TP-Link - Google OnHub AC1900 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router - Black

This versatile router does everything EXCEPT be its own independent unit. Upon purchase of the Google OnHub Dual-Band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router I was led to believe that it was a stand alone router. Wether that was a misunderstanding on my part or bad info from he sales person IT DOES NOT replace your home router. Nevertheless it does provide you with a powerful option of disseminating your wifi signal to any device connected. It also allows you to decide the length of time you can prioritize any device. For instance, if you want your computer to be at maximum bandwidth for about 2 hours you can do so through the easy to use OnHub application. The router can easily handle up to 50 devices (the package says 100) and manages to run them all smoothly. It does not have an onboard cloud service (at least not at present). There are two different versions, so consult your sales person for specifics. Bottom line is this devices delivers real well on its intended purpose. That is to separate and manage your wifi channels. Other uses: provides guest with wifi lines, prioritizes channel use, app lets you manage usage, and fast ease of connection. This is a great router that even got my internet company to drop a charge for its dual bandwidth channels in the given router. It is an overall great product.

After suffering with very poor internet and telephone service from Time Warner, I decided to take their repair tech's advice and purchase my own WiFi Router. The set-up was super easy and I have not had one hiccup from the time it was installed. I love the sleek profile and the fact that it talks with my phone to tell it if something is amiss. However, I would not have chosen this if I did not have the assistance of Best Buy's very excellent and knowledgeable tech person who guided me through the attributes and price points of various routers. I am very happy with my purchase.

Easy setup, and haven't had internet problems since I got this. One Ethernet port want a problem, because I just used my old wifi router for extra. I can't recommend enough

My IPhone 6 and IPad Air doesn't want to hold the signal. I have never had this problem before and this was product suppose to be so great. I am terribly disappointed as I don't have time to always keep trying to get my products to pick up my internet and stay on it. I have a really good internet service for my are. I have never had this trouble before now.

If you are looking for a first router then this is a perfect device for you. I really love the look of the TpLink Google OnHub. It would look great in any room of my home. Its very easy to use and not complicated at all. I was especially amazed as how easy it was to set up with the Google On app. The app is available in both Android and iOS. The app walks you through all of the setup and I was up and running in about 10 minutes. You just plug it in, set a network name and security key and let it worry about how to connect all your wireless devices and keep them running smoothly. It has a USB 2.0 port but is not operational at this time. Im sure that software and firmware updates in the near future will fix this. I was also reading that it has a built in Bluetooth 4.0 and ZigBee radio (Im guessing for smart home automation devices) that will be turned on sometime in the future. I see this turning into a very valuable asset to my home network. Range and speed of the OnHub is comparable to other dual band routers I have had. Overall I was impressed and will be leaving this hooked up. Im really excited to see what software and firmware updates TpLink has in store for the Google OnHub. This was a review of a free product received from TpLink as part of a review program.

I think it's safe to say that most people have ISP routers. Those guys milk you for $8 or $12 monthly rental fees on cheap equipment from obscure companies. That's still a lot better than buying a supposedly superior router than not knowing what you're doing. A thing that requires nothing of you other than an angry phone call to Time Warner is better than a nice thing that requires you to be the support admin of your own network. This router is for you. So painfully easy to setup. So painfully easy to run it. It has a giant glowing ring where the teal color (lets just say green) basically means "you're good bro". If it has any other color, just open the app on your phone and it'll tell you all the happenings. The hardest thing I had to do was unplug my modem and plug it back in to satisfy Mr Onhubberd. The app has mostly Ok information. It doesn't let you edit your devices on your network, or set up actual traffic shaping. No security features to really speak of outside of wireless protection. You can't separate SSIDs to force a 5ghz connection to actually benchmark the device. Did all of that sound english to you? then you might want a different router. If I just spoke gibberish above, then you're perfectly fine for this router. I will say, compared to some popular routers out there, the lack of feature bloat sped up my internet considerably over popular alternatives with Firewalls and features galore. This router is a very snappy internet machine. Will Google steal your information with this router? Not quite. It's $200 and not a free internet service. Google is attacking bottlenecks where they can. Google Fiber, Google Project Fi, Google Public DNS. They just want you having a better shot of accessing their services that actually does collect information for adverts. I'm not a sky is falling consumer here. Google makes great stuff and they're not forcing your hand in anything. Same goes for the Onhub.

While many of the reviews on this website glow about this product, various online channels have called it "great" but almost always attach a caveat, most often is the "not for power-users", which troubled me, especially when the device is at an MSRP of $199.99. What I've found is a router that not only outperforms most in it's class but goes above and beyond on the back-end that eliminates the need to have "power-user" abilities because it automates most of those functions. It would seem that websites like CNET just either don't get the OnHub or are collectively afraid of it & the future it presents. The strength of the WiFi in this device is always testing itself against other networks in your area finding the best possible way to connect to various devices and, in my experience, has eliminated the need for me to hardwire any device in my household hence the 1 LAN port (I was initially worried about this myself but the OnHub works in such a way that makes LAN almost pointless, this is the future). The necessary App works beautifully & actually let's you easily track all bandwidth which can be helpful for those with a bandwidth cap. It's also just plain fun to view bandwidth-usage in real-time and name all the devices on your network. All in all, the OnHub reminds me a lot of Apple, circa 2007. It was clearly the brightest consumer computer experience in the market, early adopters were having a blast but the old guard were holding onto Windows with bear-claws. The future of this device obviously depends on Google & their ability to market/sell the device as well as their dedication to supporting it through updates but if you are looking for a router that will work flawlessly with various devices in your home, old or new, and/or are living with heavy internet-users, this is definitely an option you should look into. Easily the best router I've ever owned. Now, time to brew some coffee.

I went from a linksys to the onhub. My speed is crazy now. 40 mps to 140 mps near the router and from 15 mps to 40 mps on the other side of the condo. It also finds the best channel which is hard in a condo with over 20 other routers in range.