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lake_woman
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Gen5 cheaper modem?

Will a cheaper modem without WiFi be offered?

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C0RR0SIVE
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It's mostly wifi tools like Wifi Analyzer on Android devices I use.  Don't have any laptops or anything that I can really put stuff on at the moment.

How does nmap determine who makes what? Surely it's just going based upon MAC addressing?

Here is what I can find from the F.C.C. filings...

Qualcomm QCA9882-BR4A - AC Wifi
Qualcomm QCA8337-AL3C - 7 port switch
Qualcomm QCA9563-AL3A - BGN Wifi

Looks like they used some off the shelf components, but they don't appear to be too cheap.

The AC controller alone, if Hughes ordered 150,000 units of it would be about $8.50 per chip, that's just the chip.  That's not counting any of the supporting components, nor engineering that was required to interface that chip with the SoC and Switch that was used.

All in all, each of these units do cost a good bit more than the old units.

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