Reply To: ASUS – DSL-AC88U / DSL-AC3100 Firmwares (beta's) etc. Looks like a new Beta Release for the DSL-AC88U is available, this version has Telnet enabled and improved 2.4GHz wifi (I believe). DSL-AC88U_v9.10.06_build581_debug.w.zip https://www.asuswebstorage.com/navigate/s/604D61534F2541D1B3CE1CC031A697E4Y UK Sentinel In a completely…

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I’d like to just second what Cozak has said.

Last week i was lucky enough to sell my nearly two year old DSL AC88U for over £150. To sum the router up from a dsl sync point of view it was rock solid but as we all no the options on the router side were extremely limited and the dropping wifi was excruciating.

I have replaced it this week with a vmg8924-b10a (bridged) for £15 from fleebay coupled with a RT AC86U (merlin firmware) for £150 from amazon so all in total a lot less than a 88u on its own.

Firstly the vmg syncs 4.5Mbps higher (my 88u already synced at 85Mbps) with no errors what so ever except for a few hundred FEC over a 7 day period.

But the 86U with merlin firmware is just out of this world in comparison.

Being able to route specific devices through a vpn thats capable of running at the full 80Mbps is amazing, my french wife is so happy that every device in the house is ‘british’ except for her french streaming stick so she can access her local equivalent of iplayer etc.

I have waited for Asus to come good with this router with stability/adding the features promised on the box but its seriously not worth it. The firmwares have all but dried up.

Easiest decision you will ever make, thank you to the forum for recommending the 86u to me!

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