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1. APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI FOR FREE
2. APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI HOW TO
3. APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI INSTALL
4. APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI ANDROID

If you just need set and forget routers/access points, and especially if you could benefit from a mesh network and don’t want to worry about spending hours tweaking it, they are excellent.Īnd although some have run into difficulties working with them, all such problems are solvable today They do have only two Ethernet ports, and of course cannot do AirPlay for music, but I have Ethernet switches where I need them. And one of the reasons that I replaced the AirPorts here is that my MBA would frequently take minutes to reconnect when they were re-awakened from sleep - it was faster to toggle WiFi off and on than wait.

APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI INSTALL

They also download and install firmware updates on their own. But, the better news is that you just don’t have to use the interface once the devices are set - they are rock-solid in my experience, you can still configure DNS and create IP reservations if you want to.

APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI ANDROID

There is definitely no configuration with a browser with a terrible UI - it’s through an iOS or Android app instead. I’ve had them at the summer house for a couple of summers now, and here at home I just replaced three Airport routers with Eero version 2 when they went on sale several weeks ago. Nobody has mentioned them yet, but I have been using Eero for a while now. We don’t recommend that for most people, though, and would encourage you to check out Wirecutter’s guides to routers and mesh-networking kits. Those who are invested in AirPort hardware for some reason can keep buying them while Apple’s stock lasts. Your device will continue to work fine for the foreseeable future, and if major security issues come to light, Apple will likely release a firmware update, as it did late last year for the KRACK vulnerability (see “ AirPort Base Station Firmware Updates 7.6.9 and 7.7.9 ,” 12 December 2017). If you still use an AirPort router, don’t panic.

APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI HOW TO

I explained my rationale in “ How to Ensure High-speed Internet Access When Buying a New Home,”.

APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME VS GOOGLE WIFI FOR FREE

When you consider that a good router starts at around $150 these days - Wirecutter’s current recommendation is more than that - and that a router generally lasts about 3–4 years, I’m paying less than $150 every 4 years for a commercial-grade router that will be replaced for free if it malfunctions. (Some people seem shocked that I rent a router. I use a Wi-Fi router that I rent from my ISP for $3 per month, and it works great. There’s truth in that - for most people, inexpensive wireless routers work well these days, and for those with larger spaces, mesh systems like the Eero have eliminated the hassle of extending networks. IMore’s Rene Ritchie suggested in a YouTube video that Apple decided that Wi-Fi routing has essentially become a solved problem and that it had nothing else to contribute. While Apple ignored its AirPort base stations, the wireless industry was evolving, with mesh networking products like Eero becoming popular (see “ Eero Provides Good Wi-Fi Coverage in a Handsome Package ,” 25 June 2016). The writing was on the wall when Glenn Fleishman discussed possible replacements in 2015 (see “ Alternatives to Apple’s Wi-Fi Base Stations ,” 22 December 2015). The AirPort’s decline was slow and hard to watch - Apple last revised the hardware in 2013 (see “ 802.11ac Promises Better Coverage, but Won’t Hit Advertised Speeds ,” 13 June 2013). It went through numerous industrial design and hardware changes, and eventually split into three products: the flagship AirPort Extreme, the smaller AirPort Express with support for AirPlay, and the AirPort Time Capsule, which combined an AirPort Extreme with a hard drive for use with the Mac’s Time Machine backup feature.

When unveiled by Steve Jobs in 1999, the AirPort base station helped popularize wireless networking at a time when broadband was just entering homes. Its passing was not unexpected by the Apple community. Apple made the announcement to 9to5Mac and other media outlets. The AirPort line of wireless routers has passed away at the age of 18 after a several-year illness.

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