Best Wifi For Work From Home (2024 Update)

After working from home permanently, I opted to look into mesh systems (router is downstairs, I'm upstairs in a rowhome). I tried the Orbi first and hated the user experience. It definitely meshed, but the satellite didn't like being connected to devices closest to it (defeating the point of mesh), and the app constantly failed when trying to change settings or check the status. I finally got tired of it enough, did some more research, and grabbed the eero 6+ and have loved it since we got it. Installation was incredibly easy and the app experience is stellar. My two favorite things so far are that you can rename devices in the app to help explain those devices with random, unhelpful names to keep track of them. Additionally, my satellite in the upstairs office is actually connecting to the devices that are upstairs! This (for me) means my house devices are actually split about 50/50 and feels like I'm getting actual benefits out of the satellite. Highly recommend!Greg

Great router for the speeds – Great setup and easily manageable through the app – Great support when you have to call – Terrible router if you’re a late night gamer. The first parts speak for themselves, the later tho? This router LOVES to update. It’s literally a main feature. The physical router itself will update more than any app on your phone. AND YOU CAN’T DISABLE AUTO-UPDATES. Cannot. The good? Security, and whatever else it updates. Thanks for protecting me, I guess. The lack of 2 stars? It kicks you off the internet and makes you lose WiFi connection. If you’re a gamer, sorry, you’re kicked from the game and you take that DNF. If you’re on your phone then (my iPhone) won’t even disconnect WiFi and go to data as it’ll just keep trying WiFi since the router is still on and giving a signal but is off/restarting itself. Sure, it only takes about 1-10 minutes at 1-4am, sure. Not bad. But it’s so annoying and a continuous thing. I am never recommending these to anyone that uses internet after midnight. Too many options on the market to stay with this.Local

my router finally died on me after many years. I was very satisfied with it. When I went to Best Buy to look for a replacement I spoke to a Best Buy associate about models I was comparing. When I talked to him about signal strength and placement he told me I should consider the eero. He was absolutely correct. The signal strength I am now getting is even. The thing I love about the eero is the fact that if I need to I can move one of the the two modules anywhere I feel I need a stronger signal. But so far I havent had to do that. I have added more wifi enabled devices to the network with no problem. It has been great not having a big clunky out of place looking router be replace by an almost unnoticeable one. I am continuing my research about this system as I know their will be future enhancements made to make this system even better. For now I am totally Impressed.darrenduke

After working from home permanently, I opted to look into mesh systems (router is downstairs, I'm upstairs in a rowhome). I tried the Orbi first and hated the user experience. It definitely meshed, but the satellite didn't like being connected to devices closest to it (defeating the point of mesh), and the app constantly failed when trying to change settings or check the status. I finally got tired of it enough, did some more research, and grabbed the eero 6+ and have loved it since we got it. Installation was incredibly easy and the app experience is stellar. My two favorite things so far are that you can rename devices in the app to help explain those devices with random, unhelpful names to keep track of them. Additionally, my satellite in the upstairs office is actually connecting to the devices that are upstairs! This (for me) means my house devices are actually split about 50/50 and feels like I'm getting actual benefits out of the satellite. Highly recommend!Greg

Great router for the speeds – Great setup and easily manageable through the app – Great support when you have to call – Terrible router if you’re a late night gamer. The first parts speak for themselves, the later tho? This router LOVES to update. It’s literally a main feature. The physical router itself will update more than any app on your phone. AND YOU CAN’T DISABLE AUTO-UPDATES. Cannot. The good? Security, and whatever else it updates. Thanks for protecting me, I guess. The lack of 2 stars? It kicks you off the internet and makes you lose WiFi connection. If you’re a gamer, sorry, you’re kicked from the game and you take that DNF. If you’re on your phone then (my iPhone) won’t even disconnect WiFi and go to data as it’ll just keep trying WiFi since the router is still on and giving a signal but is off/restarting itself. Sure, it only takes about 1-10 minutes at 1-4am, sure. Not bad. But it’s so annoying and a continuous thing. I am never recommending these to anyone that uses internet after midnight. Too many options on the market to stay with this.Local

my router finally died on me after many years. I was very satisfied with it. When I went to Best Buy to look for a replacement I spoke to a Best Buy associate about models I was comparing. When I talked to him about signal strength and placement he told me I should consider the eero. He was absolutely correct. The signal strength I am now getting is even. The thing I love about the eero is the fact that if I need to I can move one of the the two modules anywhere I feel I need a stronger signal. But so far I havent had to do that. I have added more wifi enabled devices to the network with no problem. It has been great not having a big clunky out of place looking router be replace by an almost unnoticeable one. I am continuing my research about this system as I know their will be future enhancements made to make this system even better. For now I am totally Impressed.darrenduke

