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Bearifi Edge Mesh speeds past Google, Eero, Linksys, and Netgear!

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The reviews are in, and Bearifi Edge Mesh speeds past the heavyweight brands like the Google Home Mesh Wi-Fi System, the Eero, and even Netgear Orbi and Linksys Velop. These numbers are taken from a test completed by Dong Ngo, of DongKnows.com, a CNET Technology Editor for 18 years. Above we see a speed test completed at long distance for Bearifi Edge Mesh vs. comparable AC1200 mesh extenders from Netgear, Linksys, Eero, and Google. These numbers are taken from page two of the review, from a graph that shows both long range (40+ ft) and short range (<10 ft) speed....

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Disabling SIP protection for Bearifi BearExtender Turbo and legacy Mac USB products

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If you own a Bearifi BearExtender Turbo AC1200 USB adapter, or one of our legacy Mac products, and you are trying to install on Mac OS 10.11 or newer, you may find the install does not work because SIP protection is enabled on your Mac SIP protection defined by Apple as "technology in OS X El Capitan and later that's designed to help prevent potentially malicious software from modifying protected files and folders."It locks down the system extensions folder which makes it so driver applications like ours cannot write to that folder unless you disable SIP protection.For any concern that...

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Bearifi debuts Long Range Whole Home Mesh WiFi system that integrates with existing 802.11ac routers

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11/14/18- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Bearifi USA is excited to announce the launch of the Bearifi Edge Mesh Whole Home AC1200 Wi-Fi System, the first of its kind that lets you extend signal from an existing Wi-Fi router. If you already own an expensive 802.11ac or gaming Wi-Fi router, you don’t have to replace it just to set up a mesh network. The drawback to major brand mesh systems is they require you replace your existing router. Bearifi Edge Mesh comes in a 2-pack with 1 AP (router) and 1 Satellite expansion unit with a special default extension mode that let’s...

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Welcome to the new Bearifi.com- heres what we have in store...

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Many of you know our company started out as BearExtender.com, the maker of a long range USB Wi-Fi device for Macs back in 2009. Last year we rebranded as Bearifi, and we just launched three exciting new products. Along with these new products, on October 3rd, 2018 we went live with our brand new Bearif.com web site designed to take advantage of larger screen resolutions on desktops, while at the same time being responsive to smaller mobile screens. We hope you like the new look and feel, and as always we look forward to hearing your feedback. We are excited...

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Having trouble using a BearExtender Turbo on Mac OS 10.11 or newer? Disable SIP protection

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Mac OS 10.11 and newer versions include a feature called SIP protection. It is enabled by default. Apple's official explanation is that it makes your computer safer by not allowing programs access to certain folders on the Mac. One of those folders is the extensions folder, which is where a lot of 3rd party software must install extensions in order for their apps to work. Apple says those app developers can put their app into the app store instead. But they don't allow software driver programs for 3rd party hardware in the app store. The workaround to this, so you...

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