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Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I'm digging the minimal design. How does this compare to eero, @fdiner?
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Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@rrhoover the main difference would seem to be the larger number of access points and the "Auto channel hop", which sounds quite innovative.
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Avery Haskell@averyhaskell · Stanford Computer Science
@rrhoover Seconded
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Dhruba Adhikari@acpmasquerade · Product Director, Picovico
@_jacksmith @rrhoover Also the price per unit seems to be much cheaper.
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Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@acpmasquerade but that becomes irrelevant if you need 6 Plume's to = 2x Eeros. But yeah, if you're getting 6x for ~$250, then that's likely potentially cheaper overall
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Dhruba Adhikari@acpmasquerade · Product Director, Picovico
@_jacksmith Yup, either way its cheaper even when Eeros require you to buy 3 units, Plume wants 6. Apart from that Plume claims to have worked on protocol layer as well.
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Fahri Diner@fdiner · CEO, Plume
Great question @rrhoover! While the latest generation of multi-router systems improve signal strength, they can choke overall system capacity and speeds. They are based on decades-old technology - mesh - that compounds the issue of a central router and cannot handle the complex variables and loads affecting a WiFi network in a modern connected home. We hav… See more
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Vinay Patankar@vinayp10 · CEO, Process Street, AngelPad Alum
@_jacksmith @acpmasquerade @rrhoover it's not much more than the Google OnHub and it seems it would get better coverage as i've lived in long apartments where the OnHub wouldn't quite reach to the other side..
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Adam Gering@adamgering · CEO of Uncommon Social
@fdiner @rrhoover Uh oh. That sounds very innovative, putting intelligence in the cloud, but risky if it's required to operate. This means the WiFi network could stop working upon loss of WAN connectivity?? And also if Plume discontinues service for any reason (end of life, out of business, acquired, etc)???
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Fahri Diner@fdiner · CEO, Plume
@adamgering @rrhoover Good question. If WAN goes down (completely), Plume remembers the most recent configuration, and your WiFi network continues to operate for your local devices like printers, etc. If WAN slows down, Plume optimization keeps on ticking. While we all love to hate our ISP, the reality is most of them today do a great job of keeping broadb… See more
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