Customer Ratings & Reviews

Now that Comcast instituted a Bandwidth cap of 1 Terabyte per month and I finally went over the limit I wanted a router that could keep track of data usage. For the record the Comcast cap is pretty high for now and not easy to exceed. But with technology changing, such as 4k tv and video games its getting easier. We have had the cap since last spring and in over half a year we only went over once but it will be more common as time goes by. Comcast says only 1% of user will go over. Thats true for now but it won't be very soon. As one hour of 4k viewing can use 7 or 8 GB per hour. if you watched 5 hours of 4k per day that would be 1240 in 31 days. That doesn't account for anything else, such as downloading or playing games online, VIOP phones, cell phones multiple family members watching something different in there rooms. The list goes on and on. A download of a PS4 game can be 100gb in 1080p. that 1/10th of your monthly allowance. Anyway about the router. It works great, Better than the 299.00 linksys that was 3 months old I was using. It actually did more in terms of bandwidth monitoring than my research said it did. you can see how much data you use in a day, a week, a month, you can look at any day or group of days with the click of a button and see how much data you used and more importantly who used on which device. this router can identify what device is using the data and what they were doing within limits, such as how much went to Netflix, HULU or web browsing. Now your family will have some less privacy but I found this necessary to find out where all our DATA was being used. Just let everyone know you can see what there doing to be fair. Then after I found out 4K was the problem I set each tv to cap out at 5 GB per hour which is 1080 HD quality, We don't need 4k quality if its going to put us over, 1080 is good enough. But we do pay for the 4k plan on netflix to get the 4 screens same time. on netflix you can only set it so you get hd and 4k or not. you can not turn of 4k only. We wanted more than standard def but not 4k. This router has proved invaluable. Once you know how to use the features its flawless. I would be happy to give information on setup and use to anyone who needs it.

This unit is in a bedroom on the far side of a 2100 sq ft home and I get an excellent signal everywhere in the home on every device (Roku, Fire stick, cell phones, tablet, computer, wireless printer). The signal on the opposite side of the house in the garage with the door closed to the house is even excellent! I have the closer devices on 5G and the farther ones on 2G to ease congestion. This was a wise purchase, you get what you pay for. I love the dashboard where you can control this ASUS device settings and configuration from the Internet. The setup was super easy, I had no problems.

The performance of this router is so amazing. I fell in love with on how the Cloud Storage is. Helped my gaming on Xbox and PCs in a HUGE way! Well worth the price. Better than Netgears Nighthawk, and Linksys' Max Stream in my opinion!

I went from an Asus RT-66 to this and I'm glad I did. My speed has more than doubled and it is a very steady and strong signal. It seemed that my previous router's signal was up and down depending on my location. Not a problem any more.

I needed to upgrade my ASUS darknight router as it was too small and for the bigger house we moved into. With two kids on xbox and my wife and myself working from home it was showing the strain. After reading reviews that his was great for large homes I went and purchased it. It works great and a ton of features and great user interface as normal. Really wish they had a vertical stand for it but that's not a deal breaker, I constructed one myself. I currently use both the 2.4 and 5G frequencies. I get a constant 130mb down and 10 up on the 5G band and 100 on the 2.4. Great router, can't go wrong.

Couple of pics from speed tests while RT-AC3100/ with alternate network from the Time Capsule hooked to a Aris 6141 with CAT6 line: connected accessories (2TB Time Capsule, 13" Mac Air, 21" iMac, 11" Lenovo PC, 2 HTC 816, 2 iPhone 6S, 1 PS4, 2 ROKU 3, 1 LGTV, 1 VISIO TV, 1 Brother Printer, 1 SONY BLU/DVD Player). Router and Time Capsule are on basement floor while all others are split level. Speed tests speak for themselves with 65.76 Mbps download from the connected Time Capsule to 2nd split level.

ive been using the router built into the att modem/router combo box and honestly it just sucked. well i got this router as im a gamer and we have lots of pcs that use wifi in the house. 1st day using it we tested streaming 7 4k youtube videos... no lag or waiting to buffer. increadibly fast. lots of features in the settings. must buy if you play games

It’s the best home router for the money. I challenge you to find one as feature rich and dependable as this bad boy! Too many +’s to list. If your on the fence between this and the nighthawk.....ASUS!!! This is from a ROG owner! AiMesh them and Cisco will start to sweat gigabits!!!

Great product as long as you have a fast connection....working great on my cable connection, I am having more than 8 connection at a time with no speed issues,,,,,,great product if you know what you doing

Overall this router is a great improvement. There is a bug with the dashboard as it shows connections on the wireless side fluctuating up and down. I have about 35-40 wireless connections in my home and this number will jump between 15 and 3? all the time. After realizing that they are actually not disconnecting I stopped paying attention to this. It's apparently a known bug in the firmware so maybe a future update will fix it. It is the only thing holding me back from giving 5 stars!

I haven't any any issues with this router that others have experienced. This bad boy flies! On 5ghz wifi on my phone, I am pulling speeds comparable to my desktop that is hardwired. Downstairs in my kitchen (which isn't close to the router), I am pulling 224 Mbps download and 23 Mbps upload speeds. I haven't fully tested the range outside yet. But I can tell you it reaches the whole backyard and my nextdoor neighbor's house with good signal. I have nothing but high praise for the Asus AC3100! It's a beast!

