Monday, 31 August 2015

Google's stylish new Wi-Fi router is amazing — but not worth $199 Read more:


The problem with that idea, though, is that the router has to be physically connected to the modem, which is still an ugly slab of plastic. Unless you're running a long ethernet cable, that means you're limited to where the OnHub can actually sit. I ended up putting it in the rear of the TV after all.

Last week, Google came out of nowhere to announce the OnHub, a stylish new Wi-Fi router developed with partner TP-LINK. It promised to provide a better, easier way to connect to the Internet in your own home.
And the market responded: The Google OnHub sold out of pre-orders almost as soon as it went up on Google's own Play Store and Amazon
Today, the Google OnHub goes on sale to the general public.
After a few days testing an OnHub that Google loaned me, I can confirm that it's a technical marvel that brings form and function together into something really cool and useful, which is a weird thing to say about a router. 
The OnHub already saved me a ton of headaches in my San Francisco apartment, where thick walls and a weird layout had previously made getting online a real pain. 
But at its $199.99 price point, it's really hard to recommend. Especially when you can get a super-high-performance router from the likes of Asus for $108 from Amazon
Take a look at what makes the Google OnHub so different — and where it falls short.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-stylish-new-wi-fi-router-is-amazing-but-not-worth-199-2015-8#ixzz3kNJK2lUJ

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