Comment by al_borland
1 day ago
> Took a long time for advanced wifi solutions that "just work" to fill its place
What is the modern-day successor? You only mentioned what isn't good.
I loved the AirPort routers. I found it odd that Apple exited the market just as everyone else entered.
I ended up getting a Linksys as a troubleshooting step when I was having internet issues. I don't think the AirPort was the issue, but after migrating, it didn't seem worth going back to a router that was effectively end of life.
I still remember many years ago having a Sonos system and calling support due to some issues I was having. When they asked what type of router I had and I mentioned it was an AirPort, they immediately moved on to something else being the issue. The reputation was so solid that support wouldn't even bother troubleshooting it.
Wish I had an answer. I never ended up buying an easy replacement. When I was in college years back, I set up Unifi for my parents, which did work well but had a weird setup that they had 0 chance of handling if I wasn't visiting home.
Now I just have a single basic wifi+router, no mesh. It doesn't really cover my whole house, but one more AP would do. My parents' house needs more APs to the point where management is a concern.