I cannot understand why anyone would buy hardware from Google. Chromecast for $35 a pop is as much as I'd be willing to pay from something that they could arbitrarily shut down.
Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
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Re: Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
#12This relies on an internet connection, right? So many of these sorts of products do, and it is infuriating. It makes them utterly inapplicable for many environments. I'm building a home in a school bus. There will most certainly be times when I don't have a good (or any) internet connection, but I still want local and customizable automation. My plan is to just roll my own with Raspberry PIs.
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Re: Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
#13This relies on an internet connection, right? So many of these sorts of products do, and it is infuriating. It makes them utterly inapplicable for many environments. I'm building a home in a school bus. There will most certainly be times when I don't have a good (or any) internet connection, but I still want local and customizable automation. My plan is to just roll my own with Raspberry PIs.
I'm willing to bet that you represent a very small segment of the population and are thus not a target for this product.
A product can't do everything and be the solution for everyone, each product has a target market and since you're in a niche, most products won't solve your problems.
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#14OnHub is one of the best routers I've ever owned. I've been buying custom router hardware for years -- I even went as far as building my own OpenBSD / PFsense router way back when, but nothing I've ever built (or bought!) has given me the same reliability / stability / speed as the OnHub. I'm seriously impressed with it. Also: the OnHub management app for mobile is AMAZING. It is so cool. Awesome product. Really grea…
Curious: what do you do with the management app?
I have an Apple Airport thing and had a similar experience - years of buying cheap routers then suddenly I had one that "just works". To the point that I haven't had to open/use the administration panel in an absolute age.
Re: Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
#15OnHub is one of the best routers I've ever owned. I've been buying custom router hardware for years -- I even went as far as building my own OpenBSD / PFsense router way back when, but nothing I've ever built (or bought!) has given me the same reliability / stability / speed as the OnHub. I'm seriously impressed with it. Also: the OnHub management app for mobile is AMAZING. It is so cool. Awesome product. Really grea…
Curious: what do you do with the management app? I have an Apple Airport thing and had a similar experience - years of buying cheap routers then suddenly I had one that "just works". To the point that I haven't had to open/use the administration panel in an absolute age.
The app also gives you insights into what's happening with your OnHub -- per device traffic sums, speed tests, alerts, etc.
And we're constantly improving it.
IMHO that's the real win with the OnHub; the router itself is constantly upgraded with up to date firmware with security updates and new features. And the mobile app that administrates it is constantly getting new features.
Maybe I should transfer to marketing.
Re: Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
#16I cannot understand why anyone would buy hardware from Google. Chromecast for $35 a pop is as much as I'd be willing to pay from something that they could arbitrarily shut down.
Im curious how you think they'll shut your router off?
Certainly, they could turn cloud based features such as this off, but the router itself?
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#18I cannot understand why anyone would buy hardware from Google. Chromecast for $35 a pop is as much as I'd be willing to pay from something that they could arbitrarily shut down.
Im curious how you think they'll shut your router off? Certainly, they could turn cloud based features such as this off, but the router itself?
What would stop them?
EDIT: @sohailk, think you're missing the point, which is not if it's logical, but what literally would stop them from doing this?
(Hardware, legal, etc.)
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#19OnHub is one of the best routers I've ever owned. I've been buying custom router hardware for years -- I even went as far as building my own OpenBSD / PFsense router way back when, but nothing I've ever built (or bought!) has given me the same reliability / stability / speed as the OnHub. I'm seriously impressed with it. Also: the OnHub management app for mobile is AMAZING. It is so cool. Awesome product. Really grea…
The app looks cool but it doesn't really do much (not that I need it to do anything).
Re: Google rolls out “If This Then That” support for its $200 OnHub router
#20I cannot understand why anyone would buy hardware from Google. Chromecast for $35 a pop is as much as I'd be willing to pay from something that they could arbitrarily shut down.
The "can be shutoff at any moment" problem is a huge problem for just about all hardware startups these days. Such huge reliances on cloud services. It's ridiculous.