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Can load Merlin on this router
expired Posted by Navy-Wife | Staff • Mar 7, 2022
Mar 7, 2022 8:14 PM
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expired Posted by Navy-Wife | Staff • Mar 7, 2022
Mar 7, 2022 8:14 PM
ASUS ROG Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Wi-Fi Gaming Router (GT-AC2900)
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This is better than any wifi6 router in its price range. BCM4906 4x4 AC W2 with 160mhz support on 5G.
2x2 AX routers at this price point are worse
I have this router and love it.
The RGB may seem dumb but in all honesty I find it quite handy. I have it to show bandwidth. With it setup in the living room I can see how many people are watching stuff/downloading. Color changes from Green to Yellow to Red on what is going on. I am stuck with 50/mbps(or pay 6x the price for 100+mbps) so it is quite handy and the QoS on it keeps everything good.
Great at port forwarding, no problems with a closed NAT in any games. As someone with a low amount of bandwidth and kids that game/youtube and I like my 4K shows it does a great job with the connection I have.
Add in the fact that you can use third party firmware on these to make them even better and you'll wonder why you were ever dealing with Spectrum's crap.
Just make sure you still have a modem, as it's possible you have a modem/router combo unit.
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This is better than any wifi6 router in its price range. BCM4906 4x4 AC W2 with 160mhz support on 5G.
2x2 AX routers at this price point are worse
This is better than any wifi6 router in its price range. BCM4906 4x4 AC W2 with 160mhz support on 5G.
2x2 AX routers at this price point are worse
This is better than any wifi6 router in its price range. BCM4906 4x4 AC W2 with 160mhz support on 5G.
2x2 AX routers at this price point are worse
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Looking for outdoor range to mesh with my existing 1900P so that I can get signal into an auxiliary building with concrete block walls (an RF nightmare). Routers would be 95-100 feet apart with no obstructions other than each are behind a window.
Edit: it is worth noting that I've already tried range extenders and powerline adapters. Both failed miserably.
I have the RT-AC86U for well over 2 years and it's running great with Merlin. If you insist on an AC, then this is a great deal, otherwise spend the extra money for AX.
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-WiFi-...01K8TTH4W/
Looking for outdoor range to mesh with my existing 1900P so that I can get signal into an auxiliary building with concrete block walls (an RF nightmare). Routers would be 95-100 feet apart with no obstructions other than each are behind a window.
Edit: it is worth noting that I've already tried range extenders and powerline adapters. Both failed miserably.
I have the RT-AC86U for well over 2 years and it's running great with Merlin. If you insist on an AC, then this is a great deal, otherwise spend the extra money for AX.
At this point I would not buy the AC1900.
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In short, is this AC2900 a significant downgrade from the AX58U in the range department?
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