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T-Mobile (AC-1900) By ASUS Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router $59.99 + Free Shipping

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Mobile Dist via Amazon [amazon.com] has T-Mobile (AC-1900) By ASUS Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router with AiProtection and Trend Micro for Complete Network Security. $59.99 with free shipping

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Dual-band with the latest 802.11ac 3x3 technology for combined speeds of up to 1900 Mbps
1 GHz Dual-core CPU enables smart multitasking by dedicating separate lanes for Wifi and USB data
Efortless router setup with the ASUSWRT web-based interface
Monitor and manage your network with ease from your mobile device using the intuitive ASUS Router App,
This Product is locked to the T-Mobile GSM network. It will NOT work with ANY OTHER carrier besides T-Mobile.

Original Retail Price $99.99 Sale Price $59.99 (40% OFF)
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03-07-2022 at 04:09 PM.

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03-07-2022 at 04:09 PM.
Awful price
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briank642
03-07-2022 at 04:14 PM.
03-07-2022 at 04:14 PM.
Are these still popular to override the firmware? I did it years ago, router is still going strong, but am I behind the times now?
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03-07-2022 at 04:15 PM.
03-07-2022 at 04:15 PM.
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Are these still popular to override the firmware? I did it years ago, router is still going strong, but am I behind the times now?
i purchased one a while back and just started using it as an additional router recently.
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03-07-2022 at 04:32 PM.
03-07-2022 at 04:32 PM.
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Awful price
I don't know why your comment is getting downvoted - it's VERY True! - This is a much higher price than has been offered here on SD in the past.

This usually pops up every month or two for $30 from eBay. You can even find single use in the $15 range on eBay.

It's the same OPEN BOX, Refurbished T-Mobile branded Asus AC1900/RT-AC68U router that T-Mobile auctioned off to to re-sellers years ago that they're trying to offload.

There's MANY threads that explain how to flash this and add it to your ASUS network to take advantage of the Mesh.

Very troubling to see pics on Amazon of folks getting these T-Mobile routers with dead roaches in them!!

TBH, these USED routers should be $15-20 at this point. They're YEARS old!
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03-07-2022 at 04:57 PM.

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03-07-2022 at 04:57 PM.
I agree this price is poor. This is what I paid direct from T-Mobile for a new one when it first went on sale in December 2016.

That said, this is still my daily driver with ASUS Merlin firmware. I have 1gb Fiber from AT&T and this struggles to keep up usually can't get past about 850-900 Mbps wired speeds. That being said I run some other processes on the device which may take away CPU cycles from the routing of packets. I sacrifice the speed though since the firmware and router are otherwise really good.

It isn't the latest in WiFi so you may top out around 350mbps (that's what I just got on my phone's WiFi speed test). Honestly unless you are doing a lot of very large file copying tasks frequently over WiFi or have a very large number of devices the bandwidth shouldn't be an issue.

Even at $60 it is still a good router, but you should be able to find it for less.

Really this is a great router if you have the need of the alternative firmware.
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eduardmc
03-07-2022 at 05:06 PM.
03-07-2022 at 05:06 PM.
Used this tmobile version i got for free for lik 7-8 years. Not once a hard reset. A few week i removed it from the verizon free lender wifi6. But no complain. Never updated the firmware or anything. Was rock solid on all my devices
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03-07-2022 at 05:43 PM.
03-07-2022 at 05:43 PM.
Quote from briank642 :
Are these still popular to override the firmware? I did it years ago, router is still going strong, but am I behind the times now?

If it's been updated to a recent version, You can still install the 68u firmware but it's twice as difficult as before. They've been making changes to prevent this, but it's still doable.
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03-07-2022 at 05:58 PM.
03-07-2022 at 05:58 PM.
Quote from briank642 :
Are these still popular to override the firmware? I did it years ago, router is still going strong, but am I behind the times now?
yea, if you get this make sure you install updated firmware.
the original firmware is abandoned and hasn't been updated in years.
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