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T Mobile AC 1900 By ASUS Wireless AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router AiProtection with Trend Micro for Complete Network Security Certified Refurbished
Last Updated: January 26, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.4
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/10
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646
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Review Analysis - 629 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Network
144signal, routers, wifi, house, asus
+82%
-18%
" ... amazing router, works great! ... "
" ... this is much better than mid-level wifi routers on the market ... "
" ... My other router didn't have dedicated networks, so I like choosing which one to use, or switching based on need. ... The range is nice. ... Good connectivity in all upstairs rooms also. ... "
" ... Antenna position helps a bit and between the two routers, it covers the whole property without any drops in service. ... "
" ... Good strength and coverage. ... "
" ... I'm pretty happy with the results, coming from an aged TPlink router that had poor range. ... This one has good range in my little 1100 sq foot house, I'm getting 200MB on wired, 130MB on 5ghz in most of the house. ... "
" ... The signal is full all of the room. ... "
" ... Router is good as low as you are not going to upgrade it. ... "
Firmware
97asus, merlin, flashed, aimesh, rt ac68u
+59%
-41%
" ... I then upgraded to the latest Merlin WRT firmware, first by upgrading to Asus stock 378.xxx, then to Merlin 380.xxx. ... "
" ... Everything is work smooth on 308 firmware. ... "
" ... If you change firmware to original of ASUS, you can do more things. ... "
" ... Works really well if you are willing to upgrade the firmware to Merlin. ... "
" ... Great price flashed bios now it's a great mesh node ... "
" ... Very happy flashed the firmware to 68U and ended up working very well! ... "
" ... When the process was completed, I was able to update to the latest firmware and am using this as an ai-mesh node on my network. ... "
" ... Upgraded firmware to Merlin for even better performance. ... "
Wifi
90wifi, asus, network, password, mesh
+79%
-21%
" ... Great router with good security support. ... "
" ... I definitely recommend these routers, especially if you're considering running VPN. ... "
" ... The router is refurbished but looks like new. ... "
" ... I set it up as an access point as I have another router running as the dhcp. ... "
" ... The router was very good. ... "
" ... amazing router, works great! ... "
" ... As a T-mobile user WiFi Calling feature is working better than expected, . ... "
" ... Awesome router for the price. ... "
ISP
62mobile, asus, routers, internet, ac68u
+79%
-21%
" ... If you do not have the technical know-how to do this, go with another router. ... "
" ... My other router didn't have dedicated networks, so I like choosing which one to use, or switching based on need. ... "
" ... Great upgrade from a Linksys E2500. ... "
" ... but I now have 3, $189 routers! ... If you have the will/ability to downgrade and upgrade firmwares, then this is one of the best bargains in routers! ... "
" ... I'm using two of these with a RT-AC88U as the main router. ... "
" ... This is a great router. ... "
" ... Great router after flashing it to AC68U ... "
" ... It was pretty easy to do, with many guides on the internet. ... "
Price
54router, value, steal, cost, performance
+85%
-15%
" ... The highest cost of quality ... "
" ... I cannot imagine I can buy a router with so many powerful functions and a very low price. ... "
" ... Easy to use and value for money. ... "
" ... Cannot believe the price ... "
" ... Awesome router for the price. ... Easily the best bang for the buck. ... "
" ... for half price! ... "
" ... It is an amazing router at an unbeatable price. ... "
" ... Good price, good quality ... "
Product Reliability
53working, reset, refurbished, asus, routers
+60%
-40%
" ... With this one all those problems went away immediately. ... "
" ... Flashed to Asus Merlin, been working perfectly at a fraction of the cost of the retail one. ... "
" ... It is a couple years old already, but still worlds better than the equipment that ISPs rent to you. ... "
" ... Refurbished products, but the products are quite new. ... "
" ... Worked fine for 6 months. ... "
" ... Seems to be working fine. ... "
" ... Giving it five stars for working great and being less than half the price than the regular model as it's a refurbished unit. ... "