This is the best mesh point system that I have bought. We have Xfinity internet and our router can’t give the whole house internet as we have a big house. This 3 google nest mesh point system delivers to the whole house without dead spots and switches out device’s to the closest point. I have used netgear and I would always be connected to whatever point connected to my phone when I would get home and it would stay connected to that point until I was out of range. With the Google mesh points, the router points know basically where your device is and switches automatically so you have the best internet connection with fast speeds and no interruptions. Where the netgear I had several problems with being connected and not having good speeds and or even having connection but no internet. I’m very impressed with Google and there technology on this product. Great for gaming, 4k movies/shows, smart home products like google nest mini,Alexa, eufy doorbell, smart door locks, Google nest thermostat and smart light bulbs.AlsomEthanGaming

Recently moved from a small one-bedroom apartment into a house, so the drop in WiFi signal from one end of the house to the other was surprising. Our internet speeds are 200 Mbps down/ 10 Mbps up and we receive that while in the room with the router. Moving to the other end of the home where we sleep and that signal would drop to around 30 mbps down and 8 Mbps up. After purchasing this kit, the router is still on one side of the home, we have one access point in the middle of the home in our library and another in the primary bedroom and we maintain the 200 Mbps down / 10 Mbps pretty much everywhere in and around the home. We're already a decently heavy Google household so the fact that the access points double as voice assistants is pretty handy as well. The largest con to the Nest Wifi router is the fact that it only has one ethernet port. This is fine, because an 8 port Gigabit Ethernet switch is like $25 at most. But I can see how people who aren't necessarily tech-savvy have no idea what a network switch even is. The other con is the lack of choosing what WiFi network to connect to (whether it be 5 Ghz or 2.4 GHz). For the most part, the automation works well, but there are a few times where my partners desktop will only connect to 2.4 Ghz and it leaves her with a slightly slower connection. Overall kinda minor, as it quickly adjusts, but still an inconvenience. With that being said, I still think this Mesh Router from Nest is the go-to option for those who are already a Google household. So far, the issues presented are minor at best, but I would highly recommend picking up a network switch with this router to ensure you have enough Ethernet ports available.Matt

We were looking to extend our gigabit wifi coverage and already owned the previous generation Google Wifi mesh extenders, so I figured upgrading to the Google Nest Wifi made sense as the old version had served us well. These newer ones perform as advertised: stronger coverage over a wider area thanks to the updated hardware in the current units! We upgraded to whole home security cameras, so I wanted to ensure we didn’t see any dropouts or higher battery drain due to poor wireless speed/strength, and so far I’m happy to report they are working out great. A big positive for me was the hardware microphone mute for these units. Honestly I would have preferred being able to buy these without the built-in microphone/voice assistance feature just out of privacy concerns, but being able to disable it manually on the hardware itself and see the LEDs on the bottom of the points change to Orange/Red to show the mic is disabled once you flip the switch is handy. The biggest negative I have for these was that the setup was not flawless, and even required me to reach out to support as it wasn’t anything that could be fixed through standard troubleshooting like power cycling or doing a factory reset and redoing the network setup from scratch. The other issue I had was trying to add my old google wifi units as access points since their documentation notes the old ones could still be used as long as you didn’t try to exceed their recommended “limit” of having no more than 5 access points connected to a single router. After factory resetting the older units and trying to add them to the mesh network, I noticed considerable issues with signal degradation as it seemed like it was actually introducing interference rather than boosting signal coverage in other areas of the house. The new Google Home app that lets you control/monitor your network is pretty good overall as well, aside from returning a lot of “Unnamed Device” names for the hardware found on our network – I don’t recall the old “Google Wifi” app having the same issue. Slight negatives aside, I am still quite pleased with the newer Google Nest Wifi mesh router and access points – the speeds are solid, they transmit fairly well throughout the walls and home in general, and aside from the initial setup hiccups, they’ve been performing flawlessly ever since. Overall, I’d highly recommend the Nest Mesh router/points system and since the rating system doesn’t allow it, I’d note that if possible I’d give this one 4.5 stars out of 5.Matt

