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Click bait alert. They are turning wifi router hardware into a subscription, not Wi-Fi itself. In case the author or any readers were unaware, home Wi-Fi is alr
by xivzgrev 8y ago
Click bait alert. They are turning wifi router hardware into a subscription, not Wi-Fi itself. In case the author or any readers were unaware, home Wi-Fi is already a subscription from Comcast, AT&T etc.
- RIMR 8y agoIf you bothered to read the article, you would see that you still purchase the equipment, but pay a subscription just to keep it running. At least your Comcast/AT&T "Wi-Fi Subscription" actually comes with Internet access and rental hardware. Plume is having you buy the hardware and then pay $5/month just for the privilege of keeping the firmware running. This business model is already the norm for enterprise firewalls and network security appliances, but that's not what Plume is. Plume is just a Mesh network, no different than just meshing a few OpenWRT devices together...
- AlexandrB 8y ago> This business model is already the norm for enterprise firewalls and network security appliances, but that's not what Plume is. One reason this makes sense for enterprise hardware is that you get a real person on the phone if something goes wrong. I doubt I'd be able to get a Plume representative to help me no matter how many years I subscribe for.