ASUS – RT-BE96U BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router – Black

Warranty - The router itself till now has performed great. There is a lot of confusion though as to what kind of manufacturer warranty comes with the product I have been told 3 different answers at this point. If you look at the specifications sheet is clearly states 3 years parts and labor. Then I got Asus that told me 2 years and Best Buy told me 1. Does anyone know what the correct answer is to this and if it isn't 3, can we please update the specifications sheet.

phenomenal - works as intended, no issues and straight forward installation. It's a bit bulky but it's ok. we call it the spider lol

Power Machine - Strong signal with packed features, perfect for multi floor and large house.

Amazing Range - Honestly, I’m blown away by this router. The range is awesome and the connection quality has been consistently solid. I had to do a little digging to get everything set up just right, but once I did, it was perfect; I’ve got separate networks for my slower devices, guest access, and my high‑priority fast stuff. It’s night‑and‑day better than the router my internet provider gave me.

Good! - Its good. It has it's quirks and its not bery user friendly.

Unreliable Product w/ Impossible Warranty Support - Like a similar comment I use with a coax connection coming in from a modem. No issues on initial set up and had used it for a few months without issue. I did have to reboot both the router and modem a few times and would have DHCP issues. About 8 months in the 10gb WAN port stopped working and I could not get the bottom of the issue. I swapped to the secondary 1gb WAN port and was able to get things running again. Now that has dropped out and I am not able to get it to reconnect. Warranty support (supposed 3 years) is impossible as ASUS says to go to Best Buy and Best Buy tells me to go to ASUS.

Excellent Router!!! - Using VPN fusion from router. Two 10Gbps Multi-Gig ports with excellent port flexibility; supports Dual-WAN and LAN/WAN Link Aggregations.

ASUS - RT-BE96U BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - I purchased the ASUS - RT-BE96U BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router after Optimum installed fiber optic which increased my broadband to 1gb/sec but their equipment would not send the WiFi signal further than 30 feet. ASUS - RT-BE96U BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router is possibly the best high-speed gaming router on the market today. Purchased over a year ago it has been consistent in WiFi speed and extra-ordinary WiFi range. My neighbors that live across the street have told me that my WiFi signal shows a higher signal than the signal from the routers in their own homes. When setting up I installed the latest firmware and setup was a breeze. The entire process took less than 10 minutes; great interface, easy setup and none of the 14 wireless devices, including 9 outdoor security camera devices have ever lost signal or had any lag time whatsoever. The ASUS - RT-BE96U BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router has been working flawlessly for more than a year. Highly recommend this product.

Awesom Router - Outstanding router with great range. Works as advertised. The administrator menu options are fantastic and give the user plenty of flexibility and options.

super fast router - Speed and reliability was what I was looking for. This router will not disappoint.

Fast, Stable, and Future-Re - Stability is the real win, not just speed • Handles heavy usage without breaking a sweat • Tri-band actually reduces device congestion • Strong coverage, even better with wired backhaul • Built for creators, streamers, and multi-device homes

Worse router ever! Don't buy it. - I regret buying the ASUS RT-BE96U. This router has been nothing but problems from the start. The Wi-Fi signal constantly drops, making it unreliable even for basic use. On top of that, latency is all over the place, with frequent high-ping spikes and even timeouts when communicating with the router itself, which should never happen on a local network. The advertised features are just as disappointing. Wi-Fi 7 did not work properly at all, and the MLO feature was essentially unusable. I had to disable it just to get a somewhat stable connection, which defeats the whole point of buying a next-gen router in the first place. I also tried troubleshooting extensively, including testing close to the router, checking for interference, and isolating the connection, but the issues persisted. That points to poor hardware or firmware quality rather than anything on my end. What makes this even worse is that I previously owned the Wi-Fi 6 version of this router, and that unit completely failed after about 3 years and became unusable. I gave this newer model a chance, hoping things had improved, but clearly they have not. Overall, this router is unreliable, unfinished, and not worth the money. I would strongly recommend avoiding it and looking for a more stable alternative.

So far so good - Replacing an older 6000 series ROG. It’s in a mesh system with the AX-6000 which is semi retired to the garage and another ROG router (but I don’t recall which one). Not really using the 6 band which is separated. 5ghz band is giving me 1,000mpbs + which is a 40% improvement (not really important for a phone but still impressive). Most computers, consoles, and TV’s are hardwired (20+ devices) and all work well. It’s handling 100+ IOT devices from fish tanks to SONOS to the sous vide with no issues carrying about 80% of the total home traffic with the other 20% on the other 2 routers. Replaced because the 6000 kept having some sort Of error which forced me To rebuild the entire network once a month, then once a week, then twice in one day. It’s behaving itself but isn’t taxed. It’s great if you must habe 1Gbps over wireless or have a lot of devices but it’s probably overkill for 90% of people; Especially if you hardwire things. Setup is easy. Wall mounting isn’t really a thing (but I did it). The app is really cool but annoying. I don’t need to look like I’ve entered the matrix. I just need simple access (which can be done via web portal which is better).

Nicest router ever! - Best router ever. Super easy to install and configure

Router - So many options when setting it up. I’ve never had an issue getting wifi around my place and would buy another one again and again. Don’t waste your money on cheap things that claim they work. This works and can help you with vpn and a bunch of other things

Beast of a router - It has been a little over a month and a week using this crazy looking router. Ngl, this thing holds up really well for the amount of devices I have at home. My internet connection was crashing constantly multiple times a day due to 15+ devices connected. This changed it all (obviously changing some settings from provider account settings). My signal, strength and speeds stays fast and quick! I would strongly recommend this if you have the same problem I did. 10/10!!

Great purchase - Price was the only thing that made me question buying this. However I'm glad l did it works wonderfully glad i decided to spend a bit more. Haven't had any issues with connection or speed with any of my wireless devices.

Patrick 51 - Returning for a full refund no high speed capability

Never buy this if you value your sanity - If i could give this 0 stars i would. Kept dropping settings as if it were reset randomly and always in any power outage it did as well. Bought a battery backup which worked for a short time. But it just died the other day. I paid over $700 for this in 2023 and I know I had the extended warranty on that as I did on the other two I bought to set up a mesh system. Was great til it wasn’t. Now after starting a case with them long ago they’re saying my warranty expired, but odd,y enough the other two bought after that are still good til 2027. They never had any answer to the issue other than it was a known issue. I used to love asus, mostly for motherboards but this issue and the other two routers alone aren’t enough to get a strong enough signal throughout our home. Epic fail. They’re saying it expired in sept and even knowing the documented case I opened they said sorry, not under warranty. So it cost me over $350 a year for the less than two years it worked. I’d say maybe a few months before the issues started.. I’ve been a tolerant customer til now, but id never buy this again. I wanted it to be great, because when it worked it was but my last Netgear Nighthawk was a workhorse til the day it died after 12 years.

Would recommend - Really helps me make use of 1GB internet. Very fast and companion app is helpful for monitoring connected devices and relative speeds.