For years I have been struggling to find a home private network solution where I wouldn’t get my spouse or even my daughter to complain about lag, disconnects, unstable and intermittent connectivity. Getting Wi-Fi speeds of 350 – 420 Mbps on a 1.2 GB paid plan was blazing fast. Normally we would get 198 a 284 Mbps and with 3 people trying to do stuff (play games, watch Plex, or do research/work) let’s just say I got an earful regularly. Then Wi-Fi 6 emerged and I jumped at the chance to possibly see speed increases and less nagging. Picked up a TP-Link Deco x90 and saw no real improvement and actually more instability in connection. I finally decided to begrudgingly spend top dollar for a Netgear Orbi RBK752. Why didn’t I make the jump sooner raced through my mind immediately after setting up the new Wi-Fi system. On the same 1.2 GB plan I did the same speed tests as I did previously and this time my speeds were 934 Mbps regularly. I checked it multiple times a day, during peak and slow times, and continued for a 7 day period and I regularly hit 930s – 950s Mbps. Thus far the Netgear Orbi RBK752 has decreased the nagging, remained consistent with high speed internet and now it’s Happy Wife “Happy Life”. Don’t be cheap like I was. Don’t second guess the ability of getting what you pay for (both with the internet plan and the Wi-Fi router speeds). Save yourself from the ear punishment and non-stop nagging because lag caused the latest raid death. I certainly will not settle for mediocrity and in the future my first purchase will be a Netgear Orbi system. Thank you Netgear!Tom S.

So, in hindsight I wish I had a 3 pack, but nonetheless, these are great products. I had been considering adding mesh products to my network for some time, so when they went on sale for the holidays I finally pounced. The app (once setup) has great visibility into all devices and network details, the coverage is great (I have the base in my living room right next to my ISP modem/router combo, and the satellite upstairs in my loft) in all areas of the house. Over Wifi, my laptops are pulling anywhere from 300-650 down, and around 50+ up. Even my really old laptop was seeing speeds in that upper range (with only Wireless N capabilities). Wired I'm getting the 'up to' speeds that I'm actually paying Cox for! About 2 weeks in and so far so good. Truth be told, I also added this to the mix right after I upgraded my Cox modem to the newest model so there is a 2nd variable involved in the equation. However, I did tests with that new device before I added these in and while improved, it was not like the speeds and coverage I get with the Orbi devices. Downfalls-initial setup was not nearly as quick and easy as advertised. Definitely a little more difficult to get connected than I was lead to believe. It was not hard, it just wasn't quite as simple as I thought. Also would be nice if there was a desktop interface as opposed to ONLY through the app (though the app is pretty user friendly). Pros: Speeds, coverage area, ability to assign devices (and restrictions) to different users, analytics within the app, guest network Cons: Setup not as easy as I thought, somewhat cost prohibitive if not on sale.eonsdaddy

I must say when I first researched the Orbi I was skeptical. Lots of people said that it was amazing but for the price point I was sure that I could find something better. Well I tried multiple versions of a mesh network. Linksys, Eero even Google and although they were good Orb has truly set a standard for what Wi-Fi in the home should be like. The security is second to none. Something as simple as getting a notification when a device connects to your router is outstanding. Take it one set further and verify that your new device does not pose a threat to your current network or yourself and you have made me a customer for life. That's what NETGEAR and the Orbi system has achieved. A lifetime customer. The controls are so simple and they allow you to take full control of your home network in all ways. Not to mention the setup for me was so easy. I would consider myself a tech savvy person but this was WAY too easy. I love that for them. One Last thing. I believe the level of awesomeness Orbi has achieved is second to none. The aesthetic of the router and the satellite make it easy to fit into any room without being an eye sore. That was extremely important to me as I have a very clean modern setup. Thanks NETGEAR for making a product that does exactly what it's suppose to do and more. And thank you for making a product that LOOKS awesome while being awesome.QWalker

Works great! I wanted something that was affordable in a mesh router system. I have a 2000 plus sq ft octagon shaped home with lots of weird internal walls and 3 floors. I was using one wireless router previously that only provided about 2-10 mbps down to an office area. The internet connection I pay for is advertised as 50 mbps down. I chose this particular product because it has a dedicated band for talking to each other AND each unit has an ethernet connection available. Set up was easy with my mobile phone. My down speeds went to around 58 mbps after installing all 3 units. In my office, it didn't seem to make much difference if my computer was plugged in directly to the ethernet jack or just communicated wirelessly. However, my smart TV had some trouble keeping a good connection. My guess is that my Sony TV's wifi components weren't working well with the eero. Regardless, I then just put the upstairs eero nearby the TV, and plugged the TV into the eero with the ethernet jack. Bingo, works like a charm. While this system was more expensive because of the ethernet, I feel it was great insurance for problem devices. I highly recommend this older, but more affordable system. The newest systems from Eero have more up to date tech (WiFi 6), but I didn't need that yet, and didn't want to pay a premium for it. I think my wife likes the units because there are no visible antenna, and they seem to work equally well under things like chairs, or behind cabinets, to hide them. Having 3 units probably makes all the difference. I might consider upgrading my internet speed now.tron

