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ASUS RT-AC68U AC1900 Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System 2 Pack Wireless Router, Access Point Mode, Gigabit, Twin USB 3.0 for Media Server, 3G/4G Dongle Support

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Frequency band class	Dual-Band
Data Transfer Rate	1900 Megabits Per Second
Brand	ASUS
Wireless Type	802.11ac

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Great Wi-Fi - Enjoy the combined dual-band speeds of up to 1900Mbps, 3x faster than 802.11n routers
Ultra wide coverage - high-performance antennas and ASUS AiRadar eliminate dead spots
Commercial-grade security - A I protection, powered by Trend Micro, blocks and neutralises internet Security threats for all your connected smart devices
Aimesh supported - Connect your rt-ac68u to other compatible ASUS routers to create a powerful and flexible whole-home Wi-Fi network
Flexible connectivity options - 5x Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1x ultrafast USB 3.1 port and 1x USB 2.0 port
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Size Name:2 Pack | Style Name:AC1900 Dual Band AI Mesh

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802.11ac

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ASUS

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Asus AC1900

Item Model Number

90IG00C0-BO3000

Product Dimensions

8.33 x 22 x 1.6 cm; 1.32 Kilograms

Item Dimensions L x W x H

8.3 x 22 x 1.6 centimetres

Item Weight

1.32 kg

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Asus

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B07TP46PXJ

Date First Available

14 June 2020

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Size Name:2 Pack | Style Name:AC1900 Dual Band AI Mesh

Rt-ac68u supports combined dual-band data rates of up to 1900Mbps. 1300 Mbps 802.11ac at 5 GHz gives Gigabit wireless data rates, while broad COM TURBOQAM technology super-charges 2.4 GHz 802.11N performance from 450 Mbps to 600 Mbps with compatible devices. Powered by a dual-core processor, the rt-ac68u eliminates the performance drops that plague other routers with busy networks. So even on the busiest home networks, HD video streaming is always smooth, the latency low for online gaming and VoIP calls, and file downloads are never interrupted. The rt-ac68u also features dual USB ports for file, printers and 3G/4G modems sharing and a USB 3.0 port for up to ten times faster data transfers than USB 2.0. Exclusive as US a I cloud transforms your home networking into your personal cloud for easy streaming and sharing to smartphones, PCs, and tablets. Router-to-router sync also makes it simple to sync files on USB-connected storage with other compatible ASUS routers for hassle-free sharing of large files with family and friends. The easy-to-use ASUSWRT graphical user interface unlocks the power of the rt-ac68u giving robust control to optimise your network for you. 30-Second set-up and easy traffic management means even network newbies can enjoy its sophisticated features, while power users will love its IPv6 support, multiple wireless SSIDs and encrypted VPN access.

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Ramakrishnan

Fastest and more powerful and feature rich Router ever for low price

Reviewed in Australia on 1 August 2020

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Yay I got this powerful router delivered. I was in need of a very powerful router that is above 1600 AC. I looked for Netgear as well as Amplifi, but Netgear product was expensive and wasn’t in stock anywhere and sort of old hardwares no much new improvements. And amplifi took so much time for delivery and double the price. Hence I researched for more and found this amazing item. I went to reading reviews about it, the pros and challenges if any in multiple websites and sources and videos. Believe me, no downsides I came across in hundreds of reviews. I then ordered it for my LbN NBN connection.

I unboxed it, well Packed by seller Harris Technologies through amazing, I powered on and installed the app in my iPhone and directly it started establishing the connection from app. Too easy for any layman. It does everything for you. You have option to choose the 2.5ghz and 5 ghz ssid name and password. It tells you or provides default for you if you are happy. And then? That’s it mate, nothing else and I could see internet as I established site provider online and in 2-3 mins I was all up in the online world 🌎

It has 4 lan and 1 wan and 2 usb including usb3. One of the downside for me personally I would think is, the Ethernet cable and power cable length. This is though standard length, I wish it’s 3 times at least the original size haha.

Features: security, blacklisting, see devices connected on various frequency and see how much data each consume and you can control the limit and also block devices. Share easily with anyone in family the password and username from the app in one click and also create guest network in a couple of taps just... no dramas...too easy for anyone and very fast in my internet due to this.

It’s well priced.

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Devonstone

Well engineered secure router, arrived 7 days earlier, $30 cheaper than anywhere else.....

Reviewed in Australia on 10 January 2021

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Ordered 26/12/20, Delivery due 7/1/21, arrived 30/12/20, How's that for service??

