Hi all,
Been a long while since I came on here and have stumbled across a number of threads following on from a few issues I'm having with my current RT-AC87U which I will probably create a separate thread for any thoughts etc under the Asus area.
With the high possibility of replacing it, dare I ask, what is the best unit to go for currently and is there anything in the pipeline that is worth waiting for?
Rather than just saying what is best - I've listed a number of requirements that I have which might help...
1. Suitable for home use but for a large number of devices - this is due to adding a number of phones to a guest wifi ssid for testing - I am a phone repairer as a side hobby and so I can add 50-60 phones a week. Ideally lease time is good for this to let it expire after x hours etc.
2. I also have home automation installed. This does not require network to work but does if you want to use a phone/laptop/tablet to control the lights etc.
3. Good for strength - Due to the house having some crazy insulation, the signal generally is not very good in this house - this also adds to the fact the unit will be housed in a small cupboard type room with no possibility of moving it outside anywhere.
4. Good for 4k/video streaming - Recently got Sky Q installed so 4k is important as is good throughput for the multiroom boxes to be able to stream of one another wirelessly (though I am thinking recently that it creates it's own network for that)
5. Nice to have would be redundancy - I have a CCTV kit connected to it along with the home automation etc - would be great if I could connect a 4g mifi style device or better still, insert a sim into the router
I think this covers the main points - what do you think?
In a way, the Asus has let me down a little - I do use Merlin and few versions out but I don't think any of the new releases fixes the issues I am having - with that in mind, I don't think it's the Merlin firmware at all that is causing it in the first place and has only opened up the functionality of the router 10 fold ...having said that, I did come from a 66u and that was good but just not suitable for my requirements.
I've also had hell with Netgear as a company back in the day in terms of support - have they changed?
Finally, there seems a lot of noise around for the Linksys range - worth listening to?
Appreciate your thoughts/advice on this
Been a long while since I came on here and have stumbled across a number of threads following on from a few issues I'm having with my current RT-AC87U which I will probably create a separate thread for any thoughts etc under the Asus area.
With the high possibility of replacing it, dare I ask, what is the best unit to go for currently and is there anything in the pipeline that is worth waiting for?
Rather than just saying what is best - I've listed a number of requirements that I have which might help...
1. Suitable for home use but for a large number of devices - this is due to adding a number of phones to a guest wifi ssid for testing - I am a phone repairer as a side hobby and so I can add 50-60 phones a week. Ideally lease time is good for this to let it expire after x hours etc.
2. I also have home automation installed. This does not require network to work but does if you want to use a phone/laptop/tablet to control the lights etc.
3. Good for strength - Due to the house having some crazy insulation, the signal generally is not very good in this house - this also adds to the fact the unit will be housed in a small cupboard type room with no possibility of moving it outside anywhere.
4. Good for 4k/video streaming - Recently got Sky Q installed so 4k is important as is good throughput for the multiroom boxes to be able to stream of one another wirelessly (though I am thinking recently that it creates it's own network for that)
5. Nice to have would be redundancy - I have a CCTV kit connected to it along with the home automation etc - would be great if I could connect a 4g mifi style device or better still, insert a sim into the router
I think this covers the main points - what do you think?
In a way, the Asus has let me down a little - I do use Merlin and few versions out but I don't think any of the new releases fixes the issues I am having - with that in mind, I don't think it's the Merlin firmware at all that is causing it in the first place and has only opened up the functionality of the router 10 fold ...having said that, I did come from a 66u and that was good but just not suitable for my requirements.
I've also had hell with Netgear as a company back in the day in terms of support - have they changed?
Finally, there seems a lot of noise around for the Linksys range - worth listening to?
Appreciate your thoughts/advice on this