Acording to the Gizmodo piece this is a repeater rather than a full access point. The difference being that it really just extends the range of a ‘real’ access point. All the packets still have to make it back to the AP and then uplink from there.<\/p>\n
Since you’re going to loose some percentage of packets on each hop (…repeater->repeater->access point) the more hops away you get the worse your service will become.<\/p>\n
It’s rather cool in that it is useful where you have no power such as in a remote location (Scout camp) or temporary setups. I don’t think I’m going to run out and buy them for my neighborhood however.<\/p>\n
Free Wi-Fi: Meraki’s Solar-powered Repeater Lets You Create Your Own Neighborhood Network – Gizmodo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acording to the Gizmodo piece this is a repeater rather than a full access point. The difference being that it really just extends the range of a ‘real’ access point. All the packets still have to make it back to the AP and then uplink from there. Since you’re going to loose some percentage of … Continue reading Truely wireless, solar powered WiFi<\/span>