I think the gaming channels are different from the streaming gaming channels. If you prioritize streaming, then stadia and gamepass should work better. Technically you are streaming those games.
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SmartyS9118
10-17-2021 at 03:13 PM.
10-17-2021 at 03:13 PM.
Quote from RickyM7855 :
Were you able to use the coupon online?

This works with third party firmware. Merlin which is basically stock with some modifications.
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LeYang
10-17-2021 at 05:13 PM.
10-17-2021 at 05:13 PM.
Quote from alxshanti :
This is my question too but @optimustarzan is wrong. The FIOS Router has a built-in modem. This does not as far as I can tell.
The FIOS router is a normal router. You just replace it. LMAO

You don't need a modem like you're thinking of.
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