eero (Amazon) - eero Pro 6

I have the eero pro 6. All of my devices that need a guaranteed fast speed are hardwired this includes desktop pc, xboxes. Realize that although the devices are great you will always deal with interference and usually will need at least 1 more device than quoted. Although your house has no concrete you will have other sources of interference. I love my 3 eero pro 6 set up. Works wonderfully. Remember also in order to get great speeds you need anything involved in it to be fast enough - wifi equipment on devices, ethernet and switches if you run any, etc. eero pro 6 serve us well with ethernet backhaul

The tech is right that 200 to 300 is plenty of speed to do anything. However, we all want to see higher speeds. I have 3 Eero Pro 6 in my house (2 wired, 1 wireless). I typically see WiFi speeds around 300 to 400. Honestly, I can’t say my speeds are any faster. What is a ton better is the coverage and consistency of speed throughout the house and outside. You need to take into account the square footage and floor plan you’re trying to cover. Eero will perform worse if you have them too close together. Not sure if that’s the case for all mesh. I’m covering about 2600 sq ft but it’s 2 stories…if I had single story then I could probably get away with 2 devices.

a little confused .. the eero pro 6 is a wireless router, the pw7 cox is a modem router. in your case, u have fiber coming into the ont and output is a rj45 port? u are sure you have an ont and not onr? the eero pro 6 has 1gbps ports, the pw7 according to specs is 2.5gbps port. is your gaming machine also 2.5gb port or better? if its 1gbps port, u probably wont see much diff. when u connect your gaming machine to the eero pro 6 by lan, did u also disable the wifi on your gaming rig?

u probably done what you can and confirmed that the eero pro 6 is not giving u the performance u wanted. in my area, eero is not a preferred make, tplink and asus are. since your board has 2,5gbps, u should but a new router with 2.5gb port. at least you have 2.5gb lan.

I’ve been using the Eero Pro 6 (two routers connected to each other) and it’s been flawless. Almost 3 years now. I probably have close to 20 devices (hubs, computers and smart devices). I still get updates often and it’s been pretty solid.

The Amazon Eero 6 Pro or better is my pick for a set-and-forget device that you can extend over time.

I “upgraded” from Eero 6 Pro to the EERO 7 Pro, don’t ask me why. I now have to manually add common web sites to the “approved” list and that is a pain in the ass! “Customer support” is a joke and hasn’t helped changing whatever needs to be changed to stop the annoying need to add sites. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I would say Yes. I work in telecommunications providing 1gb services w/eero and our boss lived out of network with a 15mb dsl service that he hated. He took one of our Eero Pro 6 home and hooked it up and he noticed a significant improvement in his network reliability. The eero pro 6 really has good network management with multiple devices with the wifi 6 tech over wifi 5.

I’m using Eero Pro 6 with a wired backhaul and it’s pretty good. While it works well wirelessly too, in fact I previously had one wired with 3 wireless satellites . You’ll get a much stable connection with wired backhaul . You can go with other Eero models depending on speed . I chose the 6 for its smart home capabilities .

I do live in Pakistan , and never had an issue. And support is pretty fast only needed it once a year ago . As someone who’s been using it since three years ago, starting with the older mesh models , i can say they’re literally the best I’ve used , TP link mesh is not even on the same level , they’re cheap and simply can’t work like eero

Get the Eero. I used the Eero Pro 6 which is now discontinued. All 3 of them are hardwired & I have no issues.

My farm is fairly spread out, my storage barn which has my office in it and my Starlink/T-Mobile home internet systems setup. I use Eero pro 6. I have 6 units all 30-50 feet from each other spreading out in a sort of Large circle covering 450-500 feet the T-Mobile home internet systems setup is the main use internet since it gets 750+ down and 50 up if the tower goes down then the eero fails over automatically to the Starlink until the t-mobile regains signal. (3 years and going and only see the tower go down once.) But each mesh can hard wire directly to PC’s, TV’s whatever you got that needs a Ethernet connection.

I don’t doubt it. Many swear by eero. I had it for about six years. Even had a GC run Ethernet throughout my house hoping it would get better but it just never worked out for me. Goes to show how YMMV. Everyone’s circumstance is different and the trial and error game really sucks in this department.

Switched from eero Pro 6 to a Ubiquti UniFi system. My HomeKit setup has never been better. 150+ HomeKit accessories. Plus PoE eliminates the need for outlets for AP’s and switches. Much cleaner. It’s nice to wake up everyday and not see that little notification dot at the top right of the Home app indicating a device has gone offline. With eero, there was a new surprise(s) everyday.

I have the Dream wall as my router and several U6- In walls scattered throughout the house. The feature I found most useful with UniFi that eero always claimed wasn’t possible was the ability to lock a client to a specific AP. I found my HomePods to perform much better now. With eero, the HomePods would connect themselves to an eero across the house with or without band/client steering enabled.

I don’t think Apple is ditching it per se. I think it’s more of the router manufacturers that had no interest in implementing it. For instance, it was still a thing when the eero Pro 6E came out but they chose not to use it. Probably a very strict process to get approved for it and not worth the manufacturer’s resources. Like when HomeKit first came out with that required chip (I vaguely remember what it was called iM1 or something like that). Also, IIRC, the eero Pro 6 took many months to get HomeKit Enabled Routers approval. To the OP: FWIW, I think it caused more issues than what it was worth. Devices on that program often went offline and my Ecobees were a headache. Ended up just disabling it but my favorite part of it was getting notified if an eero went offline. Something not native in the eero app. Also it was cool to see the all routers in the Home app (I’m a HomeKit accessory whore). Look into a Ubiquiti UniFi system. Just moved over to one a few months ago and it’s been absolute heaven for HomeKit.

You do need to exchange your router at Spectrum for a cable modem only. (The Spectrum routers have the modem built in). Dependent upon your agreement with Spectrum you may save $5 a month by going to the modem unit only. Then as far as the routers go, I would agree with getting 2 eero units. My suggestion is to pick up a couple of new Pro 6 units if you can find them through eBay. The two will cost you less than a 7, and you will get great performance that will be noticeably better. I've got two Pro 6 units and service with Spectrum and have no regrets in making the change.

Refurb pro 6 (refurb) or 6e would last you a long time and they are solid right now in terms of software. I think max 7 is overkill for you. Whenever their "cheaper" 7 routers come out I'm sure they'll have growing pains for the first year or so. Or wait and see how your Archer does witht he new computer/phone and whether you feel like you're missing something and if so go 6/6E.

