eero (Amazon) - eero Pro 7

We bought an Eero system (one primary, two “beacons”) when we bought our house and signed up with NextLight in 2018. We had some problems in the spring, so we upgraded our Eeros to two Eero 7 Pros. They’re great. Most devices are 2x faster just by swapping out our system. Eero is dead-simple to set up and there’s just about zero management.

If I were on your place, I do next setup: isp ont - eero 7 pro - network switch (2.5gb or 5gb) - Ethernet cable to two another 7 pro on each floor. In this case you will have reliable 1500-1700 mb speed on wireless clients on each floor

I 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.

Partly out of necessity with a dying Orbi satellite combined with only a 20/600mbps service from Spectrum which I don't plan on increasing with just two of us here in a 2600 sq ft, two floor home. Additionally, the Max would have been overkill ...frankly the Pro is to an extent but considering what it offers and the price was right, I didn't want to settle for a lesser system that I might regret and end up sending back. My choice to get the Pro paid off. It fits our house perfectly - full coverage, great speeds, stability and devices don't roam between the gateway and leaf … I think I won ;-)

For 1500 sqft, I wonder if a single Pro 7 will work. Unless it would not be centrally located?

The Max 7 has no separate satellite by design. Only other Max 7 (or lower) to use as a satellite. You'll likely be OK with a single Max 7 for that space, and the drywall will be better for signal penetration than if you mentioned concrete, brick, etc. The radios in the Max 7 are far superior to the Pro 7 (range & link quality to clients), you get better options with the Max 7 regarding Ethernet ports for future use, and a single Max 7 is better than two Pro 7 with competing spectrum & added hops for clients on paper. Whatever you decide, make sure to place the gateway unit as high up in the room as possible without looking out of place, to avoid solid object interference.

I would get the Pro 7. Better radios, better processor, better performance. Two of them should be sufficient unless your interior walls are plaster or stone.

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.

Eero max 7 is honestly overkill. Unless you think you’d someday have 10Gbps internet. Something like the pro7 is the sweet spot in the eero range. I’m hoping that some of the ISPs start to sell them soon as you can often get them way cheaper through them than a retailer. But right now they’re all still stocking the eero 6+ or the Pro 6e which are a generation behind. There’s a lot more options than the eeros of course. It’s just that eeros are pretty good value for money when you get them via the provider.

For 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

Avoid Netgear at all costs. They appear to be incapable of getting the firmware right for their WiFi 7 units.  I got an Orbi 770 and gave up. I went back to Eero with the Pro 7. Back to stable WiFi. 

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!