› UKTH forums › 🛜 Wireless Routers & Modems › ASUS & Wireless › ASUS New DSL-AX82U Modem Router Combo – Wifi 6 ASUS New DSL-AX82U Modem Router Combo / Wifi 6 At long last I am now able to (officially) confirm that ASUS are in the process of releasing there latest addition... › Reply To: ASUS New DSL-AX82U Modem Router Combo – Wifi 6 ASUS New DSL-AX82U Modem Router Combo / Wifi 6 At long last I am now able to (officially) confirm that ASUS are in the process of releasing there latest addition…
I’d just like to say thank you very much to both of you. It’s been refreshing signing up to a forum and getting great and detailed responses (especially even taking the time to attach actual camera photo).
No problem and glad to help we are, can I just confirm, what type of gaming do you do, PC, Xbox and do you use also products like iPhones, Android etc.
As I am not aware of the wiring in you home and where the BT master socket is located etc, then as you already use a 8800NL, which seems to work, almost, then maybe considering a single (more powerful) unit which will improve wifi coveridge and is also suitable for Gaming, Cake QoS and can be Wifi Meshed if initial wifi coveridge is not suitable .
Given those parameters, I was initially drawn to the ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 or ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000.
They are both supported by ASUSWRT-Merlin so Cake QoS will be available, wifi will be better due to the fact that Billion 8800NL only supporting Wireless N standards and has no external antennas etc.
Alas the above routers have no inbuilt modem, so the Billion 8800NL could be bridged.
The real question is how long you plan to keep your FTTC connection and if/when you move to FTTH, what speeds you are considering and available budget etc ?
The ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 is well suited for line speeds upto around 300 – 500 Mbps (ish) but unsure if the GT-AC5300 has reached its EoL (End of Life) for Firmware support.
The DSL-AX82U is also a good choice if you use the @GNUton fork (ASUSWRT-Merlin) firmware , but will suffer if you move to FTTH and use QoS (if needed at all) at 900Mbps etc. and hence looking at the ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000.
(Note; all speed assumptions and suitability are approximate)
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