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Convergent is now officially distributing the revolutionary Portal router.
Webbie: https://portalwifi.com/
How fast? Here's an Ipad Mini speedtest, Starhub 1Gbit connection with 800+ Mbit/s wired speed. GPGT. Boss' house.
My house using Ubiquiti full solution with cloudkey, with multiple dual radio Ubnt AC Pro 3x3 11AC MIMO AP, but cannot fight the Portal speed. I will change soon, today just got stock of the Portal.
It has many tricks, but its coolest trick is that it unlocks the frequency bands which other routers can't use, and opens it up for your devices to use. Gives you really high speed and takes away the WiFi traffic jam. To date, the Portal is the (correct me if I'm wrong) the first consumer device which can use the entire 5GHz spectrum, giving you 60% more lanes available compared to any other consumer router (fastlanes).
And then, it has true mesh 2.0 capability. You can use the mesh wirelessly or wired, it will auto detect and optimize.
There is a dedicated radio for radar detection and also neighbouring WiFi detection. This makes it able to switch frequencies/channel in real time without requiring a restart. Band steering is built in, so that your devices will be steered to the correct channel and frequency in real time when interference happens.
Singtel VLAN tag support is built in and tested in Singapore quite exhaustively. You can configure which port/ports you need to do for the MIO TV and internet to untag. All 4 ports can be dedicated to tag removal to your requirements. Guide link: https://support.portalwifi.com/hc/e...-WiFi-Router-with-Singtel-s-broadband-network
Price: S$249 (including GST)
Availability: Lazada http://www.lazada.sg/portal-smart-gigabit-ac2400-mu-mimo-wifi-mesh-router-26668563.html
Retail shops: Courts, Harvey Norman, Sprint-Cass, Fuwell, Cybermind, PC Themes, DynaCore
Reviews:
You can search for reviews but this is the easiest in depth tech review I've found: https://nerdtechy.com/portal-turbocharged-wifi-review
There's a LOT of tech to discuss which Convergent team will answer in this thread, but here are my impressions as a networking devices addict. I've not been able to find any reasonably priced router or AP with real time spectrum scanning and real time channel switching without reboot - simply because most other consumer devices (and also a lot of enterprise devices) don't have a dedicated scan radio.
I've also never had a router/AP which gave me such high wifi speed, continually. Especially in a condo/HDB environment with very very high wifi density, speed is excellent. Single router coverage is much better than other major brands I've used, due to the interference avoidance.
Anyway, we welcome questions. Product will be rolled out to Lazada by today, and to the retail shops within a week.
Webbie: https://portalwifi.com/
How fast? Here's an Ipad Mini speedtest, Starhub 1Gbit connection with 800+ Mbit/s wired speed. GPGT. Boss' house.
My house using Ubiquiti full solution with cloudkey, with multiple dual radio Ubnt AC Pro 3x3 11AC MIMO AP, but cannot fight the Portal speed. I will change soon, today just got stock of the Portal.
It has many tricks, but its coolest trick is that it unlocks the frequency bands which other routers can't use, and opens it up for your devices to use. Gives you really high speed and takes away the WiFi traffic jam. To date, the Portal is the (correct me if I'm wrong) the first consumer device which can use the entire 5GHz spectrum, giving you 60% more lanes available compared to any other consumer router (fastlanes).
And then, it has true mesh 2.0 capability. You can use the mesh wirelessly or wired, it will auto detect and optimize.
There is a dedicated radio for radar detection and also neighbouring WiFi detection. This makes it able to switch frequencies/channel in real time without requiring a restart. Band steering is built in, so that your devices will be steered to the correct channel and frequency in real time when interference happens.
Singtel VLAN tag support is built in and tested in Singapore quite exhaustively. You can configure which port/ports you need to do for the MIO TV and internet to untag. All 4 ports can be dedicated to tag removal to your requirements. Guide link: https://support.portalwifi.com/hc/e...-WiFi-Router-with-Singtel-s-broadband-network
Price: S$249 (including GST)
Availability: Lazada http://www.lazada.sg/portal-smart-gigabit-ac2400-mu-mimo-wifi-mesh-router-26668563.html
Retail shops: Courts, Harvey Norman, Sprint-Cass, Fuwell, Cybermind, PC Themes, DynaCore
Reviews:
You can search for reviews but this is the easiest in depth tech review I've found: https://nerdtechy.com/portal-turbocharged-wifi-review
There's a LOT of tech to discuss which Convergent team will answer in this thread, but here are my impressions as a networking devices addict. I've not been able to find any reasonably priced router or AP with real time spectrum scanning and real time channel switching without reboot - simply because most other consumer devices (and also a lot of enterprise devices) don't have a dedicated scan radio.
I've also never had a router/AP which gave me such high wifi speed, continually. Especially in a condo/HDB environment with very very high wifi density, speed is excellent. Single router coverage is much better than other major brands I've used, due to the interference avoidance.
Anyway, we welcome questions. Product will be rolled out to Lazada by today, and to the retail shops within a week.
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