" ... I have not needed to restart my router even once since I installed it over a month ago! ... "
Setup
43setup, set, rt ac68u, easy, router
+84%
-16%
" ... Also, let the setup wizard do as much as possible before any tweaks. ... "
" ... I made a good network configuration. ... "
" ... I followed the bayareatechpros instructions to install the Asus firmware and it worked great - no problems and only took about 45 minutes. ... "
" ... 1) Need to be tech savvy to convert to AiMesh. ... "
" ... Once a known good spare was used in its place, I had no real difficulties in doing all of the setup. ... "
" ... Easy to setup, faster than the N router that this one just replaced good deal! ... "
" ... The router detected the hard drive almost instantly and the entire UI is extremely easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
Delivery
39box, arrived, shipping, fast, fast delivery
+77%
-23%
" ... Very fast delivery ... "
" ... The buyer shipped and had the TM-AC1900 within two days, they were refurbished and looked NEW . ... "
" ... Product i received look fairly new and good in condition. ... "
" ... Excellent condition and arrived in original packaging. ... Everything was wrapped and solidly packed. ... "
" ... Received in great condition. ... "
" ... Otherwise it all works great, packaged good. ... "
" ... Arrived in new condition. ... "
" ... arrived earlier than estimated date with no damage. ... works fine in good condition. ... "
Software Platform
38firmware, aimesh, mobile, merlin, asus firmware
+53%
-47%
" ... You can conver to ASUS router without T-Mobile bloat. ... "
" ... If you change firmware to original of ASUS, you can do more things. ... "
" ... The web page comes right up. ... I'm not making typos with user name and password. ... "
" ... When you put the password in for the stock wifi it opens up the serup utility. ... "
" ... First Google likes to spy. ... get rid of the Chromecast ... "
" ... The download manager feature automatically downloaded all of the needed package and installed itself at the click of a button as well, and was easily downloading legal torrents in minutes right to the hard drive plugged into the router. ... "
" ... Once you flash them to an AU-68 you can use the latest ASUS firmware which includes a feature called AiMesh which allows you to create a mesh network with multiple ASUS routers. ... "
" ... Search Google for more information. ... "
Overall performance
31fast, speeds, speed, faster, vpn
+94%
-6%
" ... It has worked out well so far. ... "
" ... I only decided to upgrade my 66u so that I could use aimesh because I thought my router was fast enough. ... "
" ... Does the job very well for almost 10 gadgets ... "
" ... Wonderful speed I have ever experienced . ... "
" ... Overclocked to 1.2GHz and all is well. ... "
" ... I'm very satisfied with the speed too ... "
" ... Does the job nicely! ... "
" ... As far as performance, it is snappy. ... "
Capacity
27signal, room, sq, range, throughout
+96%
-4%
" ... I have 3 set up as repeaters throughout my house and property. ... "
" ... I now have zero dead spots in a large house (2 stories with a basement). ... "
" ... Currently works fine and I get strong 5GHz signal through my two story home. ... "
" ... The signal is full all of the room. ... "
" ... The range is also great, considering it's sitting in the bottom of a closet! ... "
" ... Covers my entire 4 Bedroom House . ... "
" ... it covers perfectly with my 2b2b apartment. ... "
" ... Good signal strength, 1700 sqft home and it sits right in the middle of the home. ... "
Marketplace
26seller, refurbished, works, expected, shipping
+77%
-23%
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Looks like it was new even though it is labeled as refurbished. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... I may buy one more for my company. ... "
" ... Like brand new. ... "
" ... Amazon had me a new one in just two days and it works great. ... "
" ... The buyer shipped and had the TM-AC1900 within two days, they were refurbished and looked NEW . ... "
Device Compatibility
26mobile, connected, router, aimesh, wifi
+58%
-42%
" ... Easily one of best upgrades I've made for my wireless connectivity. ... "
" ... It will do sustained 40 MB/s over USB 3.0 so that is perfectly acceptable for my purposes of media streaming to various devices here at home. ... "
" ... An excellent device. ... "
" ... When running an OpenVPN client connecting to IPVanish directly on the Windows PC I obtain speeds of around 180Mbps without an issue. ... "
