For years, we have had issues with the consistency and strength of our Wifi signal. We split wifi with a family member in the condo directly next door, and the placement of the router is at the opposite end of our condo with two fireplaces next to each other and old constructions thick walls in between. They have phone service though the provider as well. Spectrum (formerly Time-Warner) is the only game in town for fast speeds and historically their routers have been bad performers over long distances at our condos. At the beginning of the pandemic, things got really bad as we have 5 laptops, several tablets, a few phones, several smart speakers and smart plugs for about 20 devices total connected at any time. Additionally, during the pandemic, it is not uncommon for at least 3 of us to be on some sort of bandwidth eating video app for work/school, effecting wifi performance dramatically. Spectrum came out and replaced our all-in-one router and modem as they had run a test detected slow speeds. The tech installed a spectrum modem with phone service and a new wifi spectrum router was attached to it. The router is bridged to an Apple Time Cap so our friend can back-up their computer automatically (they are not tech savvy, se we are tech support...).
Initially I thought this was going to work as next door we were consistently getting over 150mpbs download speeds over 5g and about 70-80mbps further away probably using 2.4. But we had this dead spot. - where everything dropped. Both condo units together are approx 2200 square feet, with yards that maybe add and additional 400 square feet. I researched and tried a the $25 TP-Link AC750 WiFi Extender. I thought the app was annoying and the signal was terrible. I then contacted a tech guy and asked him about what he thought of a Mesh system. He was super nice but discouraged me from that and said that he thought the Netgear - Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 5 Router was my best option because he had a client with adobe walls and a 5500 square feet need and this worked for them. He said my second option was moving the cables, which I was trying to avoid since we have someone high-risk to the virus, and I knew if would be a pain finding and moving wires likely through our scary attic. I ordered this $300 Netgear router and hooked it up - hopeful. Same dead spots, and I found their app to be particularly annoying because I kept getting ads to buy their other services. I spoke to another nice tech guy, and he said he thought the mesh system was the way to go, and to call him if not and he would send a guy to lay down cables. After much research on CNET, PC mag, and Amazon reviews I went with this Pro mesh system due to tri-band capability for $260. It's AMAZING. Signal strength is very good to excellent everywhere in the condo (the 5g connection works from the Beacon which seamlessly connected to the Pro at the opposite end of the condo and broadcasts through a wall reliably and with fast speeds) and the network switches us automatically. Set-up took less than 15-minutes (as opposed to hours with the other systems I tried - repositioning and customizing).
If you are a techie person this system might annoy you because it is simple and less customizable. I love it. We get over 220Mbps a lot of the time and I have not seen the speed drop below 70Mbps. I have had the system for 5-days with no issues yet. Our streaming services and work flawlessly on all our devices, and it is super easy to automatically share passwords and monitor everything I need on the basic app. I am so grateful to have this system be so easy after so many issues over the past 6-weeks! If you have a dead spot/black hole and want a simple solution - get this system.
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| Price | From: - | From: - | From: - |
| Ratings | (22,379) | (6) | (9,741) |
| WiFi coverage | Best for homes up to 4,500 sq. ft. | Best for homes up to 5,500 sq. ft. | Best for homes up to 6,000 sq. ft. |
| Wireless network speed | Best for internet speeds up to 350 Mbps | Best for internet speeds up to 350 Mbps | Best for internet speeds up to 550 Mbps |
| WiFi connectivity | Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz | Tri-band (eero Pro), Dual-band WiFi extender (eero Beacon) | Tri-band 2.4GHz, 5.2 GHz and 5.8 GHz |
| Ethernet ports | 6 Ethernet ports (2 per device) | 2 Ethernet ports on eero Pro | 6 Ethernet ports (2 per device) |
| Placement | Countertop | Countertop (eero Pro), wall outlet (Beacon) | Countertop |
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If you have connection issues, Eero will help.
It does exactly what it says it does. If you want exceptional reception and great throughput, this delivers. It's easy to setup and you get guidance throughout. The only problem is that it does too much. I have a PiHole and a Fing Box. Eero can do what both of those devices can. It can block ads and lets you customize each device on your network by name , restrict access as desired, etc. The protection is part of an add on service, which I haven't signed up for. I don't know how much it costs. Since I just bought my Fing Box and already have my PiHole in place, I am hesitant to find out. If it's not expensive, then I totally wasted my money on the Fing Box and the PiHole is unnecessary.The main reason I bought the Eero is that I have an HVAC between my router and where I do most of my work and have gone through 5 routers, extenders, network over power lines, access points, etc, etc, with little to no success. Eero solved the issue instantaneously. After years of crappy signal, I have great, stable, fast connection. It's a bit unreal, and I keep checking my speed. I didn't know half a gigabit up was possible. I pay for 300Mbps down, and this kind of throughout was not possible before Eero.It just works. 😀