Bought this system to get wifi outside in my portable shed office. We live rural and due to the distance from towers, we don't have the greatest speeds compared to someone living in a city. We use AT&T as a provider. I have not had any issues running multiple devices on this simultaneously. The main unit is connected to the router, one of the units is located 50+' away at the other end of our ranch home, and the last unit is 40+' away outside in my steel roof building. At the furthest distance away (office) the connection has always been stable for my wireless office equipment, online streaming, online class teaching, and even with using an X box out there. I like the control I have with this system; being able to block things from the wifi if needed (ie; teenagers. Lol) by using the eero app. On average, we run 11 devices on our wifi. We did the "override" to not have this conflict with the AT&T router, making the eero system the "master". That was a bit tricky because even though we are gadget techy, we are not IT people. Luckily, eero had very good instructions on how to do that. I would definitely recommend this product. Pricey, but good.Tanya

This product is so good at delivering on its promise we bought it for two properties. At home, even with signal boosters, we had dead zones, one of which was an extreme irritant. We brought in eero and the dead zones disappeared, replaced with strong, meshed Internet (and smiles) everywhere. Up next was a three story, concrete-block-constructed town house. The internet feed comes in on the second floor. Again we had signal boosters in place, but trying to watch streaming tv on the first or third floors was hit or miss and mostly frustrating. Eero entered, cable boxes exited, and streaming video is a pleasure to watch everywhere. New visitors don't realize there ever was an issue, but repeat guests are so amazed at the difference we often find notes telling us how delighted they are with the Internet upgrade" even though the Internet feed itself is unchanged. It's pretty easy to tell how pleased we are. eero is awesome!Excellent

This is the best purchase ever. The default NBN modem/routers that come from your provider are very bad. But you can use them as modem only (as a bridge) and pait it with this fantastic and superfast Ax10 Wifi router. I have seen my speed go up spectacularly and the connections are way more stable! Also great for wireless connecting Oculus Quest 2 to the PC (Wifi-6)!. Very happy with the purchase.bietekwiet 007

So far the router has been working flawlessly. Easy to setup. Had it up and running within 10mins. Has good wifi range. Covered my 3 bedroom house no problems at all. The one thing a hate is that it has to connect to a top level domain server every 30sec. Its to check to see it your internet is still up and running. A heat beat. Block it and the router stops running.anonymous

The Eero Pro 6e is the perfect mesh system for high end internet speeds of 1+ gigs and anyone looking for a user friendly Wifi setup. This is my first time using an Eero product and I’ve been very impressed. I’ve always used Linksys routers in the past and had a mesh system with them in place before I received the Eero Pro 6e system. The Linksys system was always bit of a pain to setup, the steps seemed easy enough but sometimes it would take multiple attempts for the different nodes to connect to the system. With the Eero I didn’t have any of those problems whatsoever. Setup took less then 15 minutes and was so simple I believe my 70 year old mother could have been able to setup this product and she’s SUPER tech challenged. The Eero’s came packaged in a sleek box and the nodes themselves are small, compact and sleek looking. Each unit has 2 ethernet connections so if you have devices that you want to hard wire in that is possible. Initial speed tests showed me getting over 900mbps throughout my entire home which is a huge upgrade considering my last system was only getting about 500-600 even though we have 1 gigabit AT&T fiber. I was able to even get those speeds sitting outside my home which is very useful if we want to maybe stream to devices outside when we have people over to watch football games. The Eero app is user friendly and has a host of cool features but unfortunately some of them are only accessible through the $99 dollar subscription program they have. With Eero Plus You can create profiles if you want to control what kind of sites or apps your children are able to access. You can see historical data and use DDNS features as well as Ad blocking and VIP support. One free feature that I found very useful is being able to dim or completely turn off the status light on the Nodes themselves. I know it sounds silly but my TV sits across from our bed in our master bedroom and there’s a small white light similar to the Eero status lights that I cover up almost every night so its not beaming at me like a headlight. There are some more advanced features that are free like Port Forwarding and DHCP & NAT. But I admittedly probably won't use those features very much, but I'm glad they're available. Overall I am very happy with the Eero 6e Pro system. It finally allows us to hit gigabit speeds throughout the home while being user friendly and super easy to setup. I highly recommend it.couponkingofjax

