Plume Announces Subscription Service For Its WiFi Routers

Mesh WiFi systems are all the rage these days as they are one of the ways that users can help to blanket their entire homes with WiFi and eliminate dead spots. Plume is one of the many companies that has made mesh WiFi routers, and it looks like the company is taking their offerings to another level.

The company has recently announced that they will be launching a subscription service that their users can subscribe to get more out of their devices. Dubbed Plume Adaptive WiFi, this subscription service will cost users $60 a year, or alternatively if you believe strongly in what Plume has to offer, an upfront payment of $200 will net you a lifetime membership.

So what does this subscription offer? It will give users access to tools such as parental controls, speed tests, “security products”, and “active management”, which according to Plume’s CEO who spoke to The Verge, is, “We’re attaching more and more devices to our routers — from computers to phones to streaming boxes to speakers to smart home gadgets — and it’s all getting really complicated and needs additional work… from somewhere or something… to run smoothly.”

However one of the biggest changes that Plume is making is that this subscription service is required in order for their devices to work. The good news is that existing Plume Pod owners will be grandfathered in, but for those who haven’t purchased it yet, it seems that it will be sold as a whole package.

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According to the document that was shared from their source, “Apple has identified a specific population of MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) units requiring both solid state drives and the main logic board to be replaced when either has a functional failure. A message will appear when either the solid state drive or the main logic board part number is added to the repair of an identified MacBook Pro system. The message will indicate both the SSD and MLB must be replaced when either component has a functional failure.”

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MacBook Pro owners who wish to get their laptops checked can do so by heading to Apple’s support page and scheduling an appointment at an Authorized Service Provider or Genius Bar.

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