The short version is at the bottom. The reason for it is everything in between.
The first week is always the flattering week. Everything is new, the setup is fresh in your mind, and the small frictions have not accumulated yet. It is the week most reviews get written in, and it is the least useful one.
Filed under Audio & Video, which on this site means we care about the boring parts: whether it holds a connection, whether the app is still maintained a year from now, and whether anybody answers the phone when it breaks. The question is never whether a thing works in the shop. It is whether it still works in six months, on your network, alongside your other devices, without you having to think about it.
What follows is the good, the bad, and the part where support asked us to buy a new router.
Hallie B.
Dec 31, 2025 13:00Would love a follow-up in six months. That is usually when these start showing their real character.
rjm
Jan 01, 2026 10:00Does it work at all offline, or is it a brick without the cloud service?