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- Review count261
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- First reviewDecember 2, 2014
- Last reviewMay 1, 2024
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- Average rating4.4
- Review comment count4
- Helpfulness votes5
- First review commentJanuary 22, 2015
- Last review commentJanuary 13, 2017
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Everything you need to start whitening hassle-free. The LED mouthpiece enhances our serum for lasting results, while also providing dual-light therapy settings (blue light for whitening and red for gum support) for an oral care routine from the future. We love confidence—and having a healthy, glowing smile is your one-way ticket there!
Customer Rating
5
Snow makes for pearly whites.
on May 18, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
The Snow - Wireless Teeth Whitening System - Black is a new take on the ever-challenging goal of having white teeth! Snow's unique design and approach helps target and eliminate stains, discoloration, and brings out the pearly whites! This system uses the combination of gels and Ultraviolet light to get to the stains below the surface and bring out the desired white we all hope for. Change the color of your teeth up to 9 shades - using the comparison chart for results!
I found this product to work surprisingly well and as it is designed. As someone with slightly sensitive teeth, I was concerned about using gels and what it would do to my teeth, but was happy to find that I did not notice any discomfort after use and saw about 5-6 shades brighter teeth. While not a coffee drinker or smoker, I have always thought my teeth were a bit dull and this helped bring out what they could be.
PROS
- Design is solid for this type of product
- Easy to use and simple to understand
- No pain for sensitive teeth
- Up to 9 shade brighter teeth
- Design is solid for this type of product
- Easy to use and simple to understand
- No pain for sensitive teeth
- Up to 9 shade brighter teeth
CONS
- None at this time
- None at this time
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Desk life getting you down? Lift yourself up with Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse – a comfy and intuitive wireless mouse with quiet clicks crafted specially for small-to-medium hands. Available in right and left. Lift’s unique 57-degree angle elevates your wrist to give a feeling of relief — and sends a wave of comfort through the forearm and upper body. Scrolling feels second nature with SmartWheel, which easily shifts from precision to speed-scroll. Customize Lift ergo mouse using intuitive Logi Options+ Software.
Customer Rating
4
A change of pace for your hand for all-day use!
on May 18, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
The Logitech - Lift Vertical Wireless Ergonomic Mouse is a uniquely designed mouse with the intent of reducing or eliminating stress and fatigue in your hand, wrist, and arm as you work at your computer. The non-traditional design keeps your hand in a more natural position and offers all the traditional buttons one would need to maximize their productivity. Offers Bluetooth and USB Dongle connectivity.
I found this mouse to be a nice change of pace as someone who basically lives on their computer for work, school, and occasionally gaming. While I would not recommend this mouse for gaming, it is definitely helpful for long days in the office. The accuracy of this mouse takes a bit to get used to as your hand tries to learn a new feel. Not fast or accurate enough for a gaming situation however. My only complaint is that it is so large due to the shape that it is hard to just throw in your laptop bag for on the go. It is best left at one location and would be great for a home office or PC tower rather than a laptop setup for this reason.
PROS
- Logitect name, brand, and innovation
- Great for long days of use
- Comfortable
- Easy to use once you get used to it
- Offers both Bluetooth and USB connections
- Logitect name, brand, and innovation
- Great for long days of use
- Comfortable
- Easy to use once you get used to it
- Offers both Bluetooth and USB connections
CONS
- Takes a little getting used to
- Not easy to take with you due to the size and shape
- Takes a little getting used to
- Not easy to take with you due to the size and shape
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Preserve little ears, muffle big noise. Protect your child’s hearing with our industry-leading noise reduction headphones. HearMuffs Wireless connects to phones and tablets while limiting maximum volume to preserve hearing. Designed for young ears, Hearmuffs have an adjustable headband and foam cushions for a snug fit. Whether it’s naptime or party time, your kids can safely have a good time!
Customer Rating
5
Hearing protection for little ones!
on February 24, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The Lucid Audio - Lucid Hearing Bluetooth HearMuffs for Infants offers hearing protections for the littlest people. Offers bluetooth connectivity, noise canceling, hearing protection, and safe levels of hearing for infants and children.
We found this to be perfect for the newborn in our house. The family can continue to watch tv and movies with the sound bar on without harming or scaring the baby with loud sounds. Gentle enough for newborns and grows with the child for hearing protection.
