frontpage Posted by phoinix | Staff • 3d ago
Apr 29, 2025 10:42 PM
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Item 1 of 4
frontpage Posted by phoinix | Staff • 3d ago
Apr 29, 2025 10:42 PM
ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh
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If Best Buy matches the price grab your old router in the closet and try for the discount
If Best Buy matches the price grab your old router in the closet and try for the discount
I don't believe Best Buy sells these.
I wish eero would let us have different ssid for 2.4ghz, 5ghz, etc
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Turns out it is on sale for $200
https://a.co/d/f8e6hG5
Only wish the 7800 had 3x3 2.4 to support the many IoTs. Also, Merlin does not support the 7800, for those who want it. I'm hoping for the lineage of AC86, AX86, etc. that is tri-band, 3x3 2.4, 4x4 5, etc. This series seem to consistently have the among the best hardware. Won't be cheap though.
The practical matter is that with the 100+ wireless devices in my home, there is only about a dozen that supports 6Ghz and the bottleneck is the broadband service, not the 5Ghz WiFi.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHWCQ3FP/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B0DHWCQ3FP&pd_rd_w=Hd4CG&content-i... [amazon.com]
and I use a model below the Wifi 7 one , full wifi 6 tri band, etc .... RT-AX88U and it works super xint , signal , distance , speed , all fantasic and close enough to a wifi 7 in how it works that Iam happy with it even as a pure wifi 6 unit . ~ But if I were to need a new router , as mentioned , I'd grab the Wifi 7 I
linked to .
Routers are one thing I dont want to buy VERY often , specially with the pricing on units that are higher end and or newly released . ~
EDIT **** Ive been using Merlin/Asus for quite awhile/yrs , luv it . Currently on my RT-AX88U , works fantastic and I get about 875+/940+ on my Wifi (up/down) on a 1TB frontier account : https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/
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The practical matter is that with the 100+ wireless devices in my home, there is only about a dozen that supports 6Ghz and the bottleneck is the broadband service, not the 5Ghz WiFi.
The triband as mentioned would be a bigger benefit for AiMesh.