Reply To: Asus ET8 UK release Hello all I live in the UK and I was about to order the Asus XT8 Mesh system but then I read about the newer model ET8 that was released…

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Meshlou wrote:

Hi Thanks for your very quick response. I actually have the Orbi 752 right now which was on offer at £330, when I bought it. While I am happy with the performance, I don’t like the idea of having to pay extra, via subscription, for some features which are essential for me. The unit was advertised as coming with these features, (at least that’s what I understood) and then I found out otherwise. I am guessing subscriptions will apply to the the 852 series as well. So looks like ET8 wont be arriving anytime soon? How prevalent are the issues with XT8. Any other suggestions for comparable systems that come with dedicated backhaul channels, similar range and offer security etc, without having to pay extra for subs. Thanks again for your help. Lou

I was in the same position as you and ended up going with my current setup consisting of 4x XT8, as I need the parental control features.  The issues for me seem to be with the latest firmware after 42095, where Microsoft teams keeps losing connection.  I am running 42095 which has been mostly stable for me apart from one unit dropping to 2.4GHz on the backhaul couple of days ago.  Powering down the unit and then factory reset resolved it for me after adding that node back to the mesh setup.  just had 14 days uptime without experiencing any visible issues (other than the one I mentioned with one node)

Your mileage may vary depending on your specific needs.  I just need ASUS to sort out their firmware issues after 42095.

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