Whether it’s slow, intermittent, or simply can’t reach the places where you want it most, Wi-Fi is still far from perfect. Manufacturers both new and old are becoming aware of the fact that consumers are fed up with their Wi-Fi and are beginning to respond with some new designs.
Some, like the Google OnHub, are making routers that you’ll want to place centrally, instead of hiding in a closet. Others, like Eero, are not only making routers more attractive, they’re adding mesh networking to blanket your home in signal.
But another newcomer to the home Wi-Fi game, Ignition Design Labs, is raising the ante even further. Its $199 Portal router (sold first on Kickstarter, and now available for pre-order on Amazon) is easy on the eyes, and can offer expanded coverage via mesh networking. But its potentially killer differentiator is its unique ability to move your Wi-Fi devices onto their own dedicated slice of wireless spectrum, thereby eliminating what the company claims is the true enemy of home Wi-Fi — congestion.
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