How many of those who finally have stable AC68s are going to the 87?

[hungarianhc]

I bought an AC68U the day it came out... Lured by dual core CPUs, enhanced range, AC1900, etc... and the firmware bit me... and it didn't let go until more or less Merlin's most recent release, which is rock solid for me.

As much as I'm a feature geek, I'm going to sit this one out for a bit... how many of you who had the same experience as I did are taking the leap of faith to the AC87??? I have a feeling a lot more of us will be taking it slow this time...

 

[KGB7]

Sticking with ac68 for at least a year. It took a year for many bugs to be fixed in ac68, but it got worse with latest 1663/1665 firmware.
So no more early adaptation beta testing.
And with out Merlin, we would have an expensive paper weight.


Fooled me once......

 

[ikoul]

Holding off until I see reviews and a firmware people don't have issues with. Plus, with no clients available supporting 4x4 I'd have to buy 2 (at the new, higher price point) to see a better link rate. It just doesn't seem worth it right now.

 

[IAAI]

I will stay away from asus product for a long time , currently i have AC68U and works great for me under Merlin's 43-2 . Tested AC87U and didn't like it at all


i might switch to linksys if they add up secure home vpn feature in the wrt1900ac

 

[microchip]

I will stay away from asus product for a long time , currently i have AC68U and works great for me under Merlin's 43-2 . Tested AC87U and didn't like it at all


i might switch to linksys if they add up secure home vpn feature in the wrt1900ac

Can you say why you'll stay away from ASUS products? Or are you staying away from their routers? And if so, why? You say your AC68U is working just fine so why staying away?

 

[jim769]

Can you say why you'll stay away from ASUS products? Or are you staying away from their routers? And if so, why? You say your AC68U is working just fine so why staying away?

Things with Asus seem to be going in the wrong direction. Look at the N66U use to be one of the best routers for signal coverage now Asus has dummied it down to a fraction of what it use to be. The AC68U Asus just released a new firmware for it and it's full of bugs and again significantly reduced the signal coverage. If Merlin's new builds are based on the latest Asus builds then there is no point at least for me to keep purchasing Asus routers they just don't have the punch they have been known for.

 

[microchip]

Things with Asus seem to be going in the wrong direction. Look at the N66U use to be one of the best routers for signal coverage now Asus has dummied it down to a fraction of what it use to be. The AC68U Asus just released a new firmware for it and it's full of bugs and again significantly reduced the signal coverage. If Merlin's new builds are based on the latest Asus builds then there is no point at least for me to keep purchasing Asus routers they just don't have the punch they have been known for.

I don't think this is completely ASUS' fault but it's Broadcom who provides them with the drivers and SDK. It's been mentioned a few times that the new stuff from Broadcom has reduced the range. This can happen on any router, not just ASUS, that uses the same Broadcom stuff

 

[KGB7]

I don't think this is completely ASUS' fault but it's Broadcom who provides them with the drivers and SDK. It's been mentioned a few times that the new stuff from Broadcom has reduced the range. This can happen on any router, not just ASUS, that uses the same Broadcom stuff

And Asus has the option not to use the crippled software from Broadcom.

 

[jim769]

Then maybe Asus should break away from Broadcom. I am not trying to bash Asus just posting my observation with there products I have owned all 3 of there latest routers. Just seems now since they don't have the punch they use to maybe its time to look around and try other manufactures. I am happy with my 68u using 43_2 so at least for now I will be sticking with it.

 

[microchip]

And Asus has the option not to use the crippled software from Broadcom.

Are you sure? Maybe there's some agreement between both to use whatever Broadcom provides them. This is just speculation so don't take this post that serious

That said, it appears many from the new "beast" routers, be it ASUS, Netgear, Linksys, etc have a lot of issue so blaming ASUS routers but leaving the others alone isn't that fair.

PS: I'm not trying to be on ASUS' side, but just observing the long threads with issues from Netgear, Linksys *and* ASUS. I personally haven't had a single problem with my AC66U but I can't say that just because I don't have issues, they don't exist for others.

 

[IAAI]

Can you say why you'll stay away from ASUS products? Or are you staying away from their routers? And if so, why? You say your AC68U is working just fine so why staying away?

*** i suffered from ac68 at the beginning getting the right firmware,usb speed,coverage and a lot of firmwares decreasing the wifi range and btw i still get a slow usb speed using what's so called 5 GHz even at a link speed of 866 . It's simple I m not welling to suffer again waiting for issues being fixed not by Asus , by Merlin

1 - USB share , is important to me and the new 87 does not hand it well .

2 - Unstable firmwares bugs and bugs and bugs <<< I m talking about Asus one's not Merlin's

3 - ac87 is Overprices and we still don't have any 4x4 clients

I said it before and i ll repeat it again , If you have a good product like N66/AC66 then just improve it I don't need a router with big numbers and new technologies that i will not use/benefit in the near future. Customers Liked it then improve it , look at what they miss in it and push it in and start from where you lift of . It's not always right to start from scratch

 

[RMerlin]

Then maybe Asus should break away from Broadcom.

