STOP using your ISP provided router! - ASUS RT-AX86U AX5700 WiFi 6 Router Showcase

[@ShortCircuit]

Sorry for the audio issues! It's been fixed so it won't happen again going forward. - Jono

[@paulhoeksema7200]

Booker cooker

[@IdiotSerena]

It's ok

[@paololuistorres6215]

All good

[@augustcastelli1821]

its okay

[@gggggart8732]

It's not that bad

[@mb26158]

As someone who’s tried to sleep in rooms with Wifi routers, I love that they’ve included the ability to turn off all the lights!

[@habib6863]

most of netgear's newer routers include this feature too. just an FYI!

[@Lolimaster]

@spooscat Nothing like electric tape. Not fancy but works.

[@kenechipalabrica9602]

Lmao our 2018 router have that feature on its admin

[@adanedsstudio]

That’s good about a dedicated cabinet for network equipment which has some compartments to block all of those lights.

[@TheEVGAftw]

The lights aren't the only thing keeping you up

[@snpzdrdarky2181]

I like how this was right after he was telling Riley his router sucked

[@MRSPORTYTRUCKER]

Probably was planned

[@jackgotgamez]

I know right I was just thinking, "Coincidence, I think not!"

[@adreyna33]

The narrative sales!

[@ShukenFlash]

I was just thinking that. Next video: So we set Riley up with a proper router because I couldn't stand him using the ISP provided one, haha

[@drunksquirrel2051]

What video was that?

[@johncrafton8319]

Been using this for the last couple months. So far, it's exactly what I need and even more than I hoped for. Just the one router provides full-home coverage without any "mesh" additions, and I've had precisely zero connection drops for any of my devices. Security is easy to setup and quite robust, configuration options are plentiful, and speed is a big step up over what I had before.

[@UrLocalYFZ]

Do you have to pay a monthly subscription? Or is it free if so how much? I really need a new router for better speeds but I’ve never used a gaming router like this so im not sure what to expect

[@johncrafton8319]

@@UrLocalYFZ No subscription

[@UrLocalYFZ]

@@johncrafton8319 so your saying that the internet is free? All you gotta do is buy the router?

[@johncrafton8319]

@@UrLocalYFZ No. It's just a router. Why would the internet be free?

[@rapiid2812]

@@johncrafton8319 so how does it work?

[@breakcoregirlxd]

audio sounds like his last router unboxing

[@JimTheKid]

lmao. they probably had to use the cam audio

[@OKayD3N]

Sounds fine to me.

[@AllemandInstable]

good one

[@shmainLP]

consistency is key

[@503unavailable]

@@JimTheKid RED cameras do not come with inbuild microphones by default, and it would surprise me if they fitted their cameras with microphones, because they always use clip ons

[@StreetSmartification]

Without even looking at the price of this Device, I already felt the vibe of my bank account hitting 0

[@nightruler666]

Wallet *Sweats nervously*

[@astrotecn]

when he said 1gb ram

[@Enover5]

It's hilarious 'cause I just watched Linus say to Riley to replace his router in the newest LTT video.

[@kipzonderkop1994]

I’m sure it was on purpose 😂

[@Enover5]

@@kipzonderkop1994 I'm quite sure too :)

[@IvanTube0]

i hope so lol

[@dandeduck]

exactly

[@salvadorfonseca7]

There's no way that's a coincidence. I was thinking about replacing mine then see this just now LOL

[@DaanBrandt]

There are only two things i need from routers 1: Those 12 of my 6 neighbours to stay outside of my apartment with their signal. 2: Mine to get through 5 walls.

[@brhh]

I think I should upgrade, mine can barely do 2 walls about 25 meters (82 foot)

[@rjsmith2007]

The only solution is 3 of these so you over power all the other routers in the area. Dominate the spectrum.

[@akeelshah7904]

the ax 11000 is a great router and if you dont get enough coverage fuck it there's a solution ai mesh a room where i used to get 7 to 8 megs a seconds i now get like 290 rest of the homes normal walls get pretty much max speed of 500megs a second so just for my room im going to buy a second asus router because i have a quest 2 vr headset and i wanna stream smoothly from my pc

[@chickenpower5732]

You get 12 of your 6 neighbors lmao.

[@Simon-ph1nf]

buy this and name it the juggernaut

[@georgelopez9411]

I would watch an LTT video where you replace Riley's ISP router with something else and see if it makes a difference and what that difference is.

[@Nayr7928]

It'll mostly be reliability and raw speeds

[@NoobGamer-th2mo]

I thought he was going to say "it's first router to support ray tracing" when he said first router with 1GB ram

[@callidusvulpes5556]

@Takeshima antivank HK loves Trump2020 You really should get a new router if you are using a ISP-provided one though. Probably not this one unless you have a lot of connections at once. Really the only part that bothered me from this video was the lack of recommendations for less expensive alternatives.

[@Dtr146]

See the problem with these kinds of routers is most of them don't have a coaxial input. A majority of the United States runs off of coaxial internet running into their house. If you don't have a router that supports it you're going to have to use a box from your ISP that you're going to have to pay for anyway

[@DrBrogbo]

@@Dtr146 You're talking about a modem. This is a router. A modem talks with the ISP and establishes a connection between a single device in your house and the ISP servers via coax, while a router splits that single connection across all your devices and actually routes all the traffic to said devices. You always need a modem and a router (unless you have a single computer and no wireless devices at all), even in combined units.

