The ASUS RT-ACR1300 you mentioned is a year or so old and I expect the newer ASUS AC1300UHP is replacing it with better specs.Īnyway, I can get the AC86U via InvadeIT online order for Bt7,990. Heck they even made the AC86U look very similar to an AC68U by standing vertically, having three antennas sticking out the top although the 86U has a fourth antenna internally.the older AC68U had a total of 3 antennas which all stuck out.
Notice how ASUS just transposed the 86 and 68 numbers which I expect falls into ASUS's plan to hype the AC86U as the new, improved, faster replacement for the AC68U. The RT-AC86U is also being hyped to as the replacement for the getting long in the tooth but still great and very popular RT-AC68U which is an AC1900 3x3 data stream router. Gaming routers tend to be tweaked for max speed and firmware updated more frequently. And it's also focused towards the gaming community (which I'm not part of) with some additional gaming features added which also help a little with every day use. So right now I'm seriously considering going with the very recently released (over the last few months) RT-AC86U which is an AC2900 speed router.well, really it's an AC2600 4x4 data stream router but ASUS has added some tweaks to where it can do AC2900 speed when matched with certain client devices. While AC1300 or AC1200 routers provide 2x2 streams of data which is really more than enough for the majority of home users, I'm now thinking I want to get a router that can do 4x4 data streams for some capability future-proofing which means I would be looking for an AC2600 router. So, get AIS to switch their router to bridge mode which will then transfer router control to whatever ASUS router I buy in the near term. Right now I can change very little in the AIS-provided router (many setting are locked) and since I set my other routers to Access Point mode to avoid routers possibly fighting with each other like for DHCP control, Firewall settings, etc., I really can't fully utilize many enhancements/improvement found in current day routers. Plus, I going to have AIS Fibre set the optical router they provided to me to "bridge" mode so I can fully utilize all router features in whatever router I buy. No, I haven't bought a router yet as I'm still researching and "changing my mind" as to what I exactly want to buy to meet my current day and needs say 5 years out.