Recent content by José Ferreira

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  1. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Hi, But RT-AC86U stock antennas are 4dbi, or am i wrong ...? Can you indicate what antennas you bought? Thanks.
  2. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    ok, thats a possibility ... but how can i be sure of it? After playing a bit more, i can say the following: - wifi is now better when we talk about drops, the connection is stable (both on 2.4 and on 5) ... maybe because of firmware downgrade ... - In matter of wifi range, i think it's very...
  3. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Hi @OzarkEdge, Just did your recomendations today ... my people is out so i was free to do the job! Installed the 81858 firmware, reset the router (as you described) and applied some of your notes to do the config ... The result is a similar situation, maybe less drops i think, but wifi range...
  4. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Maybe ... the walls of my house are thick, that could be an issue ... Do you recomend Merlin firmware over stock? Thanks.
  5. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    ok, i'll try that today, more after hours (or people here at home gets hungry ... :cool::cool:). (Can i save/restore settings or is better to manually configure it again?) ignore that, i just read now the "configure from scratch" ;) Thanks.
  6. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Yes, both on 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz are like this:
  7. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    I've the last firmware from asus: 3.0.0.4.384_81992-gdc7a780 (applied it a few days ago ...) I never did a reset (mean factory default ...?) to the router ...
  8. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Not used, brand new! I was looking for buying one AC87U used, but then saw this AC86U in a promotion and bought it. And in the label, the production year was 2020 ...
  9. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    HI @OzarkEdge, Thanks for the reply. I've WIFI Analyser and i have similar values: -27 dBm at the router and -70 dBm at the other end (no walls), about 50' from router. The AC66U performed better, must say, and this one should be better, i think ... And the problem rises when i go upstairs ... JF
  10. José Ferreira

    RT-AC86U - Poor Wifi Range

    Hi, just bought the Asus AC86U last week, i got a promo with a good price. The main purpose was to "upgrade" the router i owned, an ASUS RT-AC66U. This router ( running Merlin fork - john9527) had some issues with wifi range in 2.4Ghz band... I've a two floor house with 1400 sq ft each, there...
  11. José Ferreira

    Asus RT-AC66U possible upgrade - AC87U or R700P - Went for AC86U

    Thanks @Trip, Thats a good point, this thread is for advice in buying and i already bought the router ...;) I will do that!
  12. José Ferreira

    Asus RT-AC66U possible upgrade - AC87U or R700P - Went for AC86U

    Hi ... Someone for the questions above ...? Thanks.
  13. José Ferreira

    Asus RT-AC66U possible upgrade - AC87U or R700P - Went for AC86U

    Hi, just bought the AC86U last week, with 2020 as date of production ... Been playing with it for some time, seems a good equipment, but i'm a bit disappointed, must say ... And the main problem for me is the wifi range. I've lost some range (mainly in 2.4 Ghz), when comparing to AC66U (now...
  14. José Ferreira

    Asus RT-AC66U possible upgrade - AC87U or R700P - Went for AC86U

    Hi, thanks. how can i check it? On the box? Or on the router itself?
  15. José Ferreira

    Asus RT-AC66U possible upgrade - AC87U or R700P - Went for AC86U

    Hi, One last question ... ;) I've seen a promo for the RT-AC86U (160€), i am considering it ... this should be better than RT-AC87U, no? Thanks.
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