[eBay.ca] Asus Certified RT-AC1900P Dual-Band Wireless AC-1900 Gigabit Router on Ebay.ca (NewEggCanada)

Nov 6th, 2018 2:00 pm

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Clocksmith25 [OP]: Member; Jul 29, 2013; 236 posts; 90 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 6th, 2018 2:00 pm

[eBay.ca] Asus Certified RT-AC1900P Dual-Band Wireless AC-1900 Gigabit Router on Ebay.ca (NewEggCanada)

Deal Link:: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Asus-Certified- ... 0282.m3503
Price:: 84.99
Retailer:: eBay.ca

Heads up looks like NewEgg has slashed the price off the Asus Certified RT-AC1900 router again. Since I was in the market to get a new one, I thought this would be steal considering brand new one at Best Buy costs $199.99.

I've never ordered a re certified wifi router before but I do love Asus since I had zero issues with the RT66 router I bought a few years ago. If you do decide to pick one up, I would advise to reinstall the router software just in case it ships with some snooping software.

Happy deal hunting!

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Nov 6th, 2018 2:48 pm

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blyndfyre: Sr. Member; Jul 22, 2014; 689 posts; 1216 upvotes; Calgary, AB

Nov 6th, 2018 2:48 pm

INB4 is there any difference between this and the RT-AC68u?

Yes, there is:
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireles ... r-reviewed

Edit: I should also mention that I purchased one of these refurbished units from Newegg and it arrived looking brand new. I use it as an AI Mesh node along with an RT-AC68u node running with my RT-AC86u as the AI Mesh router. All over an ethernet backhaul. My WiFi has never been better for both speeds and signal range.

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Nov 6th, 2018 2:58 pm

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canada5dollarbill: Member; Oct 24, 2017; 222 posts; 456 upvotes

Nov 6th, 2018 2:58 pm

$84.99 is a great price for this router. I think I bought it when it was $99 a few months ago, also from newegg's eBay listing.

I have it upstairs, Ai Mesh'd over an Ethernet backhaul to a AC86U in the basement, and there isn't a spot in my 3-level (basement, main floor, upper floor) house that isn't full bars.

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Nov 6th, 2018 3:02 pm

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bargain man: Deal Addict; Jun 1, 2008; 2384 posts; 346 upvotes; Cambridge, ON/Guelph…

Nov 6th, 2018 3:02 pm

If i saw this earlier, I would have just purchased one of these instead of 2 of the TP Link Google wifi. I already have one of these and it performs great except for the range

Nov 6th, 2018 3:09 pm

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cartfan123: Deal Fanatic; Sep 8, 2007; 6792 posts; 5869 upvotes; Way Out of GTA

Nov 6th, 2018 3:09 pm

Solid price, these usually sell out quickly. So grab one if you want one.

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Nov 6th, 2018 3:11 pm

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kiasu: Deal Guru; Jan 27, 2004; 10933 posts; 1451 upvotes

Nov 6th, 2018 3:11 pm

mesh or no?

2007 - Ipod Video (TD), Ipod Shuffle (GM)
2006 - Ipod Nano (TD)
2005 - Ipod Shuffle (TD)

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Nov 6th, 2018 3:13 pm

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konsensei: Deal Fanatic; Mar 17, 2006; 6441 posts; 5015 upvotes; North York

Nov 6th, 2018 3:13 pm

kiasu wrote: ↑
Nov 6th, 2018 3:11 pm
mesh or no?

ok

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Nov 6th, 2018 3:23 pm

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mystery: Deal Fanatic; Dec 29, 2005; 5021 posts; 830 upvotes

Nov 6th, 2018 3:23 pm

Yep, best price I have seen for this router.

Nov 6th, 2018 3:29 pm

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bizznatches: Newbie; Mar 29, 2013; 93 posts; 56 upvotes; Surrey

Nov 6th, 2018 3:29 pm

Thanks OP. bought this to aimesh with my asus router downstairs.

Nov 6th, 2018 4:13 pm

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TeachMeHowToDoughty: Newbie; Nov 23, 2014; 88 posts; 1 upvote; Vancouver, BC

Nov 6th, 2018 4:13 pm

How does this work exactly? My Telus modem is downstairs and upstairs internet can be a little spotty. Would I connect this to the Telus modem downstairs or do you have router sitting upstairs?

Nov 6th, 2018 4:44 pm

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blyndfyre: Sr. Member; Jul 22, 2014; 689 posts; 1216 upvotes; Calgary, AB

Nov 6th, 2018 4:44 pm

TeachMeHowToDoughty wrote: ↑
Nov 6th, 2018 4:13 pm
How does this work exactly? My Telus modem is downstairs and upstairs internet can be a little spotty. Would I connect this to the Telus modem downstairs or do you have router sitting upstairs?

You need at least two supported routers if you want to use ASUS AI Mesh. Scroll to the bottom of this link for models compatible with AI Mesh:
https://www.asus.com/AiMesh/

You would end up not using your Telus modem in router mode. You'd need to put it in bridge mode or call Telus and have them do it for you.

Nov 6th, 2018 4:54 pm

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rocketm: Newbie; Feb 21, 2007; 46 posts; 7 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 6th, 2018 4:54 pm

These are good router and I recommend it. I bought them and currently running aimesh at home through wireless. Ethernet back haul would have been better but it is impossible for me to run the wire since the ceiling drywall already there.