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"Unifi provide the most stable wifi network for IoT of all the AP on the market, even with one VLAN, even in mesh configuration. ... I have +200 IoT devices in my home from Apple, Switchbot, Aqara, Logitech, Eufy, Hue, Govee, and numerous exotic brands. I have been through hell with solutions from Apple, Orbi, Peplink, Meraki, Eero, Huawei and many many more. And only since I am rocking on Unifi I can open my Apple Home app with not a single device error !"
"Actually better than a range extender, as Mesh systems are designed from the ground up to work with each other in the system. ... But it's half ass "patched up" jerky jerky mesh was no match to a Deco. Deco was snappier, more reliable, and longer range."
"I have a 2 story 2350sf house. I have an Orbi with the master AP upstairs in the hall covering all the bedrooms rooms. Downstairs I have 2 Orbi Client APs on either end of the house covering all the downstairs, garage, and outside. ... I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth."
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"I have setup three Eero mesh systems for family members. They are super easy to setup and maintain. ... It has been set it and forget it for over three years now. These are installed in houses with users who are 65+."
"Eero does a great job of providing a product that just works without ever really needing to touch it. ... I've had meshing issues with all except for Eero."
"Set it and forget it solution that will give you gig wired and closest you can get over wifi. ... eero is set it and forget it and just works"
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"Unifi provide the most stable wifi network for IoT of all the AP on the market, even with one VLAN, even in mesh configuration. ... I have +200 IoT devices in my home from Apple, Switchbot, Aqara, Logitech, Eufy, Hue, Govee, and numerous exotic brands. I have been through hell with solutions from Apple, Orbi, Peplink, Meraki, Eero, Huawei and many many more. And only since I am rocking on Unifi I can open my Apple Home app with not a single device error !"
"I have over 60 devices connected to it, and have ZERO issues."
"Finally, nothing drops, everything is fast and solid, the devices themselves are now the bottleneck."
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"with a big house we always had issues with coverage before that's non-existent now"
"Actually better than a range extender, as Mesh systems are designed from the ground up to work with each other in the system. ... But it's half ass "patched up" jerky jerky mesh was no match to a Deco. Deco was snappier, more reliable, and longer range."
"The coverage is excellent. I have a 2 storey 175sqm house and it covers almost everything."
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"but with it off i have amazing speeds."
"The eero’s give me WiFi speeds of at least 1600 Mbps everywhere"
"Agreed, the final hardware version is excellent in performance. I even get the same wireless speeds as with the Max 7 (1600-1900 Mbps up and down) which is quite impressive."
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"Eeros are HORRIBLE for customization. And I say that as an IT guy (you can see my own comment history, and I have a pair of Eero Pros)"
"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."
"You want to be able to force a band for the backhaul. ... Google was constantly swapping to 2.4ghz as a BH so that alone will gimp your 5ghz fronthaul to 2.4ghz like speeds."
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"some features are blocked behind a paywall like for example going to a list of which devices consume more data on a day and so on"
"And some features are blocked behind a paywall like for example going to a list of which devices consume more data on a day and so on."
"Not much in the way of configuration and even then some features require a subscription."
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"Eero is very greedy on trying to maximize its own performance at the expense of everything else. ... It works ok if there aren’t any other APs (ie neighbors) nearby, but it sucks ass if you live in dense housing."
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"The deal break for me is the local network shuts down unless the eero can connect to the internet on startup. ... The router will not accept any local clients unless it phoned home to Amazon on startup"
"Without Internet you cannot access the management of your network , you can only access via phone app with account no IP or web page."
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"But alas, the handover between the eero's was incredibly slow. ... If using them in their separate rooms, as 2 independent WiFi units, fine. But if having them as mesh, as previously mentioned, one needs to be upstream."
"there is a noticeable moment as I go down the stairs and switch APs when the connection drops. ... Plex playback (on the new app) pauses for a couple of seconds ... facetime calls drop for a second ... wifi icon on phone shows connection strength to AP 1 falling and then improving with AP 2."