" ... Wow this refurb blows away my sorry Google-Asus On Hub. ... My casting doesn't skip anymore, I can use my phone to play TV or music anywhere in the house now. ... "
" ... Once flashed they function flawlessly as Aimesh node AC68Us. ... "
" ... MacBook Pro to NAS, etc). ... "
" ... Device connects to which ever is best suited. ... 1) Need to be tech savvy to convert to AiMesh. ... "
Returns
17back, unit, returning, returned, window
+6%
-94%
" ... Wishing I hadn't missed the window to return it. ... "
" ... Too late to return it. ... "
" ... Will probably have to do a return since it's unusable out of the box for me. ... "
" ... Returned as this is notoriously not supported anymore ... "
" ... The second one died 35 days later - and conveniently just past the window to return it. ... "
" ... So I have to replace. ... "
" ... Unfortunately, due to the seller's very short return window, the product can't be returned. ... "
" ... Will be returning it. ... "
Ports
17port, ethernet, adapter, ethernet cable, usb ports
+41%
-59%
" ... Also if you are using a recent laptop, it is likely that you are using a USB to Ethernet adapter (add on to the chance of affecting the connection to the router during the restoring process). ... "
" ... Wish it had worked with Ethernet over Power system, but it was too tricky to set up. ... "
" ... AC adapter has 0v output. ... "
" ... Got busy and tried on Charter recently and it turns out it has a dead data port. ... "
" ... All of Lan port are broken. ... "
" ... Dead end if you do not have a ethernet port at this point. ... "
" ... adapter is wrong!! ... "
" ... WAN port didnt work. ... "
Ease of Use
16set, think, setup, internet, hook
+69%
-31%
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... If you are a bit technical like I am, it is fairly easy to switch the firmware of the router to the AC68U one, which is an awesome router and costs around $140. ... "
" ... Easy to setup and zero issues thus far. ... "
" ... It was pretty easy to do, with many guides on the internet. ... "
" ... Easy to configure, tons of features, works spectacularly. ... "
Defective Delivery
15received, refurbished, new, scratches, item condition
+47%
-53%
" ... This was just too good of a deal to pass up even after the 1st one I got was defective. ... "
" ... Purchased this and received a defective item, wanted to reorder but the price has gone up. ... "
" ... Product received DOA. ... "
" ... Item condition is not good. ... But now I was very disappointed for 2nd item condition ... "
" ... No one inspected this unit before they shipped it out as "refurbished". ... "
" ... Otherwise, it looks to be in mint condition. ... "
Features
15mode, get, asus, recovery, bridge mode
+67%
-33%
" ... Little tricky to get into recovery mode, but eventually was able to. ... "
" ... Seriously though the Asus version is high priced for where it stands with newer routers with arguably better features. ... "
" ... This one seemed to have all of the features we needed, plus room for expanding/emerging technology, so we wouldn't have to upgrade any time soon. ... "
" ... If bridge mode works I'll update this review accordingly. ... Also - bridge mode can be configured just fine manually as one may be accustomed to with other Asus routers. ... "
" ... I will be buying more they are so simple and have plenty of features, but out of the box ready to use. ... "
" ... The LED on/off feature is nice. ... "
" ... In addition, I browsed through the menus on the router and I immediately saw a few features that missing from a full-fledged RT68 (I am currently using one). ... Notable is the Repeater mode. ... "
" ... A bargain for all the features you get. ... "
Apps
12software, search, phone, asus, tmobile
+67%
-33%
" ... The instructions are out there so just google for them and have patience. ... "
" ... Download the latest frimware from the manufacturer. ... "
" ... That's no problem for operating. ... "
" ... First Google likes to spy. ... "
" ... This is meant for Tmobile users. ... "
" ... 2) After converting to AiMesh, upgrades and management are all simple through either Asus app or the web portal. ... "
" ... Search Google for more information. ... "
" ... The download manager feature automatically downloaded all of the needed package and installed itself at the click of a button as well, and was easily downloading legal torrents in minutes right to the hard drive plugged into the router. ... "
Design
12new, brand new, looked, shape, mobile
+92%
-8%
" ... It's not as easy as it looks. ... "
