On: Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi

[cdawzrd]

Well, not quite the same thing... the TP-Link product is 2.4GHz only, which is kind of a big deal these days. Support in DD-WRT and Tomato for 5GHz and 802.11ac protocols is somewhat shaky today (on some devices at least), but hopefully will improve.

[lisper → cdawzrd]

Why is 5GHz a "big deal" rather than a "nice to have" (but no big deal if you don't)?

[lunixbochs → lisper]

2.4GHz has three non-overlapping channels. At max bandwidth, it has one non-overlapping channel.

5GHz has twenty-one non-overlapping channels.

In an apartment building, where you're pretty much guaranteed to be in close proximity of at least a few other active routers, 5GHz is a big deal.

[aidenn0 → lunixbochs]

Heck, I live in a detached home and have 14 visible networks from my living room.

[lisper → lunixbochs]

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.