[@Dtr146]

@@DrBrogbo there's devices that can be both.

[@Dtr146]

@@DrBrogbo And if your ISP makes you use a modem there's no point in using a router like this because they're just going to be bottlenecked

[@michaelocyoung]

I love how this counts as "substandard" audio on an LTT-affiliated vid yet is still 99% better than a lot of KZbinrs out there.

[@litapd311]

i wouldn't have realized the audio was substandard if they didn't mention it

[@SirDonald]

@@litapd311 I mean you can clearly tell there's an echo and some sort of fan noise going on.

[@iski4317]

@@SirDonald yeah but it’s not too bad

[@EttAVVIK]

Damn dude, I produce music, mix tracks and studied music production and composition for three years.. I didnt notice a problem with the audio before your comment.

[@jordanabendroth6458]

@@EttAVVIK I noticed it immediately, but I am wearing headphones, I think if I was listening on speakers it wouldn't have been as noticable. For the record, I am not an audio snob, my headphones were 15 bucks from Walmart, as long as they don't sound like absolute garbage, I'm fine with about anything

[@BenRangel]

Being able to turn off the LEDs is an important detail for me and everyone who lives in a small apartment where the router is near the bed. I've often had to put black tape over LEDs of hardware - which just feels so lame when you've bought a new product.

[@meggi8048]

or just plug it out, can get a remote switch for that

[@abdulghanimagan4183]

0:04 : It’s got a gig of RAM on it Me : A gigabyte of RAM should do the trick

[@AMalas]

Oh my god. That's a reference

[@mrguest3749]

HAHAHAHHAHA i got that reference

[@ivonahumpalot538]

I didnt

[@georgiosalexandroschatzipe8639]

@@ivonahumpalot538 Its from a movie hacking scene, wont tell you which one, part of the enjoyment is searching for the source of the reference ;).

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

_We're in_

[@Henyckma]

7:33 OMG THAT's A TECH TIP

[@Telerian3]

I was stoked that I had been using that for years. Handy little gem.

[@zandatsu07]

I'm using that too and it analyzes dns too

[@Root174]

If the app doesn't show you anything, you may want to check if the app has access to your location while using the app. For whatever reason, WiFi Analyzer by farproc doesn't prompt you on newer Android versions. I didn't know until I tried another WiFi analyser app (WiFi Analyzer by VREM Software Development) that told me that apps need to have your permission if they want to scan for WiFi networks.

[@attafwrd]

Been using AC86U for years, then bought this a week ago as the primary AiMesh, house is around 2800sqft. Can't find flaw. Perfect. Especially with Asus Merlin.

[@tonycymmerman]

What Asus Merlin version are you running? My Netgear is stuck in a reboot bootloop, firmware mistake so I just bought a Asus RT-AC86U AC2900.

[@nicolaskeith8872]

Why did you even need the upgrade?

[@tonycymmerman]

@@nicolaskeith8872 I live on a military base. Randomly throughout the day we would loose internet connections on every device/Modem/Router etc..but the lights on the Router and modem would be on. Since using the RT-AC86U, it still happens but its a 80% improvement.

[@aman_bhola]

finally, riley will upgrade his isp router

[@tylocook]

It has been a long journey

[@Ollay245]

haha was looking for this comment, idk if it fits the minimalist aesthetic though

[@PheonixRise666]

He'll probably just shove it in a cabinet and lose any benefit it would give.

[@qwerasdfhjkio]

Nah it doesn't look minimal enough.

[@thomasmaagaard]

Me: *LITERALLY just received and mounted isp router* Linus: "Stop that"

[@grod5998]

As opposed to figuratively

[@thomasmaagaard]

@@grod5998 Well... yes

[@dedoyxp]

buy new router for the wifi only

[@Djuntas]

Who cares man...Had my old netgear ISP router since 2014 iirc, and it still works great - I only use wired anyway, would never use WiFi in a million years. No DC ever, rock solid up-time and I get the speeds thats advertised by my ISP...

[@ChrisD__]

@@tim3172 Just unplug the Ethernet dummy

[@Michael_Archer78]

My only addition to this is if you use more than one ASUS router, TURN OFF roaming assist in advanced wifi settings. Our devices that were near the middle of the two routers would bounce back and forth constantly.

[@schlumptt]

“Power cord bone connected to the power brick bone.” Sounds like twomad infected his brain

[@myeyeshurt9328]

twomad influence is too mad

[@Fukkatsu]

Audio quality made this feel like an LTT video from 10 years ago

[@michaelknight2342]

Just like the design of that webui.

[@wilsonyang2209]

They just recently have the guest networks setup to use the aimesh between routers now! So happy that this happened especially for home business networks. Thank you Asus!

[@snappyie]

Just after he called out Riley for using ISP’s router. Nice 👍

[@leaderbot_x400]

"STOP using your ISP provided router!" Me: bold of you to assume i was using it in the first place

[@tk2ftw120]

Yes, the *stock" router is usually trash

[@kevinpaje]

The world isn’t all about you, though. 😂

[@gonzalorolon1342]

Hi, I'm from Paraguay and here we are a bit behind on internet speeds, how do you guys get internet to your houses? I'm asking because I always see these type of videos of change your ISP router, but I don't get it because here we have coaxial cable to our houses

[@tk2ftw120]

@@gonzalorolon1342 our country uses fiber optics for internet :)

[@gonzalorolon1342]

@@tk2ftw120 Yeah I know that but how does it get to your house, does it come straight fiber or does it convert to rj45 and that is how you can use other routers?

