AirPort Express?

[thedonp]

One of my friends gave me a Airport Express? Do people still use these? Not sure if I’m sounding pretty new here, but from what I gather from my google search is that it’s just a WiFi router.

I use a hotspots at home from my wife’s note 5 or my iPhone 7 Plus so I would never use it unless I get a home internet provider.

What are everyone’s thoughts?

 

[Spencerdl]

I don't have any experience with the Apple Airport Express, but I notice that most businesses use them in an office environment. I think it's a WFI booster. Maybe someone can chime in that has knowledge concerning the Airport Express.

 

[AustinIllini]

Honestly, don't bother. Apple has essentially abandoned the router business, so even the Extreme (better than the Express) is kind of a mess. I had an Extreme for a while and managed to fix a ton of issues by switching to Netgear.

 

[thedonp]

Honestly, don't bother. Apple has essentially abandoned the router business, so even the Extreme (better than the Express) is kind of a mess. I had an Extreme for a while and managed to fix a ton of issues by switching to Netgear.

Damn ok. So just toss the thing?

 

[AustinIllini]

Damn ok. So just toss the thing?

If you don't have an internet provider, you have no use for it.

 

[thedonp]

If you don't have an internet provider, you have no use for it.

No I don’t.

 

[Garz]

No I don’t.

You can get by with no internet provider? Wow.

 

[thedonp]

You can get by with no internet provider? Wow.

I have use my hotspot for everything.

 

[Spencerdl]

Damn ok. So just toss the thing?

Toss it my way...LOL

 

[thedonp]

Toss it my way...LOL

I don’t care. Just pay for shipping

 

[Spencerdl]

I don’t care. Just pay for shipping

I was only kidding, I have no use for it.

 

[thedonp]

I was only kidding, I have no use for it.

Tease lol. I’m just gonna toss it in the trash

 

[Spencerdl]

Tease lol. I’m just gonna toss it in the trash

PM sent

 

[thedonp]

PM sent

Doesn’t even show

 

[Spencerdl]

Doesn’t even show

I will re-send

 

[thedonp]

I will re-send

Sent

 

[thedonp]

Well anyone can have it if they pay for shipping if not I’ll toss t

 

[Garz]

I have use my hotspot for everything.

How does that work? Do you have to reconnecting? With us have 3 4K TV, 3 Apple TV’s, X Box and etc, we use a ton of data. We average 900 GB’s a month. And we need power. We get 300 mbps speeds.

 

[thedonp]

How does that work? Do you have to reconnecting? With us have 3 4K TV, 3 Apple TV’s, X Box and etc, we use a ton of data. We average 900 GB’s a month. And we need power. We get 300 mbps speeds.

It doesn’t ever buffer at all. I have my vision smart tv, printer, iPad, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and ****ty HP. All fine. They all connect automatically.

 

[Garz]

It doesn’t ever buffer at all. I have my vision smart tv, printer, iPad, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and ****ty HP. All fine. They all connect automatically.

yeah i dont think if ever see a purpose for that. We get internet with 300 mbps speeds, TV with 220 channels including movie channels for 3 rooms for $130 a month. We had cut the cord in TV but was still paying 100 a month. We got TV back part of a package deal for only an extra 30 a month.