You have to stay active with your MetaCare to get those updates! Which brings me to Crane’s next point. On this point, I have let my own MetaCare lapse in the past, then lamented greatly when an update to Chanalyzer or Eye P.A. When MetaCare runs out, you can keep on using the software, you just can’t download versions that were released after your MetaCare expired. When you buy a new product, you basically get a “free” year of MetaCare. It’s also a great pun (in my opinion), but people outside of the United States don’t get it. MetaCare is our way of funding the continued development and support of our products. Wi-Spy Air hardware connects to your iOS or Android device and provides WiFi and spectrum data for the Air. I queried MetaGeek technical trainer Joel Crane to make sure I had my story straight, as MetaCare is one of those things you refresh periodically so it’s easy to lose sight of the value proposition. Mobile WiFi Scanning and Spectrum Analyzer. I decided to write it after my latest renewal of MetaCare to help other MetaGeek customers (and potential customers) understand what MetaCare is all about. So… is this blog a MetaGeek commercial? I guess you could say so to a certain degree. Go to any WLAN conference or watch the typical wireless professional at work, and you’ll see lots of MetaGeek products in play. I still have my original Wi-Spy USB-based Wi-Fi spectrum analyzer dongle that I used a million years ago when 2.4 GHz was the only band in town, but have also added almost every other tool that MetaGeek offers. Among these are the various offerings by MetaGeek. To the WLAN support community, there are just a few tools that are truly revered.
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