Bought this specific model for two reasons, to link up a mesh wireless network with an ASUS RT-AS88U, combined provide a seamless wireless service underpinned by an ethernet backhaul, and to set up a VPN. The AC68U has an excellent array of security features. Just use the basic ISP supplied wireless modem router as a modem as its security is pitiful. ASUS gear is easy to set up, with an informative dashboard enabling a user to monitor and allocate bandwidths to all or individual assets. ASUS make some excellent products at realistic prices that work, out of the box and provide a deep dive for those who need to.

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CreweL

Great addition to a home network

Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2018

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

I added the RT-AC68U as a AIMesh node to the home network due to some poor wifi signal spots in the house. It was very easy to set up, the instructions were well presented. To use the device as an AImesh node you will need another ASUS Router. However, it is an excellent WiFI Router when used stand alone and connected to your modem. It is also good value for money!

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Pen Name

Good signal for sure

Reviewed in Australia on 12 August 2018

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Cannot fault the router, but on dsl and used my old modem in bridging mode (only modem) speed hasn't improved, still getting only 11mbps download and under 1mbps upload....
Coverage though is brilliant, full signal all around the house and down the street.....

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Great router.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 September 2020

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Great router, plenty of features for whatever you need. Decent processor so it runs fast. And plenty of support all over the web as it's a well-used product.
I get great speeds with it, rarely have to reboot, and the WiFi coverage is pretty good.

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Amazon Customer

Working well so far!

Reviewed in Australia on 29 July 2018

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

I was experiencing a high number of drop outs with my current modem, which was likely due to connecting multiple devices. Google suggested this router might help. It has been 2 weeks since set up and things have worked perfectly, no more drop outs. I'm hoping it continues!

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Miyagimojo

Works seamlessly once installed

Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2020

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Took a bit of fiddling to set up, with calls to my ISP and their helpline, but has worked seamlessly since. Their helpline is also super friendly and easy to deal with. Overall a happy purchase.

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Rodney Laba

Good router, but doesn't live up to the hype

Reviewed in Australia on 1 September 2020

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

The router itself is great, and quite versatile. However, it does seem to encounter random issues, such as dropping all connections periodically. I've had to reset it more than I'd care to share. The software and it's interface is also not the most user friendly.

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RT-AC57U v1 first glance and VPN

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2020

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I bought a 'Warehouse' edition of this router with the intention of using it as a wireless access point, connected by long ethernet cable back to main router. The RT-AC57U v1 has been on special offer a couple of times at 33 squid. At its normal selling price hovering under 50 squid, it is less of a bargain imho.

As mentioned by others, the Quick User Guide is all but useless. There is no online Full Instruction manual I could find for the v1 model, but there is an online user manual for the v2 model.

v1 vs v2 vs v3:

There is the original RT-AC57U and a newer RT-AC57U v2 announced in Aug 2019. The 'Warehouse' model I received was a v1.

The original v1 is a rebadged RT-AC1200GU which has been around for a few years. It is powered by dual core 880MHz MT7621AT MIPS processor. 128MB RAM and 16MB flash with gigabit ports and one USB2 port.

The v2 is powered by new 775 MHz Qualcomm QCA5502 MIPS processor. The QCA5502 MIPS processor is only single core like other similar QCA processors found in many low budget routers.

Asus announced the new v3 in March 2020. Specs have been published on Asus USA website and look the same as the v2, but with greater 32MB flash and support for AI-Mesh.

Amazon DE and ES both the original RT-AC57U and new RT-AC57U v3 as separate products for sale. Amazon FR still offering RT-AC57U v2. Overclockers in UK did briefly offer the v2 as of Sept 2020. No sign of v3 coming to UK.

Key firmware differences is the v1 supports 3G/4G usb dongle sharing and offers Router, Bridge (Access Point), and Repeater mode. No VPN options 'out of the box'.

The new v2 and v3 offers Router, Bridge (Access Point), Media Bridge (aka Wireless Bridge) modes. VPN support is also included unlike v1.

Adding VPN:

However, OpenWrt is available for the v1. OpenVPN VPN client on OpenWrt is capable of up to 19 Mbps in testing. A Padavan fork, and AsusSrcMod firmwares hosted on ixbt forum, are also available and offer OpenVPN VPN client & server. - do a web search for 'RT-AC57U ixbt'. I can confirm AsusSrcMod firmware works with my VPN provider using openvpn VPN protocol - the AsusSrcMod firmware looks exactly identical to original Asus firmware but with inclusion of VPN menus.

