Terrible news.ย It means roughly 5 years of FW support and still a lot of people facing issues with the latest FW releases.
I just wish Asus would release the BT8 in the UK as the BT10 seems too expensive and, I assume by the numbering system the BT8 is closest to matching the XT8.
I now have a few devices supporting 6E and 7 so I’m all set to upgrade, especially should I decide to go from 1Gbps fibre to 1.2 or 1.6.
In the UK, EE now has a Wi-fi 7 hub for 1.6Gbps plans but I’m happy with Asus, despite some issues with the backhaul sync rate for a long time that now seems stable. Plus there’s a monthly add on cost for the newer hub and any mesh/repeater you add.
With Asus there are zero add on subscriptions, which I love in a time where everyone wants to force you to commit to paying them forever.
The problem is how bad Asus seems to be in launching and selling networking equipment here. Do they want our money?
The XT8 will likely find a new home quite easily for my parents or something, or sold on to offset the new equipment cost. Even without updates it should be good for a fair few years yet.
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