Mesh-based Device Triangulation
Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
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Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#102I just bought an OnHub last year. WTF Google?!
They released an 'updated' OnHub 3 months later; they really don't care about early adopters.
It was the same hardware, with a different headline feature. This _is_ part of the onhub ecosystem, and onhubs will be able to be a part of this mesh.
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#103Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I just bought an OnHub last year. WTF Google?! Do you get upset when a new phone is introduced a year after you bought your last one? A new car?
The problem is Google sells products like the OnHub with indications that more is coming. It was strongly hinted that the OnHub was going to be the center of Google's soon to come Google Home solution. Of course, those of us seasoned with the experience of buying Google products before should know better, but it really doesn't change the fact that people who bought it are absolutely right to feel upset.
This is part of Onhub, which can be a part of the mesh, and they both use the same app.
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#105Just for everyone focusing on gimmicky features, this is an OnHub, which are intended to just work.
Under the hood, they run ChromiumOS, including things like trusted boot (yes, this home router has a tpm), and the A/B partitions so when you get an automatic update, (which happens during a time of low bandwidth usage), it reboots into the new version in about 6 seconds. The security team is awesome: they pushed an update to all onhubs within 48 hours of public disclosure of a critical RCE earlier this year.
There has been some slowness to expected features, like ipv6, but the PMs have been clear about their goal: they won't include a feature that's buggy. It's exactly what you want in a piece of infrastructure.
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#106The list of features is missing one important item - Using these we will be better able to monitor your indoor whereabouts.
And then what? What's the hypothetical secret evil plan?
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#107Despite their claims of being designed for user privacy, I'm wary of anything Google puts out. What information does it report back to the mothership?
I'd guess everything that can conceivably be reported.
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#108Lots of vendors already offer this. It's pretty standard for commercial WiFi units. It's just slightly more expensive than dumb routers. * Eero: https://eero.com/ * Ubuquiti: https://www.ubnt.com * Cisco: http://www.cisco.com (sized for larger buildings) Does this new Google device come with the Google Fi feature which backhauls all your traffic to Google via a VPN?
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#109Lots of vendors already offer this. It's pretty standard for commercial WiFi units. It's just slightly more expensive than dumb routers. * Eero: https://eero.com/ * Ubuquiti: https://www.ubnt.com * Cisco: http://www.cisco.com (sized for larger buildings) Does this new Google device come with the Google Fi feature which backhauls all your traffic to Google via a VPN?
Big shout-out for Eero ( https://eero.com/ ), which is the best WiFi product I've ever used.
I'm skeptical about the flux capacitation feature they list. The rest looks neat.
Re: Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system
#110Serious question: whose WiFi is not working, to the degree that they think, "I really need to get a modern router to make this Internet thing actually work." I'm seeing about a dozen fancy modern wifi routers all trying to solve a problem I'm not sure exists.
I had the same reaction.
After some fussing, I bite the bullet and went back to Xfinity. I have a Netgear AC1750 router and an Aaris modem and I've never had coverage or speed issues in my house.