Asus RT-AX88U wireless radio problem

[jrouter766]

Hey guys as the title states. I m having a connection problem with my 2.4ghz signal,connecting to my phone and tablet whenever I'm outside my apartment, this started about 3 weeks ago just out of nowhere,I used to be able to connect outside without a problem....I think my router is dying or my 2.4ghz radio has gone bad,I brought the router brand new 2 years ago, is there a way to repair this or do I need to look for a new router? I have did a complete factory reset twice and still the same problem....

 

[Crimliar]

With home routers if the Wi-Fi itself is not well, then it stops all together. The problem in apartments can often be too many competing Wi-Fi Access points, resulting devices struggling the further you get away from your own router. I'd try running an app such as "Net Analyser" on your phone which will show you the utilisation. If it shows acceptable utilisation inside your apartment, but not outside then you might have to consider moving the router or escalating the Wi-Fi war by adding an AP where it can be picked up when you are outside.
*Ensure your 2.4GHz is using 20MHz bandwidth, it may seem counterproductive but it's not!

 

[OzarkEdge]

Hey guys as the title states. I m having a connection problem with my 2.4ghz signal,connecting to my phone and tablet whenever I'm outside my apartment, this started about 3 weeks ago just out of nowhere,I used to be able to connect outside without a problem....I think my router is dying or my 2.4ghz radio has gone bad,I brought the router brand new 2 years ago, is there a way to repair this or do I need to look for a new router? I have did a complete factory reset twice and still the same problem....

Is anything using the router USB3.0 port? Is anyone using a 2.xGHz cordless device near the router? These can disrupt connecting a 2.4GHz client at distance.

Does the 2.4 WLAN show up normally/strong on clients when you go to connect to indicate the signal is 'looking' normal?

Have you tried setting a different 2.4 channel at 20MHz bandwidth... apartments can have a lot of WiFi competing for air time.

OE