USB2 port:

I briefly tested the USB port. Copying a large file from USB2 via 5 GHz 802.11ac wifi to a laptop achieved steady 18 MBytes/sec using samba file sharing according to Windows 10 file explorer. Writing same file from laptop to USB flash drive via wifi was a different story. The 1GB copy test failed half way. I will investigate it later. It could be the flash drive, USB/wifi interference, or some other issue. Update: I tested a USB3 Kingston DataTraveller Ultimate flash drive which is normally capable of 60MB/sec Write speeds. When copying same file, it managed 18MB/sec read and about 7-9MB/sec write speeds over 5 GHz wifi. My flash drives were formatted FAT32. Asus wouldn't work with exFAT.

The Media server also works with our smart TV which uses DLNA. Both samba and DLNA functions worked when the v1 was configured in Bridge mode (Access Point) too. I didn't test the FTP server function.

Wireless Access Point:

In Bridge (Access Point) mode, you are offered the option to let the Asus use DHCP to automatically obtain a valid IP address, gateway and DNS settings from your main router. There is also the manual option to use static IP settings. I have observed this bizarre behaviour whereby if you configure invalid IP addresses on the Asus whereby the Asus is unable to reach the internet (eg. for system time), then wireless devices can connect to the Access Point but will not be able to access the internet because it appears DNS is not working! Websites can be pinged by their IP address (eg. 8.8.8.8), but not by their DNS name. It's as if the Asus in blocking DNS requests packets.

The RT-AC57u was installed at a remote small business site, to see if it would resolve an issue where a Brother MFC-L2710DW MFC laser printer could not connect to an existing old 2.4 GHz 802.11g Access Point separated by 2 stud walls. A new iphone (11?) used in same room also suffered from severe buffering.

Unfortunately, the Asus made no significant difference. The printer could see the SSID but just would not connect. It wasn't any better for the iphone. The Asus was subsequently removed after a few weeks and redeployed at home as a router wired to Virgin Cable.

Several months later, a Linksys EA6350 v3 replaced the antique 802.11g Access Point. To our surprise, the Brother printer could successfully connect to the Linksys WAP. The iphone also had no issues connecting to wifi, but it was observed the iphone couldn't consistently discover the Airprint capable Brother printer. Laptops had no trouble printing. Pinging the printer's IP from the main network revealed the ping times were all over the place, up to 250ms, unlike the ping times between iphone and network of 1-2ms. The Airprint issue was resolved by ethernet wiring the Brother MFC printer to the main network.

Update 1: OpenVPN client router

I flashed 'AsusSrcMod' 3.0.0.4_380_10732 using Asus web UI to my RT-AC57u v1. I simply added a new profile anduploaded the .OVPN file supplied by my VPN provider to connect to nearest VPN node. See attached image of VPN menu.

Speedtest.net returned 18.6 Mbps download to ethernet wired PC which is what I'd expect from MT7621A powered router. (If you want faster speeds over ethernet, consider RT-AC86u which can do 75 Mbps openvpn speed out of the box, ,or up to 170 Mbps with RMerlin firmware according to PIA blog) Only downside with Asus openvpn client is I can't see a 'kill switch', so if the VPN connection fails, I guess the router will probably just switch all traffic originally intended for the VPN tunnel, to go via the regular internet connection. A kill switch can be implemented with OpenWrt btw.

Update 2: Wifi Router for Virgin Cable

Installed another RT-AC57u as a wireless router wired to Virgin Hub 3 (modem mode), to see if it would resolve recurring intermittent 5 GHz wifi stability issues with the Hub 3, whereby a random device would be connected to 5 GHz wifi and using internet, and then suddenly there would be no internet connection even though there is good signal (eg. 3 bars) while streaming for example - disconnecting then reconnecting device to 5 GHz SSID would resolve the problem. No other wifi devices lose internet when above happens.

The AsusWrt interface is generally good and provides all the usual router functions. The interface is a bit 'clunky' in a couple of places. eg. you cannot enable/disable port forwarding rules. To disable a rule, it has to be deleted. A few settings force a shut down and restart but there is no warning in case you don't wish to proceed.

As of end of September 2020, the Asus was up continuously for 170+ days elapsed since it was last rebooted, before it was taken down for 5 minutes by a street wide power cut! Up to a dozen phones, tablets or laptops are frequently connected to 5 GHz SSID, and half a dozen devices (cctv) are 'constantly' connected to 2.4 GHz SSID. The problem where random wifi devices lose internet access on 5 GHz band but still seeing strong wifi signal is has been resolved - confirming it was an issue when Hub 3 was used as a 'router' . 5 GHz Wifi apparently seems to be more reliable/better speeds to the kitchen separated by a hall way and breeze block internal walls - up to 50 mbps reported by iphone from M100 broadband service.

