Thats the great part. It does work. Believe it or not, some stuff in this world that we do not sell works. Again, depends on the application. To suggest that a consumer router cannot support a handful of devices or less is either silly or plain stupid.

I liken this scenario to a couple going to a car dealership to buy a commuter car. This car will only be used for commuting, will never be used on a track or for fun. Instead of selling them a Nissan Versa, they get sold a GTR because when you need to go fast, it can do it. Its a bunch of bologna.

Anyone selling a network to people that literally have 5 or less basic devices on the network are doing so only to put more money in their pocket, not for their clients best interest. There is nothing wrong with that if that is your business model, but to suggest that nothing will work or work reliably unless you out your gear in is just wrong. You endager looking like the car dealer mentioned above when doing so