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Yikes, watch out, first time EVER fried one of my RT-AX88U used as a node. I'll call ASUS support in the morning. Not an auto update, rather direct from the node itself. Disappointed. UPDATE: Several hard resets, at least now connected, working on various issues related to...

I wrote to Asus customer support that it seemed odd to continue selling a product as new and not listed on any EOL yet no firmware since May 14, 2021. This is one of the replies I received : Hello Thank you for contacting ASUS Product Support. My name is and I am here to assist you. "With...

It appears that support ended in May of 2021, at least that's the date of the last firmware currently available at the website. I have only ever used it as an access point, since the Blue Cave has a considerable high WAF. But I'm surprised that Amazon and even the Asus website are still...

I was just advised by Asus by email that the Blue Cave has reached end of life and will no longer receive firmware updates. That news is a little disappointing.

I don't trust it entirely either, I believe my ISP has a "peering" relationship with Netflix, and that FAST.com does tend to run hot. With other tests, I typically measure near 940 Mbps wired, 600-800 wireless, which is really quite good, more than enough for watching movies and occasionally...

This morning's wired Speedtest Result from aging HP desktop with Intel gigabit chip attached to Asus RT AC86U CAT5 wired access point, Asus RT AX88U as main, Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.384_7756, revision 1. Asus RT AX88U performs as advertised, and the ceiling is broken.

This morning's Speedtest Result from Dell 7590 laptop with Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW), driver version 21.50.1.1, wireless to Asus RT AX88u access point, Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.384_7756, revision 1.1 on Gigabit cable connection.

Sorry to read you are having issues with your router; perhaps Asus is selling a different firmware here in North America, but at least for this user, the Asus RT AX88U is a stellar performer, wired and wireless, with many diverse clients. True, it's expensive to buy (was $245 US on Black...

This morning's Speedtest Result from Dell 7590 laptop with Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW), driver version 21.50.1.1 connected wirelessly to Asus RT AX88u access point, Firmware Version 3.0.0.4.384_7756, revision 1.1 on Gigabit cable connection.

That must be very frustrating. FWIW, and I have a fairly simple straightforward setup, my Samsung Note 8 (AC) at this moment is seeing 500-700 Mbps, while the Dell laptops with Intel-Killer 1650 AX cards are seeing 600-850 Mbps wirelessly on a gigabit ISP connection. Wired connections are...

Interesting, thanks for following up. I purchased both this month (Nov 2019), the China assembled A1 from Micro Center, the Vietnam assembled A1.1 from Newegg, purchased a week later. Now I'm really curious about any differences. Holiday greetings to all!

One (rather obvious) difference I noticed is that the A1 was assembled in China, whereas the A1.1 was assembled in Vietnam. Both have been very stable and seem to work the same with our Intel - Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x network adapters. Currently using the A1 as the main, with the A1.1 as a...

New with Asus warranty in the US for $269 at MicroCenter; bought one yesterday to replace a perfectly fine RT AC3200 from 2015, now happily serving as a wired access point grateful for the reduced responsibilities. On the RT AX88U, turned off AX for now (will be adding new AX laptop by end of...

FWIW, Asus Store selling the RT-AX88U $299.99, free shipping in the US. 9/9/19 https://store.asus.com/us/search?q=rt ax88&s_c=1 I suspect Amazon may lower it to $279.00 or so as Black Friday/November sales approach, as I think it sold at that price briefly at the end of July 2019

Warning to new comers to this website (this post is July 1 2019). You should never disable Asus Trend Micro AI protection on the Asus Router; whatever privacy risk you think may exist, there are far worse actors out there than Trend Micro (who is on your side!) ready and able to take advantage...