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2 HN users recommended this between 2015 and 2021, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
> routers have always a pain to configure
Eh? You must buy some shitty routers, no offense.
Compared to the rest of the market, paying $200 for a router isn't competitive. It just is not worth it given Google's "eh-we-will-do-it-and-stop-if-people-complain/sue" mindset.
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To Melvin, since I'm submitting to fast:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013ALA9LA?ref=spks_0_0_2170510902&...
> OnHub Wireless Router from Google and TP-LINK > by TP-LINK
1) You complain about the quality of TP-LINK products and think the solution is....another TP-LINK product, likely measured in the same way.
2) Honestly, I cannot think of a consumer AP that would actually perform to your expectations [apartment complex with 30+ competitors, saturating all the channels] that would be priced at $300, let alone $200. I can tell you right now, this Google AP won't do it either. Its "up to 1900mbps" for a reason. Trust me. Buying this won't be a magical solution to your problems if you real world gigabit speeds.
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To the folks complaining about "magical routers":
A) Buy something from Ubiquiti Networks.
B) Buy something you can flash with WRT firmware.
In both cases, as long as you understand the hardware specs, you'll get something better than the norm. In Ubiquiti's case, I'm 99% sure it will outperform a Google branded TP-Link AP unless Google is heavily subsidizing and QAing everything.
You can still buy the TP-Link one new on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Google-WiFi-Router-TP-Link-Managed/dp...