The 2.4 GHz band isn't used by smartphones/laptops because of existing wifi interference from neighbours but existing Yi home cameras seem to function ok. Where an iphone has accidentally connected to the 2.4 GHz SSID, it seems to work ok. Preference is to use 5 GHz SSID in the household even though its range/coverage is shorter.

I should add when the Asus was first set up, its SSIDs were configured to match those of the Hub 3, so that existing wifi devices could easily connect to the new Asus without having to type in the wifi passwords. One particular iphone refused to connect to the 2.4 GHz SSID - it kept prompting for the password when iphone was only a few feet from the Asus. Another iphone didn't have this issue. We knew the stored password was correct so did not retype it. We solved the problem by manually changing the wifi channel number on the Asus. As mentioned earlier, 2.4 GHz wifi interference from neighbour(s) has caused problems in the past.

Update 3: Wireless Bridge using Padavan firmware

Essentially, a wireless bridge is a glorified ethernet-to-wifi adapter (Asus call it a 'Media Bridge'). It permits up to 4 ethernet wired devices to be able to connect wirelessly to main wifi router. The RT-AC57U v1 does not offer Wireless bridge (Media Bridge) mode with original AsusWrt firmware. However, 3rd party firmware from Padavan hosted on ixbt forum does offer wireless bridge functionality (Padavan call it 'AP client') and it works very well. Assign a new static IP address to the Asus and don't forget to disable its DHCP server - see Image of Padavan firmware 'AP client' wireless bridge setup page.

The 'Repeater' function in the Asus firmware can be used as a ethernet to wifi adapter too, except for one key difference. A repeater also serves a wifi signal to any wireless devices within range - this may not be desirable in some circumstances.

Wireless range:

If you are looking for a new router with super long range/wider coverage on both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands and/or able to penetrate thick internal solid walls, then this Asus is NOT for you. You should consider mesh wifi solutions where greater 'coverage' is required at the expense of speed, perhaps with hard wired backhaul ethernet connections if there are thick internal walls.

Installing a single wall mounted wireless access point/router in dead centre of property may be another option to improve coverage. The wifi signal has less distance to travel in all directions to reach all four corners of the property.

Compared to Virgin Hub 3, we haven't found the Asus to be better than Hub 3 for coverage when using 5 GHz wifi. ie. if you have poor coverage from Virgin Hub 3, don't expect the Asus to offer a massive improvement - you will be disappointed.

AsusWrt firmware versions

The Wireless Access Point, and Router connected to Virgin Cable, are both using Version 3.0.0.4.380.10732 (Dec 2018). There is an all new Version 3.0.0.4.380.10923 (May 2020) - not installed yet as of July 2020 - if it ain't broke, why change it?

When does v2 or v3 go on sale?

If you bought a new RT-AC57u recently, please let us know if it is a newer model (Label on bottom of router should say RT-AC57U v3 I guess) in the comments.

What are alternatives to RT-AC57u for use as a router or wireless access point (no VPN)?

Linksys EA6350 v3, is Qualcomm quad core ARM powered AC1200 gigabit router with USB3 socket. v3 is almost discontinued because new inferior v4 Mediatek MIPS powered model was recently launched in USA.

TPlink Archer C6, is Qualcomm single core MIPS powered AC1200 gigabit router (similar to RT-AC57u v2). Essentially same as an Archer C7 but missing USB2 sockets and one less aerial.

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ROCKdc

Great replacement for Virgin's super hub 3

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2020

Size Name: 2 PackStyle Name: AC1900 Dual Band AI MeshVerified Purchase

Asus AC1900 (2 pack RT-AC68U) I always change my ISP as soon as the contract is up. I signed up for VM's 100mb broadband service and received their appalling Hub3. The Asus has sorted all the problems out. In fact it is so good I could have got away with just a single RT-AC68U. House is two storey 3 bed detached with front and rear garden on a very steep slope, yet I was able to get wifi everywhere, whereas the Hub3 could not even reach the bathroom. Set up was straightforward
1. Log in to VM Hub3 and place into Modem Mode then switch it off
2. Power up one of the AC68Us and connect it directly into a laptop using an ethernet cable
3. Go to router.asus.com in a browser and follow the on screen set up for the SSID etc
4. Connect Ethernet cable from WAN port of Asus to a LAN port on the Hub3 when prompted.
5. Switch on Hub3 and wait for the LED to turn purple (Modem Mode). Takes ages for the Hub 3 to reboot so be patient
6. Update firmware on Asus when prompted.
TIP: Use exactly the same SSID and password as you used on your Virgin Hub. That way all your devices will automatically reconnect without any hassle.
My network includes 4 IP cameras, a normal DVR, 8 Echo's, 15 smart switches, and countless phones, tablets and Windows / Linux machnines, and all working without any problems within minutes of the set up.

