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ASUS
RT-BE86U
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New forced contract on ASUS router - give us all your personal information
I just checked SNBforums and found no one else mentioning it. I wouldn’t worry about it. You may want to consider upgrading to Merlin. It tends to be better performing firmware than ASUS official firmware, IMO. All that being said, I’ve been disappointed in my RT-BE86U since I replaced my dying RT-A
...Riash in r/HomeNetworking
April 21, 2026 3:01 PM
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Any good basic just.. “good router” I can buy?
How much area do you need to reach with wifi? You should probably think about getting a WiFi 6 or Wifi 7 router at this time to be ready for the net generation of devices. I like the ASUS routers as their web interface is really easy to use and they include a lot of nice admin features if you care a
...xtalgeek in r/HomeNetworking
April 19, 2026 7:05 PM
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Dårlig nett/WiFi
Tipper altibox er som alle andre leverandører og leverer ganske shitty accesspoints for å selge like dårlige mesh løsninger. Dropp 2-3k på en solid wifi 7 ruter på salg så får du helt andre boller i lufta. En god ruter er en god investering for fremtiden også. Edit: komplett har gode tilbud på flere
...Snixxis in r/norge
July 27, 2025 9:12 PM
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Need recommendation for router with 2+ 2.5gbps LAN ports to replace ZenWifi XT8
Asus BE86u or BE88u could be a good start.
-iamLEEROYJENKINS in r/HomeNetworking
June 1, 2026 2:04 AM
3
Upgrading Asus RT-AC68U - Recommendations Please
Asus BE86u or BE88u
-iamLEEROYJENKINS in r/HomeNetworking
July 12, 2026 7:42 AM
3
Not enough bandwidth?
Your router needs to be upgraded. It is fine for regular use by your devices, but when you load up the demand from your WAN side, the router does not have enough CPU and RAM to keep up. EDIT: your ISP 400Mbps/ 400Mbps is fine, maybe upgrade to 1Gbps if you really feel you need to. But you need a bet
...-iamLEEROYJENKINS in r/HomeNetworking
June 26, 2026 12:55 AM
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New forced contract on ASUS router - give us all your personal information
No such pop-ups on my two RT-BE86U units; also mine have been rock-solid since installing them last November.
timnphilly in r/HomeNetworking
April 21, 2026 6:52 PM
3
New customers...so far so good
Here are the options: Best: Two mesh wifi routers with Ethernet cable between them. Better: Two mesh wifi routers (no cable) Good: one higher end router (more coverage) I prefer Asus routers like BE86U but many people will recommend TP Link ones. Alternatively, you try if beacon 6 good enough.
developer300 in r/ebox
April 16, 2026 9:01 PM
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ASUS RT-AX86U Pro sold out everywhere -- BE6800 comparable? Other options?
Assuming that's the Asus RT-BE86U for $15 more, it's the direct replacement and improved in literally every way, you'd be silly not go just go straight to the BE device, even if you never end up using Wi-Fi 7 on it.
jec6613 in r/HomeNetworking
December 15, 2025 2:41 PM
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What router do you think is better for my use case?
Probably don't want to hear this, but the Asus BE86U is WIFI7, plus you can load merlin firmware on it which is amazing add-ons that do not come with the default stock firmware which might restrict the things you are actually looking for. I currently have the AX86UPro with Merlin, and was running th
...Stand-Upstairs in r/HomeNetworking
June 19, 2026 3:01 PM
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