What are /r/Plume's favorite Products & Services?

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While we wait for Plume to come out with an app to replace the one that they removed from the Google Play store, I downloaded the US APK and sideloaded it here: https://apkpure.com/homepass-by-plume%C2%AE/com.plumewifi.plume. Seems to be working so far.

I liked your solution and purchased something similar, a modular power strip tower, on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089PRBZWM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Personally, app is still working with issues. I still see it listed on the play store as well, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumewifi.plume .

Note while they rebranded the display name, but the app id (com.plumewifi.plume) matches the previous one.

I would LOVE to see it implemented something like how OpenWRT does – set up VPN credentials, then simply route all non-local traffic through it. For example, I pay for VyprVPN from Golden Frog. Let me buy a dedicated account for it and then use it for my home traffic.

(Ideally without the hell that is anything to do with setting up OpenWRT/DD-WRT/etc. If I wanted to admin a Linux server/gateway/firewall I’d still be using a Linux gateway/server/firewall. But I’m not, I’m using Plume. 😀)

For that matter, if Plume were to offer no-logging VPN service as an add on, that would be great. I realize that since Plume is based in the US it is still subject to the FISA court national security letter gag order bullshit, just like Golden Frog and any other US-based company. But security is a continuum not an absolute. I can’t stop the NSA. But I can make it harder for Comcast (my local monopolist) and DoubleClick to snoop on my family and sell us to advertisers, and that’s really what I’m most interested in.

(Side note: since Plume has been pivoting away from consumers like us and torward providing ISP services, I doubt you could sell a privacy VPN service without running into conflicts of interest and pressure from Comcast, Verizon, etc. But it would be nice to try.)

FWIW, my Plume network delivers GigE speeds on a GigE ISP uplink.

And a Speedtest on a iPhone 11 Pro Max looks like this:

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/3609348148

The latency and jitter are more important than throughout, tbh. This is with 20+ other devices doing various things on the network.

Facebook has Messenger for Kids. Parents set it up under their account and kids cannot friend anyone nor browse FB since they don't have a FB account. It is crossplatform.

https://messengerkids.com/

I had a similar situation where there were no AC outlets clear of obstructions where my gateway pod lived so I bought one of these and placed it atop a bookshelf in my wife's office with a gateway Superpod plugged in and aimed at a wireless Superpod a few rooms over. I know it's not what you wanted but if all else fails it will get the job done:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089Y23HLV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It may well be that one or more of the wires has a bad connection at one of the plugs or jacks. I just toss it if it's a regular patch cable but if it's a custom cable or in-wall, you might check the connections. It's rare but I've had a few problems over the years with keystone wall jacks because sometimes you are doing them in cramped, poorly lit, conditions. A wire looks good but a little tug shows that it is actually loose or you notice that it is in the wrong place. You can get an inexpensive cable tester that will quickly show continuity or crossed cables.

https://www.amazon.com/iMBAPrice-Network-Cable-Tester-Phone/dp/B01M63EMBQ

Not in Canada, I don't have any Plume app in my App/Play Store so I was forced to create an account from US to download it.

I followed this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumewifi.plume to download the app. I think I had to log-out of my current account and I was prompted to create a new one and I just used US for any question about the location.