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expiredpadawan_lp posted Jun 19, 2023 03:25 PM
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ASUS ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Tri-Band WiFi6 Mesh WiFiSystem (2Pack), $349.99

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I didn't see this deal posted. It seems like a good deal, same current price as the XT8.
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I didn't see this deal posted. It seems like a good deal, same current price as the XT8.
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Model: ASUS - ZenWiFi XT9 Wireless-AX 975 MB/s Whole Home Wi-Fi System (2-pack) - Charcoal

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Jun 19, 2023 04:39 PM
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Jun 19, 2023 04:39 PM
RedX11Jun 19, 2023 04:39 PM
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I recently purchased the AX6600's and they are solid. Absolutely fantastic over my prior TP-Link 3-mesh point system.
Jun 20, 2023 06:33 PM
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Jun 20, 2023 06:33 PM
bigcat318Jun 20, 2023 06:33 PM
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Now if only they would post a deal on the XT8s so I could extend my network.
Jun 21, 2023 07:57 PM
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Jun 21, 2023 07:57 PM
frobroxJun 21, 2023 07:57 PM
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Any major reasons to go with the ET8 over this? Contemplating if not getting 6E is a shortsighted idea. Granted, WiFi 7 is beginning to roll out.
Jun 23, 2023 04:23 PM
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Jun 23, 2023 04:23 PM
ausJun 23, 2023 04:23 PM
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Anyone have a suggestion for a cheap AiMesh router to add to this system? I have a single Ring camera not picking up the wifi.
Jun 24, 2023 09:10 AM
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FreshPrinceSumNLipsJun 24, 2023 09:10 AM
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Coverage area? Says almost 6000 sq ft. Is that an embellishment or accurate?

For those who have looked at this model in detail, what are the cons?

I'm seriously consdiering this.

Also, anyone hook this up to a TMO Home Internet?
Jun 24, 2023 02:10 PM
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nyforeverJun 24, 2023 02:10 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank nyforever

For what it's worth, I have three nodes, with over 100 Wi-Fi devices connected to it (~20 are Wyze Cams, ~30 are Kasa Smart Switches, ~10 are Alexa devices; rest are TVs, computers, smart phones, smart bulbs, smart plugs, etc).

I have a three floor house setup- Level 0 = half underground, half above ground, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 1 = fully above ground, entire floor is open space concept, smack dab in the middle of the floor plan is a stone fireplace spanning from floor to ceiling and covering about 3/4 of the width of the open floor plan, high vaulted ceilings, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 2 = on top of half of the Level 1 floor space, has vaulted ceilings, are all made up of rooms (not open space), and is ~1200 sqft.

I have all three nodes spread out on Level 1 (two on opposite walls about 80ft away from each other, and one right in the middle), and this gives solid signals everywhere inside the house, even through the big stone fireplace.

I have all three set up with wireless backhaul. The intranet speeds are pretty good, getting a solid 40-70 megabytes (not bits!) per second when I'm copying stuff from computer to computer. I'm getting my full internet speed everywhere in the house (300 mega bits down and up).

Now the bad news- The router is finicky and needs restarting from time to time. I have it auto set to restart at 2am every Sunday; but even with that, I sometimes have to restart it manually because random stuff would stop working (I would say a few times a month). I also can't get AirPrint to work, so I have to use my computer to print stuff vs my iPhone/iPad.

I have used 4x Eero Pro 6E before, and the Eero is definitely more stable (but it was also slower). I have also used 3x TPLink Deco (forgot the model, but one with 6E), and this ASUS is definitely more stable and more feature-rich than TPLink.

Having said all this, I personally would rather have kept the Eero Pro 6E, because while it was slower, it was definitely more rock solid (AirPrint worked, and I never had to manually restart it). This ASUS is more of an enthusiast product, where if you're okay with tinkering with it, you'll definitely get the most out of it.
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Jun 24, 2023 03:05 PM
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FreshPrinceSumNLipsJun 24, 2023 03:05 PM
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Quote from nyforever :
For what it's worth, I have three nodes, with over 100 Wi-Fi devices connected to it (~20 are Wyze Cams, ~30 are Kasa Smart Switches, ~10 are Alexa devices; rest are TVs, computers, smart phones, smart bulbs, smart plugs, etc).

