Jventer Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 Anyone using it? More info here https://madeby.google.com/wifi/ @Marc @BaileyAv
Guest Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 Wasn't aware of this one. Thanks for sharing. Reading now I use Ubiquiti Unifi AP's myself throughout the home currently, but they have been far from seamless.
Jventer Posted February 9, 2017 Author Posted February 9, 2017 More info here: Really good review: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/review-comparing-google-wifi-to-other-mesh-networking-heavyweights/ Oops, maybe it is not that good: https://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/google-wifi-why-you-should-not-buy-it/ Good review here too: https://www.cnet.com/au/products/google-wifi/review/
davewantsmoore Posted February 9, 2017 Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Jventer said: Oops, maybe it is not that good I get skeptical when I read articles like that, and for all the alternatives they're mentioning, the links they post have "reseller IDs" in them - ie. anyone who clicks on the links, sets up the people hosting the article to get commissions from the vendor(s). 1
luke352 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 On Tuesday, February 07, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Marc said: I use Ubiquiti Unifi AP's myself throughout the home currently, but they have been far from seamless. What sort of issues have you had with the Unifi's Marc? They are at the top of the list for use in the next house so far. It seems they are the default recommendation everywhere you go. I'd like something that is integrated for ceiling mounting. Same reason we're going with ceiling speakers in most rooms as opposed to Sonos, Heos etc standalone units which you need to find somewhere to place.
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 My issues were related to meshing, and using more than one unit. This week however I have discovered that the newer generation of products mesh better, and the issues I had are seemingly resolved. I'm slowly replacing each unit with one from the current range. I agree though, UniFi is the benchmark for fixed installation whole-home WiFi.
luke352 Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Good to know the newer versions work better! Sounds like Unifi it is.
Qwertyqaz Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Do unifi access points, what benefit do they have compared to something like the netgear.
yeahpetrus Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 When we got Telstra cable internet last year, I was clocking around 25mp/s via WIFI from the modem/router combo they gave me. (SpeedTest on the iPhone). I put three Unifi access points through the house soon after, and now regularly sit at 100+mp/s on that WIFI network going into the Telstra router. Seemed to be the cheapest upgrade I've ever made to the internet experience for the whole family. 2
Jventer Posted February 12, 2017 Author Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Qwertyqaz said: Do unifi access points, what benefit do they have compared to something like the netgear. My understanding is that they "mesh" well. In other words as you move from the one access point to the other your signal will not drop. The experts could maybe chime in and explain better.
Jventer Posted February 12, 2017 Author Posted February 12, 2017 A side comment - I am on ADSL2+ and lucky to get 5Mbps .
ZerospotCleaners Posted November 4, 2017 Posted November 4, 2017 https://store.google.com/?srp=/product/google_wifi A new update is here ...
Juicester Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 I looked @ Google Wifi - but glad I went with the Netgear mesh system. It really is amazing.
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