This triband Wireless 6e router uses the latest in wireless technology to provide a low congestion 6ghz band signal to allow for faster and cleaner connections to your router to assist in offering the fastest speeds on your local network. Eero makes it so that anyone, no matter the tech level, can purchase and connect this mesh system, as long as they can download an app and follow directions. I loved the unboxing experience of this router. With 3 units, everything is packaged very neatly inside the box so you can grab one at a time and go through the setup process with each. The first step is getting the app and setting up an Eero account. Then follow directions for adding a router to your home network. It’ll guide you through the steps of disconnecting your old router and connecting your new one to your modem. Once complete, you can then use the app to set up additional units providing a wide range of wifi coverage across your home or property. My modem fairly centered to the living room but I wanted to expand wifi out to my front yard and garage. When adding the additional access points, I didn’t have any connection problems and was able to get good signal putting one in my bedroom (using only wireless internet connections and a power cable) and another in my garage. I didn’t want to fall back on my wireless connection while looking up how-to videos in my garage, so this was ideal. This is what I call an “app managed” router. This seems to be a more popular approach, but it simplifies the setup and management process for those who are not quite as savvy with adjusting technical settings of their home network. This is a plus and a minus in my book. On one hand, it makes things much easier for the majority of people, on the other hand, it also restricts you from fine tuning your network to your liking or wireless environment. With that being said, it’s very easy to see what is connected to your router as well as the ability to group different items to make parental controls and monitoring a walk in the park. I made a completely new network with the setup of this router so I could add each item one by one and group them based on function or type. For example, smart home devices, PCs, and personal devices (phones, tablets, watches) all got grouped in their respective categories. Although I do not have kids, I could see where this would be useful if you wanted to create groups for individual children for game consoles or phones to limit screen time. As for customization, it doesn’t leave you completely in the dark. You can still do, what I now consider a standard features, port forwarding and DHCP reservations. You can also adjust your DNS server, turn on or off your UPnP, as well as a feature called client steering which makes sure you’re on the router with the strongest signal and therefore likely the fastest connection. There’s also “Thread”, which is a low power wireless standard that devices can connect to. The device also has Zigbee built in so if you’re Smart home is built on this standard, you can use the eero as a hub. Performance seems right in line with what I expect with a clean 6ghz wireless signal. My PC which is one of my few 6e devices, negotiates at 2.1 gbps at the highest, but averages around 1.2 to 1.4 gbps. This is, on paper, FASTER than a wired connection. The reality is, depending on if your device is WiFi 6e capable and distance to your router, you may or may not see those speeds. BUT I will say, using fast.com to test my speeds, under the best conditions, I was hitting my advertised speeds (1 Gig Fiber) from my ISP which is very impressive considering I’ve only seen these speeds under wired connection (940 download and 800 upload on Eero wireless router). As for local network file transfers, well I have a windows PC as a server, and lets say SMB isn’t the fastest file transfer protocol, but I transferred a file across the network at 74 MB/s average. This was from a NVMe drive to a HDD, which is a common setup for network file backup. Another added bonus is if you want to wire your devices to the access points, each one comes with 2 ethernet ports. If you have a device that’s ethernet only or want to spread out wired devices so it doesn’t crowd the desk, this makes that convenient. The biggest downfall of this router is the subscription based parental controls and monitoring. Instead of building these into the product like other routers, eero has opted to get a few more bucks out of you by charging $99.99/year for these features. You don’t have to make the purchase, and the router works fine without them, but there are routers available that include this in their purchase price without a subscription. Another thing I would have liked to have seen would have been a QoS feature where I can prioritize traffic on the network by device. This is great for streaming or gaming devices where it’s network traffic is important to be prioritized to sustain the quality of picture and latency. It’s hTravisJ

Was excited about a Wi-Fi 6e router at a great price, but with that price comes some very large limitations. Was coming from a Velop Wi-Fi 5 setup prior. Here are the limitations: – No browser interface to manage router, must use app – WPA3 support is beta, is really WPA2/WPA3 not WPA3 Personal – No ability for advanced network management, can’t configure a MAC address filter, which bands are in use, channels, anything – No ability to manually configure device prioritization Here are the privacy concerns: – By default, your email address and name are used and uploaded to Facebook to be used for targeted advertising not only by Eero, but any advertisers that uses audience targeting. You have to email them with a specific subject line to opt-out – By default, you are enrolled in a trial of their Secure service, which further uses your personal data – Your device unique IDs are collected and used for targeting products and services to you. This unique ID allows advertisers to create profiles and link activity across 3rd parties – Eero collects the unique IDs and MAC addresses of all devices that connect to your network With an extremely limited ability to manage advanced settings, no ability manage the device from a browser, you can only use the app, no ability to see detailed logging of traffic on your network or what the router actually is doing, limited support for WPA3…you would be better off spending more money and getting a Wi-Fi 6e router that does not obscure it’s management functions and logging and provides finer-grained control over configuration. This is not really a “Pro” device. If you are a novice and want an inexpensive 6e router and are not concerned about your personal data, then this is not a bad option. If you want more control over your network security and desire more transparency, try a device like Linksys Atlas AXE8400. That is what I am replacing this with.Jason

