Connect any OBi wirelessly
drgeoff:
Don't get me wrong either. I'm just pointing out that the same technology as in an ObiWiFi can be had for considerably less than $20. There is nothing extra in the OBi version that costs significantly more to produce.
Of course price often has little relation to cost. For example, think of car spares and compare prices for identical parts for say a Ford and a Mercedes. They may have been sourced from the same manufacturer and be absolutely identical apart from marking with a Ford or Mercedes logo and part number. Same specification, same quality but I doubt you'll see the same price for that item on the bill when a Ford mechanic fits a Ford one and a Mercedes mechanic fits a Mercedes one.
While $20 for an OBiWiFI may seem reasonable, in comparison to the electronics that is in one of their ATAs at the prices they are, an OBiWiFi is expensive. And the NRE cost that needs to be recovered in each ATA sold is way, way more than for the OBiWiFi.
Having said all that, I'm not accusing Obihai of having their customers over a barrel and ripping them off. (Just don't mention a certain fruity company!)
drgeoff:
Quote from: azrobert on January 13, 2015, 12:42:29 pm
Quote from: drgeoff on January 12, 2015, 10:15:46 am
Put 151407920903 into the search box at ebay.com to see what less than $12 will bring if you can accept the shipping time.
I only got one hit and it cost $13.38 with shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151407920903?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D151407920903%26_rdc%3D1
Strange. I've just clicked your link and see US$11.38 with free international economy shipping.
azrobert:
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Strange. I've just clicked your link and see US$11.38 with free international economy shipping.
I get this:
Shipping: $2.00 ePacket delivery from Hong Kong
Do you live outside the U.S.?
Maybe that's the difference.
drgeoff:
Quote from: azrobert on January 13, 2015, 02:13:21 pm
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Strange. I've just clicked your link and see US$11.38 with free international economy shipping.
I get this:
Shipping: $2.00 ePacket delivery from Hong Kong
Do you live outside the U.S.?
Maybe that's the difference.
I do live outside the US but I was accessing ebay.com (rather than my usual ebay.co.uk) and I was not logged in to ebay.
Would be interesting to learn what other people in the US and elsewhere get.
Shiblee:
Thanks for a nice discussion..I really liked it.
I am living another country than where I am from & purchased two OBi200 through ebay. There are import and shipping charges . In case there is hardware failure, I have to buy another.
I have seen this product (http://www.netis-systems.com/en/Products/Wireless%20USB%20Adapters/860.html#.VLYCj9KUe8A) is around 12$ and it has a 5db antenna. It is also having same chip-set as OBiwifi. So I was thinking whether it would be accessible from my Obi200s.
Anyway, powerline lan cards also a cheap option for connecting it where wiring will not be required.
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