So what does this device primarily do that I need right now? Just throttling internet for certain devices and prioritizing others? I'm not even entirely sure what 'uses smart software to find the best WiFi connection' means. What's the value prop here given the device costs $200? It's not like it can better your internet somehow.
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#52Very interesting. From looking at the specs, it looks like they're packaging a server and marketing it as a router. The configuration app is a very nice touch, routers have always a pain to configure. I'd love to stick this in my apartment (even though I can only receive a maximum of 10mb/s). As a side note, I'm surprised this isn't marketed alongside the Nest branch. It really has the look and feel of Nest products…
"As a side note, I'm surprised this isn't marketed alongside the Nest branch. It really has the look and feel of Nest products with the LEDs and the speaker aesthetic. Also surprised this isn't an "Alphabet" product." It pretty much is... it's their way of sneaking the 'home automation' core/aggregation box into people's homes masked as a wireless router (for now). I'm sure the capability you mention will come headin…
Well they bought Revolv a while back (via Nest), mostly for the team. Come to think of it, I think they were working with Go too.
Revolv Hub supported devices:
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#53Can anyone explain why a Router needs 4GB of storage ? What do they mean by "OnHub has 4GB of storage space, so there’s plenty of room for auto-updates and the latest software features." ? Is software for a router that large ?
Let me tell you, if my Apple TV had any sort of storage, I'd be a lot happier. Getting a little old streaming everything from "the CLOUD".
Surprise! If I remember right, Apple TV has a 4GB disk that it uses as a cache.
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#54The thing that throws me here that others haven't commented on yet... it's built 'in partnership with TP-Link'. TP-Link makes budget hardware, that doesn't last much longer than it's one year warranty.
Charging $199 for a TP-Link device sounds... overpriced. If this had been built by ASUS, then maybe they'd have something.
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#55Not communicating by blinking lights is not a feature to me. Progressive enhancement all you want, have a nice app for involved communication, but keep some LEDs for core status please.
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#56Hard to believe there's a huge market for $199 WiFi routers, no matter how sophisticated. On the other hand, even a sprinkling of installations is probably pretty valuable if it allows Google to derive more accurate ISP performance numbers. There's got to be some benefit in having thousands of devices directly connected to the ISP's network on the consumer end 24/7.
It seems that with AC being more mainstream that prices north of $250 are becoming a thing. I was surprised it was only $199.
AC?
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#57BRB going to give Google 100% of my network traffic directly from their router. https://31.media.tumblr.com/a71ef8257d0bd0d3a15fe01b4fc4911c...
Sadly, there will be tons of people lining up to do so...
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#58Hard to believe there's a huge market for $199 WiFi routers, no matter how sophisticated. On the other hand, even a sprinkling of installations is probably pretty valuable if it allows Google to derive more accurate ISP performance numbers. There's got to be some benefit in having thousands of devices directly connected to the ISP's network on the consumer end 24/7.
If you're not spending at least $100 on a wireless router, you're probably giving up significant amounts of the performance you're paying for from your ISP. Routers are computers. The $40 units just can't handle modern usage patterns (multiple phones / tablets / computers with relatively high speed caps) very well.
It's my single biggest recommendation when people complain about the speed of the Internet in their home. More often than not, they're underspending on their networking equipment, not their ISP package.
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#59Not communicating by blinking lights is not a feature to me. Progressive enhancement all you want, have a nice app for involved communication, but keep some LEDs for core status please.
> OnHub uses a dimmable light ring that uses one of four color indicators to give you feedback.