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You just enumerated their main selling points: "run wires if that doesn't work" and "make sure to replace the default firmware". I don't think this product is
by web007 12y ago
You just enumerated their main selling points: "run wires if that doesn't work" and "make sure to replace the default firmware".
I don't think this product is the right one for you, but it is for someone my parents' age or for my non-technical peers. If my parents / in-laws have WiFi trouble I wouldn't hesitate to recommend that they get a couple of these.
- lunixbochs 12y agoMy post was specifically trying to address his questions about wifi deployment in a 700sqft apartment. "run wires if that doesn't work": If you can't get decent wifi signal through an entire 700sqft apartment (where you'll probably have at most 1-2 walls between your router and computer at any point in time), you have bigger problems that a mesh network might not solve. At this point, you probably have too many neighboring wireless networks or bad walls, and mesh networks don't solve either of these. "make sure to replace the default firmware": My primary recommendation is Apple hardware, which is fine on default firmware. I also mentioned ASUS because some people actively don't want Apple hardware, but I'd venture those people are also more likely to be happier to install their own firmware/OS than the average.