I have a three floor house setup- Level 0 = half underground, half above ground, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 1 = fully above ground, entire floor is open space concept, smack dab in the middle of the floor plan is a stone fireplace spanning from floor to ceiling and covering about 3/4 of the width of the open floor plan, high vaulted ceilings, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 2 = on top of half of the Level 1 floor space, has vaulted ceilings, are all made up of rooms (not open space), and is ~1200 sqft.

I have all three nodes spread out on Level 1 (two on opposite walls about 80ft away from each other, and one right in the middle), and this gives solid signals everywhere inside the house, even through the big stone fireplace.

I have all three set up with wireless backhaul. The intranet speeds are pretty good, getting a solid 40-70 megabytes (not bits!) per second when I'm copying stuff from computer to computer. I'm getting my full internet speed everywhere in the house (300 mega bits down and up).

Now the bad news- The router is finicky and needs restarting from time to time. I have it auto set to restart at 2am every Sunday; but even with that, I sometimes have to restart it manually because random stuff would stop working (I would say a few times a month). I also can't get AirPrint to work, so I have to use my computer to print stuff vs my iPhone/iPad.

I have used 4x Eero Pro 6E before, and the Eero is definitely more stable (but it was also slower). I have also used 3x TPLink Deco (forgot the model, but one with 6E), and this ASUS is definitely more stable and more feature-rich than TPLink.

Having said all this, I personally would rather have kept the Eero Pro 6E, because while it was slower, it was definitely more rock solid (AirPrint worked, and I never had to manually restart it). This ASUS is more of an enthusiast product, where if you're okay with tinkering with it, you'll definitely get the most out of it.
Very helpful. The insight on stability just prevented me from buying it. I plan to use it with TMO Home and with celluar OpenVPN and a remote reboot is not really possible. The downtime could be disatrous. Having said that, I am still interested given the ability to tinker. Have you reached out to ASUS and do the plan on issuing updated firmware to address the problem?

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Jun 24, 2023 05:37 PM
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nyforeverJun 24, 2023 05:37 PM
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Quote from FreshPrinceSumNLips :
Very helpful. The insight on stability just prevented me from buying it. I plan to use it with TMO Home and with celluar OpenVPN and a remote reboot is not really possible. The downtime could be disatrous. Having said that, I am still interested given the ability to tinker. Have you reached out to ASUS and do the plan on issuing updated firmware to address the problem?
ASUS regularly pumps out firmware updates, but it never got more stable. It just seems like security updates.

If you check online (Google searches of specific firmware updates), you'll see people regularly talk about "clean" updates (like they'll do a factory reset, apply the firmware update, and factory reset again), people saying they found the older one more stable so they downgraded, etc… this makes me feel like ASUS is an enthusiast product vs for your average joe.

While the Eero Pro was rock solid, it was slow and the lack of advance features was a huge downer. I get it tho… that kind of stability can only come with a locked down system.
Jun 25, 2023 03:35 AM
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tropicalbJun 25, 2023 03:35 AM
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Quote from nyforever :
ASUS regularly pumps out firmware updates, but it never got more stable. It just seems like security updates.

If you check online (Google searches of specific firmware updates), you'll see people regularly talk about "clean" updates (like they'll do a factory reset, apply the firmware update, and factory reset again), people saying they found the older one more stable so they downgraded, etc… this makes me feel like ASUS is an enthusiast product vs for your average joe.

While the Eero Pro was rock solid, it was slow and the lack of advance features was a huge downer. I get it tho… that kind of stability can only come with a locked down system.
Merlin firmware may be an option for this in the future, but XT9 isn't currently supported. Some folks use Merlin to make the network devices (router, mesh) more stable.

Info on merlin: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/ More info from Dong Knows - great explanation of merlin firmware: https://dongknows.com/asuswrt-merlin-firmware/

Issue thread on github [github.com]; someone already requested support for XT9. Maybe it'll get added later.
Jun 25, 2023 03:58 AM
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GettingnowhereJun 25, 2023 03:58 AM
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Quote from nyforever :
For what it's worth, I have three nodes, with over 100 Wi-Fi devices connected to it (~20 are Wyze Cams, ~30 are Kasa Smart Switches, ~10 are Alexa devices; rest are TVs, computers, smart phones, smart bulbs, smart plugs, etc).

