re: General security camera discussion (was "Unifi Protect security cameras")

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The work from home movement has left people wanting/needing more than what their crappy ISP router gives them. We are targeting 2500+sqft homes. Those tend to have dead spots that kill WFH productivity and the ISP routers can't handle more than a couple streaming devices at a time.

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Yeah but I see so many people happy as can be with their Nest/Eero/Orbi/etc mesh systems, and those are easy to set up. I've searched hard and I really can't find many negative reviews as far as coverage, speed, reliability, or anything as far as basic function. If you want more advanced features like VLANs or multiple SSIDs or whatever, then those might not do, but for maybe 95% of people I would have a hard time convincing them they need to run cable for better wifi. Sometimes I feel like the strongest selling point is you don't have to deal with power cords if your APs are on the ceiling.

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ETA: I have a dream machine pro and a couple cameras in my cart. I'm waiting on a rep to call me back. Since my local distributor went to Luxul, I don't have a way to order other than their website which is retail pricing.

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Yeah and unless you buy used you won't get much of a discount buying ubnt from their distributors, either. Sometimes I'll see a 5 or 10% discount on a particular product, but usually distributor pricing is the same as ui.com or even higher depending on supply.