Power sockets with 'stuff'

Jun 07, 2019 Last reply: 7 years ago 4 Replies
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Seems the IoS [1] is plumbing new depths:

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13A wall socket with an inbuilt wifi router. What could go wrong?


  1. A metal pattress is hardly the best place to put a piece of radio gear



  1. I bet there are no firmware updates
  2. When you need to reboot your router, you have to powercycle your house

Sigh...



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Are you sure its not a poweline adaptor for internet over the mains the scourge of today's radio hobbyist. Brian

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It is, but it can also act as a wifi repeater.

SteveW

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I suppose it might help stop it radiating its signal through a party wall and your neighbours trying to piggyback onto it :)

Sellers seem to refer to the manufacturer's website for firmware updates, but without an account, you can't delve any deeper, so I have no idea what's available.

One of the buttons on the frontplate is a device reset button according to the retailer's website that I looked at.

SteveW

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