I do Network installs for corporate as well as residential. I usually do UniFi installs but the Eero 6 Pros have surprised me with their high quality Antennas and easy to manage system. It is very limited when you get into advanced networking (VLANs, etc.), but the speeds, stability and reliability have exceeded all of my expectations. Even when Meshing in a line of sight from over 300 ft away on a 1 Gb connection, download speeds climbed into the 500s. Highly recommended as long as you understand the limitations.

I like my eero pro 6 router. The mesh network is nice and it is supposed to insulate smart devices from accessing other things on the network.

I had erro Pro 6 (3) and it worked okay until Eero said they were going to start charging $100 a year for the management features. I went with Ubiquiti WI-FI 7 Wall (3) and 3 of their Express routers. Works great. I have a backup internet connection when primary internet goes down with hassle free failover. I am not seeing 6ghz back haul and I don’t know why. It’s working great though. Less lag and snappier connections. Love how easy it is to manage Ubiquiti SOHO networks.

Get yourself the Amazon Eero mesh system, the wifi 6 Pro. Many large homes in my neighborhood have Erro because it is provided by the Metronet fiber ISP and it works well enough.

I use Eero Pro 6 (7 Max lacks MLO, so it's not worth it) and it's been mostly fine. The problem isn't Wi-Fi coverage, which ranges from very good to excellent for all the HomeKit devices at my house (I used NetSpot to create a heat map). It's that some Wi-Fi smart home devices sucks at self healing. That is, if they lose the connection for whatever reasons (e.g., firmware update on the Wi-Fi router, fiber network outage), they occasionally doesn't know how to reconnect. Wemo wall switch (Belkin) is the most common offender. So given the choice, I try not to buy any more Wi-Fi smart home devices. Thermostats and security cameras are all Wi-Fi based, but for devices like light switches and wall switch, I choose Lutron or Thread.

Any eero will do. Just don’t buy it on eBay. Most of those are locked to ISPs, stolen, and will be bricked in the future. I’d suggest a 7 pro. If you dont want to drop that much cash, then a pro 6 or 6e. Dont buy an “extender”, a 5 anything, a 6 or 6+, and don’t buy the base 7. When you get your second eero, add it to the network, and then put it somewhere between your existing unit and the dead spot. Don’t put it in the dead spot. Good luck!

I would buy a single Eero max and centrally locate it in the home, and see what that does. You have an extremely demanding application, and you are very sensitive to performance issues with games, and you really want to buy the very best Wi-Fi router you can afford. The max 7 will last a long time, and I would highly recommend sticking to that model. The pro will do OK, but the max will really do what you want.

Forgive my ignorance on this subject, mostly diving into this subject to fix some latency issues I've been experiencing. Originally, I was under the assumption all wired connections are the same but my current experience with the two routers listed Eero 6 pro and PW7 Cox Gateway have been night and day. I previously had other issues reported to Cox support which resulted in a technician coming over to the neighborhood and re-tapping the fiber optic ends which apparently were cut "too short" resulting in a "weak signal". Referring to this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/1hyfqc3/is_2699_dbm_optical_signal_strength_bad_for_fiber/?rdt=57122), I was previously getting -27 **dBm** in the house and apparently a couple of relay points were improperly done but after the tech was finished, he got me down to -16 **dBm**. As part of this, I also received the PW7 Gateway router, I previously returned in order to use my own Eero 6 pro mesh routers. As for the issue, in gaming, I used the PW7 router as it was already connected just to gauge some things and realized the experience was a lot smoother than when I had the eero 6 pro router. Examples of this is when I strafe around corners, I don't immediately die to a silver lobby and wonder maybe it's a smurf, but this is pretty consistent even against bottom fraggers or folks who don't seem that experience. I've asked for feedback from teammates if my reaction appeared "slow" and they all ask why I didn't shoot right away, but in my pov I did. Anyways, during the period I was using the PW7 I noticed this was no longer an issue. For games, I'm referencing cs2 and valorant, both of which played fine. Hell even the wireless was surprising good on the PW7 for gaming on my desktop. I originally suspected it was something related on the server side from Cox which is why I delved into this altogether but yesterday I plugged my eero set up back in (as I didn't want to keep paying for the router subscription) and I noticed the issue re-surfaced where I felt like I was playing "delayed". The thing is, I don't see any packet loss % in the game stats. For additional context, my eero 6 pro is 2 unit set up with wireless backhaul, for the wired gaming, i'm plugged directly into the eero that's connected to the ONT so not the wireless backhaul one. While the PW7 is nice, it does have wireless issues I noticed quite often on my mobile when browsing reddit and watching videos, it runs into a buffer period quite often. I've also tried disabling IPv6 on the eero as well as other suggestions from Valorant support such as connecting to a public DNS (https://support-valorant.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/4401830859795-Troubleshooting-Your-Network-Connection) Thank you for taking the time to read this, please let me know if you have any ideas or what I should be testing. I've bounced back between Cox and Game support with little to no luck.

Pretty sure, that's what the tech and customer support called it. Also, it's listed as ONT on their fiber promotions. And yes it does output a rj45 that was previously connected to their PW7 router. I'm using the the ethernet port on my MOBO (B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2) which has Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbp). And yes, disable to switch over to wired. Another thing to note since writing this post, my eero router connected to the ONT has overheated (i suspect) earlier today. The internet dropped on the eeros but I still was receiving service on the ONT and [cox.com](http://cox.com) showed my network was still up. Upon touching the eero, I noticed it was pretty hot. I do have a fair amount of smart home devices connected between the two nodes wirelessly. I'm not sure this is the core issue, but I can say with certaintly the gaming performance hit is definitely tied to just the eero and not the PW7. I'm looking to buy try another router and see if it's similar experience.

Please update us in a few days if gets better or worse. I just went to Deco be65 3 pack and its been awesome. Coming from Eero Pro 6 then I had the Asus Et 12 Pro

Recently upgraded to Eero 6 pro on BYOR plan on GF. 3 pucks. Works great. Had the previous gen Eero and it was starting to lag. House is similar size, but no pool. My wife and I both work from home. I’ve thought about the 2 gig plan, but zero issues on 1 gig.

I wouldn't mix Pro 6 with 6E or 7 unless you are going to do wired back haul. Edit: due to differences in the 3rd radio (or lack of a 3rd).

