What do you need a garage for? Is it where you park your electric cane? 😂
Also, just my thoughts on mesh routers, if you have an apartment and it's not like one of those penthouse ones which are typically 3 times the size of my house, there really is no need for a mesh router with a satellite. Except for Ubiquiti I have never seen a mesh router where they sell just the main router, everything I came across includes at least 1 satellite. The Ubiquti Dream Machine works different in that the main router does not have any Wi-Fi, it is simply a router and you then add Ubiquiti access points to it, but they have to be wired to the Dream Machine. Typical mesh systems consist of a router which includes wireless capabilities and a satellite which is basically a glorified access point. I like the Netgear Orbi system because they include a dedicated backhaul channel which is used exclusively for the satellite and the main router to communicate, other less expensive systems communicate over the main Wi-Fi 5 Ghz band so that can tie up some of its capacity. Many higher-end routers like the Netgear Nighthawk routers, Asus routers and so on can easily cover 2,000 square feet of normal livijng space. ----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 10:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: A Big Hello and General Personal Apple-Related Updates from Mark Hello Cris, The short answer to your question is definitely, yes. As to the model and pricing, as you can expect, you will have to contact Linksys, itself. One thing I've noticed is that, more often than not, the models kept on shelves at Best Buy and Target, are not the latest models. As for making your home a Smart Home, I have begun the process and any WIFI 6 or later mesh router will be more than enough for the average household running an average number of accessories. The question then becomes, what is average for your particular home. For example, someone living in a 1000SQ house will need a difference setup from some one living in a 2200 2-story house. One more thing, you must have 2 mesh devices in order to create a mesh network. Now you can use a mesh device with a non-mesh device without any problems but you will not have a mesh network. Do not let the terminology get the best of you. What you need is a network that works for you in your situation, mesh or not. Build your Smart Home slowly and deliberately being certain to understand every aspect of the process and you will find that you know what you need, when you need it. As for me? I began my Home Kit journey with a Home kit compatible thermostat and, after falling in love with the accessibility it afforded me, began adding smart bulbs. I think I will next add smart locks and maybe a smart garage door opener. Anyway, just take your time and go with the products that make the most sense to you. Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 8:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: A Big Hello and General Personal Apple-Related Updates from Mark Mark, Since you mentioned the Mesh Linksys router, i am curious if Linksys has a modem/wireless router combo that supports Wi-Fi 6E. I am trying to slowly make my home a smart home based on the Apple Home Kit. This requires a very fast router for faster responses from the smart home accessories. If you have any info, please share. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2023, at 11:28 PM, M. Taylor > <mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>> wrote: > > Hello Richard, > > Wow! Thank you for the feedback on the TV Plus series. > > Interesting about the range extenders and Sonos. > > My personal opinion on routers is that people start to favor a brand or model > and simply stick with it. I am certain that Net Gear and other brands are > excellent. However, I started with Linksys and know the OS, by heart, and so > see no need to switch as long as the brand continues to update. > > Mark > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 4:17 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: A Big Hello and General Personal Apple-Related Updates > from Mark > > Mark, I can only comment on a couple things. > Apple TV plus is excellent. I just watched the first three episodes of Hijack > and am impressed. > We just bought a new Wi-Fi router, an Archer 8a I think by TP-Link. It > greatly increased our download speed. And I believe gives us better coverage. > We cannot use range extenders because our Sonos sound system doesn't link > extenders. > > > Richard, USA. > “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of > little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ > John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > On Jul 4, 2023, at 4:03 PM, M. Taylor <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > First, I am posting this to both lists because I know that a couple of > questions I have can be answered by experts on either list. > > Second, Happy Independence Day for those of us in the US. > > 1. > So I finally decided to give Apple One a try. I have been resistant > to it because I do not need all of the features included in the plan > but, quite frankly, the billing is better when bundled. I have to > admit that being able to read the lyrics of songs that are playing, in > Apple Music, is very, very nice. Here is a question: Is it possible > to place VoiceOver focus such that as the lyric being sung is automatically > read out by VO? > > 2. > With regard to Apple Fitness Plus: Any suggestions as to how best to > get started using the features in conjunction with my Apple Watch? > > 3. > Today, for the first time, I finally added a second card to Apple Pay. > I must say that I am extremely relieved that selecting the non-default > card, at time of purchase, is so easy. I had been reluctant to add a > second card, for just that reason. > > 4. > Since I now have access to TV Plus, I guess I will give some of these, > apparently, excellent new series a try. I am looking forward to > watching Highjacked and Silo. > > 5. > I was just thinking that all of my interaction with the world, in > terms of technology, is done via Apple products; accept for my two > remaining hardworking and beloved PCs; one that is still running > Windows 7 The Windows 7 PC is not connected to the internet. > > 6. > Now don't get me wrong, I love my Android devices but I cannot imagine > using them as a primary means of navigating my life. > > 7. > Although a day late and a dollar short, with regard to the thread that > asked about good WIFI routers, I prefer Linksys routers and range > extenders. In fact, I purchased 2 new range extenders for my home, > just last week. I was delighted to discover that when you connect to > these devices, for the first time, on an iOS device, the device's > built-in web interface automatically launches, prompting you for the > required info. Very, very, impressive. In fact, now that I think > about it, these new devices can tell you when they are in the best > location, relative to other Linksys devices, on the same network. How > wonderful technology can be; and the best part? We have only scratched the > surface on all that is to come. > > Finally, I hope you are all doing well and I do hope you will reply to > this thread reporting your own personal Apple-related updates, also. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mailto:mk...@ucla.edu. 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