ASUS RT-BE88U Dual-Band AiMesh Wi-Fi 7 8-Port Router $438 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Lslick on 27/08/2025 - 22:53 amazon.com.au (682 clicks)
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There is also a $20 Amazon discount if you use the app for the first time.
Amazon also offered another $15 discount probably only to prime members.
Prime members also don't pay postage.
There was another $5 available if you use your visa.
That adds up to $398 total if you can get all 3 discounts.

This is a great router and ideal for anyone wanting to take advantage of the new NBN speed upgrades which provide speeds of up to 2000/200 and 2000/500 (FTTP) or 2000/100 (HFC). Some of the routers provided by ISPs and most aftermarket AX routers (Wi-Fi 6) don't have ethernet ports which can handle >1Gb/s. This router comes with 4x 2.5 Gb/s ethernet ports 4x 1 Gb/s ports (8 ethernet ports in total) and a 10 Gb/s connection. That's very useful if you have more than 4 devices connected via ethernet.

:-)

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  freeb1e4me on 28/08/2025 - 00:49

  This model has VLAN in beta stage

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  overthinking on 28/08/2025 - 08:40

  +1

  no 6ghz band - imo, would rather grab the TP-link Archer BE550 for $441.74, or just hold off for an ATL/Black Friday deal.

  edit: NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS300) for 349.00 is probably the move here if you need an urgent router

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  dehkS on 28/08/2025 - 09:11

  +2

  I have one of these, they are amazing and don't miss a beat.

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  slick on 28/08/2025 - 09:30

  +5

  Netgear
  Only 4 ethernet ports: What do you do if you have 5 or more ethernet cabled devices?
  Only 2x 2.5 Gb/s which means only 1/2 your devices can take advantage of the higher 2000/200 internet speeds that NBN is now rolling out as a free upgrade to all users.
  Love the regular firmware updates from Asus and ability to install third party firmware e.g. Tomato

  Netgear… often leaves you with buggy firmware and no external antennas:
  https://www.netgear.com/au/home/wifi/routers/rs300/

  TP-Link lacks firmware updates, 4x 2.5 Gb/s ethernet ports and no external antennas:
  https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/wifi-router/arche…

  TP-link and Netgear both include tri-band and Asus doesn't… but who's got a 6 GHz device?

  Asus stability is rock solid… but the TP-Link and Netgear are still a solid improvement over wifi 6 e.g. Can handle more wifi devices, faster speeds and better coverage.
  However not all implementations of Wifi 7 are equal (RS300 only handles 100 devices):
  Wifi 7 standard should be able to handle ~200 devices.

  If you need/want a cheap Wifi 7 router there will always be cheaper options than the Asus… but usually it's worth the slight premium to buy the Asus.

  :-)

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    Twix on 28/08/2025 - 11:33

    2Gbps is not a free upgrade. You pay more for it.

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    WheelieGoodTime on 28/08/2025 - 18:00

    Head of a switch?

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      slick on 29/08/2025 - 13:23

      Why use a switch if you don't need one?

      Sure we've got a 1 Gb/s switch… but NBN is promising a 2 Gb/s connection.
      We don't want to buy another faster switch if we don't need to.

      A single router is a much simpler solution if it has 8 ports.

      Our existing router is an Asus AX88u with 8 ports… the BE88u seemed like the perfect candidate for the upgrade.

      :-)

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  slick on 28/08/2025 - 11:45

  https://www.nbnco.com.au/corporate-information/about-nbn-co/…

  NBN says it is a free upgrade.

  Optus also has a note that the speeds are being upgraded without charge:
  https://www.optus.com.au/internet/nbn/speed-upgrade

  It's likely that after the initial free period they'll start charging… but we're starting to guess.

  :-)

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    Twix on 28/08/2025 - 12:10

    +1

    Only 500/50, 750/50 and 1000/100 are being upgraded at the same cost.

    2000/100 and 2000/200 is $115/month and 2000/500 is $150/month wholesale from nbn. This is before the ISP adds their costs.

    Old Speed	New Speed	nbn Technology
    100/20	500/50	FTTP and HFC
    250/25	750/50	FTTP and HFC
    1000/50	1000/100	FTTP and HFC
    —	2000/100	HFC
    —	2000/200	FTTP
    —	2000/500	FTTP

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    bopter12 on 28/08/2025 - 12:10

    +2

    The speed increases are free but they differ based on what speed you currently have. It’s not a case of everyone automatically gets 2Gbps for free…

    For example the current 250/25 Mbps plans will go to 750/50 Mbps. There are more examples on the NBNco page that you linked

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  slick on 28/08/2025 - 12:41

  We've got 1000/50 (HFC) currently and according to Optus we'll get 1000/100 after the upgrade.

  However, Optus has consistently under quoted its line speeds ever since it got fined for over estimating speeds.

  Another reason Optus might under estimate the real speed is that the standard Optus routers only have 1 Gb/s ethernet ports.
  They would be forced to send us new routers if they were to advertise 2000/100… and perhaps they don't want to do that?
  Optus just upgraded my router to Wifi 6… and this would probably necessitate an early upgrade to Wifi 7… I wish they would give us the option… instead of assuming we don't want to pay for a faster router.

  The HFC modem should be capable of 2000/100 (or more)… so the weak link is the router.
  I have an Asus AX88u at the moment… which is way better than the standard Optus router… but it only has 1000 Gb/s ethernet.
  The Asus BE88u will eliminate the ethernet bottleneck and allow the full speed of the HFC to be tested.

  A friend who has 1000/100 fibre was only getting half this speed because his router was old.
  He didn't notice till we pointed this out… at which time he upgraded the router.
  His only mistake was that his new Netgear router only has 1 Gb/s ethernet.
  He won't know if his internet connection is capable of >1 Gb/s unless he upgrades the router.

  You can't trust Optus when asking these questions as most staff have no idea about the true speed of the connections.
  Yesterday I spent an hour on the phone trying to figure out what the upgrade speeds would be… only to have Optus insist that there were no speed upgrades.
  We had to find the info ourselves.

  We've been wondering for some time if the Optus 1000/50 plan is capable of faster speeds.
  However, if you only have a 1 Gb/s ethernet port you'll never know if your connection is faster.
  Everyone assumes that fibre and HFC are maxed out at 1 Gb/s without testing it.
  Now that faster routers are available we can do some testing.

  In any event it's never a bad idea to future proof your network?

  :-)

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  slick on 28/08/2025 - 12:43

  As a final option we could probably switch to some ISP that is offering the full 2000/100 speed upgrade… if Optus won't play ball.

  :-)