Okay you have two options but both options involve moving your Verizon router to the basement because that’s where all your Ethernet lines are. Option 1: Move Verizon router to basement and connect the Ethernet line to the first floor and 2nd floor to the available ports on the back of the Verizon router. You would then purchase an eero 6 pro two pack and while setting those up you would give it the same WiFi name and password as your Verizon router pay attention to make sure it’s exactly the same with upper and lowercase letters. Honestly I would go into the Verizon router and just turn off its WiFi signal that way roaming would be more seamless between the eero WiFi access points. In this option 1 you would go into the eero app’s network settings and set it to bridge mode this would effectively kill the eeros routing functionality and make it into a wireless access point. Option 2: again move everything down into the basement but this time get rid of the Verizon router (you’re probably getting charged a monthly fee for it) and you would purchase an eero pro 6 three pack (eBay usually has the [3 packs for $200](https://www.ebay.com/itm/285884466931?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=CR9Xy0zkReG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=33RAQzcmQDO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) and you would also pick up a [unmanaged gigabit switch](https://a.co/d/ecjALbW) you would power off your ONT for about 5-10 mins that’s so it can “reset” itself and be able to connect to a new router, once you power it back on you would then connect the an Ethernet cable from the ONT to an eero this will now be your eero router/gateway. Set up that eero and pretty much leave everything at default..give it whatever WiFi name and password you want. Then you would plug the unmanaged switch to the only other available Ethernet port on the eero. You would then go to the first floor and 2nd floor and plug in the other eeros to the Ethernet cables and use the eero app to add those eeros to your network.

Eero Pro 6 tri-band wireless mesh router. I have 3 pucks in a 3000 sq ft home. Only 1 has Ethernet backhaul. My wireless speeds have all increased significantly with a mesh network, and we can now stream 4K HDR TV at the same time as a work Teams or Zoom video call, with no buffering or drops. I also have a smart doorbell, cameras, thermostats, garage door opener, plugs, switches, water leak sensors, Firesticks, Echos, and a YoLink Hub and a Harmony Hub. Everything works fine, even though I only have 100 Mbps service to the house. I even have reliable WiFi on my back porch and deck now, which were dead spots before.

If I could afford it I’d hop over to Ubiquti. I cannot so I have Eero Pro 6 pucks (4 of them). I have not had any issues with them after getting them lined up right but I have the thread stuff turned off.

Eero Pro 6 using wired back haul over MoCA has been a game changer for me. It’s rock solid

If you want plug and play go with Eero. I have 2 Eero 6 pros covering 3 levels in a 3500sqft house no issues.

Eero Pro 6E or Eero 7 it’s plug and play,future proof will give you everything you’re looking for without all the technical jargon blasting you in the face.

I'm using x2 eero pro 6e (bridge mode) that we got with our Metronet. I'm not thrilled with them. In part because I'm suspicious of how much tracking info they are pushing up. I'm curious about your claim that they are the most reliable. What's your source? If the reliability is substantially better, then I'd be tempted to stick with them.

I second this. Instead of Netgear mine was the Eero Pro 6E

My HomePods didn’t place nicely with eero and then I had like 40 devices on it too

Your best bet may actually be an EERO pro setup similar to your parents. It is a simple network to configure, works well and can easily scale in a residential situation.

Personally I use TP link with Omada SDN. It's business level networking with local and cloud management. I have a ER605 router, omada OC200 controller, and 3 wifi6 APs. 2 hardwired APs with one on Wireless mesh. I have 3 separate SSiDs in my network to securely separate main devices, IoT devices, and a guest network for when people come over or my kids decide to run a Wlan party for gaming.  TPlink does well with there mesh systems but you have to choose which eco system to run with and stay with it. Another option that is good on the market is the EERO and I would recommend specifically the EERO Pro 6E with 3 stations. The main router has a 2.5gb network port for connecting a switch and the mesh network is fantastic. Easily managed via a very consumer friendly app. Install this with a lot of clients for there home networks. Fully expandable if needing more units as well.

Personally I use TP link with Omada SDN. It's business level networking with local and cloud management. I have a ER605 router, omada OC200 controller, and 3 wifi6 APs. 2 hardwired APs with one on Wireless mesh. I have 3 separate SSiDs in my network to securely separate main devices, IoT devices, and a guest network for when people come over or my kids decide to run a Wlan party for gaming.  TPlink does well with there mesh systems but you have to choose which eco system to run with and stay with it. Another option that is good on the market is the EERO and I would recommend specifically the EERO Pro 6E with 3 stations. The main router has a 2.5gb network port for connecting a switch and the mesh network is fantastic. Easily managed via a very consumer friendly app. Install this with a lot of clients for there home networks. Fully expandable if needing more units as well.

Wifi7 is overkill. For same price I would get Eero Pro 6E to setup a mesh network.

If you can get the Eero Pro 6E on sale, a three-pack of those may solve your interference problems. They can do wired or wireless backhaul, and I've found them very stable. Looking to replace my current Unifi Dream Router and AC Pro with them when they're next on sale.

Getting 1Gps wireless is going to require specific clients and a higher end mesh (likely WiFi 7). So you really need to specify a budget. High level you want a 3 unit (unless you meant 3 floors + the basement, then 4 units). Get a tri-band unit. I have great success with the Eero Pro 6E, Asus XT12s (really hard to find now but XT8/9 are easy to find and have really solid performance for the price). The Deco BE63 are on sale and WiFi 7 and the XE70s are solid.

That’s still not great. https://www.speedtest.net/result/i/6530718925 iPhone 15 pro and eero pro 6e

That’s still not great. https://www.speedtest.net/result/i/6530718925 iPhone 15 pro and eero pro 6e

Buy a set of eero 6e pro’s. night and day upgrade which show exactly what’s using what frequency per end point and understands devices connected via power lines, much quicker (my perception, but downloads are quicker), rock solid reliability and regular upgrades of the endpoints.

Field tech here. I recommend eero to all of my customers, I DO not recommend using spectrum routers.. all routers provided by spectrum have their issues. Even the 6E's, just this past week I got my first batch of refurbished 6Es for my equipment this week and I'm not looking forward to using them. I have an Eero 6E Pro at home that does the job. Also, go to a store and ask for a new modem, IN THE BOX.. if it's in shrink wrap it's a refurb.

Tech here. I personally recommend eero to all of my customers. Saving them rental charges on their monthly bill and wifi dropping frustrations. They're running deals right now on many eero systems, I personally have stopped using the spectrum router and have my own eero 6e pro. And an auxiliary eero in my garage for my opener. In my experience it is the ONLY router that the modem recognizes besides spectrums own routers and has an active ping or communication back and forth between the modem and router. I have not seen any other brand have an active ping.. they work very well with spectrum modems compared to other brands.