The Asus interface is the best I have ever used. It has everything you want and much more. The Hub3 on the otherhand was laggy, takes forever to boot, and offers almost nothing in customisation. This Asus is very user friendly yet is full of features you would normally only expect from something like OpenWRT.

Having got everything up and running I then added the second RT-AC68U router as a node to create an AiMesh using a wired ethernet connection as the backhaul. I can now get full speed wifi on both bands even at the back of the garden. If you use a wired connection you first need to connect the routers wirelessly using WPS and then place it where you have a wifi deadzone. I also really like that I can separate the wifi bands into 2.4 and 5ghz as some of my smart switches won't connect if the SSID is the same for both bands.
TIP: It takes time for the AiMesh to settle and for clients to use the second router even when they are not far away from it. After several hours 3 devices with weak signal switched over but I had to reset a couple of the Echo's so that they would connect to the stronger signal on the mesh.

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wonderboy1974

It simply doesn't work

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2019

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This is absolutely the worst router I've ever used. I bought this to replace the terrible Virgin "super hub". Turns out the Virgin hub is an absolute joy to use compared to this.
First the WiFi signal drops out completely every 60 seconds. This is not an exaggeration I mean literally every 60 seconds. It wouldn't stay on long enough to do a speed test. I tried every option, I did a firmware upgrade, I prayed to every deity know and unknown and even bit off the head of a live chicken while running round a grave stone anti clockwise at 3 minutes past midnight on a full wolf blood super moon. Still drops every WiFi signal.
Then the wired connection started to drop out. I reboot, I found a second chicken but nothing.
Please people for the love of your choice of higher being, don't buy this terrible product.
It's currently on it's way back to Amazon as we speak and the box may or may not have a few feathers and a bit of blood in it. Maybe a small amount of some type of animal waste, I can't be sure.
Please stay well clear.

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Lindy Lou

Great when it's working

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2019

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

This review applies to the ASUS RT-68u AC1900 router.
We've had three of these. Great interface and features. Easy to set up.
The first one died after a year. We used to turn it off every night because it gets rather warm. We then left it on 24/7 and downloaded the latest firmware. That's when it started playing up, dropping the internet, and overheating.
Amazon replaced this one for us - three year warranty.

The second one worked great for two weeks on the latest firmware and then started dropping the internet connection.
Amazon replaced it for us.

The third one worked great for about an hour on the latest firmware then started overheating and dropping the internet and serving out of range ip addresses.
This was sent back for a refund.

My partner works in IT and suspects there is a problem with the latest firmware updates.
We swapped out with a BT hub6 we had lying around and it worked just fine.
Just for info we were using a MT992 modem on the BT Ultrafast system.

We subsequently tries a Netgear R7000p which failed after 24 hours.
Currently we have the ASUS 86U and although we don't use the advanced features it is running faultlessly as I write, cool to touch and on the latest firmware.

Great service from Amazon.

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JBrowne

Does everything you need and does it well.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2018

Size Name: AC1900Style Name: RouterVerified Purchase

Bought this to replace my Virgin Hub 3 and it has improved my internet no end!

Does it extend the distance of your wifi? Yes but not by as much as you would hope it would.
Does it improve the signal? Yes but again don't expect miracles
Does it improve internet speeds? Yes but again don't expect miracles
Does it fix a lot of the issues Virgin Media users experience, like ports being locked and certain devices not being able to connect etc? Oh yes! Ring! doorbell now works a treat!

I was using the Virgin Hub for the last four years mainly due to laziness, I couldn't be bothered to change it and it worked for what I need it for.

I found however that certain rooms in my house struggled to get internet and certain devices struggled to connect or stay connected.

My laziness was suddenly called into question however when I purchased a Ring! doorbell! Whilst this worked on my hub, it was patchy at best and a lot of the features just wouldn't work! I did some investigation and found a lot of other people were complaining about the Hub for the same reason!

I decided to bite the bullet and get a new router, and I plumped for this due to it's sleak design (it's in my front room cabinet so has to at least look good!) and due to it's excellent features (the ability to create a NAS drive by connecting an external hard drive to it was especially good seeing as my NAS box just died!).

Setup was far easier then I expected! I remember back when setting these up was a massive pain! took so much configuration just to get them to work, but not this! plugged in connected it to the modem, configured the wifi and boom I was away!

Signal improved all over the house and it now covers every room! signal strength at worst is one off top all over the house and I haven't had a single drop out and the doorbell now works perfectly. All in all a very happy customer!

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