Cox's New PW7, 4331 vs Arris DG2460
OK, the tests are in. I upgraded my services and was sent a 4331 modem, I didn't really want. To be fair, since most of my previous hands on testing was on the 4141 modem, (PW6), and this was the new...
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That's actually not true. There are people with HUGE houses! Also, if it was true, then you are saying Netgear produced the ORBI to sell it's mesh by using a less powerful wifi router? What about Google, and TPO link and the others? The pods actually fulfill a required need, people with really large homes require a mesh network. BUT, if the WiFi on the main router was in line with previous devices, then fewer people would need the pods. Also, the Pods are limited for use ONLY with those WiFi modems, so another reason I am not really for them.
First, you assume everyone to have purchased the Pods live in really large, HUGE house.
Second, you assume I would compare Netgear, Google and the others to the Scamoramic and its Puds.
if the WiFi on the main router was in line with previous devices, then fewer people would need the pods. Also, the Pods are limited for use ONLY with those WiFi modems, so another reason I am not really for them.
Hence, peddle marketing.
No, I didn't assume anything, YOU did. What is was saying is, even IF the WiFi was on par with others, there would still be a need for the Pods.
there would still be a need for the Pods.
I think pods, or any repeater for that matter, is a poor choice IMO. Either MoCA or run ethernet for AP or backhaul.
Just for reference, my MB8600 feeds a first gen Google wifi puck, which feeds a gigabit switch, with multiple ethernet backhauls. Due to some intervening concrete walls I use a total of 5 Google routers. Media devices and critical work devices are hardwired. I typically get 550 mbps+ to the house, all the routers will handle that. All the better wifi devices in the house will routinely run 400 mbps plus. Some of the simple smart switches are pretty slow, but they don't need much. It's a very convenient system now that it's done. I've considered using MoCA given the amount of cable already in the house but really only have one spot in the house where there would be any real benefit (sunporch where the foil backed insulation in the wall really kills the wifi and I don't have a good access path to pull a new cable).
What had I assumed? I'm basing my conclusion on what you had written about its weaker WiFi and you had also returned it. Why didn't you just purchase some Pods?
I'm also basing my conclusion on the previous complaints from purchasers of the Pods even after their Pods are paired to the Panoramic with assumedly stronger WiFi.
I also didn't assume there is no need to extend the reach of a wireless router. Of course this is a need. However, why did Cox release a new Panoramic with a weaker radio? To peddle their pods.
If there was a need for Pods for a Panoramic with a stronger WiFI, there definitely will be more of a need for a Panoramic with a weaker WiFI.
I didn't purchase pods, because I already had a WiFi modem capable of running everything I had perfectly. I ran the tests, as I had it in hand and wanted to compare and provide accurate information.