[@OhneMehrwert]

NA: Nice, Asus router. Germany: Ever heard of FritzBox?

[@Zaid-vs2zz]

Sind die wirklich so gut?

[@Zaid-vs2zz]

Hab einiges gehört aber nie aus erster Hand.

[@carstenbruggaier1586]

​@@Zaid-vs2zz Ich hab eine bzw. noch eine zweite als Acess-Point im Wohnzimmer. Wlan-Erweiterung und Portfreigaben sind mit AVM-Geräten super einfach. Auch Smart-Home wie z.B. schaltbare Steckdosen

[@Zaid-vs2zz]

@@carstenbruggaier1586 Hört sich gut an. Ich schaue mir dass mal genauer an. Danke dir für die Info.

[@Ebalosus]

Fritzboxes are great, though personally I prefer ASUS’s WRT interface.

[@ChiralWolf]

“Totally stealthy wifi setup” As long as you’re cool with the bright red grill

[@drunksquirrel2051]

Unless your anal or have the eyes of a hawk, it's hardly noticable

[@Kitulous]

i mean at night you wouldn't see it cause the grill doesn't emit light so

[@vwertix1662]

@@drunksquirrel2051 Whats wrong with anal?

[@garrysmith9515]

Quick dash of matching paint and you'll never notice it's there. :P

[@vwertix1662]

@Adam Fuller like your mother.

[@ShadowByNine]

As some one who has been taping off the lights on all my electronics, being able to turn them off is a super underrated feature. My routers and switches were set up in my bedroom as it doubled as my office and you may not think those little leds are that bright but when trying to sleep they are like the sun rising.

[@marcusborderlands6177]

Man, down firing leds on the monitor I can't reach from my bed would be terrible if they weren't a really soft red when the pc is off. But the one right next to me goes off every night, as it flashes bright blue... Ugh, I hate blue.

[@beulahnick]

I have 3 of these routers (in a mesh). I had to manually upgrade the signal strength via command line to 170% to get a useable connection between them. The strength limit is based on FCC (I think) restrictions, which Europe doesn't have. I used the same tools as Linus recommends (WiFi analyzer) and to be honest I couldn't beat speeds over the auto mode by defining it manually.

[@QuichardBitzgerald]

Which specific WiFi analyzer?

[@beulahnick]

@@QuichardBitzgerald WiFi Analyzer by farproc. Seems there's an open source version too by VREM...

[@swissy5608]

Awesome to know! What’s the command?

[@MrKBhamm]

Command ?

[@3vIl3aGl3]

Linus is really on a crusade against Rileys router.

[@jillwoa]

Next LTT video, destroying rileys isp modem

[@SolarDr3w]

At least the audio is better than the teacher’s mic in zoom school lmaooo

[@subhrajitpal1874]

I am reading this when my teacher is saying something in her terrible mic

[@ExcaliburTheOnlyOne]

its amazing the quality u can get for a mic now for like $20 or under but no one bothers to provide teachers with it.

[@alex82361]

40 dollar Razer mini is a good start

[@HJonesT]

As soon as I heard it I knew the comments would only be about the audio.

[@TBitesReviews]

Zoom school 😂😂

[@TheKidnappedOne]

I've had mine for since about mid October and it is absolutely great so far, I put the Concast combo unit into bridge mode to only act as a modem, disabling everything else

[@meyer8381]

This is probably a dumb question, but do you have to pay for the internet you use with this router? And how much do you pay each month?

[@TheKidnappedOne]

@@meyer8381 a router simply creates and distributes a local network via wired and wireless connections, you still need to have internet brought into your residence via a modem, by a local ISP.

[@EEEBA1]

I just got the Google Fiber installed but it's way slower than my Comcast. According to Google (they came out to diagnose the problem) I need to replace the new Google Wi-Fi mesh router with a more powerful one. The one they gave us for "free" can't handle the speed that goes in? That's exactly what they said. Would this router help me? Thank you

[@TheKidnappedOne]

@@EEEBA1 I'm not sure if this will help or not because I don't know if it's the wifi that is being too slow for you, the internet connection itself or something else. If it's just the ISP provided wifi router that's too slow, you may be able to place it in what's called Bridge mode, this basically just makes it a modem, it accepts the ISP signal and converts it in a way that it can be sent to your router(like this one) via a ethernet cable. If that's not an option, honestly there is only so much I could recommend to help.

[@EEEBA1]

@@TheKidnappedOne I may try that. Thank you for responding.

[@Steamrick]

A lot of ISPs in Germany use AVM's Fritz!Box models with minimal modification/branding. Those are just fine and don't need changing unless you want enterprise features, in which case ASUS wouldn't be my first vendor of choice.

[@Luxx0711]

Is AVM selling the Fritz Box Router outside of europe?

[@Cyberdeamon]

Our provider uses those Fritzboxes in NZ, they are a great router for fiber however the one we had was constantly dropping signal for our fiber (it was old) so I got a D-Link brand to replace it that was uber overkill but I would not recommend it to non tech savvy gamers, users as it was a nightmare to setup.