" ... It will preform nicely. ... "
" ... Appearance was quite good - looked like new. ... "
" ... it looks brand new, never-used. ... "
" ... The performance is fine and both of the "refurbished" units I purchased look and appear to be brand new. ... "
" ... They looked new to me. ... "
" ... The power supply looked brand new with the protective plastic on it. ... "
" ... The hardware looks good. ... "
Build Quality
11scratch, new, mine, parts, making
+45%
-55%
" ... Not sure if this is just a bug that will be fixed or is something permanent, in which case future vulnerabilities will not be patched or enhancements will not be provided to the T-mobs converts. ... "
" ... however, there is a SMA connnector crack. ... "
" ... you screw it on and the top part falls off! ... Ours sidn't have a scratch and has plastic to peel off of everything making it feel brand new! ... "
Product As Described
6expected, described, condition
+100%
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as described ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Exactly what I expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
Cleaning
6scratches, scratch, new, however
+67%
-33%
" ... It's very clean and nice. ... "
" ... Not a scratch or scuff. ... "
Power Consumption
5needed, high, cost, adapter
+60%
-40%
" ... it does not prove cost savings. ... "
" ... Have not needed to reset or power cycle yet, but will update if it gets to that point. ... "
Lagging
5-100%
" ... Now it is lagging badly and needs to be power cycled every 4-6 hours of use. ... "
" ... I reset it numerous times. ... I have spent hours reseting and rebooting. ... "
" ... Meaning they have not reset it . ... "
" ... Cannot be RESET. ... "
Original Product
5new, looks, like, even, brand new
+80%
-20%
" ... and my refurb unit I got looks legit BRAND NEW. ... "
" ... even it being refurbished! ... "
" ... Looks like it was new even though it is labeled as refurbished. ... "
" ... Like brand new. ... "
Internet
5router, mobile, easy
+100%
" ... It provides us with faster internet. ... "
" ... Excellet internet speed. ... "
" ... It is plug-and-play, even for non T-Mobile/cellular internet. ... "
" ... It was pretty easy to do, with many guides on the internet. ... "
" ... I was looking for a router that could provide quick internet speeds to lots of devices throughout my home. ... "
USB
5usb, simple, hard, work, usb ports
+60%
-40%
" ... Use a thumb drive to transfer files between two computers. ... "
" ... The USB speed on it is also excellent - makes connecting an external hard drive to it a good and viable way to run a simple media server on your network. ... "
" ... Enabling Samba was as simple as plugging a 4TB USB 3.0 hard drive into the port and then clicking on. ... "
Fit
5reset, antenna
+60%
-40%
" ... If it holds up quality wise? ... "
" ... If you don't touch it the antenna will stay on but if you look at it funny it falls! ... "
Comfort
5falls
+20%
-80%
" ... It's not worth the headache. ... "
" ... Little friction I can feel not smooth like M. ... "
Video Playback
4video, stream, movies, lot, another
+100%
" ... Check YouTube for a Tmo2AC68U video. ... "
" ... So far, it has handled our needs well -- two kids play online games A LOT, another skypes A LOT, and another streams movies A LOT. ... "
" ... I also watched a youtube video that walked you through the process. ... "
Cables
4set, lan cable, computer, wifi, routers
+25%
-75%
" ... I moved a computer to cable it. ... "
" ... But the enclosed LAN cable seems have some problem. ... when I installed with packeged LAN cable, it didn’t worked. ... "
Band
42, wifi, falls, dual
+100%
" ... In any case, set up was quick, and I like the dual bands. ... "
" ... I then setup a WeMo switch, four TP-Link smart bulbs, and my smartphone on the 2.4GHZ band. ... "
User Manual
3manual, think, set, following, firmware
+33%
-67%
" ... I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't show up after following all the instructions. ... "
" ... However, if they can't even provide basic instructions on how to set it up in it's standard version, than I don't think that I personally have the horsepower to start messing around with the firmware upgrade. ... "
Packing
3good, works great, condition, arrived
+100%
" ... Excellent condition and arrived in original packaging. ... Everything was wrapped and solidly packed. ... "
" ... Otherwise it all works great, packaged good. ... "
" ... The packaging was great, easy to open and put the unit together. ... "
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