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by commoner 1643 days ago
The Asus RT-N66U was released on ‎December 22, 2011 according to Amazon,[1] and the last official firmware update was on June 18, 2020.[2] That's 8.5 years of support (assuming no future updates) compared to the OnHub's 7-7.5 years.

More importantly, the Asus RT-N66U is still fully functional and still supported on the Asus Router mobile app.[3] Unlike OnHub, Asus routers that run on non-Google firmware have a web interface so the network settings will continue to be adjustable even after app support ends.

Older Asus routers, including the RT-N66U, tend to be supported by open source firmware like DD-WRT.[4] OnHub is not.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006QB1RPY

[2] https://www.asus.com/supportonly/rtn66u_(verb1)/HelpDesk_Dow...

[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.aihom...

[4] https://forum.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_devices#As...

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The N66U was basically a collection of shrink-wrapped CVEs and only a lunatic would allow it on their network. Mine burst into flames.