re: Home Mesh Wifi

i only know 'mesh' from dealing with zwave & zigbee home automation stuff.

i'm guessing to apply this term to something as complex as 'wifi' you're really looking at something that proprietary to each manuf right?

it seems like each of these 'systems' require you to be 'all in' and cross your fingers the features they provide will be what you need.

that is the part that scares me. up to now, it seems routers generally provide a generic set of functionality that can be applied to other manufactured products (even if the UX is vastly different) but it seems like the 'gotcha' here is the hardware-lockin you are subjecting yourself to.

wifi is wifi but mesh seems like a made up term to sell $300+ router networks and lock you in for the long haul.