"With my eeros and tplink I have noticed this doesn’t actually work when running from one side of the house to the other while on a Teams call."
6ixTek 1.0I have 2G/2G Fiber Internet I just got this one and couldn't be happier. [https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/](https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/) 2.5Gb/s wired ports. 2025-down 2025-Up Wi-Fi 7 Ai Mesh 660-Down 550-up Image is Wi-Fi speeds https://preview.redd.it/zgxj64jglj4g1.png?width=376&format=png&auto=webp&s=0525de4f192c64b740602480a5a6ef0599527a07 Edit I forgot to mention I also have 2 eero Pro 7s that came with my service and must use a mobile phone for administration as there is no web admin, The ASUS RT-BE82U is much better, has a robust web admin interface. The eero stuff has good Wi-Fi, but no good wired support.
I just use ASUS Routers Ai Mesh 2.4GHZ/5GHZ Mult-ilink Operation. I have 2 82u, but the 86u seems to be more powerful. 1. [https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/](https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/) 2. [https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be86u/](https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be86u/) I also have a second Mesh network 2 eero Pro 7's came with T-Fiber works really well for Mesh, but no wired connections really. Each has 2 ports. I use 1 to run 60ft wireless, then a PC is using the wired connection and getting 1000Mb/s. [https://eero.com/shop/eero-pro-7](https://eero.com/shop/eero-pro-7) . Just to note my caveat with eero is there is no web admin interface, only mobile app. Thats why I added the ASUS as the main network, and threw the eero stuff on as secondary bridge mesh. The ASUS router is the DNS. But you say Plaster and Lathe, that's not gonna be a great situation for Wi-Fi. 2.4GHZ will best bet for signal, but slow transfer speeds. 5GHZ might have issues with plaster and lathe walls. Too bad you don't have an attic, I usually just run through the attic Cat6 Plenum, and drop down through top plate. Works good for single story, and top story only as you have to drill through a second plate.
ApplePuff123 1.0Hope someone is still reading this thread 😄. Just had Wire3 install a Pro 7 modem and router. I need to buy another router as an extender due to lots of lathe and plaster walls, and will connect via an existing Ethernet cable. Looking to buy a eero pro 6 or 6e to save money - the eero pro 7 routers are pricey. Will that work? Should I get 6 or 6e?
Asch3nd 1.0I went from 3x 6e pro to 2x 7 pro. The new setup is substantially better and I’m getting nearly hardwired speeds (I have 1gb down 40mb up) upstairs with my gateway downstairs and using wireless backhaul. Just my 2c.
AstralElement 1.0I’m using 4 Eero Pro 7s and they are great, much faster than my old Orbi RBR50s. A lot of people say, though, that if you’re going for the Pro 7s, you might as well go for the MAXs for a significant performance boost. I just couldn’t justify the cost.
Eero Pro 7 is WiFi 7
BananaJoeAU 1.0The Orbi 770/870 have great range but the buffer bloat is terrible. I returned mine and purchased an eero 7 Pro 3-pack. It’s been easy-sailing since then.
Blackdogaudio 1.0I just bought a two pack of eero 7 Pros and found it took three days before best channel assignment took place moving me from channel 36 to 100. The difference in speeds for all devices was incredible. I went from 300mbps to 680 (80 mbps over my Spectrum plan thanks to over provisioning) and I can now view live 2K feeds on our security cams without pixilation all while two other devices are streaming movies (the Orbi system it replaced couldn't handle that). Definitely give it at least three days before judging performance.
Just noticed my 7 Pros changed channels for the second time this week (from 36 to 100 to 128). We live in a cluster home development and right now I'm seeing all bars showing on 31 nearby networks in our neighborhood. Looks like my eeros are getting the job done surpassing our speed plan even with all the surrounding RF noise.
Hoping a new pair of eero 7 Pros arriving this afternoon from Amazon see off my old RBK752 system after the RBS started having issues. I dusted off two eero 6 Pros I had in storage while waiting on the 7 Pros and I'm shocked at how good they are with the latest firmware. They support our 2K security cameras with zero pixilation now when scanning the yard in real time. My RBK752 didn't have the bandwidth to support that kind of stream.
