expiredphoinix | Staff posted Aug 02, 2023 04:39 PM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Aug 02, 2023 04:39 PM
ASUS RT-AXE7800 Tri-Band WiFi 6E 6GHz Extendable Router w/ 2.5G Port
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Yes it is a huge jump from wifi 6 and 6E but its not worth the wait for people who are on a budge but still want the best possible.
I had the same issue with being on a 1Gbps plan. They did a free "upgrade" to 1.2Gbps and stopped provisioning my modem correctly. No amount of tech support could figure it out and they wouldn't admit they screwed up.
My speeds shot down to 400Mbps max, so I cancelled and got fiber rather than continue going in circles with them.
You need to call them up, have them check the provisioning, and confirm that the 8210 is still on the "supported" list for the plan you have.
Do a speed test (do NOT use their test or speedtest.net, as they have rigged those with prioritization tricks) by downloading a large file or using speedof.me (they aren't able to rig this one).
If your speeds are still terrible with the tech on the phone and they claim your signal is fine, have them send someone out to check the performance at the tap. Keep in mind the hardware they give the field guys is also somewhat rigged as it can do a lot of things your modem can't and isn't provisioned for any certain speed. It's going to give back maximum potential readings and most of the field guys will just slap the side of it and call it a day while looking cocky.
If your line to the premises is fine, you're back at square one with the modem, but now you have them doing a bunch of finger pointing at the modem being defective.
At this point, you can either try a different modem that they certify is "supported" or force them to downgrade your plan. If you play it right, you might get them to credit you for the difference on the months you've already paid for.
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However, I surmise that if you took advantage of their ai-mesh feature to string together multiple units for a larger home, then you should be able to use the 6ghz as a backhaul, thus freeing up the 5ghz for your devices.
It seems AX88U is having similar price but that is Wifi6 and dual band only, so it has to be some advantage?
This is a good price, no doubt, but not sweet enough to upgrade my GT-AC5300 and RT-AC5300 mesh.
For those of you waiting on Wi-Fi 7 and beyond, read up on them specs…faster is better, yes, but at the cost of having to buy twice as many broadcasters for the same coverage.
Edit: IOT home owners not a big part of the population LOL
While it was good for its time its definitely not even close to competitive against this. I got rid of mine almost 2 years ago, after I realized I didnt really need AiMesh for the place I was living at. For anyone that has one it would make a nice AiMesh Node but not a primary anymore.
https://www.asus.com/ch-en/produc...ers-WiFi-6
I currently have a RT-AC88U as my main with a RT-68U node. I was going to replace the 88U with the new RT-AX86U Pro as the main router and put the 88U in the middle of the house to fill out the mesh.
Would the AXE7800 be a better replacement to hold me over a year or two until Wi-Fi 7 is more mainstream?
https://www.asus.com/ch-en/produc...ers-WiFi-6 [asus.com]
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Yes it is a huge jump from wifi 6 and 6E but its not worth the wait for people who are on a budge but still want the best possible.
I currently have a RT-AC88U as my main with a RT-68U node. I was going to replace the 88U with the new RT-AX86U Pro as the main router and put the 88U in the middle of the house to fill out the mesh.
Would the AXE7800 be a better replacement to hold me over a year or two until Wi-Fi 7 is more mainstream?
Range and coverage is a tricky one to tackle cause everyone's environment is different, but overall this would be a improvement.
You would have to look into it, but there was talk of Merlin for it when it came out. Its hardware supports it.
LOL dude really, I had a RT-AC5300 and at most on 2.4ghz you are getting around 100/105Mbps at closer ranges, at a distance you would be lucky to get even 40Mbps this blows that away and will still give you the same coverage range...... After 30 feet the 2.4ghz plummeted quickly. Not to mention will more than 3X the transfer rates on the 5Ghz since the most the RT-AC5300 was capable of was around 500Mbps on a really good day. So to be clear this has better 2.4ghz and better 5 ghz performance even with only being a 2x2 on 2.4ghz and its not even close.
While it was good for its time its definitely not even close to competitive against this. I got rid of mine almost 2 years ago, after I realized I didnt really need AiMesh for the place I was living at. For anyone that has one it would make a nice AiMesh Node but not a primary anymore.
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