[@DerTodesSamstag]

Are we really? My standard cable box from Vodafone sucks ass in WiFi signal quality over two walls in a 10 meter distance. I am planning on buying an AVM FritzBox Cable as a substitute but not sure yet. I really need a good WiFi signal...

[@Pholcusphalangioides8]

My ISP in the UK (Zen internet) provides fritzbox as their routers and it has been great. Zen is a great ISP all round for anyone who doesn't mind paying a little extra for way better service

[@tstob3467]

In Poland they don't give routers by default, only modems and if u want to buy one from them they're usually overpriced. U can get some really nice router for abt 50 usd from xiaomi and flash them with openwrt. I've been using 2 identical xiaomi routers, one as a slave and another one as master for 2 months now and I haven't ever experienced any problems.

[@imapirateyarrr4508]

My old Linksys was crapping out after only 2 years, so I switched back to Asus a month or so ago and settled on this router. It's pretty fantastic with the feature set it has. Yeah it's a lot more expensive than the run-of-the-mill routers, but at $250 it has most of the features that the $500+ top-end boys have. Plus AI Mesh looks pretty nifty if you have a big living space. Only thing that I REALLY don't like about it is that its traffic analysis feature is handled by a 3rd party, and you have to agree to hand all of your logs over to a 3rd party if you want in-depth analysis. No thanks.

[@manictiger]

I used the ISP-provided one for awhile until they started trying to charge rent for it, so I grabbed some stuff off of Amazon, nice stuff, of course. Gorilla-taped a 140mm USB-powered fan to the modem, and expect to be able to squeeze over a decade out of it. Old modem ran ridiculously hot, and it's a miracle it survived even 3 years.

[@RayMak]

ISP Routers are trash

[@andmicbro1]

Actually, you can also pair different OEM routers. I have a TP-link and a D-link that I set up. The newer one is my main router, the old one is my AP. The process might vary for different models, but basically you set the router in AP mode, assign a static IP address (so if you have a 10.0.0.1 default gateway then your AP could be 10.0.0.2 as an example, it just needs to be an unassigned address though). Then connect your AP (not using the WAN port) via ethernet, and even if you don't have a set AP mode it generally works with most routers, even of different brands. Then you can set the wireless settings to match the ones on your main router, then you can get near seamless transition between routers as your devices auto-connect no matter which device is in range. The first time might take some googling, and figuring things out, but it's really not very hard at all and doesn't take advanced networking skills, just a few basic skills you get it set up.

[@rijtysagarton8026]

Here before this comment has 1k likes

[@grantsutherland203]

Most consumer routers are trash too.

[@BITCOIlN]

At least they are for free.

[@jeffm2787]

Been running a Netgate SG-3100 for a year or so now with good results. Yep, consumer grade routers are garbage. The big problem is the support and updates just vanish for most of them.

[@mutant69]

It isn't an ASUS product if it does not have a gaming mode.

[@goldfishPACIFIER]

Don’t worry rog will do that

[@ShowXTech]

RGB???

[@goldfishPACIFIER]

@@ShowXTech oh yea forgot abt tht

[@ShowXTech]

but the stuff on the normal Store is much nicer

[@goldfishPACIFIER]

@@ShowXTech wdum ASUS?

[@cl4ster17]

Joke's on you. My ISP box is still terrible even in modem-only mode.

[@yessikg]

Buy your own modem... it doesn't have to be super fancy to improve your current performance lol

[@cl4ster17]

@@yessikg I'm using an aftermarket modem/wifi router from AVM. Fixed all the issues.

[@sobaannaseer7155]

can you even buy a modem for vdsl for other than your isp ?

[@rasmachris94]

@@yessikg I'm in the UK what are the actual benefits to getting your own modem vs ISP supplied?

[@cl4ster17]

@@sobaannaseer7155 ISPs in Germany are legally required to allow any aftermarket modems.

[@Turbojugend27]

You should do a second part of this video using an SFP to ethernet box, showing people how to bypass their ISP router completely if they have fiber.

[@dnegel9546]

Can you explain in more detail... I don't get it

[@STRIKEcorperation]

@@dnegel9546 SFP (small-formfactor pluggable) is a technology that moves the conversion from fiber optic to copper from the router to a small module that is plugged into the router. You can buy a small box that has an SFP socket and an ethernet port that can be used to turn the fiber from the wall into a single high-speed ethernet connection that is approperiate for plugging into the WAN port of a router. Just pull the SFP module out of the provided router from the ISP and you're free to use whatever you want without arbitrary bottlenecks.

[@ShukenFlash]

As someone who's modem and router are in the room they sleep in, the ability to turn on and off all the lights would totally be a plus for me. Especially if there was a way to schedule it in software to turn on and off

[@Knoppersd]

I got an AVM Fritzbox 7530 from my ISP, cannot complain at all ^^

[@staypuft3120]

I got it, thanks for the review. Works great, 950 mbps down and 40 up running through it using the 2.5 gbps port from the modem. Dropped latency in warzone so im happy.

[@jefffairchild1854]

What are you getting on wifi 40 feet away?

[@MikeJAk49]

Can you use the 2.5 gbps port right out the box or do you have to use the gig port first and configure it?

[@kylesebring]

Lmfao this title was so directed at Riley.

[@bastyz1]

You should make a vid on upgrading Rileys modem/router setup, it'll be useful. I've always knew it's garbage, but I have not idea on how to improve that thing.

