The AC version had a ton of problems with the Wi-Fi crapping out, despite a bunch of people always replying to such saying “it works fine for me”. It’s an actual issue with 100s of complaints about it on every forum discussing it. Is the AX version any better in terms of this issue?
The issues are very bad. People are more likely to write a review to complain than to praise, but with Merlin etc these routers have a HUGE following so discussion comes in all forms. Despite that, anywhere you look will be littered with complaints about the WiFi issue, and then a bunch of...
There seems to be a bit of a debate on whether the addition of cooling fans are recommended for ASUS Routers such as AC68U, AC86U, AX86U etc. I have read both sides - either saying what seems hot is nowhere near touching the throttle, or saying heat/temperate is the reason for the many reports...
That is exactly why i asked. I have seen waaaay more threads and comments about problems with RT-AC86U and its hard to tell if it's just because it's more current or if it actually has more problems. One common one seems to be about the 5GHz WiFi dropping all the time. I would like to hear from...
Thanks for clearing that up! Definitely not one to buy then eh... I was thinking about buying RT-AC68U but it seems to be coming very close to being EOL. Is RT-AC86U better in every way?