Yeah I would imagine that you would not want to replace the whole thing lol.
I don’t have any suggestions actually. I haven’t really looked into it. I believe there are at least Bluetooth adapters for systems but that’s all I got.
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Apple Begins to Sell Out of AirPort Base Stations [Updated]
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I don’t have any suggestions actually. I haven’t really looked into it. I believe there are at least Bluetooth adapters for systems but that’s all I got.
Good point, although third parties have been able to build AirPlay 1 hardware for years, and in that time no one build an AirPlay adapter. Not sure why though??
I still think they will update the FW to support Airplay2 after the final 11.4 ships!
Really stinks. Switched to a netgear nighthawk a few months ago and while generally the router works ok, attaching a drive and using it as a network time machine backup for my 4 macs has been a PITA. All 4 have had multiple issues where backups would just stop working and having to delete and start over again. Something that never happened with my Time Capsules (other than when I lost the whole drive) in 10 years.
If you turn on automatic updates, the ATV will take care of itself in that regard.
Yep. With Apple also deprecating lots of functionality in OSX server its got to the point where I may as well buy an Intel NUC, run linux on it to act as my home server.
That will mean I will dump my ATVs for Kodi boxes
That will mean I dump my airports for Linux based routers
That will mean I replace my MBP with a linux based laptop
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You can see where this is going
I have used Apple gear since the Mac 512KE, and in all honesty I am not sure I will be buying anything more, they are pushing me to alternatives.
Back in the days of the 6100 etc those machines were crap, its just the alternatives were worse. Now the alternatives are more viable than Apple because Apple is shooting its self in the foot for a quick buck.
Damned shame. I love this product. Only thing I could possibly want was AX connectivity, DynDNS support re-added, SMB 3.0 in addition to Bonjour and AFP, and that's it. Everything else is perfect. Maybe a bigger backup drive built into the Time Capsule, but I don't use that anyway. An 8TB USB drive works just fine.
Well, RIP. At least I've still got mine, and it ain't going anywhere until it dies on me.
Well, RIP. At least I've still got mine, and it ain't going anywhere until it dies on me.
I wonder whether this is all part of a deliberate attempt to kill off the ability to use Airplay on third-party speakers; an attempt to push the HomePod?
I don’t buy their reason. Apple is one of if not the biggest and most profitable company on the planet, yet they don’t have resources to maintain or update a router? Do they have trouble acquiring or retaining staff? Perhaps they should look at that if they can’t focus on other products while delivering something as simple as a router.
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If I am going to be forced into Linux, then I may as well go Android too.
Actually there are options, you can find them if you search for airplay DAC. One option would be YAMAHA WXAD-10.
Have had absolutely no problems for 5 years now with my TP-Link C9 after having replaced my Airport with it following a lightening strike that took out the Airport.
I've had 4 routers since getting high speed internet back in 2003. The AE has been the best, most reliable of the four. I've tried Lynksys and SMC (twice) and each time, after a couple of years they've failed. The AE router covers most of my small 1300 sq ft house and will even give me some signal outside the house. I guess watches are what Apple thinks people need these days. They'll just leave the routers to either the usual suspect companies or the service providers.
Next time a new wireless standard comes out and the marketplace is fully of incompatible gear Apple are probably going to wish they still had their own access points. What bothers me the most is that they never released a router that could act as a HomeKit hub for all of the bluetooth crap in my house. That seems like an oversight that would not have been made if Jobs was still around.
RIP perfectly inconvenient "side products" for Apple. Tim doesn't want to waste resources on that.
My replacement messaging platform for iMessage has been Signal. It's cross platform, and available for iDevices, Android, and Linux, Windows, and Macs. It uses strong encryption - first heard about it when Edward Snowden revealed he had used it when communicating with journalist Glenn Greenwald several years ago. Check out:
https://signal.org/
I only mention this as the Apple "walled garden" seems to be a large draw for folks tied into all-Apple products. The non-Apple world still lacks in that regard, but they're closing in rapidly.
My guess is that the NSA told them to put backdoors in or get out of the market. Cook choose not to no fight that particular battle.
Of course, what do I know, but I can't think of any other reason other than Apple does not have the engineers anymore to move to a mesh setup, or Apple knows that the subcontractor supplying the airports does not have the same privacy and security standards as Apple. Of course it could also be that Apple does not consider integration and ease of use important anymore. Which does make some sense considering the admitted poor quality of their software.
Another extrapolation would be that Apple is getting out of the home computer business in general - aka Macs - and will in the future focus on mobile products. That would entail their dropping home networking products.
I am slowly switching to Ubiquiti's UniFi system. So far I am loving it, just a little more on the expensive side, but then again I am going all UniFi, including switches.
The Time Capsule I bought almost three years ago has been absolutely flawless. Connection always stays strong, never has any hiccups and having a backup always comes in handy.