Nest (Google) Nest Wifi Pro

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Sentiment score65% positive
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Last updated: Apr 26, 2026

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Reddit IconAacidus
12 months ago

Nauh, if anything the Pro is better. But honestly, I’d ditch it all completely. I thought it would be seamless, it is, but has zero advanced customization. When these die, I’ll get back on to Asus or something that can take custom firmware. Anyway, the Pro has Ethernet port on each AP, so it can use a wired backhaul.

12 months ago

Nauh, if anything the Pro is better. But honestly, I’d ditch it all completely. I thought it would be seamless, it is, but has zero advanced customization. When these die, I’ll get back on to Asus or something that can take custom firmware. Anyway, the Pro has Ethernet port on each AP, so it can use a wired backhaul.

Reddit IconBV1717
12 months ago

If the router works fine keep it and just have the verizon tech install the verizon rental router to run their checks and as soon as they leave you can return the router at a UPS store or verizon store. their router isn't known for being the best and did have quite a few issues when it first launched

Reddit IconCammmmmmmmmmmmm
8 months ago

Got Google nest pros, they work with no major complaints. Will do the job your after.

Reddit Iconcgarray17
12 months ago

This is not correct, I have plenty of older security cameras including Arlo ones that use 2.4 and the WiFi 7 router from spectrum is band steering them to the correct band. I also had an nest WiFi pro system with 3 nodes and it is nice but if you have Gig like me the nest WiFi pro will cost you speed your paying for as my system even plugged in to the main node could only get 750mb down where the Spectrum one also hardwired and wireless gave me 1150mb down no issues and everything connected right up when I switched the SSID to the same as my old network.

Reddit Iconcrackjiver
about 2 months ago

Correct, because my ISP uses VLAN tagging, I cannot use the Primary Puck as the main Internet router. The Google Wi-Fi pucks form one network subnet that is then routed to the ISP provided router and then to the fiber. If they are configured in Bridge Mode with no Primary Router puck, then they revert to simple access points that bridge the WiFi to the Ethernet backhaul.

about 2 months ago

It's in double NAT because the original Google Wi-Fi don't support VLAN, I don't have that option in the Google home app. You've got it because you have the PRO version. It's not a problem and actually solves one problem I was having with Pi-Hole. With Pi-Hole in the Google network all the DNS requests came from the Google router, even when Google DHCP was configured to provide the pi-hole address. Now, with the pi in the other network it works as expected, router does DHCP and gives clients the pi address as DNS and they use it. It allows me to tell the family that if they want ads they can use one network and if they don't, use the other.

Reddit Icondkibbled
3 months ago

I had problems with coverage in my three-bedroom apartment. Too resolved it. I picked up two Google Wi-Fi mesh routers that resolved the problem. https://store.google.com/product/nest_wifi_pro?hl=en-US

Reddit IconDnB925Art
about 2 months ago

I have the Google Pro Wifi routers and have the opposite experience as you. Flawless and I have had them since release date. I use wired MoCA backhaul for my 3 units.

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