PROS
- Lucid Audio innovations, brand, and quality
- Safety for infants to small children
- Hearing protection built in and intuitive
- Gentle on small head - not to tight or restrictive, but safe and secure
- Lucid Audio innovations, brand, and quality
- Safety for infants to small children
- Hearing protection built in and intuitive
- Gentle on small head - not to tight or restrictive, but safe and secure
CONS
- None at this time.
- None at this time.
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Going electric might feel like a big step, but with this brush you’re in safe hands. Its slim ergonomic design and familiar-shaped head gives you everything you need, and nothing you don't. Sonicare technology gently pulses water between your teeth, for a difference you can feel.
Customer Rating
5
Keeping your teeth and dentist happy!
on February 24, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The Philips Sonicare - 1100 Power Toothbrush, Rechargeable is a needed daily toothbrush in any healthy mouth routine. The Sonicare 1100 helps reach where normal toothbrushes can't. The sonic actions approach your teeth surfaces with active motion that breakup plaque, bacteria, and tarter to help keep your teach healthy and strong.
I found this rechargeable toothbrush to be a great addition to my daily routine. In addition to helping reach all the surfaces of my teach better, it helps ensure you brush all areas long enough to be effective in your dental health. The active vibration response tells you when it is time to move to the next area of your mouth.
PROS
- Philips brand, quality, and innovation
- Active motion brushes cleans better than manual brush
- Vibration signals time to change brushing areas
- Rechargeable with base stand
- Philips brand, quality, and innovation
- Active motion brushes cleans better than manual brush
- Vibration signals time to change brushing areas
- Rechargeable with base stand
CONS
- None at this time.
- None at this time.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Performance
5
Durability
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Facial Spa Massager and Cleanser in One: LUNA™ mini 2 is an enhanced T-Sonic™ facial cleansing massager with eight adjustable massage intensities for a fully customizable spa-like experience. The updated 3-zone design is optimized for all skin types and comes in six exciting new colors.
Customer Rating
5
Facing Cleaning with added power!
on February 24, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The FOREO - LUNA Mini 2 - Midnight is a new compact way to bring deep facial cleaning to the next level. Offering a deep cleaning massage feature and LED light, this face scrub helps clear pore and removes dirt, oil, and grime better than a washcloth.
My wife found this to be an amazing new tool for her daily facial cleaning routine. She complements the LUNA Mini 2 on the gentle massage action and texture in clearing up her face.
PROS
- FOREO's innovation and design
- LED light helps see small areas better
- Soft textured surface is gentle on skin and tough on dirt and oil
- Massage feature helps ensure all pore are reached and cleared
- FOREO's innovation and design
- LED light helps see small areas better
- Soft textured surface is gentle on skin and tough on dirt and oil
- Massage feature helps ensure all pore are reached and cleared
CONS
- None at this time
- None at this time
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Performance
5
Durability
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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The CORSAIR M65 RGB ULTRA WIRELESS Tunable Gaming Mouse boasts a durable aluminum frame and connects with sub-1ms SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS or low-latency Bluetooth®. Experience pinpoint accuracy powered by a 26,000 DPI MARKSMAN optical sensor and optical OMRON switches, while a six-axis gyro enables convenient tilt gestures for in-game actions. 2,000Hz Hyper-polling registers your actions up to 2x faster than other wireless mice. With customizable weight between 110g and 128g and CORSAIR QUICKSTRIKE buttons, all your movements and actions register with the utmost speed. Take control with iCUE software to program the M65 RGB ULTRA’s eight buttons, customize its dynamic RGB backlighting, and save your profiles to onboard storage to take on the go. With up to 120 hours of rechargeable battery life, the M65 RGB ULTRA WIRELESS makes all your clicks count.
Customer Rating
5
Epic wireless gaming experience!
on February 3, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The CORSAIR - M65 RGB ULTRA WIRELESS Optical 8 Button Gaming Mouse with Slipstream Technology - Black offers an epic wireless gaming experience without sacrificing the responsiveness, options, and features of a wired gaming mouse!
