Nest (Google) - Nest Wifi Router
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"it's amazing. ... I even use it for rucking."
"But I’ve run a marathon in them as well as the last 35 miles of JFK, and got best times for both. (3:49 marathon)."
"Yet here I am using wireless mesh happily along with the 4 other members of the household. Streaming, gaming, videoconferencing, it all works without a second thought or household consultation."
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"It’s super easy to set up, no matter how tired you are."
"Goes up super fast"
"I can put it up by myself in less than 5 minutes."
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"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 primary and secondary mesh access points. The primary is in the house and the secondary is in another small building about 80ft away with no problems."
"I download 50tb a month on my server and steam Plex to nearly ten simultaneous users this way. Never had any issues relating to the wifi side of it."
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"My Nest Wifi serves 4 pucks (all wirelessly) and it's rock solid."
"Yet here I am using wireless mesh happily along with the 4 other members of the household. Streaming, gaming, videoconferencing, it all works without a second thought or household consultation."
"I have over 40+ IoT devices connected to my Nest mesh wifi. All work well."
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"I have a primary and secondary mesh access points. The primary is in the house and the secondary is in another small building about 80ft away with no problems."
"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."
"I set up 6 of them and covered a 2 acre area including a 4 story house, a 4 car garage, another 2 story house, a 2800 sq foot barn and a tiny house."
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"I lose all of my customization every reboot. ... I found that when I have to reboot the router, all of that customization is lost. There is no way to back this up."
"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."
"If you want better configuration dont go Deco its locked down by the software app to run some services and tweak. ... using them as a primary gateway not the smartest for the more experienced user that likes the standard routing options available to setup etc."
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"my ps5 would lose its connection every 30 minutes"
"my ps5 would lose its connection every 30 minutes"
"The WiFi would randomly drop"
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"Very limited settings so if you buy Chinese devices to save money like tablets and use gaming devices don't get it."
"I found it very unconfigurable compared with most brands."
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"my ps5 would lose its connection every 30 minutes"
"my ps5 would lose its connection every 30 minutes"
"The WiFi would randomly drop"
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"When Google no longer feels like supporting this version of the hardware, they will essentially brick it. ... They did exactly that to my old OnHub units. ... I cannot trust Google for networking hardware."
"I say was, because they seem to have broken that a few firmware updates ago. There will be any more firmware updates for that system so now that it's broken, it'll stay that way."
I've been using Google's 2nd mesh wifi router since 2021 with no issues at all. Even with brief power outages it comes back on with normal operation without the need to do anything on my part.
r/googlehome • What Mesh Wifi Is Everyone Using ? ->I just bought one and used it for two days. It's a 2025 and hardware 1.0 version. It took me an hour phone call with the Support to resolve WAN connection issue to be able to start to use it from the get-go. I have Xfinity. For some reason, 2 out 3 times, the WAN light is red after connecting the cable modem to 10G WAN port. I don't have this issue with my old Google WIFI router. So the Support asked me to unplug cable model for 2 minutes and plug it back on and then log onto Web UI and go through "Quick Internet Setup" to detect connection. After this, WAN issue was resolved. I was able to use it. I updated the firmware to the latest version: 3.0.0.6.102\_37548. Over the last two days, it suddenly rebooted four times. The longest hours it's running so far is 18 hours. I am still researching this rebooting issue. It looks like might be a firmware bug somewhere as I couldn't see anything from system log that would explain the reboots. Whenever it rebooted, I touched the router and it wasn't overheating. I can totally understand why the reviews are so mixed. I will probably have to keep it as it's the only WIFI7 router at $200-$300 that supports 2.4G/5G/6G, VPN, 10G WAN port, 4x2.5G LAN ports, and 5G Mobile tethering...
r/ASUS • Asus RT-BE92U ->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.
r/GoogleWiFi • Is Google nest Wi-Fi router and wifi points (one with google assistant) worth buying? ->Do you realise you will automatically get upgraded to that tier free of charge in September? https://leaptel.com.au/nbn-speed-upgrades-are-coming-heres-what-it-means-for-you/ Unless you plan to go higher than 500 I would stick with the Google mesh and see how you go.
r/nbn • Does Google Nest WiFi work with 500MB/42MB FTTP plan? Or should I upgrade? ->I've used my Google Nest mesh wifi hubs for the past 2.5 years with TMHI. I just connect the primary access hub into the TMHI hub (G4AR) via ethernet cable. It's worked fine since we got TMHI. I have over 40+ IoT devices connected to my Nest mesh wifi. All work well. I have a primary and secondary mesh access points. The primary is in the house and the secondary is in another small building about 80ft away with no problems. I also have a TP-Link extender for the back yard which also works well. FYI. PS Not sure where JasonDJ is coming from. I've been in tech for over 35 years with multiple wifi networks both residential and commercial. I would say the majority are solid, reliable, and stable. A few had problems but were either quickly updated or replaced.
r/tmobileisp • Home Internet Mesh Setup ->Yes it will. Just remember you have to plug the primary access point into the TMHI hub via Ethernet cable.
r/tmobileisp • Home Internet Mesh Setup ->4 software engineers ??!! .. cmon.. don’t matter who your ISP is , if you have a crappy setup , you’re gonna have “wifi” drops you want to setup a MESH system at your home - i recommend ubiquiti but setup can be tricky so , maybe those google Nest routers ? THIS IS IMPORTANT - for ISP , make sure your uploads either match your download or something over 100mbps - a lot of ISPs cheap you with high UP but low DOWN I use Google Fiber
r/AskSF • I don't care how much it costs, what is the best wifi in 2025 ->I had ResTech internet at one of my apartments previously as well and was happy with the google nest router.
r/madisonwi • Best router for ResTech internet? ->I cannot get my Deco Xe200 to connect to the network despite many hours on the phone with customer support. My OLD SLOW google wifi is rock solid. With the new push from congress on May 15, I'm done fooling with it and sticking with what works.
r/wireless • Best wifi router to buy in 2025? ->I had the Google nest WiFi router and WiFi points for 3 years. The WiFi would randomly drop, sometimes new devices wouldn’t even be able to connect and it was just bad all around. I switched to eero and had none of the same issues which is when I realized it was Google nest issues and not network issues or I would have trashed the Google nest sooner.
r/GoogleWiFi • Is Google nest Wi-Fi router and wifi points (one with google assistant) worth buying? ->I had the Google nest WiFi router and WiFi points for 3 years. The WiFi would randomly drop, sometimes new devices wouldn’t even be able to connect and it was just bad all around. I switched to eero and had none of the same issues which is when I realized it was Google nest issues and not network issues or I would have trashed the Google nest sooner.
r/GoogleWiFi • Is Google nest Wi-Fi router and wifi points (one with google assistant) worth buying? ->It depends if the specs meet your needs I still use Google WiFi, it's fine for what I need.
r/GoogleWiFi • Nest Wifi still worthy in 2025?! ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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