They half did that with the RT-AC87U. Quantenna radio on the 5 GHz band.

 

[microchip]

*** i suffered from ac68 at the beginning getting the right firmware,usb speed,coverage and a lot of firmwares decreasing the wifi range and btw i still get a slow usb speed using what's so called 5 GHz even at a link speed of 866 . It's simple I m not welling to suffer again waiting for issues getting fixed not by Asus , by Merlin

1 - USB share , is important to me and the new 87 does not hand it well .

2 - Unstable firmwares bugs and bugs and bugs <<< I m talking about Asus one's not Merlin's

3 - ac87 is Overprices and we still don't have any 4x4 clients

I said it before and i ll repeat it again , If you have a good product like N66/AC66 then just improve it I don't need a router with big numbers and new technologies that i will not use/benefit in the near future. Customers Liked it then improve it , look at what they miss in it and push it in it and start from where you left of . It's not always right to start from scratch

I don't dismiss your points and I know lots of people have issues, but it's the same with other brands. Look at the long threads on Netgear or Linksys' newest full with user complaints, instability, bugs, etc and you'll see it's not just ASUS so like I said previously, I don't think it's fair to single out ASUS and give it all the beating

 

[microchip]

They half did that with the RT-AC87U. Quantenna radio on the 5 GHz band.

Did they do that because of some Broadcom issues, or because Quantenna offers something other wifi chips don't yet offer?

 

[IAAI]

I don't think this is completely ASUS' fault but it's Broadcom who provides them with the drivers and SDK. It's been mentioned a few times that the new stuff from Broadcom has reduced the range. This can happen on any router, not just ASUS, that uses the same Broadcom stuff

I m sorry , it has Asus logo on then box and the device sold/manufactured by them . not our problem if it's broadcom problem . To me it's still Asus problem because it's i bought one unite and then put everything together and i didn't have the choice to build it as i want. Otherwise i would have bought every part of the router separately ,like building a new desktop

 

[IAAI]

I don't dismiss your points and I know lots of people have issues, but it's the same with other brands. Look at the long threads on Netgear or Linksys' newest full with user complaints, instability, bugs, etc and you'll see it's not just ASUS so like I said previously, I don't think it's fair to single out ASUS and give it all the beating

you are right. there isn't something completely perfect . Two things that kept me using asus router Merlin's FW and VPN ,apart from that i would have used linksys . I m sure others have issues too but I m complaining about the one i have/tested which is Asus

I am Sorry if my posts bothered you

Please have a look at this to know what I was talking about

http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=18436

 

[microchip]

I m sorry , it has Asus logo on then box and the device sold/manufactured by them . not our problem if it's broadcom problem . To me it's still Asus problem because it's i bought one unite and then put everything together and i didn't have the choice to build it as i want. Otherwise i would have bought every part of the router separately ,like building a new desktop

Sorry, but you can say that about virtually everything. If this happened on the Netgear, you'll beat on Netgear. If it happened on the Linksys, you'll beat on Linksys. Life isn't black and white.

That said, I've noticed on here there are very few issues reported on TP-Link products, apart for the Apple compatibility issues on the Archer C7. Maybe next time try a TP-Link product? I have the C7 and am very happy with it

 

[microchip]

you are right. there isn't something completely perfect . Two things that kept me using asus router Merlin's FW and VPN ,apart from that i would have used linksys . I m sure others have issues too but I m complaining about the one i have/tested which is Asus

I am Sorry if my posts bothered you

Please have a look at this to know what I was talking about

http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=18436

You're not bothering me

Yes, I know your thread but I can't offer advice on these issues. I use my routers only for their basic functionality, ie, I don't use disks attached to them, VPN, Samba, minidlna, etc. I only use the core features of the routers. MiniDLNA runs on my media server which the ASUS router serves it to my TV. I don't have a need for Samba (no Windows here) and no need for VPN or FTP

 

[IAAI]

Sorry, but you can say that about virtually everything. If this happened on the Netgear, you'll beat on Netgear. If it happened on the Linksys, you'll beat on Linksys. Life isn't black and white.

That said, I've noticed on here there are very few issues reported on TP-Link products, apart for the Apple compatibility issues on the Archer C7. Maybe next time try a TP-Link product? I have the C7 and am very happy with it

yes i can , and i will do so if i own them. This forum is mainly about asus products there isn't much about netgear and linksys and hate going to their company forums because of the dumb fan boys over there . They get mad when you point out the obvious

in 2 months time I will test one of TP-Link product

 

[sanke1]

Can anyone tell me what are real practical advantages of new AC87 over AC68? Don't give me that 4x4 antenna bulls*** as it is the most gimmicky feature to hit our face. Most mobiles, tablets or laptops will never go beyond 3x3 configs. By the time 4x4 antenna solution comes up, it would be outdated as wifi tech will have moved beyond ac standard.

Anyone?

I am sticking with my perfectly stable AC68U for 2-3 more years. (I hope it will last at least that long)