I found this gaming mouse to be just awesome! Corsair has once again outdone themselves in the gaming mouse arena with this wireless mouse by being able to compete with even the best wired mouse on the market. Completely loaded, ultra-responsive, and totally customizable, this mouse is everything you want in a gaming tool!
PROS
- CORSAIR's brand quality, value, and innovation
- Comfortable in your hand for hours of use
- Loaded with customizable buttons and features
- Weights to add stability to your liking
- A balance of style, design, and usability
- LED accent perfectly
- USB A to C charging or plug and play option (braided cord)
- Holds a charge for days of use
- CORSAIR's brand quality, value, and innovation
- Comfortable in your hand for hours of use
- Loaded with customizable buttons and features
- Weights to add stability to your liking
- A balance of style, design, and usability
- LED accent perfectly
- USB A to C charging or plug and play option (braided cord)
- Holds a charge for days of use
CONS
- None at this time
- None at this time
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
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The Ranger Plus is an unprecedented option. Featuring a powerful 500W motor, this hoverboard can reach speeds of up to 9 mph and support a weight of 264 pounds, making it the perfect board. Choose from a variety of colors and allow the integrated LED lighting system to light the way. It comes with two nice-sized 6.5” wheels, which will allow you to ride on numerous surfaces comfortably.
Customer Rating
4
Marty Mcfly would be jealous!
on February 3, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The Hover-1 - Ranger Plus Electric Self-Balancing Scooter w/9 mi Max Range & 9 mph Max Speed- Premium Bluetooth Speaker - Yellow offers on-the-go music without the 80's Boombox and skateboard! While not yet ready for Marty McFly, this hoverboard will take you places and bring your tunes with you. Connect your Bluetooth device, hope on, and enjoy your ride.
I found this hoverboard to be a bit challenging to ride, but it takes practice. I love the Bluetooth option and the serious LED light show this unit puts on helps ensure safety and visibility day or night. The self-balancing feature is nice as with will not run away from you when you turn it on. I am far from a pro a any hoverboard, but have enjoyed learning and will continue to use this one until I get it down. My only recommendation is to offer a handlebar attachment option for beginners like other brands are doing - 5 stars if that was added.
PROS
- HOVER-1 Innovation and design
- LED lights abound for visibility and safety
- Self-balancing
- Up to 9 mph
- HOVER-1 Innovation and design
- LED lights abound for visibility and safety
- Self-balancing
- Up to 9 mph
CONS
- Could use a beginner's handle option
- Battery seems to die too early and unit stops/shuts off mid-ride.
- Could use a beginner's handle option
- Battery seems to die too early and unit stops/shuts off mid-ride.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Improve your brushing technique with this Philips Sonicare FlexCare Platinum toothbrush. Personalized coaching in the app provides tips on how to adjust your brushing for better results. This Philips Sonicare FlexCare Platinum toothbrush has three modes, three intensities and two heads, so you can customize it to your teeth and gums' needs.
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The Philips Sonicare - FlexCare Platinum Connected Toothbrush in white offers a powerful cleaning experience with the use of sonic technology. Philips has become the leader in powered toothbrushes by ensuring the quality of the clean meets the value in the price.
I found this toothbrush to be well worth the value as a simple-to-use brushing experience is coupled with the power of technology. A charging base, travel case, and replaceable heads all lend to the over all quality and value. The sonic response from the brush helps you know when to change regions in your mouth for a better clean.
PROS
- Philips brand quality, innovation, and value.
- Well designed
- Easy to use
- Accessories for home or on the go
- Replaceable brush head keep your teeth clean and hygiene safer
- Rechargeable and holds charge for several brushes
- Sonic responses help ensure you brush your whole mouth effectively and for an appropriate amount of time.
- Philips brand quality, innovation, and value.
- Well designed
- Easy to use
- Accessories for home or on the go
- Replaceable brush head keep your teeth clean and hygiene safer
- Rechargeable and holds charge for several brushes
- Sonic responses help ensure you brush your whole mouth effectively and for an appropriate amount of time.
CONS
- None at this time
- None at this time
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Performance
5
Durability
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
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Free your travel with the LG TONE Free FP9. Connect to in-flight entertainment systems even without Bluetooth capabilities. Get peace of mind with a UVnano charging case that kills 99% of bacteria on the speaker mesh¹ and medical grade ear gels.² Plus, get better clarity for calls on the go.
