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forum threadDeanT5413 posted Jan 03, 2026 06:29 PM
forum threadDeanT5413 posted Jan 03, 2026 06:29 PM

Asus RT-BE98 Pro with trade in deal - in store

$480

$700

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$564.99 original price with 15% off trade in deal equals $480.24. Deal does say in store only.

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"Get 15% off a new modem, router or modem/router combo and Geek Squad® Home Wi-Fi Setup service when you bring in any of these devices for recycling. Simply take your old networking device to Customer Service in a Best Buy store, and you'll receive a coupon for 15% off the current price of a networking device or whole-home networking system, plus 15% off Geek Squad Home Wi-Fi Setup."

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...c=pdp_page
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$564.99 original price with 15% off trade in deal equals $480.24. Deal does say in store only.

Deal text as follows:
"Get 15% off a new modem, router or modem/router combo and Geek Squad® Home Wi-Fi Setup service when you bring in any of these devices for recycling. Simply take your old networking device to Customer Service in a Best Buy store, and you'll receive a coupon for 15% off the current price of a networking device or whole-home networking system, plus 15% off Geek Squad Home Wi-Fi Setup."

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...c=pdp_page

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Jan 03, 2026 06:50 PM
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PurpleVest9054Jan 03, 2026 06:50 PM
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2nd mortgage router
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anthony32376Jan 03, 2026 08:14 PM
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Quote from PurpleVest9054 :
2nd mortgage router
I just got 2 of the AXE 11000
To replace my old AC5300 which was totally unstable and didn't have great coverage
I paid like 166 each for them used like new with 8% back in Amazon credits for no rush shipping.
They are 6e but I don't really see a need for 7 right now
I haven't set them up yet but I hope I made a good decision.

The way I see it the time 7 becomes really a nessecity wifi 8 will already be here.
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tropicalbJan 03, 2026 09:02 PM
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I wonder who would need a router this expensive.
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Jan 03, 2026 10:45 PM
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DeanT5413
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Jan 03, 2026 10:45 PM
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Quote from tropicalb :
I wonder who would need a router this expensive.
I have one.. Some of the netgear orbi wifi 7 systems were $2000 not long ago.
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Jan 03, 2026 10:53 PM
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DeanT5413
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Jan 03, 2026 10:53 PM
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Quote from anthony32376 :
I just got 2 of the AXE 11000 To replace my old AC5300 which was totally unstable and didn't have great coverage I paid like 166 each for them used like new with 8% back in Amazon credits for no rush shipping. They are 6e but I don't really see a need for 7 right now I haven't set them up yet but I hope I made a good decision. The way I see it the time 7 becomes really a nessecity wifi 8 will already be here.
Wifi 7 is the first time that wireless speeds have truly exceeded the capacity of the 1 gigabit network cables most people are using. This router has 4 - 2.5 gigabit and 2 - 10 gigabit ports.

So people who want to have 2.5 gigabit or 10 gigabit ethernet networks in their house will view this as the gold standard unless they're going with ubiquity or other homelab setups that are more hobby level than enthusiast level.

This also has 2 - 6ghz radios so you can have a dedicated wifi 7 back haul to another similar router.. Either another one of these or an Asus rt-be96u (which is very similar but has 2 - 5ghz radios and 1 - 6 ghz).
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Jan 03, 2026 10:55 PM
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DeanT5413
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Jan 03, 2026 10:55 PM
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Quote from tropicalb :
I wonder who would need a router this expensive.
Anyone who has 2 gigabit fiber optic internet and wants to actually get those speeds throughout their house.
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tropicalbJan 03, 2026 11:31 PM
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Quote from DeanT5413 :
Anyone who has 2 gigabit fiber optic internet and wants to actually get those speeds throughout their house.
Thank you, that is logical! 👏😊

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jujubee02Jan 04, 2026 02:59 AM
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Quote from DeanT5413 :
Wifi 7 is the first time that wireless speeds have truly exceeded the capacity of the 1 gigabit network cables most people are using. This router has 4 - 2.5 gigabit and 2 - 10 gigabit ports. So people who want to have 2.5 gigabit or 10 gigabit ethernet networks in their house will view this as the gold standard unless they're going with ubiquity or other homelab setups that are more hobby level than enthusiast level. This also has 2 - 6ghz radios so you can have a dedicated wifi 7 back haul to another similar router.. Either another one of these or an Asus rt-be96u (which is very similar but has 2 - 5ghz radios and 1 - 6 ghz).
In practice, what would be the use case for a 6ghz backhaul? The range seems too short to be useful compared to a network cable
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