[Best Buy] Asus RT-AX58u AX3000 WiFi6 wireless router - $189.99

timbertick wrote: ↑ Isnt Ax92u a better device than AX 86U ?

No, https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax92u-review/

Unreliable Wi-Fi 6 band when used to serve clients
No Wi-Fi 6 when working as a wireless mesh
Problematic mesh setup when working as the main router
No multi-gig port

Anyone using this to supplement their Bell HH3000? I've sat on the DSLreports forums for a while and can't seem to have any luck with a workaround to get Internet + TV working with a "personal" router (only just the Internet part)

Only interim solution is to double-NAT, which...yeah, no

This review was back in February. There was a firmware update October 20 so should have addressed the issues. Using a wired back channel frees up the 5GHz WIFI6 channel so probably not an issue for most people. About to buy one of these so can't comment further at this point.

crayz016 wrote: ↑ Anyone using this to supplement their Bell HH3000? I've sat on the DSLreports forums for a while and can't seem to have any luck with a workaround to get Internet + TV working with a "personal" router (only just the Internet part)

Only interim solution is to double-NAT, which...yeah, no

If you have no choice but to use the HH3000 then you can just put the router in the DMZ of the HH to bypass the NAT of the HH.

timbertick wrote: ↑ Isnt Ax92u a better device than AX 86U ?

You guys are talking about devices that are much more expensive...

MayorOfToronto wrote: ↑ If you have no choice but to use the HH3000 then you can just put the router in the DMZ of the HH to bypass the NAT of the HH.

Never seems to fully work when I've attempted in the past.

wow this looks like a bad deal from the comments i read it. Better pass and buy an air fryer

The real question now maybe its better to cope this deal: D-Link AX4800 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Router for $199.
https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-AX4800-Mes ... B089P3SK86

Any recommendation of long range and stable ASUS router for normal wfh usage? My internet is 60M now. Around 15 devices connecting to a modem/router from service provider. Router is located at a corner of the main floor. Don't need streaming or gaming. Has very few blind spots with weak Wifi signal. Overall is still fine. Already used one extender on 2nd floor. Do have many smart devices and it's going to increase.

Any good router on sale in 90-$120 range?

redondo2017 wrote: ↑ Any recommendation of long range and stable ASUS router for normal wfh usage? My internet is 60M now. Around 15 devices connecting to a modem/router from service provider. Router is located at a corner of the main floor. Don't need streaming or gaming. Has very few blind spots with weak Wifi signal. Overall is still fine. Already used one extender on 2nd floor. Do have many smart devices and it's going to increase.

RT-AC86U

Do you have any WiFi 6 devices? Or planning to?

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ RT-AC86U

Do you have any WiFi 6 devices? Or planning to?

no, what devices are WiFi 6 on the market now? I doubt it will be many even in 2021.

Mrrfdxyz wrote: ↑ Any good router on sale in 90-$120 range?

RT-AC66U B1 is a good router in this price range
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N5320EN

Don't know if anyone will put it on sale soon.
Two of these wired make a decent AiMesh setup.

redondo2017 wrote: ↑ no, what devices are WiFi 6 on the market now? I doubt it will be many even in 2021.

Some smartphones, laptops, new iPads

Wi-Fi 6 devices: The top compatible phones, laptops and gadgets thus far

If you don't have any AX-capable clients, imho it's pointless to spend money on AX-capable routers *right now*. The AX hardware will be dropping in price fast, just like AC-models did, no point in spending big bucks now. And if you decide to get the AX router at the moment, do consider Xiaomi AX3600 model.

If you don't want to mess much with the setup, their WebUI and app are decent and easy to use. If you do want to mess with the setup, you can install the international firmware with all the Xiaomi bloatware stripped and there's a glimmer of hope of OpenWrt being available for that model some time in the future.

And you may want to consider OpenWrt not just because it's open source, transparent and free, gets updated with security fixes and improvements multiple times a year for *all* supported routers, but because it's like a smart-phone where you can install different additional apps, like ad-blocking, encrypted DNS, different VPNs (both client and server, so you could connect to your home network from anywhere), etc, compared to the stock firmware which is more like a dumb-phone, where you are limited to selection of the apps by what has manufacturer shipped.

jaydubz wrote: ↑ If you don't need a router now and want something future proof then wait for the new routers with 6GHZ channel. Some news sites said new models should drop in December.

not before 2022:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.ns ... 11643.html

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ RT-AX56U (AX1800) is a single-band router, only 2 external antennas and lacks support for the 160 MHz channel width.
RT-AX58U (AX3000, 2402Mbps + 574Mbps) is a dual-band router

I would get the RT-AX58U, it can handle more devices and has more area coverage

Asus RT-AX3000 and RT-AX58U Review: A Little Excellent AiMesh Pair

according to it's spects, RT-AX56U is a dual band router:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/R ... fications/

elgros4 wrote: ↑ not before 2022:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.ns ... 11643.html

Whats stopping someone from buying a wifi6e router from the us?

shabby wrote: ↑ Whats stopping someone from buying a wifi6e router from the us?

Once your connected to the WIFI6E database, your GPS localization will prohibit most channels to operate.
Also, it would be illegal and may get your router seized.

elgros4 wrote: ↑ according to it's spects, RT-AX56U is a dual band router:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/R ... fications/

Not sure how I missed that, must have been multitasking.
That reply has been deleted.