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TL;DR: MediaTek chipset, made in China. 'Nuff said
https://www.walmart.com/browse/electronics/jetstream-routers/3944_3951_126297_1690325
This is kind of neat. I wonder who makes them? (Guessing TP-Link or Netgear? Or maybe Walmart went to Chinese ODM/OEMs and had them made specifically for them?)
Any reviews? If the quality and firmware updates (that's the big question I have from the big WM) are there, then these could be a decent deal, like their laptops that I've started a thread about in Hot Deals.
I know that there are quite a lot of semi-knowledgable and not-quite-knowledgable networking consumers, out looking for routers, at their local Walmart stores. This could be the start of something interesting.
https://www.walmart.com/reviews/product/647841846
Hmm, that person said that they were an "IT guy", and basically said that these were cheap Chinese crap. Not that I expected anything less, although the hardware specs, about that of an Asus AC68U, roughly, are decent. But as we all know, "firmware is KEY" for routers. (Hence the proliferation of so many third-party firmwares.)
I'm really curious what mfg makes these routers, and IF they are able to take third-party firmware, like some of the (Chinese-made) Tenda routers (AC1200 and AC1900). In fact, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that these might be made by Tenda, who knows. Off to check DevWiki.
ematicjetstream.com -> https://ematic.us/jetstream/ (firmware updates) (Edit: Seems like they only host manuals online, no firmware updates (yet?).)
Hi Mark, thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Jetstream AC3000 Router. It is our goal to satisfy the expectations of each and every valued customer, so we are very sorry to hear about your negative experience with our product. In order to properly address this matter, please contact Ematic Escalation Support: 1) Email: escalation@ematic.us 2) Web: ematic.zendesk.com 3) Phone: 1-888-968-1985 M-F 9am-5pm PST. We hope we can work to earn back your business.
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Jetstream_ERAC1900
Edit: MediaTek chipset, oh well. No Tomato support. Maybe DD-WRT, in the far future. My (limited) experience with MediaTek routers (*a cheap Buffalo one), was that they were pretty poor in the firmware dept., and even DD-WRT didn't make them decently usable, still had issues with the chipset.
https://www.walmart.com/browse/electronics/jetstream-routers/3944_3951_126297_1690325
This is kind of neat. I wonder who makes them? (Guessing TP-Link or Netgear? Or maybe Walmart went to Chinese ODM/OEMs and had them made specifically for them?)
Any reviews? If the quality and firmware updates (that's the big question I have from the big WM) are there, then these could be a decent deal, like their laptops that I've started a thread about in Hot Deals.
I know that there are quite a lot of semi-knowledgable and not-quite-knowledgable networking consumers, out looking for routers, at their local Walmart stores. This could be the start of something interesting.
https://www.walmart.com/reviews/product/647841846
Hmm, that person said that they were an "IT guy", and basically said that these were cheap Chinese crap. Not that I expected anything less, although the hardware specs, about that of an Asus AC68U, roughly, are decent. But as we all know, "firmware is KEY" for routers. (Hence the proliferation of so many third-party firmwares.)
I'm really curious what mfg makes these routers, and IF they are able to take third-party firmware, like some of the (Chinese-made) Tenda routers (AC1200 and AC1900). In fact, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that these might be made by Tenda, who knows. Off to check DevWiki.
ematicjetstream.com -> https://ematic.us/jetstream/ (firmware updates) (Edit: Seems like they only host manuals online, no firmware updates (yet?).)
Hi Mark, thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Jetstream AC3000 Router. It is our goal to satisfy the expectations of each and every valued customer, so we are very sorry to hear about your negative experience with our product. In order to properly address this matter, please contact Ematic Escalation Support: 1) Email: escalation@ematic.us 2) Web: ematic.zendesk.com 3) Phone: 1-888-968-1985 M-F 9am-5pm PST. We hope we can work to earn back your business.
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Jetstream_ERAC1900
Edit: MediaTek chipset, oh well. No Tomato support. Maybe DD-WRT, in the far future. My (limited) experience with MediaTek routers (*a cheap Buffalo one), was that they were pretty poor in the firmware dept., and even DD-WRT didn't make them decently usable, still had issues with the chipset.
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