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Re: OnHub

#131

Post by RobotCaleb » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:28 PM UTC

dragonwriter wrote: post #126

RobotCaleb wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't even know what this means. Are you saying that your ISP doesn't allow you to plug standard ethernet devices into their lines? I own my own modem and router and do what I want with them. I don't follow you.

> Are you saying that your ISP doesn't allow you to plug standard ethernet devices into their lines? Using your own router rather than the ISPs preconfigured router requires more than just plugging a personally-purchased router into their line (even in the simple case where you aren't using the ISPs bundled cable/phone/internet service that's all delivered through a common system.) At least in the simple case, someon…

Since when? When I got my new router, I plugged it in and was online. I did some configuration (and flashing) afterwards, but it certainly worked when I plugged it in. Isn't that the point of consumer products?

Re: OnHub

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Post by fimoreth » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:29 PM UTC

kllrnohj wrote: post #113

legacy2013 wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://on.google.com/hub/#specs The detailed specs page shows a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor and a 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Thats a little ridiculous for a router

Not really. The Linksys WRT1900AC has a 1.2ghz dual core CPU as well. At some point you need a general purpose CPU to run everything and it's not hard to just throw an ARM SoC at it which is going to be in the 1-1.5ghz range and dual core because that's just what low-end is now.

The Linksys: http://www.linksys.com/us/p/P-WRT1900AC/

Agreed, the specs between the WRT1900AC and the OnHub are strikingly similar. Even the advertised smart features.

Re: OnHub

#133

Post by gregpilling » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:29 PM UTC

jamesblonde wrote: post #101

In the Clommunity project, designed for the world's largest wireless community network (Guifi.net), we have developed a Linux Distro, called cloudy, for these kind of boxes: http://cloudy.community/ We are using the boxes to provide "cloud" services to other users in the Guifi network (30K+ deployments). We currently have 20 rolled out with another 20 coming soon. We're expecting 100+ by the end of next year. It supp…

could you make a small local cloud with that, in Arizona?

Re: OnHub

#134

Post by publicfig » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:30 PM UTC

will_work4tears wrote: post #49

twoodfin wrote: post #10

Hard 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.

I paid almost that for my current router[0]. I think mine has better specs, even not being an AC (few, if none, of my devices use it anyway). Google's hub has no USB ports, no guest wifi (from what I can gather). Mine, however, has those things, though to be honest, most of the time, the printer or USB storage doesn't quite work right, though that could because I use a Mac and the driver's aren't supported as well. […

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/c_gletsUWTM-5b3oIpHD7fFXfa...

It does seem to have one USB port, though I'm not sure what it's for.

Re: OnHub

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Post by thrillgore » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:30 PM UTC

It looks nice, but since there's more wired ethernet devices in my residence than Wifi, it really doesn't fit an immediate need for me.

Still seeing native ZigBee support is awesome. Wonder if the OnHub provides an interface to it.

Re: OnHub

#136

Post by ceejayoz » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:30 PM UTC

legacy2013 wrote: post #109

mihok wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What specs are you talking about specifically? It doesn't look like a server at all.

https://on.google.com/hub/#specs The detailed specs page shows a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor and a 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Thats a little ridiculous for a router

I'd imagine it's basically off-the-shelf mobile hardware.

Re: OnHub

#137

Post by simbas » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

franze wrote: post #19

their rel-alternate points to a 404

This seems to show that they will launch the device in Canada (en_ca, fr_ca)

Re: OnHub

#138

Post by sbarre » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

Not available outside the US. :-(

Re: OnHub

#139

Post by wnevets » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

The biggest positive about a company like google releasing a router is the security updates. Most consumer routers out there are left to rot and you're forced to buy a one when its exploited.

Re: OnHub

#140

Post by thom_nic » Tue, Aug 18, 2015, 5:31 PM UTC

This is definitely like the Nest in that it's an "entry" into the home, clearly it has ambitions to be more than just a router.

On the surface, a $200 router doesn't even make sense. 99% of the time congestion is probably not at the router/Wi-Fi level (any 5GHz wifi router should do) but somewhere upstream (ISP or WAN latency.) If you have a very large property there are plenty of routers already on the market with good external antennas. Number of people who think "man the wifi in my house sucks" is very small.

Clearly they're selling this as a boutique product (similar to Nest) with the hopes of expanding it to perform other tasks, probably similar to Amazon Echo. Heck it even looks like the Echo.