![]() ![]() I just got my Bear extender and can't believe how incredible it is. I went from 4 to 15 hotspots in my locationĭutch translation: My BearExtender is proving yet again a super purchase We can now enjoy our Hulu and Netflix viewing without interruption.ĭutch translation: Super device for those who depend on WiFi: Bearextender. We are extremely pleased that our Mac Mini WiFi issue has finally been laid to rest. ![]() The BearExtender n3 is a simple plug-and-play USB device that works with Macs running OS 10.3 or later…Our connection has been 100% stable since including the BearExtender n3 in our setup. …We found an elegant and 100% effective solution from BearExtender. Wan Chi Lau | 1-4-2011 | Rainy Day Magazine Much of the time the signal strength read 100, and despite the bulk of the antenna, it clipped to the lid of our test MacBook Pro and proved little of a hinderance. We tested it with an Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n router and found that we could almost double the distance between it and the notebook. Immediately I got 60 to 80 percent signal strength just from the moment I plugged it in.overall the BearExtender n3 turned out to be about three or four times greater signal strength in exactly the same location.It’s a great product, I can't recommend it more highly. It's not often that I've come across a product that works perfectly, does exactly what it says it will, costs a lot less than its closest competitor and provides a real and salient difference in my computing experience.In my testing I found that a device showing 57% signal strength using the Airport card became 100% using the BEn3.Īdam Christianson | 4-16-2010 | AUDIO REVIEW The MacBook’s built-in adapter worked only at a quarter of that distance.ĭavid Winograd | 1-16-2010 | The Unofficial Apple Weblog ![]() In testing, I found the BearExtender a wonder.I was able to receive a strong, usable signal from a 2008 AirPort Extreme Base Station that was nearly a block away, while standing outdoors and seeing at least 20 other networks. If you have any comments or questions on Apple ending the AirPort Base Station, let me know.Glenn Fleishman | 4-15-2010 | iMore, of course, will be doing likewise. Over the next few weeks, Apple will also be posting knowledge-base articles to help customers transitioning away from AirPort products. Apple is also be helping customers obtain service and parts for current generation AirPort Base Stations for the next five years. What happens nextĪpple and authorized resellers will continue to sell AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule while supplies last. Now, it looks like Apple is starting to make those tough choices - committing to some, like pro displays, and cancel others, like routers. For a while now, Apple has been punting on those choices and leaving some products and their customers in limbo. No company, not even the world's richest and most successful, and especially not its most focused, can do everything. For some people, especially people who appreciate Apple's design and manufacturing, and its unequivocal stance on security and privacy, the loss of the AirPort line will still be a blow.īut I'm also reminded of a comment Steve Jobs once said to one of his direct reports: Sure, Apple could do that and make some money at it, but was it really a business Apple had to be in? They're behind televisions, underneath desks, and in closets. The display is the face of the computer and if you stop seeing Apple logos there, it makes you wonder how much you really need to see them anywhere. Since then, Apple has said that it will be introducing a new, Pro-level display in 2019. ![]() In other words, the opposite of the halo effect. (Though, I think it's safe to say that if Apple ever felt Wi-Fi routers were languishing and it had unique and important advances to contribute to the space, it would consider re-entering the market.) Making tough choicesĪ while ago, when it seemed like Apple was exiting the display business as well as the Wi-Fi router business, I wrote about the horn effect and my concern that once people started buying non-Apple products, it would be easier to keep buying non-Apple products. And, looking at iMore's list of the best Wi-Fi router alternatives to the AirPort Base Station it's hard to disagree. I take that as a sign that Apple nows sees Wi-Fi routers as a thriving industry all its own, with multiple, highly-motivated vendors that no longer need the platform-maker to push technology and innovation. Rather than release AirPort Mesh, though, Apple chose to offer the Linksys Velop at its retail stores instead. Since then, we've seen the advent of mesh networking, which lets larger, more irregular, and more challenging areas enjoy better and more robust coverage. The AirPort Base Station line was last updated in 2013. ![]()
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