Anyone can sign up almost anywhere for fast internet service, but the biggest hurdle to a speedy connection is often in your own home. Signals from a normal wireless router can run into dead spots, even with WiFi extenders. If you discover that your …
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Plume’s SuperPods make a good case for turning WiFi into a subscription
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Plume SuperPods
$199 (plus $60/year subscription)
The Good
Fast WiFi connections throughout your house • Good range • Gorgeous design • Easy-to-use app
The Bad
Larger pods take up more space • Subscribing to WiFi is a tough sell
The Bottom Line
If you’re still using a regular router, the Plume SuperPods will be a big upgrade… as long as you’re willing to subscribe to your own WiFi.
Mashable Score3.75
Cool Factor4.0
Learning Curve4.0
Performance5.0
Bang for the Buck2.0
In case you’ve been living in a wireless bubble, mesh WiFi is where it’s at. Read more…
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When you think about it, it’s kind of weird that we refer to the most common form of internet connection as “wireless,” because, well, it’s not. Your traditional wireless router needs to be wired into your modem, which is wired into your wall, which is wired back to your ISP. There are a ton of wires involved! But the dream of a truly untethered future exists in the form of wireless mesh networks.
This technology transmits information via a group of devices, or “nodes,” that relay a signal from one, to the other, to the other, following the most efficient route available until, finally, it reaches your phone or laptop (all of which happens in milliseconds). In most cases, only one single node needs to be wired into the internet to get the whole network online — and a network can cover an entire city if enough nodes are used. Read more…
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Mesh networks: An alternative way to connect to the internet gains steam
The repeal of Obama-era net neutrality laws has folks looking for ways to connect to the internet other than relying on the nation’s powerful service providers.
One of these options is “mesh networks.”
Mesh networks already exist, but in …