ASUS - RT-AX59U

How do you find the range and wifi speed compared to the Gigahub? That's the same one my ISP gave me. I had the Asus rtax58u. It worked well but the gigabit wan port is a little too slow for the 3gb that I'm getting from the ISP and the wifi is better on the gigahub than the rtax58u.

Awesome guide!  I'm using Q3 with asus rt-ax59u (PC: 5700x3d, 4080S), and it runs GREAT. Stable connection with 600-750mbps bitrate on AL.

Bummer to hear. I haven't run into any of those issues with the RT-AX58U and RT-AC3100.

Simply can't beat Asus. Had them for years as well and they work flawlessly.

Motorola MB8611 modem and Asus RT-AX58U router. Both of these are fully compatible with Comcast.

I prefer routers with openWRT support to migrate if official firmware support ends. I use ASUS TUF AX4200 and RT-AX59u for standard usage and asus tuf ax6000 if more speed or power is required (like thick walls and NAS).

Then, look for something with at least 3x3 streams. Like ASUs tuf ax4200 or ASUs rt-ax59u. OpenWRT is a open source router firmware which you can use if your router doesn’t get any updates anymore or you need a feature which his hidden by the original firmware. It’s for using your router longer than the manufacturer wants it.

I think it would be nice if we collected information from users about routers that work well with GFN, especially when connecting via WiFi, and made some kind of a pinned list for users choosing a new router. For example, I tried two models - ASUS RT-AX82U and ASUS RT-AX59U, connecting via a laptop with Intel AX211. With RT-AX59U, the ping is lower by about two milliseconds, but if there are many other clients on the network, then ASUS RT-AX82U copes much better, less stuttering and packet loss. Also, with both routers I observe a latency spike every 10 minutes (judging by numerous posts on the Internet, this is the "feature" of Intel WiFi cards that perform periodic background scan), which lasts for several seconds, but on AX59U the stream is distorted when this happens, and on the AX82U it just stutters a little. When compared to Ethernet, the latency is the almost the same (+- 1 ms). Overall, based on personal experience, of these two models, I would recommend the RT-AX82U.

Yes, I have. It was just a phone call to the call center, asking them to configure their router. They understood right away what I wanted and did it remotely.

Asus RT-AX58U. Comes with a great app. Rock solid. Easy to use. Has everything you need. Within your budget. Ask chatgpt if you need a second opinion.

Asus here too. Using RT-AX58U (I bought this years ago) … good software in this. I have it reboot once a week at night and I don’t use the QoS (quality of service) option, because I think it’s sucks. I rather manage my bandwidth on a per device basis, but anyway. Asus works for me for the last 15 years …

Asus ax59u. Did not have any problem with that router in ap mode. 

ANY Wi-Fi 6 or better router should work well for you. I would get one that supports Mesh anyway. I would get at least a tri-band. (2.4ghz & two 5ghz) This would give you a dedicated 5ghz for the mesh it needed. Something with a 2.5Gb Ethernet port would be best too( say for a hardwired nas). Upgrade all your clients as convenient to WiFi 6 802.11ax as well. Some things won't upgrade but most PCs including laptops will. M 2 wifi cards are cheap. As are pcie cards. You will get a nice boost from this. The WIFI 6 devices paired with the WIFI 6 router will be faster AND free more bandwidth for the things you can't upgrade making them "faster" too. If you have 802.11ac devices some of them may require a bios upgrade to be compatible with the AX router. Some things won't have the bios upgrade (looking at you early google nest cameras) and will refuse to connect. Those things you should just replace with something newer. As you have been using something that old, I am presuming you have no dead spots. Ask your family!! Use a WIFI measuring tool. Free Android apps abound. If you have a raised foundation (basement/crawlspace) wired connections are "easy" at least for first/ground floor. I have an ASUS GT-AX11000 but had to add mesh nodes both RT-AX58U wired backhaul. My house is antique but not large BUT grew via remodels. So stucco in the walls and lead paint. The are tons of brands that will do. I standardized on ASUS $$. Ubiquity is very nice but more high end $$$. 6E or 7 will probably only buy you faster backhaul for mesh/access points. And you are probably constrained by your ISP unless you want to pay $$$. So the TV behind the protruding fireplace in the sunroom/family room had no chance.