Customer Rating
4
Excellent Sound and design... Self-cleaning!
on January 12, 2022
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Pierre, SD
The LG - TONE Free True Wireless Active Noise Cancellation Headphones with Plug and Wireless - Black brings LG into the earbud/headphone market with a bang! The LG Tone offers a number of setting offerings to fit nearly anyone's listening preference. Self-sanitizing UV lights ensure bacteria will not remain on your earbud mesh and help keep your ears safe and clean.
I found the LG Tone earbuds to be an excellent option for sound and loved how they felt in my ears. Too often I get pain in my ears after several hours of use - web meetings, etc., however, I was able to wear these all day without the normal fatigue!
I did struggle a bit with the earbud remaining synced to my iPhone and losing responsiveness when I would try to answer the phone or change volume. I had to remove the device a few times from my iPhone and resync them - they work great now.
PROS
- LG brand and quality recognition!
- Superior sound quality
- Self-cleaning/sanitizing charging case
- Long-life related to battery charge
- Quick charge, usually fully charge in just about 1 hour for all-day use
- Comfortable ear wear
- Stays put in ears even when sweating or changing settings often
- LG brand and quality recognition!
- Superior sound quality
- Self-cleaning/sanitizing charging case
- Long-life related to battery charge
- Quick charge, usually fully charge in just about 1 hour for all-day use
- Comfortable ear wear
- Stays put in ears even when sweating or changing settings often
CONS
- A bit of frustration trying to connect with my iPhone at first. Not sure if this is a glitch or a common theme.
- A bit of frustration trying to connect with my iPhone at first. Not sure if this is a glitch or a common theme.
Mobile Submission: False
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With Live Streamer CAP 4K, simply hook up your video camera or camcorder to create the highest video quality contents for your 4Kp60(HDR) live stream and 4Kp30 video recording.
Customer Rating
5
DSLR and Video cameras goes 4K Video Camera!
on December 29, 2021
Posted by: IronHorseGPS
from Greater Seattle Area
The AVerMedia - Live Streamer Cap 4K - USB 3.0 - Black bring 4k to your recording device whether you use an older video camera or a DSLR camera. Take your live streams to the next level by up-converting your recording device to 4k through this device.
I found this device to be a bit confusing at first as I was trying to figure out how to connect it to my DLSR. Once I did, I wasn't sur it was working at first, but once review the video recordings there was a distinct difference between standard recording and those through the AVerMedia unit.
PROS
- AVerMedia innovations and design
- Quality of video up-scaling
- Easy to use once determined connectivity with your device is done
- Cost-effective way to stream or record in 4k rather than replacing expensive recording equipment
- AVerMedia innovations and design
- Quality of video up-scaling
- Easy to use once determined connectivity with your device is done
- Cost-effective way to stream or record in 4k rather than replacing expensive recording equipment
CONS
- Initial setup may be confusing depending on your device.
- Initial setup may be confusing depending on your device.
Mobile Submission: False
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VIZIO P-Series P602UI-B3 LED 4K Ultra HD TV: This VIZIO 4K Ultra HD TV utilizes VIZIO Internet Apps Plus to bring you movies, shows, music and social media through Netflix, Pandora, Facebook, Hulu Plus and Twitter. The Spatial Scaling Engine upgrades your viewing experience to 2160p, and Clear Action 960 delivers sharp sports action and gaming sequences.
Overall4 out of 5
4 out of 5beautiful tv, no content.
By Neal
I bought this tv to future proof against 4k, its a great tv, and is good for viewing regular old 1080 stuff. but sometimes the smooth motion... isnt so smooth. its really bad when you notice it, but when it works, it looks great. still, the lack of content is disappointing.
IronHorseGPS
Greater Seattle Area
The right HDMI Port - Makes the Difference
January 22, 2015
Make sure you have the signal inputted into the high def HDMI port. We made this mistake at first and everything was choppy - especially fast motion. Switched to port 5 I think it is and the image is PERFECT even with fast motion!
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VIZIO P-Series P552UI-B2 LED 4K Ultra HD TV: Experience sports, movies and games in lifelike detail with this VIZIO 4K Ultra HD TV, which displays images in 2160p resolution and features Clear Action 960 with a 240Hz refresh rate. VIZIO Internet Apps Plus provides access to a wide range of instant Web content.
