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Mesh systems force internet signals to endlessly relay

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Throwing expensive boxes around your house does not magically create more internet. Mesh network stations act as a frantic game of telephone, capturing a signal from one box and aggressively throwing it to the next. The system provides incredible coverage by violently bouncing the transmission around walls until it finally crashes into your device.

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