Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread John Robinson
Ed, Way back when trying to get better range with an Airport Extreme I was going to hook Airport Expresses as a booster… I talked to an Apple Engineer he said it would sure work…BUT….it would slow the entire system since the packets going to and from the base station it was going to cause

[MacGroup] backing up to cloud

2017-11-24 Thread Pen Helm
I like to back up to the cloud (Amazon in my case) using the "Arq" app. It is on sale today. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Arq Backup > Subject: Arq Black Friday sale! > Date: November 24, 2017 at 9:27:42 AM EST > To: > Reply-To: Arq

[MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread Bill Rising
Hi all, I'm thinking of upgrading my router. The main reason for this is that the (old) Airport Extreme doesn't have the greatest range, and I was hoping that a directed beam ac router would work better. Here are the things which are important: Simultaneous dual (or better) band (which is

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread Lee Larson
On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Bill Rising > wrote: > I was thinking about a Netgear Nighthawk R7000P router (currently ~$150). The > reviews are good, especially mentioning quick speeds at long range, but many > buyer reviews say that the router has a

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread Ed Wiser
I just got this unit as it covers 20,000 sq feet and I am covering to condo units.

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread Lee Larson
Ya know… I was confused in my last note. I bought the R8000 in May 2016, not last May. My how time flies! At any rate, 19 months and still chugging along. L^2 --- ‌Lee Larson‌  leelar...@me.com ‌ ‌When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. ‌—

Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

2017-11-24 Thread John Robinson
Thanks Ed, this is quite the unit, wow. John > On Nov 24, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: > > I just got this unit as it covers 20,000 sq feet and I am covering to condo > units. >