I bought this on Aug 3rd after reading CNet's glorious praise and other tech websites' user reviews on how awesome this router was. THREE weeks later -- the 5Ghz radio component died (5GHz light indicator not lit and SSID not visible on list of wireless networks). I called ASUS tech support and ran through the trouble shooting tree (from rebooting to cycling on/off of radio component to upgrade/downgrading firmware) and no solution was met; I went on the forum and the users were unable to help me. By the way, I found many threads regarding 5GHz instabilities on ASUS routers. Anyhow, the tech support rep offered to start the RMA process but I held off at the time because I was hopeful that a future software update might fix it. However, after 2 firmware updates (IN LESS THAN A MONTH!) with only more bugs on top of whatever problem I have, I will RMA since there is no other 'good' option towards improvement. Aside from this horrible experience, I was mortified to learn about the horrors of ASUS' longstanding firmware problems; Just take a peek on the ASUS forum site to see what im talking about here: https://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board_id=11&model=RT-AC3100&SLanguage=en-us They even have people on that forum advocating some other developer's firmware called Merlin; apparently, it's better (?). Not sure -- haven't tried it. BECAUSE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO -- PAID OVER 200$ for a 2.4GHz PAPERWEIGHT. It's terrible that they charge a premium price for a product that shows many instabilities -- and then have the audacity to make a forum for their users to work out their problems for them as they continue to pump out newer software with even more bugs than the previous versions. Why so many features with poor outcomes? I thought ASUS was a superior company that only sold quality products; but now that has changed. If you ask me -- I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE AT THIS TIME. SAVE YOUR TIME AND BUY SOMETHING ELSE.

I am not one who writes reviews. I have one thing to say - this wireless router will not disappoint anyone! Works perfect and the price point is not bad...

I bought this to replace an entry level Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 that was being used in a Smart Home tech test lab. I normally only buy Netgear products but wanted to go outside of my wheelhouse to see how other vendors compare. The Good: Setup was easy. The GUI is almost nothing like Netgears but easy to get through if you have minimal network experience. When connected, devices get decent throughput. The Bad: After 15 or more devices are connected to it, the router is unable to supply a constant connection to all of the devices. After two of running, I am getting limited connectivity errors on all of my devices randomly. The physical construction of this is not as good as Netgears by any means. Just the same, I am returning this to get another Nighthawk. Other Thoughts: I generally have a good amount of faith in Asus as a high quality manufacturer but this device is an absolute fail in my experience. At Home I am using a Netgear X10 with between 60 and 80 wireless devices connected to it without a problem. This one chokes at such a low device connection amount by comparison it is ridiculous.

My router mesh network is great with my 2 asus routers.

This has got to be the best router. Has unbelievable coverage, easy set-up, speed is unmatched unless you spend the $400 for a 5300 class router, AiCloud is an awesome plus. I can't stress enough the care and pride Asus put in to the packaging, I was astonished when I opened the box, beautiful. Make no mistake, it's a large router, but it WORKS, I get WiFi in my neighbors house faster than their own setup. This router will NOT disappoint.

Bottom Line Up Front: weak inconsistent signal, hard to set up, unstable, needed daily rebooting, app fails to connect after first use. Buy something else. I bought this router after reading user reviews and publication reviews to function as the wired and wireless core of a Fios enabled 4000 square foot two story home. Placed router in middle of home in living room and it took hours and repeated rebooting to find all the devices (three computers, AV receiver, TV, and PlayStation 4 on Ethernet cat6 plus three smartphones and two laptops on wifi). Never able to show all devices at once. Signal both wired and wireless kept dropping. Router would freeze up and need rebooting. Range was weak so could not get reception on patio located 20 feet from router with only a window in between. iOS app was not functioning after first connect. Always got connection failed until deleted and reinstalled then cycle would repeat. The customer service part of the Asus website is not easy to navigate and was not helpful at all for solving my problems. I searched other online sources and tried various configurations and sequences but none worked for this unit. Ended up getting another router from a competitor and that one works flawlessly- strong consistent signal everywhere and at all times. Have purchased other Asus products including laptop, video card, monitor, and motherboards so was surprised and highly disappointed with the router. Cannot recommend at all. Maybe a smaller living space with fewer devices is a better experience but all I have is an expensive piece of plastic sitting unused in the basement and a sense of being misled, frustrated, and money wasted. If I could give zero stars I would.

It took less than 5 mins to do setup and boom. Wireless signal never dropped below the service provider data speed

WOW how much difference this router made for my family.

I purchased this product as my old Netgear just wasn’t able to handle the streaming we do. The setup in this router was insanely easy and instantly my streaming and gaming started experiencing no lag spikes. I use this for streaming 4K content in multiple rooms as well as gaming. Pros: -Fast -Stable -Long range -Easy Setup Con: -Size it is quite large but I think it looks cool but might not work for some depending on your setup. -Price- not the cheapest router out there but definitely worth the money.