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Technical information
Connectivity technology USB
Frequency band class Dual-Band
Data transfer rate 2.4 Gigabits Per Second
Brand ASUS
Wireless Type 802.11ax
Number of ports 9
Security protocol WPA-Enterprise
LAN port bandwidth 861 Mbps
Operating System Mac ox x 10.8, Mac ox x 10.7, Mac ox x 10.6, Windows 8, Windows 10 RAM memory installed size 1 GB
About this item
New-generation WiFi 6 - Enjoy ultrafast speeds up to 5700 Mbps with the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels
Mobile Game Mode - Minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app
True 2 Gbps wired and wireless speeds - Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and WiFi 6
ASUS AiMesh support – Create a flexible, seamless whole-home mesh network with AiMesh-compatible routers
Commercial-grade home network security – Lifetime free ASUS AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro, with WPA3 and advanced Parental Controls to protect your home
Costumers Product Reviews
Pros
Brilliant system, finally fast speeds right out the box. Read more to find out what I tested before settling on the RT-AX86U. In the end, the devices I am using are the AX86U and a AX82U in an AI Mesh network.
These routers were all tested on a BT Fibre 900mb line:
Netgear Orbi
I had this system with 3 units (RBK53). While it worked, I occasionally got slow speeds due to the system not transferring me to the nearest satellite. So I decided to get something different and go with a WiFi 6 system.
Asus ZenWiFi AX
This is a 2 unit system Triband system. I have an ethernet cable running between the ground and first floor, so I did not need the 3rd band. However, the 3rd band was useful for just testing WiFi 6. This system looked great and worked really well, my reason for returning this is that the first 2 bands are only 2x2, whereas the 3rd band is 4x4 (which is great if you are using this as a true Mesh system).
Asus ZenWiFi AC
Similar to the above, except speeds were slower - I had expected similar performance on the AC band compared to the AX version.
Asus GT-AX11000
This Triband router has almost everything you need, and all bands work at 4x4. But, in my opinion, the router is simply too large and ugly to look at. The speeds were good, but I needed this in my living room and it just did not fit in.
Eero pro
This three unit system was amazingly small. However, for the price (£429 when bought) - it is simply too high for a non WiFi 6 system. Also while the speeds were great up close, it had the largest drop off in speed the further you were away from the devices.
Asus AX88U
Initially, this ticked all the boxes for this dual-band router. However, out of the box speeds were just so slow - the Router kept choosing the most congested 5 Ghz channel. My PC (connected via ethernet) could get around 900 Mbps + using SpeedTest. The unit itself is a bit large though, and I am sure they could have made this smaller.
Update: My AX88U might have a hardware issue, I have reset this a number of times and the highest speeds I can get are around 450mb. When tested in the same location with the AX86U, my iPhone achieved 850mb+. Perhaps one of the antenna on the router is damaged, as a Speedtest done directly on the router returned 910mb for downloads.
Asus AX86U
While the max range is a little lower than both the AX88 and AX11000, it is more compact in design. It is also the newest router in this list. As for the speeds - right away my phone, MacBook and iPad were able to get SpeedTest results from around 450 - 550 Mbps. An additional benefit over the AX88 is the 2.5Gb port. However, this does not support WTFast which the other 2 do.
Asus AX82U
This is a great little device - it was released at the same time as the AX86U, and while not as powerful, it does have the same 5Ghz speeds as the AX86U. This device could be perfect for a smaller sized home, or as part of an AI-Mesh network.
One observation I have with the Asus routers is that whenever I enable the Quality of Service settings, I get poor Speedtest results and Youtube seems to buffer a lot, no matter how I configure the settings. In the end I just keep them off.
Cons
As you may have experienced, the Virgin V3 hub struggles once you have 10+ wireless devices. Virgin engineers themselves have stated their router is rubbish.
I thought this Asus rt-ax88u router would be the answer but unfortunately not. Wireless speeds were actually less than the V3 hub and coverage was same. I'm sure the Asus would have been more reliable with multiple wireless devices but the drop in speed was unacceptable. Also I thought I could get rid of the WiFi extenders that I use as this router spec states it has wide coverage but this wasn't the case for me.
I have a Samsung S10 - the first time I tested the WiFi 6 it was same speed as the full speed of my wifi which is 220mbps. But subsequent times the speed dropped and I don't know why.
So I was very disappointed with this router. Shame. I can't go for netgear alternative because of their poor customer service. I'll probably wait a few years for better alternatives.
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