Overall
1 out of 5
1 out of 5cheap 4k tv
By bella
from oak park il
Had tv 2 days and called for a return No web browser you cannot stream from labtop to tv and picture is not all that good in 4k Better to save and buy sony or samsung like they say you get what you pay for
IronHorseGPS
Greater Seattle Area
Inexperienced User!
January 22, 2015
You did not use the Smart Features then, since it does have a browser and allows for split-screen usage to watch TV and browse simultaneously! You returned a Gem due to your inexperience. Hope you enjoy the extra $500-$1000 you will spend to find anything close to this one!
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Cell Phone for Verizon Wireless: This phone is constructed from metal and glass for a sturdy, high-quality build, while its ultra-fast processer makes for exceptional multitasking. It comes packed with features, like a fingerprint reader, advanced cameras on both sides of the phone, and a heart rate monitor. Plus, Samsung Pay allows you to swipe this phone as if it were a credit card to process fast, secure payments without pulling out your wallet.Verizon Edge option available. Learn more ›
Overall
3 out of 5
3 out of 5NOT what the hype makes it out to be!
By DrHedrick
from Western Washington
So far, after about 5 days, I am somewhat disappointed with the Galaxy S6. The battery life sucks compared to the Note 2 I am switching from. It is very laggy and definitely not "snappy" as per the many claims. Sometimes it must be restarted to be able to use it as the fingerprint unlock and alternate keyboard unlock do not work and the phone blacks out after 3 seconds. Only 32GB available onboard and I have the over half-way filled at this point and no way to expand it with a sealed phone. The fingerprint scanner is fair, but useless while driving. Hard to navigate or find previously easy to use settings. Notifications are frustrating since they all are OFF out of the box.
As a somewhat power user, I wish I had opted for the Note 4/Edge instead of settling for the S6.
The few Pros I can offer are the following...
1. The screen and clarity is amazing
2. The pictures and videos are equally amazing
3. Smaller and lighter than the Note series
4. Interesting new features, although I have not had time to fully explore them.
1. The screen and clarity is amazing
2. The pictures and videos are equally amazing
3. Smaller and lighter than the Note series
4. Interesting new features, although I have not had time to fully explore them.
There are better options available if you can afford them... ie- Galaxy Note series!
IronHorseGPS
Greater Seattle Area
Follow up... Can't believe I forgot this issue!
June 17, 2015
The reception is spotty at best. I get a full bar or two less than my former Note 2 and my wife's former S3. Not good!
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Make your home an internet haven with this versatile Linksys Velop wireless Wi-Fi system. Three identical tri-band dual-stream AC2200 routers, each equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, deliver lightning-fast internet. Equipped with Bluetooth 4.0/LE, this Linksys Velop wireless Wi-Fi system is simple to set up and pairs easily with computers, tablets and smart devices.
Overall
2 out of 5
2 out of 5A Great Idea crippled by horrible App
By OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
This is a great idea. Three routers with a backhaul over Mu-MIMO. In theory could get good coverage for a house and for the people who get this to work I'm sure it is a great product. I have wasted over 3 hours over two days trying to get this router to work. I can only get one Node configured. The other two nodes won't connect event when I place the nodes right next to each other, I still get errors like out of range.
My experience has been very poor. Please note to setup and administrator this router IT REQUIRES and IOS or ANDROID DEVICE. This app is not in the Amazon store. I have a few of the cheaper Amazon tablets and figured while I wait for my new Android phone I could use that or worse case like EVERY OTHER ROUTER ON THE MARKET I could hardwire or connect to default wireless network and setup the routers via a web page. No. If you try Linksys Mocks you and tells you must use an app. I had to borrow an android phone to setup this up to test. I should have stopped there. I don’t mind apps and it would be fine if the app was useful. But it isn't. It was written under the assumption you would not have a problem, but the number of times I've tried to add Nodes to this and got told, hey you'll need a plug etc. It takes like 5 clicks to start the add a node process. Not ideal, esp. if you notice someone keeps trying stop making me over click. Seeing it say Uh-Oh press the red reset button and have it not really fix the issue just induces rage, or when it says it is setting up and just hangs, no good.
