Amazon just announced a new way to make money from its home Wi-Fi business: Subscriptions

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Amazon on Tuesday introduced new security subscription options for owners of Eero Wi-Fi mesh networking products. Amazon bought Eero earlier this year.

Eero, if you're unfamiliar, helps provide better Wi-Fi coverage around your home using mesh networking technology. Instead of relying on one Wi-Fi hotspot in one area, multiple units are placed around your house to give you better coverage no matter where you are.The new features include Eero Secure and Eero Secure+, the latter of which used to be called simply "Eero Plus.

Eero Secure+ offers the same features as Eero Secure but adds in a VPN provided by Encrypt.me, which hides the data crossing your network, a 1Password subscription that gives you one place to manage all of your passwords and Malwarebytes anti-virus software. Eero Secure will cost $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year and Eero Secure+ costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. Eero owners can sign up on the

 

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Damn, that sucks. All I want is my WiFi router to connect me to the internet... for free. Not include a subscription service that monitors my browsing, store passwords, connects me through a third party VPN, etc.

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