I have a gig and an et as well. No issues.. but it seems like every week I'm replacing en models in customer homes.. as far as the wifi 7 routers.. I haven't heard much feedback on them, I wouldn't want one anyways, I have an eero pro 6e that I love and always recommend to gig customers.

For the average consumer, Eero is a much better fit though. Sure, if you like to tinker or have one off use cases, Unifi is the much better option, but Eero does a great job of providing a product that just works without ever really needing to touch it. I've had Asus, Netgear, Linksys, TP-Link, Google WiFi, and Eero, but I've had meshing issues with all except for Eero. My current setup is Unifi with Eero in bridge mode.

The Eero 6E pros are a huge improvement over Nest wifi pro. I just made the switch recently. I've never regretted a system as much as I did the Nest Pro.

Love it! Switched from eero pro 6E and Pro 7. Don’t think just buy it! 2900 Sq Ft range too. Yes user friendly.

Naw, eero is garbage. Tp-Link Mesh is the way.

I think folks that have commented already missed the point that you're not tech-savvy and do not way to deal with complicated setup/ troubleshooting. I would avoid Ubiquiti. It's a great product and I use it. But it requires network know-how the set it up and maintain it. I would recommend Eero. It's a solid performer and designed for the person that isn't tech-savvy and does not want to tinker with the network. Eero has probably the best mesh products on the market today. Depending on your layout/ needs, you could go PoE Gateway + PoE 6 APs. Great for ceiling AP locations. I also use this setup. Alternatively, you can use Max 7 or Pro 6E. Avoid 6/6+ models from Eero.

I think folks that have commented already missed the point that you're not tech-savvy and do not way to deal with complicated setup/ troubleshooting. I would avoid Ubiquiti. It's a great product and I use it. But it requires network know-how the set it up and maintain it. I would recommend Eero. It's a solid performer and designed for the person that isn't tech-savvy and does not want to tinker with the network. Eero has probably the best mesh products on the market today. Depending on your layout/ needs, you could go PoE Gateway + PoE 6 APs. Great for ceiling AP locations. I also use this setup. Alternatively, you can use Max 7 or Pro 6E. Avoid 6/6+ models from Eero.

This is a good recommendation. Eero for simple, plug and play with probably one of the best mesh networks in market today. Ubiquiti if you want more configuration capabilities and have more network know-how.

If you have ethernet cabling between floors, use that as much as possible. If not, then it is mesh. One of the best mesh systems on the market is Eero. Solid and super easy to setup and use. That's what I use. You can start with one and only add more devices as you need them. But don't oversaturate your wifi. That creates wifi interference which leads to performance issues.

I just tried a couple of mesh APs and they both went back to the shop as devices would frequently disconnect or get stuck on a poor choice of node (like a phone in the same room as the AP would stay connected to the one downstairs and across the house). They were TPLink Deco X10 and Draytek Vigor AP805's. Draytek had a more mature web interface and feature set, TPLink forces you to use a terrible android app. I'm currently running an eero Pro 6E in bridge mode which is much better than a pair of either of the others - maybe because that avoids using a mesh? App-based but very professional. If Ubiquiti weren't so focused on ceiling mount and poe I may have tried them. If you're building and want video streaming why not go wired? I have pretty much every entertainment device on CAT6.

Eero Pro 6E, hardwired to my Mac mini. Using Cloudflare DNS.

Don't use the 6E as your gateway but keep it as an extender. It has two ethernet ports, one 2.5G + one 1G, which would throttle your network if you use it as a gateway, but works well as a repeater in a remote room or low utility area 7 Pro or Max would make an excellent gateway. Add a few multi-gig or gigabit switches where needed TP-Link has a lot of compatibility issues among their devices. Archer won't work with Deco or Omada. Most of their routers support Matter but other IoT protocols are hit or miss. They also may get banned by the US for security reasons [Compatibility List | TP-Link](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/compatibility-list/) I chose eero over ASUS because the eero 7 Max beats their best routers both on hardware specs and ASUS lacks support for IoT protocols like Matter, Thread, Zigby, & Bluetooth

The Pro 6e has a 2.5gig wan connection, neither the wired or wireless provide a 2gig lan. It's an aggregate setup for the 2gig wan. Sucks but thankfully the pro 7 is capable of better.

I have the Eero pro 6E and the results are pretty good.

I have the 3 pack Eero Pro 6e. No, I do not have the satellites wired in. Router is in the family room on the one end of the house, one satellite is in the dining room at the other hand of the house and the other satellite is in the second floor master bedroom. This works perfectly fine in our 3,500 SQ foot, 3 story home. And we have about 30 devices connected at pretty much all times.

Budget? Size of apt? Eero Pro 6E or Eero Max 7. If small apartment likely only need one. Set it and forget it solution that will give you gig wired and closest you can get over wifi. Can’t expect gig over wifi fyi. Would be chasing something that’s likely not worth it Remember 1 4K stream uses 25Mbps, 1/40th of your connection so you’ll be more than enabled. Keep the eero out of the closet — make sure it’s clear of obstructions. It helps

Both will cover. Pick based on price - there are a ton of other options but eero is set it and forget it and just works You don’t need their monthly service to enjoy the benefits of the platform. They’ll try to upsell you

Eero Pro 6e’s look discreet and slim on a counter or desk. LEDs are also configurable easily and can be turned off (for bedrooms, etc.)

When I first went with eero it was amazing. Worked right out of the box. I’ve upgraded 1 or 2 times since then. For me it still works fine but I swear the signal strength has reduced some. If you have Ring, they have a cool integration (if you use Eero as a router) that will provide you a few gigs of cellular backup if your primary WAN goes offline, as part of the ring subscription. I no longer use it as a router though, just APs, but disappointed sometimes at the speeds or signal strength, I have 3 units around my house (Eero pro 6e) and have been thinking of trying to improve the placement or go elsewhere for WiFi signal.

When I first went with eero it was amazing. Worked right out of the box. I’ve upgraded 1 or 2 times since then. For me it still works fine but I swear the signal strength has reduced some. If you have Ring, they have a cool integration (if you use Eero as a router) that will provide you a few gigs of cellular backup if your primary WAN goes offline, as part of the ring subscription. I no longer use it as a router though, just APs, but disappointed sometimes at the speeds or signal strength, I have 3 units around my house (Eero pro 6e) and have been thinking of trying to improve the placement or go elsewhere for WiFi signal.

