[186661] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Broadband Router Comparisons
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Thomas)
Sun Dec 27 12:59:02 2015
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To: Hugo Slabbert <hugo@slabnet.com>, nanog@nanog.org
From: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 09:58:50 -0800
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Nice, but i want my router to have an android environment itself, not
just to
be controlled by my phone (which i want as well, of course).
The proximity sensor for app developers would be fun to play with, for
example.
Mike
On 12/27/2015 09:43 AM, Hugo Slabbert wrote:
>
> ---- From: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> -- Sent: 2015-12-27 - 08:49 ----
>
>>
>> On 12/26/2015 11:37 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
>>> Providing security updates is just a cost, there is no upside, because
>>> these boxes sit in a closet, unloved until they stop working, and
>>> they're thrown out and replaced by a new unloved box that goes into
>>> the closet until it stops working again.
>> IMO, this is the real problem, but there's a real opportunity. Routers
>> are for most
>> people the only things which:
>>
>> 1) are always on
>> 2) have internet connectivity
>>
>> Which is pretty cool if you need something that is, oh say, a central
>> controller
>> for your home. Put a headless Android in it, allow 3rd party apps, water the
>> lawn with it. Love ensues.
>>
>> This is, I imagine, why Google bought Nest: they want to be that home
>> central
>> controller. The home router is more ubiquitous though, IMHO.
> Hence: https://on.google.com/hub/
>
>> Mike
>>
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