Routers - Droid Life

Upgrade Your Home WiFi With Nest WiFi 2-Pack for $199 ($70 Off)

Kellen April 18, 2020

As you've sat at home, rarely leaving for the past several weeks (month?), you might have noticed WiFi dead spots in your house or that your WiFi is powered by an ancient router with few bells and whistles. Now is a great time to upgrade through a sale at Lowe...

Google’s New Nest WiFi Arrives in Stores Today

Kellen November 4, 2019

Ready to upgrade your aging Google WiFi or finally dive into the world of mesh home WiFi systems? Nest WiFi is now available. The new Nest WiFi, which features an AC2200 router that can be combined with old Google WiFi units or new Nest WiFi Points, helps you...

AmpliFi Instant Brings Mesh WiFi at a Starting Price of $99.99

Kellen October 9, 2018

Ubiquiti, whose AmpliFi HD mesh WiFi system is arguably the most popular mesh solution, announced AmpliFi Instant today, a more affordable version that can be setup within minutes. With AmpliFi Instant, you get a starting price of $99.99 for the router, which...

Samsung Introduces New SmartThings Hub, New SmartThings WiFi System

Kellen August 13, 2018

After announcing the Galaxy Note 9 last week, Samsung is back with another new product, this time in the smart home space. Starting today, you can buy a bunch of new SmartThings-related products, including a new SmartThings Mesh WiFi System, a new SmartThings...

Google Cast has Been Destroying WiFi Networks Lately (Updated: Fix Incoming)

Kellen January 15, 2018 86

UPDATE 1/17: Google says a fix is ready and will rollout starting January 18 as an update to Google Play services on Android devices. I think it was day 3 of CES when my wife pinged me on Hangouts to let me know that our WiFi was hot garbage and that she was...

Google Store Hosting All Sorts of Back to School Deals

Kellen August 7, 2017 10

The big story from the weekend was Google's sharp discount on its Pixel and Pixel XL phones by up to $200. The discounts there are the best we have seen on the Pixels to date, but they aren't the only discounts running right now through the Google Store. If...

DEAL: 3-Pack Luma WiFi System Just $236 ($112 Off), Google WiFi $29 Off

Kellen June 19, 2017 9

If you happened to jump on the first wave of mesh WiFi systems that released over the past couple of years, you (like me) probably won't like the fact that the same systems can now be purchased at a fraction of the price you paid. If you have held out on...

eero 2nd Gen and eero Beacon are Here to Further Advance Mesh WiFi Systems

Kellen June 13, 2017 15

eero, one of the first consumer-friendly mesh WiFi router systems (our mini-review) that likely caused a major shift in a stale industry, announced its 2nd generation eero system today, along with a new product called eero Beacon. The devices should be faster...