Two people should be fine with the 300 plan. My house is roughly that size, and I have a 3-pack of Eero Pro mesh routers. I had the house wired for CAT6 when we had it built, so the Eeros are all using Ethernet for the backhaul channel.

eero pro, my house is single floor 2400sqf, meross, aqara, homeassistant on a server for Ring and Nest via starling hub 26 devices Other than rebooting my main hub when IOS 18 dropped I don't have any issues for the past year or so. The only problems I've had I had to reboot my Aqara hub 1 time, rebooted a light switch after my eero did a firmware update. I had to reboot my meross garage door 1 time as well after my internet dropped due to a wind storm. All my tiny issues have been extremely easily with subtle wifi drops due power outages or updates. I just check my non connected devices now and then and honestly they are very very rare.

I have a shed here in the Midwest and had an original eero pro in it for 6+ years and never had an issue. So, if the node remains in the shed, I don’t know that you need to splurge for the eero outdoor. That being said, I just swapped mine out for an eero outdoor (because my back haul method was a hack) and it’s really nice. Very happy with it.

Eero pro from second generation up. All are fantastic and cheap, but secondhand. Just ask the seller straight up if they’re generic eero devices from Amazon or if they’re white label from some ISP. Just don’t buy the white label ones.

Put in the eero system for mesh WiFi

I have around 50 accessories including cameras. I’ve upgraded to eero pros and they have been a game changer. I bought 2 of them from Amazon refurbished for $50 each. I don’t think you can’t beat them for that price. All of my devices respond fast and my cameras load lightning fast. The biggest reason for me upgrading is my WiFi bandwidth would cause issues when I had company over. Now there’s no issues

I really like my Eero Pro. Overkill for your situation so maybe look at the regular Eero. Then you can expand if you get a bigger place in the future.

Router: Eero Pro mesh (3 access points). Apple TV 4K as the hub. Size of setup: 73 devices in the Home app. A mix of bulbs, sensors, switches, sockets, cameras, and most recently a robot vacuum. House is an average size 3 bed semi, garden goes back about 8 meters, driveway extends about 5 meters. There’s lights out front and back, and devices in the attic, so it’s all fairly spread out. A mix of HomeKit and Matter. Wi-Fi and Thread. 1 device on HomeBridge. Experience: In the 6 or so years I started my setup it’s been almost entirely rock solid, except for the first couple when I was clinging on to an old-ish AirPort router. As soon as I swapped that out for Eero it became stable.

I've been testing the Eero lineup against other competitors. The Max's are great but not that much better than the Pros. A lot of your performance will be up to capabilities of your client devices. Other comments about channel optimization are completely valid, Eero along with some others out there take a day or two to optimize their channel selection. It doesn't set a good impression on day one but gets better over time. Pricing wise I'd never spend what they're asking from retail on my own home network, but then again I'm spoiled from getting lots of free stuff working in the industry. The reality is, I haven't come across many situations where WiFi speeds are actually the root cause of issues on a given application in the home. Throughput testing is fun for easy bragging rights but I believe consistency and reliability are the most important parts of a good home wifi. Believe it or not, most high priced enterprise grade equipment will yield lower throughput tests than the retail home stuff, for good reason. They're tuned to service large numbers of clients with consistency, over servicing a few clients with truckloads of data. The reasoning behind this is, at a high level, if the CEOs web conference isn't silky smooth, nobody's gonna give a damn if it takes 5 extra minutes for a giant download to complete. They're tuned to deliver consistent and stable service as a priority, not drag race. Eero's new lineup has some of the best chips available in the industry, but IMO its overpriced. I do think performance will get better over time as newer clients become available and get better at using OFDMA(WiFi 6) and MLO(WiFi 7). 6GHz is a great addition but it's unfortunate that its optional for anything branded WiFi7, not mandatory. It's also at a disadvantage now with being locked in low power mode until we get a proper AFC system in place. That will allow them to unlock and operate at roughly twice the power levels they're limited to today in most scenarios. Making those extreme wide 320MHz channels work at higher rates through more walls. Sorry I got a little carried away there, dont know where I was headed 😅

[https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=4720d1a5-dce4-4ea9-b536-e3f583b12c5b](https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=4720d1a5-dce4-4ea9-b536-e3f583b12c5b) ISP is Converge. 5GHz wifi on R7800 router using built-in SQM. Bumaba lang yung download speed due to other users. Sadly phased-out na yung router ko. My recommendation for built-in SQM is eero Pro. Expensive but very user-friendly. Cheaper option would be flashing OpenWRT to Cudy WR3000 or WR3000S, this one I recommend since the manufacturer already provided the files needed, and guides are available which makes it a lot easier. Good luck!

+1 for the eero pro. I see a lot of people say to avoid them but mine has been great. I use HK secure router to block merosss and Aqara from the internet. I have three pro routers covering 2 story 2700+sqft and entire pool area.

IMO, I've always stuck with the Pro's and MAX's in the last 3 generations (7, 6 and "5"). I have over 190 devices and don't have drops on any of them and haven't since 2017.

eero Pro here, it’s been working great for five years. About 70 IoT devices, most of those are in HK.

I switched to Google Nest Wifi Pro 6E from my Eero Pros ( 3 pucks for 3 pucks ) and surprisingly my wifi speeds on devices have been better on Google. The ethernet speed hasn't seemed to change. I wanted to switch over to Google because I am trying to move away from Apple-centric stuff and Apple Home in particular, replacing it with Google Home. A lot more devices seem to work for Google Home that did not work for Apple Home. Its not been long but I have had no internet drops, no lag, no issues at all compared to the Eero's and its been significantly easier getting my fiancee to control things via Google Home rather than needing to jump through like six different apps for things that didn't play nice in Apple Home. I would say its still worth it. The idea on paper to always getting the best most advanced stuff makes sense but if your ISP hasn't sold you a plan that gets you 2.5GB internet speeds then it doesn't matter if the device is capable of providing that. You won't get that speed. It comes down to your budget and your comfortability. Upgrading a router for just $120 is a good deal.

That’s short enough that 2 eero pros would probably work

Eero pro all day

Very easy to install you go into the app and add a node. Stay with eero preferably a 6 or higher. Don’t buy off eBay or fb marketplace. People are selling isp owned eeros … you have a 50 50 chance it gets shut down. Only exception I would make is if you and the eBay/fbm eero uses the same isp. (You’re on frontier and the eero is locked to frontier)

eero, quick, simple and it works very well. dude in middle may need eero router in bridge mode to keep speed up on far end.

