We’re a team of experts that tell it like it is when it comes to connected home services and products.

We test the products and services that connect your home to your life, so you can answer not only if something is “good” before you buy it, but if it’s good for you.

What’s a connected home, you ask? Well . . .  it’s your home if you have any of these services: Internet, TV (or Streaming!), Home Security, or even a Mobile plan. Because landlines are old news, am I right?

The truth is, we provide information that other reviewers don’t. We put the products and services we review through rigorous stress testing to find the breaking point. We seek to answer these main questions:

• What or how much can this product/service handle at its peak?
• How long before the quality dips?

• Does the product/service perform as advertised both initially and over time?
• Does the performance warrant the price?

• Does the product or service integrate with other products and services that I’m already (or could be) using?
• What effect will this product or service on me if I add it to my current connected home ecosystem?

All we really want to know before we spend money is whether or not we’ll get a good return for our hard-earned cash. The underlying question in every consumer’s mind before they buy something: Is it good, though?

With these questions, we place the services and products we review into a comparative space. We answer both whether the product is “good” in a vacuum (based on its own advertised criteria) AND whether it’s “good” compared to its competition.

Lucky for you, we’ve done the same stress testing on every product and service we review to confidently make this call.😉

We find that one size rarely fits all. That’s why we dig in and unearth how particular products and services perform under a variety of situations and stress tests.

“Stress?” you say.

Yes, stress.

By stress we mean we go beyond theorizing “how much internet speed you need for gaming,” and we actually put it to the test. Product by product. Service by service. Brand by brand. We even cross-test services to see how they affect each other.

We might buy 5 different security cameras, throw them in a freezer, and wait to see which one lasts the longest in below-freezing temperatures. (You’re welcome, Minnesota.) Or we might sign up for Xfinity’s 250 Mbps plan, start streaming 4K video, and gradually add more devices until we slow down—and eventually crash—our home network.

Meanwhile, we’ll update you on our findings so you can make an informed decision whether or not the product or service you’re looking to buy can withstand the extended siege you’re about to put it through.