I have Verizon FiOS and the router they gave me was not working well. Wifi signal strength is weak and it lags intermittently, plus it performs under 2ghz spectrum, no 5ghz option. So I came to know the Securifi Almond products when I was looking for a new router. Looking through Amazon, the original Almond came out way on top based on customer ratings. As I read more about it, I came to the Securifi website and saw that they are working on a newer version, the Almond+. Having interest in home automation, I signed up for the newsletter. Passed forward 6 months or so, and I got an email that the Almonds+ was ready for sale. I immediately placed a pre-order. Another 3 months went by and finally the Almond+ was at my door step. I didn't initially got it hooked up right away, but finally got it set up and loving it.