On an android phone, you can download am app called WifiAnalyzer, it has a white wifi symbol and a green background. Itll tell you how many networks are in your area and should give an idea of if this is truly the wifi going out or just being talked over. Id also say to go into the routers gui and split the 2.4/5g bands and see if one gives better signal than the other, as most modern routers mesh them together via "smart connect" or similar language. A factory reset of the router is a last resort before simply buying a new one, as you don't really mechanically fix components in consumer routers anymore, they're too cheap. I like tp-links Archer series for a new simple router, and suggest Amazon's EERO if you want to get a meshed routing system for better coverage

Eero mesh with the outdoor unit on the main house probably.

Get eero or Tplink, you'll be fine. I went through 2 Google mesh systems and now leave them alone. BTW you don't need the wifi 7 or even 6E. Save some money unless you have Gigabit internet, then go crazy.

If you have to wireless mesh, eero is really good in my experience. Setup is painless and it just works, I’ve only had to reset my network maybe once or twice in the last few years. As others mentioned, if you can do wired backhaul then that’d be ideal.

Get a pair of Eeros. Plug one in to the router and set the other one up near your PC, then hard wire in to the Eero. I have this set up and there is no loss of ping compared to hardwire directly in to the Virgin hub.

I got Eero mesh. Zero problems

Eero 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 works great.

I use amazon Eero. You can get 3 of them for less than $400. My only crit is that they make it hard to set static IP and port forwarding on your home network (not impossible, but the UI is clunky), and that they don't support Dynamic DNS services (at least mine doesn't). For what it's worth, you'd probably only need 2 devices in a small townhouse. One upstairs and one downstairs.

The eero mesh system is pretty foolproof and great for users who don’t want to tinker. I highly recommend it for people who just want to plug their router in and forget it exists and maybe expand their mesh network as they need.

Using 3x eeros in mesh with over 70 devices ans it's rock solid with homekit, homebridge and homeassistant!

i have the same issue. mesh wifi with ethernet backhaul is the only solution. everyone's fave router is Eero. has both 2.4 and 5 ghz. mesh networking so you get super strong signal everywhere. including the bathrooms lol. easy to set up as seen here [https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg](https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg) if you have coax cable, you can easily use those so no need to run CAT6 cables all over the house

you need mesh. everyone's fave router is Eero. has both 2.4 and 5 ghz. mesh networking so you get super strong signal everywhere. including the bathrooms lol. easy to set up as seen here https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg

Simplest solution is something like Eero mesh routers. They also make an outdoor unit… so you can do something like put an Eero router in the main house, an outdoor unit in your patio or backyard, and then one in the guest house, and the signal should hop from main house > patio > guest house just fine.

I do casual gaming over wifi with no issues. I have a wifi mesh (eero) and a wifi 6 card. Make sure everything works properly with your PC hard wired to your modem though (as a test) - if the connection in has any issues, that will cascade through your network.

I think the hate comes mostly from the fact that, although you don't have to, you're strongly encouraged to use it within the Amazon ecosystem and with an Amazon account which triggers every data/privacy nerd's alarms. I have an eero system and it works flawlessly and I do not have it set up with an Amazon account. I realize that Amazon could still snoop if they wanted to since they own the hardware and software stack now but, in my experience, you can verify that eero functions mostly independently of Amazon, if you want it to.

I’ve tried every single WiFi google nest router(google WiFi, nest WiFi, nest WiFi pro) and out of them they all had slow speeds. I ended up getting the eero mesh system and those work flawlessly

Eero mesh. Is a router so you’ll save money from ISP. Can mesh as many as you need with other eero APs with Ethernet ports. No more extender BS.

just get another EERO. why TF would u want a wifi extender?

how big is the house. i like the modem, but would look at EERO mesh instead.

ive deployed 250+ EERO mesh set ups. They work flawlessly for a set it and forget it internet experience.

Orbi def best in market, next best is the google mesh, then Mby Eero mesh system… saw a lot of decco recommendations… they work alright but def lower in the ranks and way cheaper

I think it’s overkill. Eeros have been pretty solid. I bet if you just wired the nodes together it would be fine.

I have two eeros with wireless backhaul, which is suboptimal, and there is a noticeable moment as I go down the stairs and switch APs when the connection drops. For example 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.

No it’s a good router! I’ve got it and so good the app is good too

Great feedback I work for Spectrum and I myself use eero mesh

I have an Eero mesh system. It's been great

The ISP gave me an eero mesh router for $10 a month. I bought a used Netgear mesh router used for $60 and returned the rental equipment. Both are 1G systems. The used Netgear router has already paid for itself at least 2x. The jump to 10GB was not worth it for me, I could already do everything I needed with 1GB. There are only two of us in the house. I don't download *that many* ISOs.

Second this. I have one Eero connected to my modem and use my Echo dots as mesh extenders. I have the dots in almost every room since I could buy them so cheap during sales

I am definitely no techie or expert on the subject, but when our old router died, I replaced it with Eero mesh. Not only have I had no problems with it, but our internet speed became faster than what I am paying for with Spectrum.

I'm using the Eero mesh system with three routers in my 1600 sq. ft., two-story condo. Right now, I have 38 (90% of that is Homekit) devices online, and I add about six more during the holiday season. My HomeKit setup includes three HomePods, and I'm planning to get an Apple TV soon. Overall, the experience has been pretty smooth, and Wi-Fi is super fast with a 300 Mbps download speed. Occasionally, I do get some "No Response" issues, but it’s usually just with my Meross devices, and it’s an easy fix. Besides that, everything works great, and no major issues to report.

That's really the point of mesh routers to expand the wifi to far areas of the house without running cables. Yes everything would be faster wired, but they work perfectly fine wireless. I have Eero mesh and it's been great for years.

Lol what are you talking about? They both have “wireless only backbones”, AKA mesh networking. Unifi has a billion more features over eero and gives you a lot of granularity. I’d say go with eero if you want something that is simple and works well out of the box, and Unifi if you want to learn and tinker.

If you're not switching to 2gig service now, why replace the cable modem?  Money you don't need to spend.  And of course if you get the fiber service, a cable modem is useless. And then what problem are you trying to solve with the router/WiFi replacement?  In general, unifi is great if you can backhaul the nodes with an Ethernet cable.  It doesn't have a dedicated mesh radio unlike some of the systems designed for that. A 5 port 2.5gbe switch is $50, so if you want to connect your gaming rigs that might work.  If you wanted mesh system recommendations, orbi and eero would get my vote over Asus.  And then WiFi 7 is generally expensive and doesn't actually get you much over WiFi 6 if you don't have the clients to use it -- and phones don't need the speed.  

I agree with this. 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+.

