Google makes its own 200$ wireless router - OnHub

[GoodBytes]

Google announces a new wireless router which the company claims to focus on simplicity.

And simplicity is just that... has 0 details on the product itself, beside that it is simple, and uses a phone app to communicate with it instead of "blinking lights" as they claim, ignore the fact that many routers do have software, some do have a phone app, and all have a web interface.

If your are interested, Google sales it at $199 U.S

It's specs are:

IPQ8064 Dual Core 1.4GHz CPU, 4GB e-MMC flash, 1GB DDR3L RAM, 1x USB3.0 port, 3W speaker, Ambient light sensor (I guess). 6 color LED for indicating messages/status (there goes simplicity), Bluetooth 4.0, supports WPA2-PSK.

The router will be manufactures by TP-LINK.

It provides:

2.4 GHz wireless 802.11b/g/n 3x3 with "smart antenna"

5 GHz wireless 802.11a/n/ac 3x3 with "smart antenna"

And 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps (one for the modem, and the other for 1 computer)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/18/9172523/google-router-announced-onhub

Source 2: https://on.google.com/hub/

[Guest]

10/10 would buy to help google monopolize internet industry.

[Aytex]

google fibur

[dragosudeki]

Will definitely buy if it comes with google fiber for my area.

[antoainb]

Now if they would just make one with Ethernet, that'd be great.

[Kyuubixchidori]

bluetooth? could be intresting. Honestly its a good idea. lots of people are lost when it comes to setting up the internet and such. 

 

 

my question, why does it need a dual core and a gig of ram? how much processing dorouters do?

[Misanthrope]

As someone working on an ISP, I am not opposed to a "stupid proof" router as a concept. However 200 it's just way too fucking much, it seems to me that they're trying to capture both the "simple" market and the power user simultaneously with the AC support. Most people won't pay 200 for a router no matter how simple it is.

[Deli]

$199, not exactly cheap. 

[TheSLSAMG]

But I guess the real question here is aside from simplicity, what makes this thing better than something else in the price range like say the WRT1900AC or the Nighthawk AC1900?

[GoodBytes]

my question, why does it need a dual core and a gig of ram? how much processing dorouters do?

Maybe it is to monitor your internet activity.

It claims to support 128 device, which is standard stuff for 200$ routers. The idea is not have 128 devices, as they know you wont' have it, but it is that you have few but pushing network activity to really high amount without trouble. Like streaming game within your home network, while another plays 4K you tube videos, while someone else does network file transfer, and another plays Netflix, for example.

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

But can it not lag in minecraft?

[Rekx]

But I guess the real question here is aside from simplicity, what makes this thing better than something else in the price range like say the WRT1900AC or the Nighthawk AC1900?

Im wondering which version of ac it has? There's nothing on the page about it.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

google fiber, check.

google laptop, check

google router, check

google browser, check

google search, check

google drive, check.

[qwertywarrior]

bluetooth? could be intresting. Honestly its a good idea. lots of people are lost when it comes to setting up the internet and such. 

 

 

my question, why does it need a dual core and a gig of ram? how much processing dorouters do?

many high end routers have dual cores

[Misanthrope]

google fiber, check.

google laptop, check

google router, check

google browser, check

google search, check

google drive, check.

 

You forgot the Nexus phone and tablets.

[daniellearmouth]

guggl can haz fibr in uk pls?

[Blebekblebek]

I don't really like this kind of ads

while it serves it purpose it just doesn't fit the way they express it

 

internet failure happens all the time regardless your router is.

 

this is just excuse for crappy ISP to blame the router (which also most of time, was provided by them)

 

as for performance, with Dual Core & 1GB RAM, I do expect something great.

but as long as I live, nothing is never fail. if there's no indicator when the hardware is fail, how do you know it was failing because you also can't connect to it.

 

as someone already said, Switch software for addition is great, BUT hardware switch will always needed no matter what.

[SirNumbers]

Also you might add its manufactured by TP-Link

[linuxfan66]

I would like benchmarks to see how it copes with extreme stress like for example under super heavy bittorrent and home servers. serious request.

[Kherm]

google fiber, check.

google laptop, check

google router, check

google browser, check

google search, check

google drive, check.

 

Microsoft Wifi, not yet

Windows laptop, check

Microsoft router, not yet

Microsoft browser, check

Microsoft search, check

Microsoft OneDrive, check

Microsoft phone, check

Microsoft tablet, check

[SurvivorNVL]

Should have Google Fiber in the next year.  May as well just get Google everything.  My meta-data is going through Google either way! 

[elfensky]

Now if they would just make one with Ethernet, that'd be great.

 

This. My first thought was want, but after seeing it had only two I was like "meh".

[GoodBytes]

Also you might add its manufactured by TP-Link

Really.. if that is the case, it might fall apart before you open the box, and maybe even built-in backdoor.

[Kyuubixchidori]

many high end routers have dual cores

I know, but when deciding on a router the one that was a step up from mine was 30$ more and had a quad core instead of a dual core(I believe, only diffrence was a stronger cpu). what difference does it make? 

[Beskamir]

I'm fine with my old desktop that I installed pfsense onto so I don't really see myself wanting to get a google (or any company's) router in the near future.