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Wifi 5 for an $80 router in 2026 (I mean we're almost there) is pretty disappointing. I get that its mostly going to be used on crappy hotel networks and the cr

by nerdix 9mo ago

Wifi 5 for an $80 router in 2026 (I mean we're almost there) is pretty disappointing. I get that its mostly going to be used on crappy hotel networks and the crappy hotel network will often be the bottleneck but $80 looks to be roughly twice the price of the typical travel wifi 5 travel router, about equal to the price of a typical wifi 6 travel router, and only $30-40 cheaper than a typical wifi 7 travel router. I don't mind a unifi premium for the integration but they should at least have a $50 wifi 5 version and a $100 wifi 6 "pro" version

novok 9mo ago
I'd pay $30 for the software alone that actually works.
j45 9mo ago
It’s wifi 5 but the most interesting part is it uses 5w of power max, I thought it’d be more.
- kstrauser 9mo ago
  That’s a lot of power for a radio you’re right next to. You don’t need 100W to stream Netflix.
  - j45 9mo ago
    Interesting, I was thinking of it more from a travel perspective of running it from a shared power supply or something but you make a valid point.
hmottestad 9mo ago
I didn’t think there was much point in WiFi 6 unless you go 6e and get the 6Ghz frequency?
milch 9mo ago
I don't think they necessarily compete for the same market as some of these other routers. This seems way more compact than many of the other options on the market. I just briefly looked around on Amazon and even many other wifi 5 routers look to be about 2x or thicker than this one. Compared to the GL.inet Opal for example, it's about 20mm smaller in each dimension: 118 x 85 x 30mm (Opal) vs. 95.95 x 65 x 12.5 mm (Unifi). The Unifi is pretty close to a tiny 5000 mAh portable battery. Now what I'd be really more interested in a Pro version, more so than wifi 6, would be a built-in modem with SIM/eSIM.
elAhmo 9mo ago
Is there really much difference between Wifi 5, 6, 7, especially when travelling given relatively limited speeds you might find yourself in? I don't even know what is my Wifi "version" at none of the places I have my routers, things just work for all purposes (work, gaming, streaming).

by nerdix 9mo ago

novok 9mo ago

I'd pay $30 for the software alone that actually works.

j45 9mo ago

It’s wifi 5 but the most interesting part is it uses 5w of power max, I thought it’d be more.

kstrauser 9mo ago
That’s a lot of power for a radio you’re right next to. You don’t need 100W to stream Netflix.
- j45 9mo ago
  Interesting, I was thinking of it more from a travel perspective of running it from a shared power supply or something but you make a valid point.

hmottestad 9mo ago

I didn’t think there was much point in WiFi 6 unless you go 6e and get the 6Ghz frequency?

milch 9mo ago

I don't think they necessarily compete for the same market as some of these other routers. This seems way more compact than many of the other options on the market. I just briefly looked around on Amazon and even many other wifi 5 routers look to be about 2x or thicker than this one. Compared to the GL.inet Opal for example, it's about 20mm smaller in each dimension: 118 x 85 x 30mm (Opal) vs. 95.95 x 65 x 12.5 mm (Unifi). The Unifi is pretty close to a tiny 5000 mAh portable battery. Now what I'd be really more interested in a Pro version, more so than wifi 6, would be a built-in modem with SIM/eSIM.

elAhmo 9mo ago

Is there really much difference between Wifi 5, 6, 7, especially when travelling given relatively limited speeds you might find yourself in? I don't even know what is my Wifi "version" at none of the places I have my routers, things just work for all purposes (work, gaming, streaming).