A residential gateway is probably going to define how you get your Internet service in coming years.
Why buy a modem, a router, a switch, and a Wi-Fi set-up when can get them all at once, probably free?
This makes gateways important. Since the Wi-Fi set-up is in there too, they're also going to define your Local Area Network.
And the LAN is where your Always-On applications will live.
So, yeah, gateways matter. It's a market worth studying.
Whose gear do I like? Everyone's. And no one's. There's a lot of value here, but there's going to be a lot more. I don't want to be wedded to something that's going to be obsolete before my service contract runs out.
I want to date my gateway, not marry it. At least for now.
But what do you think?
I like the idea but I'm afraid that a residential Gateway won't have the configuration options that a cable modem router would. I'm using an SMC Barricade unit and really like the built-in Stateful Packet Firewall. All-in-one products usually either come at a high-price or stripped of features. Or both. I'm not at-all interested in a "free" unit if I can't manage it.
It's a novel idea at first glance but not one I'm ready adopt until the features I need are available.
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