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AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display
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Best Buy via eBay has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free.
Best Buy has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
Note, pickup availability will vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member Vipsd for finding this deal.
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Best Buy has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
Note, pickup availability will vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member Vipsd for finding this deal.
Features:
- Intuitive Touchscreen
- Flexible Interfaces
- High Custom Antenna Array Performance
- Mesh System
- AmpliFi App Simple Setup w/ Rich Controls
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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this deal:
- This price is $100 lower (26% savings) than the list price of $379.99.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.5 from over 386 Best Buy customer reviews.
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- Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
- Best Buy via eBay return policy: 30 days / Buyer pays for shipping
- Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
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Best Buy via eBay has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free.
Best Buy has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
Note, pickup availability will vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member Vipsd for finding this deal.
Features:
Best Buy has AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router w/ Touchscreen Display (AFi-ALN-R-US) for $279.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
Note, pickup availability will vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member Vipsd for finding this deal.
Features:
- Intuitive Touchscreen
- Flexible Interfaces
- High Custom Antenna Array Performance
- Mesh System
- AmpliFi App Simple Setup w/ Rich Controls
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this deal:
- This price is $100 lower (26% savings) than the list price of $379.99.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.5 from over 386 Best Buy customer reviews.
- About this store:
- Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
- Best Buy via eBay return policy: 30 days / Buyer pays for shipping
- Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
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Model: Ubiquiti Networks AmpliFi Alien Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gigabit Router
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The thermal tolerances on these is pretty poor IMO. Don't plan to use it in any non-conditioned space, putting it in a garage in any temperature above 85F and it will start with random reboots and eventually fail.
There is no cross compatibility with anything else in the AmpliFi line or in the Ubiquiti line. These Aliens only mesh with other Aliens. There is also something called a "mesh kit" that I would avoid, it includes another Alien without an LCD that is firmware locked to only be a mesh node.
I had one issue with one and customer service was super solid, so happy there.
If you are technically minded and want to do advanced stuff, I would really recommend you take a peek at Ubiquti devices. This is a great consumer grade router, but it isn't much more than that.
The same statement above is true for Smart Home folks, Ubiquiti has a solid smart home line but again those devices wont work with the Alien.
The range on these is solid, but its not massive leaps and bounds above other stuff on the market. In my opinion if you are approaching needing any more than 2 of these, it isn't worth the price. My two level, 2200 sqft house needs 2.
These devices do not have a dedicated backhaul, meaning that the communication of the mesh nodes is happening on the same band as connected devices. There is a small performance cost to that, but it hasn't been an issue for me. If wired backhaul is an option that's always recommended.
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I run 3 of these in my home now, with around 80 devices connected. Never an issue.
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Else can I collect the coupon & order online if the product is not in stock at the store?
I have gig speed fios and do not get full speed on wifi 6, not sure if it's cause I got like 50 things connected to it.
That said this is kinda old now, no wifi6e. At $300 you have lots of options.
Supposedly this is 6000 sq ft coverage. That's pretty good. Surprised some on here needs 3x. Thick walls? Lol
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Supposedly this is 6000 sq ft coverage. That's pretty good. Surprised some on here needs 3x. Thick walls? Lol
One thing that I do like is the VPN functions which are built in so can't tinker with what's there but:
1. You can assign VPN server where your device on the road connect to your home internet through VPN to make your public WiFi connection safer (not that some public work won't let you do that)
2. You can have separate home networks based on AMPLIFI (doesn't have to be Alien) and you can route device from one home to another. For example your parents home network you can manage online and you can have your moms laptop tunnel through your network so you can RDP into it like it's your local network.
The thing I don't like is that it doesn't have VLAN settings and functionality. This one would be key.
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