on the screen to extend my current network instead of creating a new one and boom seconds later could walk to the next location and do the same for any others that I needed to add literally could not be simpler next most mesh network systems have apps that are super intuitive for controlling guests access access to the Internet setting up different networks etc the smart things Wi-Fi mesh system takes that basically to an extreme not only can you easily use the app to say create a guest access password you can even restrict them to only using the internet so they can't access your external hard drives on your network for example or give specific devices their own specific passwords you can also see what devices are connected to the network which hub they're connected to their signal strength give them custom names etc so all of these mesh wi-fi's also do some sort of like optimization of the network but this smart things one actually I think takes that to another level that I haven't seen and the other ones do with the use of AI it's equipped with technology from a company called plume that allows it to adapt to internet usage and prioritize bandwidth for devices that need it most when they need it so the laptop that used to game on or the smart TV you're streaming on gets the faster speeds when they're being used and the IOT devices like your light bulbs I don't need speed but just need lower latency instead receive that etc and sure you could do this with their traditional router but you'd have to go into the very unfriendly router settings through your computer internet browser and manually do this for each device whereas with this system it's just done automatically over time without you having to touch anything at all and finally for the last benefit again pertaining just to this smart Wi-Fi that I'm using right now it actually has a built-in smartthings hub know what that means is that you can control and monitor hundreds of connected devices so with smart things Wi-Fi you don't need to buy a separate smart home hub it's already included in this message system and now for some of the downsides to mesh networks first up the price generally speaking some of these mesh networks can be a lot more expensive than a traditional router ranging upwards of $NUMBER_TOKEN but honestly some like the popular Google Wi-Fi mesh network and this smart things Wi-Fi one that I've been using this whole time or NUMBER_TOKEN for three hubs which isn't bad for that kind of coverage and with the smart things Wi-Fi as I mentioned it has the added benefit of that AI to make life super easy and the smart things IOT hub built in the reasons I'd recommend it over basically all the other Wi-Fi mesh options out there honestly so should you get it well if you don't have several connected devices at home or even dead spots you might not need a mesh network but if you're like me and a lot of people that I know you probably have a lot of devices connected to the network like phones and laptops and tablets and maybe a smart TV some smart lightbulbs etc in that case it could just be a good idea to upgrade to this mesh network anyway just to me especially it just feels kind of like the new version of how Wi-Fi is going to work and that's kind of why it's getting so much attention and finally the reason why I like the smart things Wi-Fi in particular is that it's basically the same price as the Google Wi-Fi that is super popular at the moment but it also has the added benefit of that technology and app
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