Comments on: Want better Wi-Fi? Maybe you just need a better router.

By: Eric Riley

Eric Riley — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:25:11 +0000

I’ve got an Airport Extreme and I like it, but my one gripe is that it has absolutely no QoS or bandwidth optimization features, which is what this device and article are about.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:54:53 +0000

The bigger question for me is will StreamBoost help with a NAS thrown in the mix – all it takes is a 100GB backup job to choke even a gigabit connection.

By: cd

cd — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:45:12 +0000

er. i have the samer 54Mbs router for..4 years, same provider for pretty much the same time and to my shame …i don’t feel any need for change :)

By: Neeta

Neeta — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:33:30 +0000

Go for FTTH option.

By: Bregalad Fangorn

Bregalad Fangorn — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:17:11 +0000

“The cloud-based service tracks how much bandwidth applications like YouTube or Skype needs to show something in HD versus SD, and knows what devices you have and how many megabits per second they need.”
“StreamBoost technology stays up-to-date so when a site tries out anew HD codec the bandwidth is available.”

I have no idea what DPI stands for it this case, but your article makes it clear that usage data is being sent to a cloud service that keeps track of the bandwidth demands of all the devices, services and sites you use.

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:59:14 +0000

The StreamBoost tech doesn’t use DPI, it uses an algorithm to predict what you are using. And the tech is in a router that you would buy not that the ISP would give you (for now anyhow).

By: rusdi889

rusdi889 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:54:02 +0000

looks like it’s about time to change mine

By: Danox

Danox — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:20:39 +0000

Like everything you get what you pay for, get a Airport Extreme and be done with it.

By: Nhick @ IT Rush

Nhick @ IT Rush — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:26:35 +0000

Hmm, looks like it’s about time to change my old router though..

By: don

don — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:11:37 +0000

The broadband companies don’t give a router / modem to a customer; they charge a monthly rental fee that equates in one year to what you would pay for your own router / modem.