If wifi speeds are far lower than you expect with three Max 7s, remove one of the Max 7s and retest speeds after a few minutes. I ran into this problem years ago trying to use three Pro 6s over two stories and 2200 sq feet. I removed one of the 6s and wifi speeds went through the roof again. I'm using two Pro 7s now in the same home and experiencing the best speeds and coverage ever. I'm quite happy now my Orbi 752 satellite decided to die three months ago which made me revisit eero ;-)
I'd go for two Pro 7s. That's what I run in our 2200 sq ft. home (ground floor and basement). Even with our gateway Pro 7 in the basement playroom we're averaging 700 Mbps with our 1 Gig service. No wifi 7 devices here yet but we've got 32 devices online with 2/3s of them being iOT devices. If I had to pick out my most favorite thing about the Pro 7s it would be the fact that our security cameras stopped pixilating and freezing once they replaced our Orbi system ;-)
ChachMcGach 1.0Eero can do a decent job if you are absolutely against wiring in access points. Just temper your expectations. The access points that are furthest away from the gateway will have slower speeds than the access points that are closer to the gateway. Your house’s type of construction will also play role in performance.
Eero. At this point I think software is just as if not more important than hardware as long as we're comparing hardware apples to apples. Eero has a very very nice and easy to use app that satisfies most people's requirements in networking.
count-not-a-priest 1.0Heh I really wanted to like my ASUS BQ16 Pro, but ASUS couldn't repair or replace them (periodic dropouts for various IoT stuff, tech support couldn't fix over phone). Owned for six months, ASUS refunded my purchase price. Shocked, but I picked up a pair of Eero 7 Pro units for about half that price, been much better than my ASUS experience. YMMV. //shrug
CrabbieMike 1.0Alrighty thank you for the help I'll keep an eye out come to tomorrow do you know what time prime day typically starts? I'm In the (GMT-4) time zone
Went ahead and got the eero pro 7 at the 18% off discount they arrived a few hours ago and they work perfect thank you for the recommendation
DaCozPuddingPop 1.0For your average home setup, look into the mesh routers - whether eero or orbi or whatever brand you prefer. I was using a first gen orbi until about a month ago - so that kept me happy for a solid 8 years. I just upgraded to the eero pro 7 and have been more than thrilled with the performance. Mesh is nice because if you encounter dead zones it's SUPER easy to add another node - like takes under 2 minutes to spin up an extra access point. Only complaint I have about the eero and it's a minor one: you can ONLY access the router via the app - there's no going in via IP address to fiddle around. As such it is VERY much a 'consumer level' system, albeit a solid one with some pretty great features. It also depends on what you have coming into the house - if you're not at least on gigabit, no reason to look at the latest/greatest because you're not going to get wifi7 type speeds outside home network
16 pro max does indeed have wifi 7. The biggest difference between pro and max seems to be throughput potential - both of which will really only show if you're using wifi 7. 7 max has a theoretical 4.3gbps max throughput, the pro is somewhere in the 3 range if I reember right. Likewise the max has two 10gbps ports and two 2 gbps, pro 7 has two 5gbps only. Max claims somewhat better coverage - but I'm in around a 3000 square foot house and the 3 pack of eero 7 pro has my house blanketed with wifi (may add an outdoor one over the summer). Until wifi 7 is really 'around' at your place you're unlikely to see a huge improvement - that 503.11ab ad 6ghz is where it's going to shine the strongest. All of that having been said, if you have the 1 gig from fios, and no plans or ability to upgrade, there's really no benefit to going with the max at all - you're not going to see faster throughput than what comes into your house (obviously if you have internal resources, that may change things dramatically, but for streaming etc...you won't see a difference). For real world comparison: I upgrade from a 9 year old first gen orbi mesh to the eero 7 pro and saw my wifi speeds (on wifi 7 devices) go from around 350mbps up to 700-800. It's a SUBSTANTIAL improvement. I think price drops are unlikely since they're still relatively new devices.
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