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I flipping love this thing.
It’s one of those gadgets that seems kinda “meh” when you read through the press release, but then the more you use it, the cooler it gets.
If you’re the “IT Department” for you family, this is the kind of gadget that can make your life A LOT easier. Continue reading “I know Routers aren’t sexy. This Asus Portable Router is pretty darn sexy!”
Apple turns EVERY WiFi router into a location tracker!
Apple sure does seem to like creating privacy problems. Even if you’ve never used an Apple product, or ever let an Apple device connect to your network, Apple is still tracking your WiFi and your location.
Here’s how to opt out!
Researcher Paper on Apple WiFi tracking (PDF) https://www.cs.umd.edu/~dml/papers/wifi-surveillance-sp24.pdf
Eero Mesh WiFi Router Review! We have always had issues covering our home in consistent and fast wireless data in our home when using a single router. Our dual router solution was functional, but not the most elegant solution. Is the Eero mesh WiFi system the right fit for us? Spoiler alert: yes. It’s rad.
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More info on Eero https://eero.com/
Continue reading “Eero Home WiFi long term review: Mesh WiFi ROCKS”
The last two places we’ve lived have been difficult to properly supply Wi-Fi across our whole home. The folks at Linksys took pity on my plight and sent along this beast to see if it could do the trick. Here’s my full review of the WRT 3200ACM Smart WiFi router!
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Continue reading “Linksys WRT3200ACM MU-MIMO Router Review: Just what I needed!”
An interesting story has been developing in the use of WiFi hotpots in hotels.
The FCC fined Marriott hotels for blocking their customers from using their own WiFi, powered by phones and MiFi’s using 3G/4G data connections. The fine amounted to $600,000, and Marriott petitioned the commission, asserting that blocking customers was a way for them to better protect the security of the networking solutions they were offering.
The FCC responded with a public advisory yesterday reaffirming their previous stance:
Personal Wi-Fi networks, or “hot spots,” are an important way that consumers connect to the Internet. Willful or malicious interference with Wi-Fi hot spots is illegal. Wi-Fi blocking violates Section 333 of the Communications Act, as amended.1 The Enforcement Bureau has seen a disturbing trend in which hotels and other commercial establishments block wireless consumers from using their own personal Wi-Fi hot spots on the commercial establishment’s premises. As a result, the Bureau is protecting consumers by aggressively investigating and acting against such unlawful intentional interference.
Continue reading “FCC Public Advisory: Blocking Personal WiFi Hotspots is Prohibited”
At every show I try to find something cool. Something I wasn’t expecting. Something that nails a niche.
This year Skyroam totally nailed it, and for you folks who travel a lot (and internationally) definitely be on the lookout for this portable WiFi hotspot. The 3GMate uses a virtual sim to enable 3G data in 45 countries, and it’ll only cost you $10 a day!
Shop the 3GMate on Amazon.
More info on Skyroam and the 3GMate.
I’m stoked to see more gadgets like this.
Getting files on and off our tablets and phones can be painful. As much as these devices claim autonomy, often we still need to resort to plugging them into proper computers. Wireless drives afford us more flexibility in handling our mobile data, allowing us to build portable clouds, and providing us easier solutions for sharing media with other people.
Let’s take a look at RAVPower’s entry into this gadget class with the RP-WD01.
More info on RAVPower devices.
The RAVPower Wireless Card reader on Amazon.
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Business solutions often involve work groups. Try to connect a couple road warriors to data while on the go, and you can quickly max out most portable hotspots. Add in the fact that each person on the team will usually have more than one device, and keeping everyone “fed” gets even more difficult.
AT&T is adding the Netgear Unite Pro to their hotspot lineup, and while it comes with a number of handle features like dual band WiFi, a touchscreen, and 16 hours of battery life, the feature most will probably consider first is that it’s capable of connecting up to 15 individual devices over WiFi to share a 4G LTE data connection.
It might bog down a bit if all 15 try streaming HD video at the same time, but you should be served PLENTY of bandwidth to get your work done.
Unite Pro will cost $50 when it goes on sale November 22nd. Full PR and a video after the jump.
Continue reading “AT&T adds Unite Pro to Hotspot Lineup – Connect 15 devices to LTE over WiFi”