Unlucky at first then lucky I was told to wait 3 months but for both times, I only needed to wait for 3 weeks... The AC5300's coverage (Practically for me) is much bigger than the AC88U. With the AC5300 I can play Clash Royale in the further room from the router connected to the 5Ghz bands with no lag as compared to the AC88U which will disconnect me from the 5Ghz band and connect to the 2.4Ghz band, making me lose the game...

Ya, that's why I said is because he's still under contract so there's penalty, not because he want to downgrade... As long as your contract has ended, there's no penalty for downgrade...

After over 3 hours of surveying, researching and asking around in LYP about how to setup my home network w/ Turbo 500Mbps (even tho I did my homework here and there and somewhere......)

Finally end up with something like this:

Home Profile
- 2 Storey House
- Around 1700 sq ft
- 3 location to setup

Ground Floor
- Alcatel Lucent I-240G-P --> TP-Link Deco M9 Plus (1) thru RJ45 Cat5e Cable
- Deco 1 --> Unblock Tech Android TV Box thru 5m RJ45 Cat5e Cable
- (Back Room/Drum Room) Deco 2 --> Brother's PC thru RJ45 Cat5e Cable

First Floor
- Deco 3 --> TP-Link 5 Port Easy Smart Switch TL-SG105E (Switch) thru RJ45 Cat5e Cable
- Switch --> My PC and other 2 laptops thru RJ45 Cat5e Cable

I know there will be some asking why I didn't just drill holes, lay long ass cables or get more better routers just to get the highest speed and most stable net possible, but wire-free tidiness and budget means I can't go crazy with the setup (until the foreseeable future that is)

So far the speed tests I did on DSLReports on my 1st floor PC with around 10 devices using the network gives me an average speed of around 450Mbps down and 100Mbps up. Of course I'm happy with what I got so far so it'll have to do for now.

10 tests result I did after the setup


P/S: The line before was old tests on the old setup which can be refer here
PP/S: Guess who got the only 2 Deco M9 Plus in LYP and possibly Klang Valley?

This post has been edited by richard1226: Sep 17 2018, 10:33 PM

Are you still under contract? I am, so I didn't ask directly but hinted it very strongly but wasn't offered a discount even at Menara TM (counter 1). Since 30 September is less than 2 weeks away, I think I'll wait and see what Lord Gobind has in store for us

Nice one, the Deco M9 Plus is definitely the best mesh device I have tested so far.

Make sure you run the latest firmware on that one.

My contract ended like march this year.

I even turn my fan on overnight, yet it still failed me TWICE. Now I am using a laptop cooler for the AC5300 LOL

salah quote plak...

This post has been edited by Zi-Tech: Sep 17 2018, 10:31 PM

What is the failure on your RT-AC88U?

My RT-AC68U have been rock solid for years in a hot environment.

already told them that my device are much capable but as usual, they using this is pilot bla2 test....malas mau teruskan...

RT-AC88U[U]

1st time:
The Internet light turned red and stayed that way forever. Can't access router login page even after resetting it.

2nd time: (Unit from Singapore)
Ports 3 & 4 failed. 5Ghz band works for only 5 seconds then no Internet connection.

Prior to that, I have been using the stock TM router for 7-8 years and I thought buying one of the best routers would save me a lot of trouble and instead gave me more

they remark my equipment in the system since it's capable .

For the 500Mbps, it's the same for me, need to use 5Ghz to get about 220 mbps. LAN for sure can get higher. ( corrected )

This post has been edited by StuartLee2015: Sep 17 2018, 11:35 PM

I use this 😛


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Guys how come I am paying rm179 for 30mbps???
No turbo boast or anything?

My Ac-87U also having auto shutdown issue due to overheat problem. Currently waiting for stock for AC5300 under Rma warranty claim. I was told by Asus that I can also swap with 86u/88u but nah I decided to wait for 5300 stock which is due to arrive in Malaysia before end of October .

This post has been edited by Mazda9: Sep 17 2018, 11:02 PM

Obviously is you May I know the price for 1 set? I thought is not officially on sale yet.

Tested on gaming for any bad latency so far? I do envy you to splash big budget and the end result is promising too. Kool.

You have to wait. You must be on the Bonanza plan? It will be done next year.

so where did you bought that rack?