Also, when the nodes don't connect there is no useful information. The Linksys Range extender I have gave me more information via the web page then this app on if they are two far or close.
Additionally, I've tried resetting the system, via the reset button, but I have no idea if that is working since I can't connect to the router except via the app and it doesn't tell me if it is back to default connection. Additionally, this app connects to your Velop via an Internet cloud connection. It is faster when your connected via wireless to the node, but still have that little cloud connection, and I'm not a fan of having to connect to a Cloud service that I can't two factor protect and won't use the full keyboard of symbols forcing me to use an extra-long password to protect my router.
This setup experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth and crippled what could be a good idea. The single router when it was working I checked my phone, and I know it is using both 5Gz and 2.4Gz still have me a strong signal throughout my house and only needs one. But I was looking forward to using this to extend some LAN ports to a few places and saving me a few 50ft. cords I have in the house. With the backhaul it would have been able to cover the data my switches have.
Other cons no USB ports so if you have a printer or USB HDD on your current router, you'll need to consider other options if you go with this.
I really wanted to like it, but not providing a customer with additional tools or an easy way via the app to reset or control the router is frustrating. I know my next step is to try this weekend to contact customer service open a case and see if they can fix it. But even if they get it working, the fact that I must use an Android App, and can’t use a desktop to manage it, makes me worry what will happen if it goes wrong or worse since it is app only what will happen when someone finds a vulnerability in the cloud service Linksys uses to connect back to the routers and start messing with them. I wish they would at least have some form of two factor and allow for more complex passwords, or at the very least once the initial setup is done disable the external web connection cloud service and only allow the app to work when I’m locally connected.
For everyone who got this to work I’m sure this will be the product, just hope you don’t have an issue that requires troubleshooting.
On the one working node I did test the speed and it seemed over wireless my EA9500 was more consistent and a bit faster from the same source and destination for a large file copy, but the Velop was close enough that most people wouldn’t notice anything. I also tested the single working node with some online gaming, both in the other Ethernet slot and wireless and I didn’t notice any performance impact. Since I can’t get all the nodes I have tested true load to report, but I’m sure others who have it working will, and I’m sure once I work with Linksys support I can get this system working it will be fine and provide me with spotless coverage. Just the whole having to use an app, and what I feel a limited and poorly designed app, and have it forced down on us with no backup connection has left a sour feeling and makes me worry about what will happen in the future if these devices go wonky, I won’t be able to troubleshoot, reset/fix as quickly as I could in the past and to be fair to Linksys this is a new product just out and they may fix the app and hopefully add other versions or allow access to the web service locally to manage them. Just know that if you are looking for a mesh like network this isn’t a bad router, but it seems to be crippled by an over simplified app, that is limited to two platforms and requires Internet connectivity to full function.
My experience has been very poor. Please note to setup and administrator this router IT REQUIRES and IOS or ANDROID DEVICE. This app is not in the Amazon store. I have a few of the cheaper Amazon tablets and figured while I wait for my new Android phone I could use that or worse case like EVERY OTHER ROUTER ON THE MARKET I could hardwire or connect to default wireless network and setup the routers via a web page. No. If you try Linksys Mocks you and tells you must use an app. I had to borrow an android phone to setup this up to test. I should have stopped there. I don’t mind apps and it would be fine if the app was useful. But it isn't. It was written under the assumption you would not have a problem, but the number of times I've tried to add Nodes to this and got told, hey you'll need a plug etc. It takes like 5 clicks to start the add a node process. Not ideal, esp. if you notice someone keeps trying stop making me over click. Seeing it say Uh-Oh press the red reset button and have it not really fix the issue just induces rage, or when it says it is setting up and just hangs, no good.
Also, when the nodes don't connect there is no useful information. The Linksys Range extender I have gave me more information via the web page then this app on if they are two far or close.
Additionally, I've tried resetting the system, via the reset button, but I have no idea if that is working since I can't connect to the router except via the app and it doesn't tell me if it is back to default connection. Additionally, this app connects to your Velop via an Internet cloud connection. It is faster when your connected via wireless to the node, but still have that little cloud connection, and I'm not a fan of having to connect to a Cloud service that I can't two factor protect and won't use the full keyboard of symbols forcing me to use an extra-long password to protect my router.