I bought this and it's little brother to create a wifi-to-wifi hotspot. 'worked great. 'small footprint. 'acceptable price. My only disappointment is that I didn't find a good way to quickly exit wifi-bridge mode in to a conventional mode other than hitting the factory reset button and then reloading a saved configuration. Those steps together take about 3-4minutes after one has saved an appealing configuration to load.JASON

− The 100Mbps "fast ethernet" WAN port hamstrings the router's alleged 1.2Gbps capabilities: it supports LESS THAN A TENTH of the throughput advertised in the description. − IPv6 DNS servers cannot be configured; you're forced to use the ISP's DNSv6 servers, or disable IPv6 entirely. − The entire router reboots, kicking all wireless clients off, when making any configuration changes, even those that DO NOT REQUIRE a reboot or any disruption to existing clients. − Guest SSID cannot be changed, nor can its security mode be changed from a hardcoded HTTP gateway (rendering it insuitable for legacy devices such as a Nintendo DS Lite). − The DDNS client is hardcoded to two (now-defunct) providers, rather than supporting any standardized interface.EDINGTON

I bought this to replace a Linksys EA6900, an 802.11ac dual band router with limited range on the 5G band. We needed more range on the 5G. TP-Links AX11000 certainly had better range and I thought we had a winner. Setup was quick, logical, and allowed for great detail. My network has 2 desktops connected by ethernet; one desktop and three laptops connected by wifi; and two printers (Epson WF-4830 and HP OfficeJet 8600). Installation of the TP-Links AX11000 went perfectly until we tried to use the printers. When a wifi client moved from 5G band to a 2.4G band, it lost connection to the printer. I called TP-Links tech support three times. Twice they sent me on wild goose chases. The third time they told me to call the printer tech support. I went back to MicroCenter and purchased an Ubiquity AmpliFi Alien router. Installation went perfectly. Neither the Ubiquity nor the Linksis router had the printer problem. I returned the TP-Links to MicroCenter and they were very good about the return. I like working with MicroCenter. TP-Links… not so much. I cannot recommend this product because the TP-Links support failed to help me solve the problem and in one case refused even to try.dsimerly

Can't say I'm that impressed. I've had an Asus DSL N55U modem router for over six years now. No problems. But I thought it was probably time to upgrade before it decided to fail on me. I'm not a gamer but I thought by going to a top of the range product like this TP-Link-Archer-AX11000-MU-MIMO-Gigabit-Wi-Fi-Router I'd get slightly better coverage throughout my relatively small house, and that the wifi connectivity between devices within my LAN would give me faster file transfers. But no. It's almost exactly the same as previously. The only positive I can offer is that it was extremely easy to set up. I've recently moved to Starlink and setting that up with the Asus was quite a mission, but this TP-link just did it with no problems.SimonR892

I purchased this mesh network for my mother's home in Puerto Rico at Hato Rey location on the island. My mother lives in a typical concrete and steel home which is hurricane resistant, which is definitely a good thing. However, the walls often prevent the Wi-Fi signal from reaching all parts of the home, especially the covered patio where family spend a lot of time. While in the computer room, download speeds were upward of 146 mbps, download speeds didn't even reach 10 mbps and uploads were less than 1 point! Having a lot of experience with establishing a home network for my own home on the mainland, I was looking for a system that would create a stable extensive Wi-Fi network while also being compact and affordable. The eero Mesh Network did just that. Placing the three portals in strategic areas around the home, we were able to increase download speeds to over 100 throughout most of the home, including the covered patio. Upload speeds were also consistently above 5 mbps. This was a massive improvement to what we had with the just the Wi-Fi router provided by the local cable company. It was also extremely easy to set up. The mobile app was amazing fast and self explanatory. Even my 70 year old mother will be able to use it without me explaining it to her. I would highly recommend this network if you have a home with areas which are 'blindspots' for Wi-Fi.NatalieTB

I bought these because I needed to connect over 50 smart home devices to my home network. I plugged the system into my current modem/router and spread the units from the middle to the two ends of my L-shaped house. The set up through the app on my phone was a breeze. The reception everywhere is fantastic, including to about 35 ft outside my home, covering a good chunk of my property. I have had two problems, however. One of the units I tried mounting sideways on the wall. That unit provided coverage when close by, but not any further away. I am assuming the internal antenna are aligned for horizontal coverage. Second, I have to restart the units about every 3 days, or they slow down, won't link to devices they previously linked to, or they have glitches in connecting with the internet. This could be because of the sheer number of devices that connect. Restarting is very easy through the app, though. So I just restart them every 2 days proactively.Kudzu

