A mesh network with wired backhaul worked for me. I use Deco BE63s with one on each floor. Replacing the singular router could easily work though. What router are you currently using?
Sorry about your diagnosis. I'm really touched about you trying to make things easier for your loved ones. Funnily enough, before I left to volunteer in Ukraine I had the same discussions about home networking, my NAS, etc with my loved ones if I ended up dying, so this is bringing quite a few memories! I truly wish you the best going forward.
About the network itself lol: I would just use a mesh system with the MoCA as wired backhaul. If something goes wrong with the MoCA, the mesh unit will just switch over to wifi. Best of both worlds! Something mainstream like TP-Link Decos (maybe BE63s?) would be a great option.
I just test out the Be63’s last week for 3100 SF home and large backyard. It worked well but I’m more of a prosumer and the app was pretty dumbed down. Bought the more expensive Asus
BT10, 2 pack and they just smoke the BE63s. Faster and a lot better range.
I switched to Deco on Thursday and went for a 3 pack of the BE63 which is also known as a 9300. Setup was really easy with the app, as is the ability to give each device a name and also, you can lock devices down to only connect to specific access points which has resolved a few issues I had with the Nest Wifi Pro and Nest Mini speakers where they would often end up failing to work as a stereo pair due to the way the Nest Wifi Pro handled them.
My main reason for switching, though, is that Nest Wifi Pro still has issues with PPPoE speed test reporting. I had a 900 Mbps service installed on Thursday and the Nest was reporting it as only pulling in 200 Mbps yet my phone connected to this same Nest was seeing 900. From past experience, the speed test results the Nest sees are used to adjust it's QoS which means that over time, my network would grind to a halt just like it did a couple of years ago when I was last on a PPPoE connection.
Furthermore, the Deco has faster WAN and LAN ports which will make them a little more relevant for longer as Internet speeds gradually increase.
You can also look into deco be63, each unit has 4 2.5Gb ports. If you plan to upgrade to an even faster fiber in the future, then be65 offers two 5Gb ports and two 2.5Gb ports.
I've been using my Google nest wifi (not Pro) since 2022 and it's been working great. I was planning to upgrade to the Google nest pro 6e during black Friday/winter sales but realized that the new pro 6e nodes didn't have Google assistant speakers. Knowing that I could still use my old nodes ask Google assistant speakers, that gave me a chance to look at other router options.
After doing some research I ended up with the TP link deco be63. My current Internet speed is only 500Mbps so it's definitely an over kill but I'm planning to upgrade to 1Gbps next year or so and I already have a 1Gbps switch + cat6e installed in my house.
The reasons why I picked the deco be63 over Google nest pro 6e are that the deco router offers wifi 7 (future proof), the ability to create a dedicated 2.4Ghz network for older devices and able to support VPN server/client on the router.
I have quite a few of older smart devices that could only connect to 2.4Ghz. When I upgraded my PC in December 2025, I had a hard time connecting one of my smart speakers to my PC because Google nest wifi can't separate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. So the ability to separate the bands is a pretty big thing for me.
Same, i had 4 google 6e mesh and was a nightmare. Half the time it didnt work or the coverage was horrible throughout the house. Just got the Deco BE63 and setup was simple and speeds are great
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