This setup experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth and crippled what could be a good idea. The single router when it was working I checked my phone, and I know it is using both 5Gz and 2.4Gz still have me a strong signal throughout my house and only needs one. But I was looking forward to using this to extend some LAN ports to a few places and saving me a few 50ft. cords I have in the house. With the backhaul it would have been able to cover the data my switches have.
Other cons no USB ports so if you have a printer or USB HDD on your current router, you'll need to consider other options if you go with this.
I really wanted to like it, but not providing a customer with additional tools or an easy way via the app to reset or control the router is frustrating. I know my next step is to try this weekend to contact customer service open a case and see if they can fix it. But even if they get it working, the fact that I must use an Android App, and can’t use a desktop to manage it, makes me worry what will happen if it goes wrong or worse since it is app only what will happen when someone finds a vulnerability in the cloud service Linksys uses to connect back to the routers and start messing with them. I wish they would at least have some form of two factor and allow for more complex passwords, or at the very least once the initial setup is done disable the external web connection cloud service and only allow the app to work when I’m locally connected.
For everyone who got this to work I’m sure this will be the product, just hope you don’t have an issue that requires troubleshooting.
On the one working node I did test the speed and it seemed over wireless my EA9500 was more consistent and a bit faster from the same source and destination for a large file copy, but the Velop was close enough that most people wouldn’t notice anything. I also tested the single working node with some online gaming, both in the other Ethernet slot and wireless and I didn’t notice any performance impact. Since I can’t get all the nodes I have tested true load to report, but I’m sure others who have it working will, and I’m sure once I work with Linksys support I can get this system working it will be fine and provide me with spotless coverage. Just the whole having to use an app, and what I feel a limited and poorly designed app, and have it forced down on us with no backup connection has left a sour feeling and makes me worry about what will happen in the future if these devices go wonky, I won’t be able to troubleshoot, reset/fix as quickly as I could in the past and to be fair to Linksys this is a new product just out and they may fix the app and hopefully add other versions or allow access to the web service locally to manage them. Just know that if you are looking for a mesh like network this isn’t a bad router, but it seems to be crippled by an over simplified app, that is limited to two platforms and requires Internet connectivity to full function.
IronHorseGPS
Greater Seattle Area
Completely Agree!
January 13, 2017
I found the product to be amazing, but the setup and App-only setup to be cumbersome and frustrating.
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Is it compatible with AT&T U-verse modem?
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It should work with any provider. Check with your provider if specific settings are needed at the time of setup.
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Two questions not answered on the web page for this device. 1. Is this product backward compatible for use with g and n Wi-Fi devices? 2. How many wired Ethernet/LAN connections are there in the base unit? Thank you.
You can use this system as it is backward compatible as most systems today are.
Compatibility from Linksys' website...
802.11a
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
802.11b
Each node is the same. It has 2 ethernet ports on the back. If you use a wired setup such as in an office, then you can use these ports one input and one output. If you are using as a wifi connected setup only, I have found that only the 1st (connected) node works for plugging other things into it.
Compatibility from Linksys' website...
802.11a
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
802.11b
Each node is the same. It has 2 ethernet ports on the back. If you use a wired setup such as in an office, then you can use these ports one input and one output. If you are using as a wifi connected setup only, I have found that only the 1st (connected) node works for plugging other things into it.
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I literally purchased the Linksys AC3200 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router 6 days ago for a 2600 sq. ft. home. Can I buy this system to SUPPLEMENT my new router or do I need to REPLACE my router with this system? GAMING IS IMPORTANT so no compromising please.
You can supplement your router with these, however, you would be adding a new network so-to-speak rather than creating a true mesh network.
You have a few options...
1. Return your AC3200 since you are within your 14 day window with Best Buy and get this system
2. Keep you AC3200 and set up the nodes as a separate network
3. Keep you AC3200 and set up the nodes as a bridge setting to expand your coverage range
You have a few options...
1. Return your AC3200 since you are within your 14 day window with Best Buy and get this system
2. Keep you AC3200 and set up the nodes as a separate network
3. Keep you AC3200 and set up the nodes as a bridge setting to expand your coverage range
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How do I determine if I need one two or three satelites?
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