T Mobile AC 1900 router

[jontalk]

Does anyone know if these a tree are worth owning as a standard router when not using it for Wifi calling? From what I know this is an AC 68U that has custom firmware. I'm not a router geek but have seen these brand new at good prices making it attractive. T Mobile charges $100 for them which is far better than the usual price but I don't need any problems. Thanks

 

[scajjr2]

They are fine to use. The only issue people have is that T-Mobile, like Comcast, tries to expand it's coverage area for it's cell phone users by hoping enough of these routers are out there to connect to in areas T-Mobile has weak cell signals. Also T-Mobile locks down the router firmware to ones they use, which supposedly are "optimized" for their voice over wifi (aka wifi calling).

With some work these routers can be made to accept Merlin's or Asus' firmware.

I have an Asus AC68P (Best Buy model with faster CPU speed) and got the T-Mobile AC1900 to use as a access point. Works great.

Sam