Highlights
Quality
Great dual band router - good range, solid performance
Good range ,easy to set up ,i recommend it
Instructions to install are fairly simple and it has been rock solid in the 3 weeks it's been running.
Changing the firmware is a simple, search for asuswrt-merlin, download the file to your computer and then upload the file to th... Read More
Price
At £107, and with the transformation in our internet user experience, i would say this is tremendous value.
For years i have been paying virgin a nice monthly fee for 200mbs broadband speed.
Once set up a good router for the price.
Shipping
Very fast, did a speed test another room and download speed was 65mpbs, we have bt infinity 75mb, so very happy with that.
The only word of warning after this point would be to perform a router firmware update immediately - the router i was shipped w... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I entered the product number, rt-ac66u b1 in the search box, clicked on the product icon and then selected bios and firmware.
Competitiveness
This is my second router from asus as one of my two preferred brands, the other being netgear.
Well worth the money much more stable than the bt homehub 5, also works with bt vision.
I have bought numerous extenders from tp link and even used virgin's own extenders.
I took some time choosing the right product and because the rt-ac66u b1 has a similar firmware to the 68u and other bigger mode... Read More
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Instructions to install are fairly simple and it has been rock solid in the 3 weeks its been running
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Wifi signal is about the same as can be expected from anything like this its not amazing but why should i expect it to travel through 3 brick walls
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Managing users is quite easy toson wont do homework log into the app tap tap no network for him 0i replaced a netgear router for this and wished id done it earlier
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have good background in business systems so am aware of the key terms and features needed from a router but have no technical networking experience to call on when choosing and installing a new router
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This is where this router comes in to its own
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first thing to mention is that this model is a router only and you also need a modem i chose not to get the combined model as i couldnt see it with34ac34 range
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When i first setup both modem and router whilst it worked fine i was getting issues when trying to use it remotely as the router lan was conflicting with that of the modem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Therefore i could not create a ddns and get the benefit from the remote connection features