Skip to content   Skip to footer navigation 

D-Link DSL-2888A Python AC1600 review

Priced at $199.

  • D-Link DSL-2888A Python AC1600 carousel image
  • D-Link DSL-2888A Python AC1600 carousel image
Image thumbnail 0
Image thumbnail 1

CHOICE Expert Rating

Unlock rating

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating

CHOICE Expert rating

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.

Sign in

CHOICE score View more details.

This overall score is made up of the DSL (modem) score (50%) and the Wi-Fi score (50%).


Overall DSL score View more details.

DSL = internet connectivity. We created a weighting system for DSL performance, based on a download score (60%) and an upload score (40%).


DSL download score View more details.

Download score found by taking the average speeds over lines of certain distances:

  • 50m - 10%.
  • 150m - 20%.
  • 450m - 40%.
  • 1050m - 20%.
  • 1500m - 5%.
  • 1050m with noise/interference on the line - 5%.
DSL upload score View more details.

Upload score found by taking the average speeds over lines of certain distances:

  • 50m - 10%.
  • 150m - 20%.
  • 450m - 40%.
  • 1050m - 20%.
  • 1500m - 5%.
  • 1050m with noise/interference on the line - 5%.
Overall Wi-Fi score View more details.

A combination of router performance on the 5GHz band (60%) and the 2.4GHz band (40%).

Status
Tested model
Price View more details.

Where the price is displayed as $0 the modem-router is supplied by an internet service provider (ISP). However, there can be extra costs associated with getting a modem-router from an ISP when signing up to a broadband plan.

$199
Internet service provider
na
Wireless (Wi-Fi) View more details.

Modem-routers without Wi-Fi connectivity scored worse. These were the Billion BiPAC 8900X, DrayTek Vigor DV130, and Netgear DM200.

Yes
Dual-band View more details.

Dual-band routers support both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrums.

Yes
2.4GHz Wi-Fi
5GHz Wi-Fi
Best Wi-Fi standard View more details.

802.11ac is superior to 802.11n. The latest standard, 802.11ax (AKA Wi-Fi 6), is very new and was not supported by any modem-routers tested.

802.11ac
Stated 2.4GHz Wi-Fi speed (Mbps) View more details.

Stated max speed in megabits per second on the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band.

300
Stated 5GHz Wi-Fi speed (Mbps) View more details.

Stated max speed in megabits per second on the 5GHz Wi-Fi band.

1300
Gigabit ethernet View more details.

Any unit that has "No" gigabit ethernet has the much slower 10/100 megabits per second (Mbps).

Yes
Website
dlink.com.au
Ethernet ports View more details.

The number of ethernet ports a unit has.

4
Number of USB ports
2
Parental controls
Yes
Member reviews

Average rating

Get full access to all our tests and reviews