[@bastyz1]

Or what improvements I can expect from upgrading.

[@joopjop5498]

My advice: Don't use this when you want to use it as a VPN-client. It's then when you come to realize how crappy this stuff really is. Been there, tried that. Kicked it out of the window. I moved to a full-blown dual-core Intel-system with PfSense for that. A neccessity, because even an Intel Core2Duo at 2.4Ghz has has to work hard with 100Mbit/sec realtime SHA256-encryption/decryption. With that ASUS-router you'll only get a max of 10Mbit/sec. If you're lucky. Like i said: i tried.

[@RedLancerMoto]

@@joopjop5498 That stuff seems too expensive and complicated to get into. Even there, I see people bitch on what setup is the right setup.

[@rospincasocl3741]

"The gaming menu is not for gaming on your router" *Doom Slayer has entered the chat*

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

_bfg division blares_

[@EdgarHernandez-xj5mx]

Just shows the production value of you guys. This is how every other KZbin video sounds and it’s such a shock when it’s like that here.

[@icipher6730]

Are you sure? HardwareCanucks and Jayz have very similar audio quality.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

A router goes to the doctor Doctor : Whats the problem Router : I pee

[@epicstuff7522]

made me chuckle

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I shit

[@deadmilkman121]

I pee ........ IP address. Makes perfect sense.

[@ALFABETAS999]

3:35 at night dont blast the lights. if the router is in some open space and not hidden away. Thats very good function that they at!

[@michelfeinstein]

Turning off the lights is amazing when the router is in your room and you want to have some sleep.

[@lich_k1ng316]

When your router has more RAM then bill gates said a pc would ever need. edit: I hate destroying the integrity of a comment with edits but I have to say this: It is a joke. I know Bill gates never said this.

[@MrAhmed42069]

Lmao

[@Slay1337pl]

He never said that.

[@belland_dog8235]

That's a myth but I think this is a joke so it's whatever

[@lich_k1ng316]

@@belland_dog8235 yeah it is a joke

[@PacAnimal]

Why do they all have to look like spaceships? Make one that looks like an old book or something, with the cables behind it, so my girlfriend would let me put it in the bookshelf.

[@jlkiller008]

Can we just talk about his shirt? Security Cameraman + Sandals?

[@vamwolf]

I know

[@fatone6735]

Good....

[@fulllesbian4life]

SeawordcuteGirl.Link

[@Bl4ckDe4th88]

Sound is still better than in half of my university lectures

[@phirewind]

lol recommendations, I just saw this today, bought one months ago, some ports died in a power surge, and they sent me the Gundam version as replacement, so, bonus!

[@rhombus2490]

Can u please tell me what internet provider I need lol cuz I’m sitting here confused trying to figure out what I need

[@ShadowkingX]

@@rhombus2490 Lmao it doesn't matter what provider U just want to make sure u have 1 gig of speed and nothing less otherwise there's no reason to buy this router

[@rhombus2490]

@@ShadowkingX so where do I plug it in lol. I’m not very good when it comes to these things

[@ShadowkingX]

@@rhombus2490 It just replaces the router that the internet company gives u

[@rhombus2490]

@@ShadowkingX oh so I just plug it in and it’s done

[@NaterNorris]

First video I watch "Riley needs to UPGRADE HIS ROUTER!!" Next video, router review lol

[@Preske]

Unless you have one that forces you to use their stuff.

[@TTGPetWussy]

I have xfinity, I have 1gb plan and unlimited data because I have 1gb plan, they told me if I used my own router they would remove the 40$ monthly rental fee but I would have to pay for the unlimited data for 50 a month so it’s not even

[@_dallas_]

@@TTGPetWussy damn.. where I live.. they won’t charge me for it I would get 1TB data included.. and for their router it’s $14/month (yes the gig... just don’t have the money for the gig plan, which is $199/month by itself, 2 gig is $299/month)

[@shanez1215]

Freaking frontier charges you a 10 dollar a month fee to use their router. Except even if you bring your own router and turn theirs down they still charge you. That being said, their router is fairly decent and their modems are excellent.

[@caseyhartman7094]

I bought an RT-AX86u yesterday. The web interface and and features are a huge improvement over my Quantum Gateway G1100. I am disappointed the speed tests from wireless clients aren't as fast, especially upload speeds that are around 250 mbps instead of 400+. Hopefully I can tweak the settings to improve network performance.

[@kidathlete]

Did you end up getting your speeds improved?

[@caseyhartman7094]

@@kidathlete I was only able to increase the upload speed by using it as a wired extender from the G1100.

[@nightmare1010]

@@caseyhartman7094 Disabling QOS can be a quick fix for slow bandwidth, that is because it is heavy on the router CPU and even the best router can only handle QOS at 400mbps.

[@ionic3348]

Would love to see how something like this handles Virtual Desktop wireless streaming to the Quest 2.

[@Putti509]

That is mainly why i bought it

[@Ari-13-Ana]

Original Title: STOP using your ISP provided router

[@erefront]

Why are people posting these? Do they change their titles a while after uploading?

[@belland_dog8235]

@@erefront Yeah, I've noticed they do that

[@HecUnderscore]

you forgot the ! at the end

[@ghostcode829]

I got my "Here before the title changed" t shirt ready!