Wish I’d checked my return deadline sooner, look like it was about two weeks ago. This, after two months of issues. Some forums blame client wifi devices for selecting an Eero device further than a MUCH closer one. That extra hop is painfully slow. It’s basically a shut down for all practical purposes. Our network is mixed Ethernet and wifi. I got the Eero 3 device package bc I wanted better wifi in the front and backyard. If I needed to research a plant in the garden, etc, I just wanted to sit down and look it up, not have to take off my dirty shoes to come inside. When I’m upstairs, above the Eero which acts as a gateway connected to our xfinity cable modem (bridge mode), instead phones, laptop, tablet seem to prefer connecting to distant Eeros on the far ends of our house. The gateway eero is probably 15’ away, while the distant ones are nearly 50’ feet away in either direction, plus lots of walls, incl BA walls w tile and the shallow angle of travel which means penetrating through 2nd floor floor joists. That’s the first issue. NOOOOOWWWW, the issue is frequent internet drops. And I mean MULTIPLE TIMES PER HOUR. For pandemic work at home types this is such a deal-breaker. The ONLY thing Eero does well is speed test. I swear it seems optimized for speed tests. You want a speed test, whoa, it will smoke a direct wifi connection to the xfinity modem. We have 1 GBPs service and I want to maximize that. BUT: try and do anything practical like hold a conference call, download or upload game and scouting video, watch instructional things. All bets are off. Reboot modem? Check. Check connections? Check. Reboot client or reset client wifi? Check. Reboot Eeros? Check. INTERNET DROPS/SHUTDOWN WERE NOT AN ISSUE when I bought the Eeros. I was simply trying to solve a wifi coverage issue. Instead I have a worse issue bc it affects the Ethernet clients as well since they all converge via an Ethernet switch at the Eero gateway device. Totally unacceptable. – Retired network engineerrthome

I purchased this mesh network for my mother's home in Puerto Rico at Hato Rey location on the island. My mother lives in a typical concrete and steel home which is hurricane resistant, which is definitely a good thing. However, the walls often prevent the Wi-Fi signal from reaching all parts of the home, especially the covered patio where family spend a lot of time. While in the computer room, download speeds were upward of 146 mbps, download speeds didn't even reach 10 mbps and uploads were less than 1 point! Having a lot of experience with establishing a home network for my own home on the mainland, I was looking for a system that would create a stable extensive Wi-Fi network while also being compact and affordable. The eero Mesh Network did just that. Placing the three portals in strategic areas around the home, we were able to increase download speeds to over 100 throughout most of the home, including the covered patio. Upload speeds were also consistently above 5 mbps. This was a massive improvement to what we had with the just the Wi-Fi router provided by the local cable company. It was also extremely easy to set up. The mobile app was amazing fast and self explanatory. Even my 70 year old mother will be able to use it without me explaining it to her. I would highly recommend this network if you have a home with areas which are 'blindspots' for Wi-Fi.NatalieTB

I bought these because I needed to connect over 50 smart home devices to my home network. I plugged the system into my current modem/router and spread the units from the middle to the two ends of my L-shaped house. The set up through the app on my phone was a breeze. The reception everywhere is fantastic, including to about 35 ft outside my home, covering a good chunk of my property. I have had two problems, however. One of the units I tried mounting sideways on the wall. That unit provided coverage when close by, but not any further away. I am assuming the internal antenna are aligned for horizontal coverage. Second, I have to restart the units about every 3 days, or they slow down, won't link to devices they previously linked to, or they have glitches in connecting with the internet. This could be because of the sheer number of devices that connect. Restarting is very easy through the app, though. So I just restart them every 2 days proactively.Kudzu

