I have used EERO since 2020 in two houses. I had WiFi 5 and 6 units and now 7 eero pro 7’s (not EERO pro max). All have been excellent. There was a period of time, about six months ago, that the firmware would not connect to my Tesla wall connector and one or two Samsung TVs after a firmware upgrade. I could manually reboot and reconfigure and all was well. That issue has disappeared,
no more problems. I have been on 1 GIG and now 2 GIG Cox internet service using a cable
Modem Arris S33 and now Arris S34 (Both Docsis 3.1).
I really like the way the system maintains itself by installing new updates and distributing the updates automatically to all EERO mesh routers wired and wireless.
All products have their nuances
and occasional problems but, by and large, EERO routers are outstanding and I highly recommend them!
I use and can recommend eero mesh for "non-techie" parents and grandparents. Very easy to setup, and you can administer it remotely if you have to, which isn't very often.
Your parents might actually enjoy the setup process, as the phone App walks you through it completely.
Eero mesh goes on sale often too. Black Friday while be here in a blink, and they are guaranteed to be on sale then.
If your parents aren't gamers and aren't moving huge files regularly, even the dual band eero mesh gives good coverage at a fair price. If you can wire them in, you'll only need dual band as long as each mesh node has Ethernet ports (do not buy the "Extenders" that lack Ethernet ports if you ever envision wiring them up).
If they want maximum performance using *wireless* backhaul between mesh nodes, then Tri-band eeros are what you are looking for, but they are pricey.
Using mesh wirelessly is all about placement of the mesh nodes. Just keep in mind that strong 5 GHz connections between nodes is necessary for best performance. This means the nodes should be closer together than most people think. Putting units directly above or below each other is good, as well as on the same floor, but directly above or below the "dead spots" too.
My Eeros have been rock solid. They aren’t the newer 7’s but they do what I need. Ubiquity users are usually much more likely to be trying weird setups and trying to do anything to squeeze maximum performance out of their network. The have to be committed to learn the software well enough to customize things to meet their expectations. Eeros are good for pulling it out of the box and having something good enough setup and running in short time.
There really is no one Wifi router that will penetrate all walls and building materials and give you a giant bubble of Wifi. As far as signal strength goes, they are about the same. For the best experience on a budget and easy to set up, mesh is typically the go to, like Deco or Eero. Running a wire between the two or more for wired backhaul will make it even better better.
No reason to use an Archer if you want to use mesh anyway. Just use the Deco as your router as well for less devices, less cost, more streamlined. Deco or Eero are usually what I recommend for friends that want mesh.
Yeah... the literal plug n play is worth a lot unless you're doing large data xfer for work or something. The second hand Eero repeaters are so cheap you can sprinkle them liberally too
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