[@XLostGamer]

The titles are misleading advertising since you still need your isps router for the 1g uplink

[@uberDoward]

I, running a wireless backhaul from the back of my house to the front to minimize WiFi interference (all wired together in the back, all wired together in the front), has just exclaimed to my wife that quote "LINUS SAID I HAVE A VERY HIGH END HOME SETUP!" Her reply? "I've very proud of you."

[@lazy1904]

Im not too savy with router stuff but atleast visually ive noticed isp routers here in England are better quality than Canada or America mine came with 5G a good UI and 2.5 Gbps ethernet

[@Radovanslav]

ye that's because in the US the providers generally have a monopoly on places they're at...

[@Malohdek]

@@Radovanslav That's what happens with the senate rewards the company that fills their pockets first.

[@drunksquirrel2051]

Had my AX86U since Sept, it's much more stable then even the two ax88u routers I had due to stability issues. I've thrown terabytes of bittorrents and 4k neflix and that ax86u has not locked up at all

[@jacobosborne972]

Just got one and so far I love it. Was a bit tricky to set it up because we have NBN HFC so it was connecting to a network termination device instead of a modem, but a good friend helped me out with the assistance of a few forums and now it's great. Definitely worth the money

[@AVKingJamesBible]

Switched to Eero a few months ago. LOVE IT!

[@DctrGizmo]

I love it when tech products have an option to turn off power led lights. I just got a new gaming monitor and I can turn it the bright led light for the power. It's really useful for being in a dark room.

[@laynebumgarner3046]

My ISP router has actually been more than adequate. It too has 1GB of ram, Wifi 6 on both 2.4 and 5 GHz and the 5ghz supports 160MHz width. It's the xFinity XB7 and its actually really good.

[@davidz4189]

Who cares?

[@laynebumgarner3046]

@@davidz4189 I only said this as an example that maybe not all ISP routers suck. It's literally a video about routers. If you don't care about this information then scroll past it and ignore. Just because info doesn't matter to you doesn't mean it may not be valuable to others.

[@juliopena2098]

What about the firmware that’s usually what kills me about isp routers

[@laynebumgarner3046]

@@juliopena2098 It's decent but it doesn't have some super advanced features.

[@juliopena2098]

@@laynebumgarner3046 yeah that’s why I ended up buying a router and put custom firmware on it. My router now is a vpn client so all of my home traffic is secured. Quite easy to do as well. If you or anyone is interested I can help u out

[@inventor121]

time to get two of these so I can take up the half the 5G spectrum and do remote desktop to anywhere in my house.

[@FireMrshlBill]

Went from a Netgear AC1900 combo router/modem to this router plus a MB8600 and it was night and day difference for coverage in my house and not getting 2x day drops while I am trying to work. Definitely overkill for my current internet package, but glad I made the upgrade, especially for in-home streaming it is better than the powerline adapters I was using. May grab another for AImesh in a year or so.

[@VBN100]

Hello Bro, are you still using this router and how is the performance? Does it cover an area of ​​​​a house of 300 meters? How much coverage

[@FireMrshlBill]

I do still have the router. Performance is great. I assume you mean 300m squared, so about 3230sq-ft, I'd say if you were to put it n the middle of that size house, depending on the materials, it would be fine. If it is more to one side of the house you may have some low signal areas at the outside edges. Mine is in my living room on one side of the house, and there are some areas on the other side of the house (especially on the top floor) that have slow speeds. I tried adding in a cheaper asus mesh extender but devices weren't switching over well between the two mesh nodes and it slowed the network down overall. If you have ethernet run through the house and can do a LAN bridge between the two nodes I'm sure it would perform better, especially if you were to get 2 of these instead of trying to get something cheaper to add on as a mesh node. Or maybe going to a triband router where one of the bands can act as the mesh back channel or whatever its called would increase performance. Its a great router though, and if more centrally located, you probably wouldn't need to deal with the AImesh.

[@VBN100]

@@FireMrshlBill Thanks for the clarification 🌹

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

Some ISP's don't allow you to replace the router unless it's approved. But you can add this router and run your network through it

[@SokolS125]

This router has more ram than a chromebook.

[@FryuniGamer]

It does more than a chromebook...

[@yaltschuler]

AFAIK there is not a single Chromebook with less than 2GB of RAM...

[@DigitalJedi]

Mine has 4gb.

[@Edmundostudios]

What chrome book has 1GB ram?

[@poiiihy]

it's hyperbole

[@joelbattig1175]

Im trying to explain this to my father for months now

[@reyy1k]

I feel you lol

[@xxdeadoutxx761]

I felt that

[@Svvicu]

ROUTER IS ROUTER

[@2Marfar]

@8:06 Not sure if someone else has mentioned this but that IP structure does what Linus is talking about. The subnet is 255.255.255.0 so IP addresses are in the range of 192.168.50.1 to 192.168.50.255 with .255 being the broadcast IP address and .1 being the gateway. Just in this case you using 192.168.50.x rather than 192.168.1.x.

