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Review on πŸ”— Ubiquiti NanoBeam AC 19 - High-Performance 19dBi airMAX Bridge (NBE-5AC-19-US) - Improved SEO by Joseph Winfrey

Revainrating 4 out of 5

You will not be disappointed

Have had them for about 9 months. The extraordinary strength of these little fellows, very impressed with the connection at a distance of about 3/4 miles (1.1 km). Reliable, 0 ms ping, around 400 Mbit/s, quite good. I ran it through my neighbor's roof, but I still get about -55dB at each end (-58dB on particularly humid days). Survived the Chicago winter without much stuttering. I just love these guys, I love them! Painted black with Krylon Fusion spray paint ($5 at TrueValue), looks good - no signal degradation. The web UI is really user-friendly, very easy to use and set up. Has some pretty good download tools (like Cable Test which saved me a headache when I bought a new 100ft CAT7 cable - found the fault straight away). Overall 10/10. Note. I feel compelled to point out that if you're using a pair of these point-to-point cables (essentially as a replacement for a lone, mile-long Ethernet cable :)), be aware that they don't have enough power through them too many obstacles go. For example, I was able to keep them running for a couple of weeks (while testing) walking through two trees (late fall, no leaves) and an evergreen tree, bouncing off a neighbor's side wall and getting about -76 dB at each end (enough for about 20 Mbps up and down). When spring came and the foliage returned, I tried testing another pair in the same way and could detect nothing but noise (-87dB, just under 1Mbps). Just remember, you want the LOI to be as direct and clear as possible. If you're not able (like me) to mount these suction cups well over obstacles, I recommend looking for other, more powerful (more expensive) options so you don't waste time trying them and being disappointed for no reason.

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • Doubtful