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Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
This seems interesting and with interesting tech. Great design. It's a shame about the minimum order # of 6 units though, as a small studio or 1 bed likely wouldn't need that amount. I tried out Eero but ultimately couldn't justify the price. My current setup is a mesh networked setup using OpenMesh base units. I networked my entire ~2000 sqr foot apartment… See more
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Eric Metelka@eric3000 · Product Manager, PowerReviews
@_jacksmith A small studio or 1 bed likely isn't their target customer
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Andreas Mitschke@andmitsch · I own a computer
@eric3000 @_jacksmith Agree, this is more the target for those who want to substitute multiple repeaters.
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E.T.Cook@etc
@_jacksmith Might want to check out unifi sometime as well.
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Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@etc I've had Unifi at a previous office. I think there's a bit more of a learning curve in terms of setup. Also for a housing environment, the open mesh devices that I have are about 1/4 or 1/3rd the size of the Unifi devices. So much more discreet. They're also cheaper.
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E.T.Cook@etc
@_jacksmith Are you sure that's still the case? From what I see, the Unifi APs (AC Pro) are half the price of their Open Mesh equivalents. ($120 vs $225) The Open Mesh software is definitely more capable through the interface, but Unifi does have some interesting features, including zero handoff and effective band steering. Not advocating either solution - b… See more
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Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@etc I got some of APs that they had on sale or something, so were only $35 each. I think they still sell them, they run only on the 5ghz channel, not 2.4ghz. They also have band steering in the beta version of their firmware. I'd say the size is the main impact though. The Unifi APs would look stupid in my place. The tiny open mesh APs are really discreet … See more
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Fahri Diner@fdiner · CEO, Plume
@_jacksmith The 6-Pod minimum is during the pre-order period only. A 1-bed with kitchen plus dining/living will likely do just fine with a pack of 3.
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