I have a three floor house setup- Level 0 = half underground, half above ground, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 1 = fully above ground, entire floor is open space concept, smack dab in the middle of the floor plan is a stone fireplace spanning from floor to ceiling and covering about 3/4 of the width of the open floor plan, high vaulted ceilings, and is ~2400 sqft. Level 2 = on top of half of the Level 1 floor space, has vaulted ceilings, are all made up of rooms (not open space), and is ~1200 sqft.

I have all three nodes spread out on Level 1 (two on opposite walls about 80ft away from each other, and one right in the middle), and this gives solid signals everywhere inside the house, even through the big stone fireplace.

I have all three set up with wireless backhaul. The intranet speeds are pretty good, getting a solid 40-70 megabytes (not bits!) per second when I'm copying stuff from computer to computer. I'm getting my full internet speed everywhere in the house (300 mega bits down and up).

Now the bad news- The router is finicky and needs restarting from time to time. I have it auto set to restart at 2am every Sunday; but even with that, I sometimes have to restart it manually because random stuff would stop working (I would say a few times a month). I also can't get AirPrint to work, so I have to use my computer to print stuff vs my iPhone/iPad.

I have used 4x Eero Pro 6E before, and the Eero is definitely more stable (but it was also slower). I have also used 3x TPLink Deco (forgot the model, but one with 6E), and this ASUS is definitely more stable and more feature-rich than TPLink.

Having said all this, I personally would rather have kept the Eero Pro 6E, because while it was slower, it was definitely more rock solid (AirPrint worked, and I never had to manually restart it). This ASUS is more of an enthusiast product, where if you're okay with tinkering with it, you'll definitely get the most out of it.
To be honest if you want real stability. You'd pull Ethernet across all floor. Get a PC and use Pfsense or opendns. Then wire them up to switches and deploy Ubiquiti professional access point. Going forward all you'd have a to do is swap out the access point every 3-5 years. I know it's a pain to pull Ethernet but this is a do once and forget solution.
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Jun 25, 2023 05:33 AM
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FreshPrinceSumNLipsJun 25, 2023 05:33 AM
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Quote from nyforever :
ASUS regularly pumps out firmware updates, but it never got more stable. It just seems like security updates.

If you check online (Google searches of specific firmware updates), you'll see people regularly talk about "clean" updates (like they'll do a factory reset, apply the firmware update, and factory reset again), people saying they found the older one more stable so they downgraded, etc… this makes me feel like ASUS is an enthusiast product vs for your average joe.

While the Eero Pro was rock solid, it was slow and the lack of advance features was a huge downer. I get it tho… that kind of stability can only come with a locked down system.
There are not a lot of reviews on the XT9 but a ton on the ET8, its predecessor 6E variant. I read Reddit, AMZN, B&H and especially the networking forms online. Given the compaints about sponeous rebooting on the ET8 I lost cofidence entirely and are starting to look at LinkSys as an option. I did come across a post (dont have link as I read it while on my smartphone) and I am on a PC now that stated around June 8 ASUS said it was a server side problem with them and the contributor said that might fix things. Do routers actually connect back to ASUS servers like that? I guess so given the app but it seems this did not cure your spontaneous reboot problem? For some the reboots seems to date back 2 years.
Jul 04, 2023 04:25 PM
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FreshPrinceSumNLipsJul 04, 2023 04:25 PM
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I did end up buying the deal on the XT9's and placed them into use. Some intial hiccups but after some tweaks they system is very fast and stable. Am very pleased with them and not sure why all the complaints with ASUS mesh. Rock solid stable IMO and in 2023 you are not going to find any other brand that will allow you to to tweak settings like ASUS does. Moreover, they do not charge for additional services such as parental controls and firewall like the others do.
Sep 01, 2023 04:59 PM
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JoelL6951Sep 01, 2023 04:59 PM
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I don't see $349.99, it is showing $399.99 for me for black and $379 for white. Perhaps it was a price error?

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