It's the A1.1 version. This article echos my sentiment on AX Wi-Fi 6
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/33220-wi-fi-6-performance-roundup-five-routers-tested?showall=&start=3
I played with a lot of setting combinations based on tips here. Turning off AX yielded speed results that were no different when it was on. So I thought I'd test my routers side by side to compare performance.
Is Merlin firmware a better option?
ASUS RT-AX88U (router placed only several feet...
Thanks for your detailed reply. I’m an experienced ASUS owner and tried most of your suggestions prior to posting.
The first tests were conducted were on a the new unit pre and post firmware upgrade. AiMesh was created with fresh settings.
I assumed slow speeds were due to structure issues...
I may be a little impatient to deal with a router that’s been out for a year but still has buggy firmware.
This is my third ASUS router over the years.
Details: the RT-AX88U is the primary router. RT-AC68U is a mesh node. Speed degradation happened before and after mesh mode was configured...
Just received this router and it works great with all my devices except with my iPhone 11 Pro Max! My wife's iPhone X gets 10-20x better download speed.
iPhone 11 Pro - DL 31.7 Mbps - UL 574 Mbps - Ping 29 ms
iPhone X - DL 264 Mbps - UL 515 Mbps - Ping 3 ms
I may return this RT-AX88U that I just...