Before Google began selling its own WiFi routers, the company partnered with TP-Link and Asus on a line of routers sold under the OnHub brand. The idea was to offer a simple, attractive router that you could manage with a mobile app and which would stay up-to-date by automatically downloading and installing software updates without […]
tp-link
Posted inDeals
Daily Deals (4-03-2019)
Amazon is holding a 1-day sale on select products from TP-Link, including networking gear, wireless audio adapters, and smart home gadgets. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to upgrade your wireless network to 802.11ac today could be the day — Amazon is selling routers ranging in price from $25 to $170. Here are […]
Posted inDeals
Daily Deals (9-13-2018)
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on networking gear from TP-Link, which means you can score deep discounts on routers, range extenders, WiFi adapters, Powerline Ethernet kits, and modems, as well as some smart home gadgets. I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites in the list below, but make sure to check out Amazon […]
Posted inDeals
Deals of the Day (9-21-2017)
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on select TP-Link products, which makes today a great day to upgrade your home network to 802.11ac WiFi, tryout a mesh networking/whole-home WiFi system, pick up a range extender or two, or maybe buy some smart plugs. Here are some of the day’s best deals. Networking products & PC […]
Posted inDeals
Deals of the Day (6-09-2017)
Need to upgrade your home network? Today’s a good day to do it. Amazon is running a 1-day sale on TP-Link networking products, with up to 30 percent off the price of routers, cable modems, range extenders, and other gear. A couple of other stores also have good deals on networking gear. You can snag […]
Posted inNews
FCC settlement means TP-Link routers might support third-party firmware after all
Remember how TP-Link decided that the simplest way to comply with FCC’s new rules for wireless routers was to make it difficult for users to load third-party firmware on the company’s products? Yeah, it looks like the company has agreed to “work with the open-source community and Wi-Fi chipset manufacturers to enable third-party firmware.” So […]
Posted inNews
TP-Link’s $350 Talon AD7200 is the first 802.11ad router
So the good news is that you can now buy the first wireless router to support 802.11ad or WiGig technology. The even better news is that it supports crazy fast wireless data transfer speeds. While 802.11ad might sound like a replacement for 802.11ac WiFi, it isn’t. Instead, the new WiGig protocol is designed to offer speedy, […]
Posted inNews
TP-Link routers sold in the US won’t support DD-WRT, OpenWRT
Don’t like the firmware that comes on your wireless router? You may be able to replace it with an open source alternative such as OpenWRT or DD-WRT as a way to tighten security, tweak performance, keep an old router up to date after it’s no longer supported by the manufacturer, or just to gain more […]
Posted inNews
TP-Link to launch a smartphone
TP-Link is a company that produces wireless routers and other networking products and PC accessories, but in early 2016 the company plans to launch something different: a smartphone. TP-Link has announced plans to enter the mobile space by launching the Neffos line of smartphones in February. There aren’t many details about the upcoming phone, but […]
Posted inNews
Google’s OnHub gets designer shells so you won’t want to hide your router
WiFi routers work best when they’re not tucked behind your gadgets, stuck on the floor, or otherwise positioned where you can’t see them… because if you can’t see them, the antennas have to work harder to blanket your space with wireless connectivity. So Google’s come up with an interesting way to get you to stop hiding […]