It's actually kind of surprising to me how many people like Ubiquiti here. Every couple of years I end up trying out lots of wireless gear. Last time was about

It's actually kind of surprising to me how many people like Ubiquiti here. Every couple of years I end up trying out lots of wireless gear. Last time was about 1.5 years ago, and Unifi was a cheap option that offered moderate throughput and range. By comparison, Ruckus' equipment is pretty expensive but is absolutely amazing in noisy/dense environments. Looking at lots of wireless gear and 802.11AC, its hard to not get the idea that the industry is ignoring anyone who lives/works in a city. When you live in an apartment you can easily see 30+ wireless networks. With 802.11AC, we're back to having only 4 non-overlapping channels. Its like we learning nothing from b/g/n. No one is getting 256QAM in an apartment building. Which is why I love Ruckus. For some reason (margins?) they've backed out of the residential space, but that are basically the only hardware company actually making wifi work better in congested environments. Everyone else is basically releasing the same hardware with slightly different antenna designs, differentiating only in software and management.