BQ16 Pro Quad Band

[jzchen]

BGW320-500 speed test results (enforced to be used by AT&T) attached. The difference in speed from my prior iPhone X was so significantly slower I could actually feel it when doing basic functions such as loading a web page. (Sometimes things would be missing on the page). The solution was to add the BQ16 Pro on a desk a few feet from my bed, vs have the signal go through walls, RP-AX56 on one side (also through a closet full of stuff) and GT-AXE16000 (also through a bathroom but the AXE16000 is on top of a roughly 8 foot tall bookcase).

Both BQ16 Pro AND BE98 Pro now provide decent speed test results when placing my OnePlus Open phone about 4 inches away. Prior to adding, the BE98 Pro speed inches away was dismal!

Gateway to server results for those same tests attached. (The gateway runs self test and then device test immediately after in the same test).

 

[jzchen]

Here's the link to the ASUS USA shop listing, if the forum allows, a whopping $700 though...

ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

Easily establish up to three SSIDs with Smart Home Master for simple IoT device setup and management, instant VPN connections, and convenient parental controls.

shop.asus.com

 

[jkxs]

Broke down and cancelled my two single orders of the BQ16 (would save like $50 for a month wait) and just ordered the two pack for $1099 on Amazon. Installed one just now. Any 3rd party firmware you guys running? I know RMerlin doesn't support and didn't see ddwrt support it.

Mine came with 3.0.0.6.102_35404-gaa84969_724-g
Updated to 3.0.0.6.102_36736-g24417b3_917-g

 

[jzchen]

I'm very happy with the ASUSwrt. Didn't try it as Access Point and BE98 Pro as node though. That's a great deal I missed out on as well. Next one would have been an Orbi 970 single but network is running normally, go figure...

 

[jkxs]

I'm very happy with the ASUSwrt. Didn't try it as Access Point and BE98 Pro as node though. That's a great deal I missed out on as well. Next one would have been an Orbi 970 single but network is running normally, go figure...

Not sure I'm gonna keep the unopened GT-BE98 Pro. These BQ16s have been perfect the past day and a half and just work on stock firmware.