[@meowxgamingstuff]

Me: *Hold my broken single antenna router*

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

Lol 😭😭😭

[@meowxgamingstuff]

@@fhsjdjskkshi lmao 😭

[@timtipton4538]

3:35 "stealthy wifi setup" /huge bright red plastic piece on the front/

[@jayw350]

It's a shame most of the ISP make using your own router as difficult as possible. Took quite a bit of trial and error to get off my FIOS router while keeping my cable TV 100% functional

[@djungelskog3434]

Can u guys do a dell xps 15 vid again to review how it's been going so far? Would love to know more about this laptop in particular

[@rohithkumarsp]

This feels like the old LTT videos love it

[@toejah]

As an I&R Tech for one of Canada's main telcos ill add that one thing to keep in mind if you put your isp's modem in modem only mode you may lose other parts of you service such as your iptv service. So I would say look in to that before hand.

[@Jon-Boy]

Love this router. 25-30 connected devices at all times. Multiple gaming systems and IPTV services running. Not a single issue.

[@valatiea7416]

Did you need a modem or no? I'm kind of confused. Internet says its needed

[@IndicaServices]

@@valatiea7416 I know I’m a bit late but you do NEED to have a internet provider ready to go to have this router up and running. It does not come with WiFi. It’s just to swap out the standard router you’d get with your WiFi provider.

[@DeathBringer769]

My ISP, in 20 years, *never* provided a router for us, so we always bought our own, lol. They only provided the cable modem itself.

[@fritzkier]

That's blessing in disguise. If you've the 4in1 modem/AP/Router/forgotthename, you most likely can't do bridge mode with that thing.

[@nulious]

I used the isp cable modem until they started charging rent so I bought my own. No way in hell would I let anyone other than me have control of my router/firewall that is insane.

[@DajoBLITZ]

@@fritzkier what is bridge mode?

[@joshuasterling2144]

@@DajoBLITZ Bridge mode lets you connect two routers without the risk of performance issues. Bridge mode is the configuration that disables the NAT feature on the modem and allows a router to function as a DHCP server without an IP Address conflict. Connecting multiple routers can extend the Wi-Fi coverage in your office/home.

[@DajoBLITZ]

@@joshuasterling2144 I don't know much of the topic but this mostly made sense to me, so thankyou.

[@Leorizing]

Got this router and it’s been fantastic. I get great internet speeds, still haven’t setup a NAS to test wired speeds.

[@isthiswheremynamegoes117]

"That's with a big asterisk..." {Gestures quotation marks}

[@RoraighPrice]

this video exist solely so Riley can get a new wifi router

[@loganmedia1142]

I did upgrade from the router the ISP provided to an RT-AX86U and noticed no performance improvement. That may be because the ISPs generally provide standard routers, albeit on the lower end of the range, rather than custom or deliberately crippled models. It does mean that for us a router that costs 25% as much as the RT-AX86U is good enough.

[@nathanrios2392]

Me: i need it My 1.2mbps internet: why?

[@alejandrozamora3468]

Lol 😂 gold comment here

[@jeffthegamerboy3476]

Me: *pays for 10mbps* Expectations: 10mbps. Reality: 1mbps.

[@Bryan46162]

It makes a difference... just having more ram means you have the capacity to have a realistic sized routing table to handle more than a handful of simultaneous connections. No sense having limited internet bogging down even further...

[@oscarsimon5387]

Cries in 10 Mbps speed :(

[@OninDynamics]

@@Bryan46162 my isp router capable of infinity times the internet that gets here

[@spork8655]

Dunno man, the modem/router my ISP sold me a couple years ago is pretty darn good.

[@Bozzyman2]

Same here, Verizon straight up let me have the quantum router for free, just had to buy a new modem for Comcast when I moved. Supports gigabit too

[@Johanneslol11]

Me to, I got a free one., it has WiFi AC I don’t know why I would pay just to get one .. this one is free and if it is bad I can just for a new one

[@VideosVlogsThatsIt]

It's entirely based on feature set and overall performance. If you could care less about the features boasted by asus or any other brand, and/or your current router is sufficient, then obviously don't waste your money.

[@edw2241]

If you don't mind your isp selling your information, keep on using the one they provided you;). If you value privacy, even using 1.1.1.1 is a great improvement.

[@spork8655]

I have an ASUS rt-ac66u router that I use primarily that has more features than I will ever use, and it's a bit faster than the provided one. I bought it about 6 years ago for gamestreaming to my Nvidia Shield Portable. However, I'm not going to "STOP using my ISP provided router" when I'm listening to a youtube video in the kitchen.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

UK viewer and TalkTalk customer here. I use the Asus AC68U because the ISP modem/router (a) is not configurable, so it's ISP settings or go hang. (b) has poor Wi-Fi range and speed. (c) throttles torrent usage to dialup speeds except in the wee small hours. The Asus interface is clear and as simple as possible given that its extremely comprehensive and configurable. I love it. 😀

[@chirag_]

People: * Use ISP provided router * Linus: "Stop it. Get some help"

[@planetincredible]

lol

[@146gods]

@@planetincredible do you think i can use this even tho i have frontier as my provider ?

[@hongkonguser3951]

Can you do a back haul test on 2 of these units to see how well AX performs over AC on this product with wall penetration over 30 feet away? Would like to see if it can actually deliver 2.5Gbps of the 4.8Gbps channels.