Here's the advice you asked for: Go with Eero for your router. It fits what you need, reliable and will handle your networking needs, even as your network grows. It's pricey, but all these routers that cover your use case (and work reliably) will be. There are a few different models and options, so I would evaluate what fits your exact needs (do you want backhaul? Etc). Here's the unsolicited advice: You shouldn't be planning for your smart home to be gaining 50+ WiFi devices. If you are, it's extremely likely you're building it in a suboptimal way. Devices that use mesh protocols (Thread/Zigbee/Zwave) should be making up the bulk of your devices. You're going to run into more networking pains in the future if you keep just throwing tons of WiFi devices into the mix. Obviously this is pretty generic advice and comes with a lot of assumptions based on what you posted, but generally, you really don't want to be planning out your smart home to be primarily WiFi devices. Anyway, just my two cents. Take that for what it's worth

Since you have cable Internet and it runs into the basement, you hopefully have coaxial cables available to you throughout the house, and usually in key locations. Just look at the area where all the coax ends should meet, likely in the basement where your modem/router is at and plugged into. If you do find this bunch of coax, you can use it with MoCA Adapters to build a wired Ethernet network inside your home. If you can achieve that, then getting good WiFi everywhere will be easy, as well as providing wired capabilities for other devices in needed locations. MoCA Adapters can be a bit expensive, but worth the cost. If you can build this MoCA network, then whatever you choose as the router and Access Points will work very well, including a 3 pack of a reputable mesh brand. For mesh, I use and can recommend eero. But ASUS Zen mesh is also praised a lot, and has more configurability. If you want to go higher end, you can get an Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway router, a Ubiquiti PoE switch, and some Ubiquiti Access Points. It's more expensive, but very capable of advanced setups, and is very stable. I use Ubiquiti at another home and in my office location, and I can recommend them personally as well.

Wireless MESH are great now. I do all of the same stuff you do and EERO works just fine.

Wireless MESH are great now. I do all of the same stuff you do and EERO works just fine.

Single story, you’ll probably need a mesh. Eero is good and simple to setup. There are others too ‘mesh routers’.

Be aware. I like my eero mesh. But it's a whiplash going from a router that has a management console I can access internally without Internet and have logs and history data to eero. Without Internet you cannot access the management of your network , you can only access via phone app with account no IP or web page. 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. I might change from eero to another brand in the future based on it but for a no frills, turn on and forget eero might be your better choice.

I read many poor things about Google Wi-Fi routers and I took the plunge anyways to see it for myself how bad they potentially are. For me it’s fine I’m a heavy gamer and big smart home user. It’s honestly been a better WiFi mesh router then others I bought and returned such as eero, and TP-Link. I have no issues, my only complaint is I wish it was a little more involved with settings but it’s simple interface is very unique compared to anyone else on the market and uses the Google smart home app. My speeds are flying, I personally got it because all the crap going on with TP-Link. I wanted to like eero but they are no good tbh. I don’t regret my decision with the google mesh router, I got the 6E version. Also I like the perk that I can block my kids devices with schedules and security policies for free while the other companies you would need to pay for that feature.

Eero with 3 points 2200 sq feet

Interesting comment, since I’ve found both the Zigbee and the Thread support provided by Eero to be completely useless. Thread doesn’t merge or interoperate with the one created by my AppleTVs and HomePods, which sucks because the routers could really boost coverage. Similarly, better Zigbee would be a boon for the Hue devices instead of needing to run that as a separate hub. Also, the “HomeKit” support in eero is heinous. It took wireshark to figure out that the eero app was flat lying to me about the IP it was supplying clients for DNS. I eventually shut down pretty much all their services in favor of a standalone Mikrotik.

Hubby and I live in a 1953 ranch house in a subdivision that dates to that time period. Cell reception stinks tho internet options are plentiful. I tried wireless, but the walls were a mix of drywall and plaster. There was very old coax running through the house that was useless. I first tried the eero mesh system, but after a while, it had to be reset every night. I then ended up with a Linksys 6 system, but it started having problems after awhile. I broke down about 8 years ago and had a fiber network installed while I still had Verizon Fios. I really thought about it - where the drops should go and why they were going in those locations. Verizon was fond of coax cable at the time. Their bills became outrageous and I switched to a different provider that worked with fiber. Bless that company’s heart. (RCN/Astound). No difficulties at all and the bills remain under $100/month. It is worth it to install the fiber network. Look on Thumbtack or Angie’s list or wherever. Have a plan first. Consider getting the highest level fiber you can get so when higher speed internet becomes available you are capable of managing it. Or you can run your own fiber and use unmanaged switches. The original mistake I made was putting in cat 5 fiber. I had to have the fiber replaced for some rooms but not all. I now have a ubiquity network but it is complicated and not easy. I also have smart switches, outlets, smart electric panels, solar panels and some appliances are smart, but smart appliances are over rated, unless they cook or clean for you. I keep wishing for Rosie the Robot or a good android out of the iRobot movie. So my network has over 100 items and always expanding. I had a mesh system but I found it so frustrating. It was a dummy system and if there were latencies I couldn’t tell where they were - service provider or in-network. I was constantly tinkering with the apps, which could tell me nothing.

Hubby and I live in a 1953 ranch house in a subdivision that dates to that time period. Cell reception stinks tho internet options are plentiful. I tried wireless, but the walls were a mix of drywall and plaster. There was very old coax running through the house that was useless. I first tried the eero mesh system, but after a while, it had to be reset every night. I then ended up with a Linksys 6 system, but it started having problems after awhile. I broke down about 8 years ago and had a fiber network installed while I still had Verizon Fios. I really thought about it - where the drops should go and why they were going in those locations. Verizon was fond of coax cable at the time. Their bills became outrageous and I switched to a different provider that worked with fiber. Bless that company’s heart. (RCN/Astound). No difficulties at all and the bills remain under $100/month. It is worth it to install the fiber network. Look on Thumbtack or Angie’s list or wherever. Have a plan first. Consider getting the highest level fiber you can get so when higher speed internet becomes available you are capable of managing it. Or you can run your own fiber and use unmanaged switches. The original mistake I made was putting in cat 5 fiber. I had to have the fiber replaced for some rooms but not all. I now have a ubiquity network but it is complicated and not easy. I also have smart switches, outlets, smart electric panels, solar panels and some appliances are smart, but smart appliances are over rated, unless they cook or clean for you. I keep wishing for Rosie the Robot or a good android out of the iRobot movie. So my network has over 100 items and always expanding. I had a mesh system but I found it so frustrating. It was a dummy system and if there were latencies I couldn’t tell where they were - service provider or in-network. I was constantly tinkering with the apps, which could tell me nothing.

