Luma is the latest router company to push a subscription service

Luma has become the latest router company to introduce a subscription service in a push

to generate steady income from a new breed of mesh routers. The Luma Guardian service is being sold as the “world’s first personal IT team,” which is a bit of a stretch. It includes a VPN to create encrypted privacy for all attached devices, Webroot SecureAnywhere anti-virus protection for up to three devices, monthly ISP Speed monitoring reports, and priority phone support for subscribers who pay the $5 per month fee. Mesh routers, like Luma, are usually sold in packs of two or three in order to blanket homes with Wi-Fi. The relatively tiny units are spread around the house to get faster, more stable connections without any dead spots. Eero announced its own subscription model a few week ago, which charges $9.99 per month or $99 per year for a security service with parental controls. It should be noted that router owners could save on fees by installing their own VPN and anti-virus software, and running a periodic ISP speed test. Then again, many would prefer to pay someone else to do it for them.                                                                                                            https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/16002530/luma-router-guardian-subscription-service