[@richardharris8354]

I'm sure other commentators have pointed this out, but anyway 160Mhz channels isn't new with 802.11AX, 160MHz channels were introduced with 802.11AC Wave2. If you look at Ubiquiti their UAP-AC-HD, UAP-AC-SHD, UAP-AC-XG, and Mini-HD all support 160MHz channels. Also yes there are client devices from the AC wave 2 gen that can do 4x4 1700mbps look at the Asus PCE-AC88, (BTW a tip they can do 1700Mbps with only an 80Mhz channel, so in theory they can do 3400Mbps with a 160Mhz channel. Also the TP-Link RE650 which can be a 4x4 80Mhz client and thus reach 1700Mbps) The TPlink Re650 has the hardware to do 160Mhz channels, but the firmware splits so it will only do 80Mhz. Though 802.11AX does add non-contiguous channel support and if its WiFi6E also 6Ghz support making 160Mhz channels more viable.

[@FARBerserker]

AVM FritzBox < = never need another router / modem again. Well soon, when they offer their FibreWire Modem/Router/Switch/AccesPoint

[@joshentertainment2]

Isps like the fritzbox

[@finntastica3839]

AVMs Fritz!Box are the best routers on Planet :D

[@zigapauko1]

@@finntastica3839 I would say MikroTik is better.

[@ShowXTech]

Well they are only available in Europe

[@zigapauko1]

@@ShowXTech Well, if you are from Europe than you are lucky.

[@mme725]

"Stop using your ISP provided router!" -proceeds to advertise the sponsor only, and not actually giving any of the many reasons ISP routers shouldn't be used-

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

Considering LTT has like a bazillion videos, there must be one where he explains why.

[@DadDnumba1]

Ya, but the point I clicked on this video was for the explanation. I wanted to know why this may be better than my ISP but this was just an ad for ASUS. Click bait title and makes me not even wanna look at his other videos

[@malcolmvanorder5453]

3:29 I wish more devices had this. It's anoying to cut out the lights in the bedroom just to have these indicator LEDs shining. When your eyes adjust to the dark and they're the brightest thing, they're extremely distracting. Also, if I cut off the lights in the living room and sit down to watch a movie, I have LEDs I've put tape over for the same reason.

[@HyperDroids]

5:01 *Who else understood the Beavis and Butthead reference?*

[@LaDeCR]

I'm ooooooold now

[@DooMMasteR]

All this in a time where ~150€ buys you an AVM FritzBox 7530 AX :-)

[@Oticable]

Fritzbox 7530 AX is a DSL router, so you don't have a WAN port.

[@DooMMasteR]

@@Oticable LAN1 can be configured as WAN Port on nearly all FritzBoxes.

[@ryleybulmer6282]

My name is Ryley and I feel personally attacked because I am still using my ISP provided gear

[@arunjako]

Ha jokes on you. My ISP doesnt even care to give me one

[@hyllstarter7090]

My ISP will charge $10 a month to rent you a old router/modem .

[@theone320]

I still like the AVM all in one devices the most of them all.

[@spencerwaters5962]

Didn't watch the video but I am an extreme advocate for solely the video title. I worked for comcast between 2015 and 2019 and recommended to as many customers as I could about not using the provided equipment. The list is enormous but the few easy reasons are: 1. the rental fee of the equipment. The rental fee doubled during the time I worked for comcast and is still increasing. Modems and routers... ya they aren't really getting more expensive so buying your own equipment pays for itself because you no longer have the rental fee. 2. The gigabit gateways (modem and router in one device) comcast specifically provides only give you 2 ethernet ports to work with. 3. If you absolutely need phone service and that is your 'reasoning' behind renting equipment, arris has come out with a gigabit docsis 3.1 telephony modem so you don't have to use the comcast equipment to get phone service and decent internet speeds. These are just the tip. I didn't even watch the video so my bad if you mention any of the above in the video. *EDIT: I watched the video and you recommended someone (aka: Riley) just keep using the isp provided device and turn off the routing capabilities. While that does work, I really don't recommend going that route as its still not worth the rental fee and anyone who is planning to use their own router should purchase a separate modem along with the separate router. A decent modem only costs about $50 and not having the rental fee will pay for it in 5 months (last time I checked, the gateway rental fee is $12/month). Also if you talk to your isp and they try saying you can't use your own equipment or that they will charge you to use your own equipment, they are lieing. Frontier already got in trouble for doing this and a law has already been put into place by the FCC to make it unlawful. "The new law says that an ISP may not charge for "using covered equipment provided by the consumer," or renting or leasing covered equipment if "the provider has not provided the equipment to the consumer." Educate yourself and save some money!!!

[@universalkromstar]

I've only been telling my parents to upgrade your router for ages now. They never listen to me tho...

[@dibel3669]

Why They lazy? Don't trust your knowledge? That sucks either way..

[@MOO3Y]

Just save some money to buy this router for your room

[@whoareyou3781]

Wow

[@JhustineProvido]

I just bought this router for my Quest 2. it works awesome! the previous 2 routers I bought were ass for my Quest 2. I'm talking about Airlink btw (Wireless PC VR)

[@mig-3372]

How is range room to room is there any dead point's in apartment?

[@EweToobUsername]

Remember the Linksys WRT3200ACM? That was the first consumer router with 160MHz channels. But even with 3rd party firmware, these units couldn’t connect for longer than about 3 or 4 minutes at 160MHz. Glad that times have changed and 160MHz channels are something that work properly now.

[@gamernick1533]

Wow! I ask and a video appears minutes later on that topic. Next I would like a video of Riley playing an accordion whilst jumping on a trampoline? Let's see how far we can take this... :P