If you’re looking for mesh then Eero is the best. Otherwise ASUS is the best brand !

What you need to do is return the Spectrum router and save yourself $10 a month for the router WiFi monthly fee. The modem is free so you can keep that. Now what I would suggest for your WIFI Signal issues is to get something called a “Mesh WiFi system” these are meant for larger homes 3000+ sq ft and are best for coverage/range and speeds ! Eero is the best in my opinion for a mesh WiFi system !

It’s really not a true mesh system rather an extender to the existing routers signal. What I would suggest is you get a true mesh router system to get the best performance ! I highly recommend Eero as a mesh router as those are super reliable and easy to setup !

Forget the Spectrum router .. go to Best Buy and buy a mesh system like Eero. A 2 pack would be good for your situation !

Gotcha. Get your favorite Eero or Google mesh router and roll with it

Hardwire your house and add a WAP on second floor ceiling. We retrofit lots of houses for hardwire and teach clients to just use WIFI for portable devices, IOT’s and mobile phones. Hardwire all TVs, computers and network devices that can be hardwired. MESH is just a bandaid that has lots of loss when going from one AP to the other. You can use Eero and it will work like a charm.

Will the ‘nodes’ be hardwired to each other or will you require wireless mesh? If the former, consider UniFi. If the latter, consider eero. If you want to really mix it up, and budget isn’t an issue, consider a Firewalla router combined with one of the above as access points.

I use eeros for my mesh wifi and it works great with my OPNSense setup. I just dropped it into bridge mode. I physically segregate my LAN / Home WIFinetwork from my Guest and IoT via a 4 port nic and Firewall rules. My IoT stuff runns off a Nighthawk and the Guest also runs off another Nighthawk. BOth running OpenWRT firmware since stock is garbage and insecure.

Now I'm not expert, but for me the eero routers have awful wifi signal. I can't even get 200mbps over 2 meters away 😐

I use a eero mesh system. Easy to use and administer

I’ve had Eero for 4 years , 4 pods spread around, never had an issue, always stable , you can see all devices on the app with signal strength, would recommend.

Most mesh systems take a few days to adjust and will move channels until it finds the best scenario. Netgear orbi’s do this as well as the eero systems. But once there fully optimized they should be set it and forget it and just work. Speed fluctuations are normal but I did find the eero did have less speed than my netgear with identical locations and settings. So I reset the eero from scratch and then the speed was where it needed to be. I believe it has something to do with firmware as I get the feeling the updates don’t always go well with some older firmware lingering after the upgrade. Reset seems to clear it out

EERO Mesh and 2 EERO outdoor nodes.

Neither, install a mesh network, I recommend eero lately

Yup. The extra cost is that each device is a full blown WiFi router but can easily switch into a mesh style distributed wireless setup. It'll handle everything. If you can wire them to each other, it's as good as having just one really big/strong WiFi signal. Wire them as physically far apart as you wish to extend the WiFi wherever too. If they aren't wired then just be weary and place the nodes with at least an 80% signal back to the primary node. And look into turning your ATT box WiFi off, and set-up "IP-Passthtough" so the eero is dominant.

So, this is going to be controversial, but despite the fact I have no problems with my Google WiFi mesh (touch wood immediately!), I don't recommend it for people buying mesh today, and if I were to replace my setup today it would be for Eero - it's got so much at this stage it's better to go there instead of Nest.

I would start with the one I had. At home I have an eero mesh in bridge mode, if you want small. You can use just one.

I think Eero would be the most plug and play option. I've used TP-Link and they're decent but unclear political situation / possible ban. Ubiquiti/Unifi if you want to tinker and manage their network remotely (expensive)

Any type of mesh WiFi systems with 3 pods will work wonderful. Most popular is Eero and you don't even need the latest newest generation. Only thing you need to make sure is the base for the mesh has open wired connection for the one wired work computer or that your cable modem has an extra port or more.

Att equipment is utter junk. Eeros will absolutely work better. Like others said if you can wire in as many as possible it will drastically help. Plus eero tech support is pretty good and would help you figure out some dead spots and how to combat them (with more eeros of course 😉) Send that ATT crap back to the peddlers. The only thing their routers are good for is pass through. However I am sure they will remove that feature before long. It's all about the data, and pass through removes a chunk of data for them to access.

i am happy with my eero mesh wifis.

Your responses... Why, why do you think this? Why is the Spectrum WiFi pod an extender here?

Not following what you are saying. Anyways... an extender is a combo radio with fronthaul and backhaul in one unit. This is the garbage method to extend coverage for a WiFi network as it will reduce your effective throughput by half (the radio has to talk to the client then talk to the upstream access point it has joined to as a client).  A "mesh" router is when the fronthaul and backhaul radios are on different bands or radios. The Spectrum WiFi pod has WiFi 5 fronthaul (pod to client) and WiFi 6 backhaul (pod to upstream router). This is exactly how Eero works.  Spectrum will have a WiFi 7 router behaving as a mesh unit available as a product in early 2026. The pod will be dropped and performance & coverage will be a massive enhancement. tl;dr - Spectrum WiFi pods and Eero exist in the same product space. The Spectrum WiFi pod is NOT an extender where FH/BH are shared and throughput is reduced by half (what OP was asking).

I agree with you. I have openers on a ubiquity edge router x. And then run a eero mesh from that. Yes my wireless is not openwrt but my dns is. I did a trial 1gbps service from my hfc ISP and found the router could only manage 800mbps.

I agree with you. I have openers on a ubiquity edge router x. And then run a eero mesh from that. Yes my wireless is not openwrt but my dns is. I did a trial 1gbps service from my hfc ISP and found the router could only manage 800mbps.

I use Deco work which is fairly lightweight traffic and eero at home with massive traffic. I haven't maxed out the eeros but haven't put the Decos to that same test. The eeros come back online and reconnect to everything much faster than the Decos. I like eero app way better.

You can upgrade your network to a mesh system something like eero, retrofit an outdoor eero aim it at the guest house and add an eero inside the guest house to have WiFi inside.

Go for a mesh Wi-Fi system like Deco or Eero. Put one in the laundry, one in the office, and use your Ethernet outlets for best speed. Perfect for gaming, streaming, and big households.

I have a eero WiFi mesh and a ubiquity network switch for anything that needs to be wired. I have had the setup for the last 3 years no complaints

I have a eero WiFi mesh and a ubiquity network switch for anything that needs to be wired. I have had the setup for the last 3 years no complaints