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ASUS USB-AC68
Jason LieGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 6 reviews
Worked fine for a year then fell over
Good product and performs well. Unfortunately, it slowly started to be unable to see the 5g wifi network then eventually died 1.5 years in. Trying to get warranty replacement now
Purchased in August 2021 at eBay for A$113.00.
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krustySydney, NSW
- 40 reviews
- Verified purchase
Expensive for little benefit
I bought this upmarket device believing it would improve my connection on a fairly distant computer connected to our network. The truth is whilst it does have significant signal gain over the previous cheap generic device which cost around $25 it was no better in actual performance.
My MAJOUR issue was the lack of any instructions on setup (even on-line). I am very competent with such hardware having years of experience with such technology. This device is duel band (2.4GHz & 5.0 GHz).
The setup problem was that it could not see the 5.0GHz n...Read more
etwork! It took me a day plus & a dozen changes in drivers, settings & research to no avail. Incorrect information on Google that suggested another branded driver. Then when I was about to give up another Google search of a forum explained that despite being 5.0GHz compatible, what wasn't explained was that your router (not your PC) has to be set to a higher channel number! It does NOT work in the lower channel range (so much for standardisation)! I changed the router channel to 153 (as suggested) & like magic it worked. Thanks Asus for nothing!!! Conclusion: unless you have a huge distance from your router then save your money. I explain this channel thing here in the hope that it will save others from the massive problems that I had!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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