One Cool Thing   /     Do you need a fancy router to fix your home’s Wi-Fi?

Description

This week, we discuss mesh wifi routers like the Eero, Google Wifi, and Netgear Orbi. They have some real advantages over traditional wifi routers, but a huge downside: They’re a lot more expensive. Dave recently tested Eero and he discusses the pros and cons with Rick. Products mentioned in this podcast: https://eero.com/ https://madeby.google.com/wifi/ https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/orbi/      

Summary


This week, we discuss mesh wifi routers like the Eero, Google Wifi, and Netgear Orbi. They have some real advantages over traditional wifi routers, but a huge downside: They're a lot more expensive. Dave recently tested Eero and he discusses the pros and cons with Rick.
Products mentioned in this podcast:
https://eero.com/
https://madeby.google.com/wifi/
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/orbi/
 
 
 

Subtitle
This week, we discuss mesh wifi routers like the Eero, Google Wifi, and Netgear Orbi. They have some real advantages over traditional wifi routers, but ...
Duration
00:18:52
Publishing date
2017-02-07 21:56
Link
http://onecoolthing.podbean.com/e/do-you-need-a-fancy-router-to-fix-your-homes-wi-fi/
Contributors
  Dave Johnson & Rick Broida
author  
Enclosures
http://onecoolthing.podbean.com/mf/feed/9kwi87/OCT-021-mesh.mp3
audio/mpeg

Shownotes

This week, we discuss mesh wifi routers like the Eero, Google Wifi, and Netgear Orbi. They have some real advantages over traditional wifi routers, but a huge downside: They're a lot more expensive. Dave recently tested Eero and he discusses the pros and cons with Rick.

Products mentioned in this podcast:

https://eero.com/

https://madeby.google.com/wifi/

https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/orbi/