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the Samsung Connect home is a Wi-Fi mesh system that's also smart things help it's available as a 3-pack for $380 or a single unit is 170 it's AC 1300 rating capture speed at 400 megabits per second on 2.4 gigahertz and 867 megabits per second on 5 gigahertz upgrading to the Samsung connect home pro doubles those speeds and costs about $250 per unit if you want maximum coverage you can connect up to 5 units for one home at a time the biggest headache I encountered during testing was the Samsung Connect app which is the only way to set it up it had a very hard time recognizing the units so be ready to completely close and restart the app as well as have a pen or paper clip ready to hit the tiny reset button in the back of each unit that isn't connecting while the app has its limitations Samsung just announced it will be consolidating all its apps into one so you'll soon be able to control a majority of your Samsung products from a single app for testing I put two units on the first floor and one in the basement the main hub which was wired to the modem showed speeds of just over 500 megabits per second at 10 feet away the second unit also located on the first floor was about half that speed and the basement unit where the Wi-Fi signals generally pour was a surprising 140 megabits per second with the pro unit as the main hub I saw speeds of over 600 megabits per second at close range as the smartthings hub the samsung connect home worked great the app synced up with the smart device is much easier than with the router and it has an automation feature so you can do stuff like turning on a light when you open a door you'll save money too by not having to buy a separate hub for your smart devices overall I would only recommend the Samsung Connect home for someone who wants to upgrade their outdated router and have a hub for their Samsung smart devices