Wish I’d checked my return deadline sooner, look like it was about two weeks ago. This, after two months of issues. Some forums blame client wifi devices for selecting an Eero device further than a MUCH closer one. That extra hop is painfully slow. It’s basically a shut down for all practical purposes. Our network is mixed Ethernet and wifi. I got the Eero 3 device package bc I wanted better wifi in the front and backyard. If I needed to research a plant in the garden, etc, I just wanted to sit down and look it up, not have to take off my dirty shoes to come inside. When I’m upstairs, above the Eero which acts as a gateway connected to our xfinity cable modem (bridge mode), instead phones, laptop, tablet seem to prefer connecting to distant Eeros on the far ends of our house. The gateway eero is probably 15’ away, while the distant ones are nearly 50’ feet away in either direction, plus lots of walls, incl BA walls w tile and the shallow angle of travel which means penetrating through 2nd floor floor joists. That’s the first issue. NOOOOOWWWW, the issue is frequent internet drops. And I mean MULTIPLE TIMES PER HOUR. For pandemic work at home types this is such a deal-breaker. The ONLY thing Eero does well is speed test. I swear it seems optimized for speed tests. You want a speed test, whoa, it will smoke a direct wifi connection to the xfinity modem. We have 1 GBPs service and I want to maximize that. BUT: try and do anything practical like hold a conference call, download or upload game and scouting video, watch instructional things. All bets are off. Reboot modem? Check. Check connections? Check. Reboot client or reset client wifi? Check. Reboot Eeros? Check. INTERNET DROPS/SHUTDOWN WERE NOT AN ISSUE when I bought the Eeros. I was simply trying to solve a wifi coverage issue. Instead I have a worse issue bc it affects the Ethernet clients as well since they all converge via an Ethernet switch at the Eero gateway device. Totally unacceptable. – Retired network engineerrthome

It is easy to configure. Online videos assist nicely. Expandable mesh routers available. This has help manage our kids time and content online and via webtv's. Thanks! Suggestion: I would like to see more detailed analytics on usage (screen time as well as time or number of visits to web sites.ebascbbrian01

This system has exceeded my expectations. I recently switched ISPs and noticed immediately that the modem/router combo my new ISP provided wasn't great. I was getting close to the 100mbps I pay for while in the same room as my router, but upstairs on the opposite end of my 1400sq/ft home, I was getting less than half that and even experienced drops. I decided to purchase this 3-pack after a bit of research and I'm glad I did. I'm now getting consistent, reliable internet across my entire home. I'm getting more than what I pay for now; my download speeds are now 115-199mbps on wireless – anywhere in my home. It even fixed some connectivity issues I was having with my gaming PC (has a TP-link PCI-e wireless card in it, which seems to play nicer with this system). The app – while probably too simple for more advance users who run their own servers etc. – it's perfect for our family's use. We have approximately 24 devices on our network (laptop, desktop, tablets, phones, smart speakers, lights, thermostats, game consoles), many use 2.4ghz Wi-Fi and many use 5ghz. There were no issues connecting any of our devices. It's now crystal clear what each device is in the app, because I took the time to label each of them as I connected them. The optimization feature in the app works great as well. We have a lot of neighbours nearby, and one tap sets you up on the least congested Wi-Fi bands. Overall I think this is a great product for most families. If you need to do super advanced networking, it may not be for you. But if you're looking for no-BS, hassle-free, reliable Wi-Fi… look no further.Nick

Pros Great parental controls Three-year antivirus built in Strong wireless coverage Cons Slightly slow at close range Pricier than BT Whole Home Wi-Fi TP-Link has regularly topped the list of our favourite wireless routers at Expert Reviews in the past few years, but with mesh networking gaining ground over traditional methods of strengthening your home Wi-Fi coverage, it’s having to change tack. The result is a mesh Wi-Fi system whose excellent performance and strong feature set belie its incredibly low price. It has quickly become one of our favourite cheap mesh Wi-Fi units, rivalling even the mighty Google Wifi. TP-Link Deco M5 review: What you need to know The TP-Link Deco M5 is the firm’s first mesh networking system and, just like Google Wifi and BT’s Whole Home Wi-Fi, it aims to improve wireless coverage around your home by using multiple boxes to bounce the wireless signal from one to the other, spreading it into former black spots and reducing the load on your router. The Deco M5 kit consists of three of these “nodes”, one more than Google Wifi and the same number as included with BT’s kit, and it works in largely the same way – by hanging off one of the Ethernet ports on your existing router and extending an existing wireless network instead of replacing it. What's different about the TP-Link Deco M5 is that it adds to its mesh networking capabilities with comprehensive parental controls and bundled, network-level antivirus.expertreviews

Pros: Full speed WiFi easily covering all areas of 4 bedroom house with garden, no interference from neighbours, haven't needed to reset since installation. No connection issues with large amounts of devices. I have all units upstairs and they transmit full signal through floorboards/plaster to all rooms downstairs. Mine are now connected via ethernet cable to main modem but I didn't see any issues with signal previous to doing that. I can walk to anywhere in the house without having to reconnect. A vast improvement from continually struggling with ISP provided router and extenders. Cons: No wall mount option, you can get them separately. I got impatient (kids were hassling me) trying to configure it in router mode so went to access point mode. Really quick to set up that way but you lose a couple of features like QoS, parental control, NAT. Not a problem for me and I'll go back to configuring router mode when the house is empty 🙂Martin

4000sqft home, Netgear Nighthawk AX6000 router, 3 Asus AC3100 routers all used to boost wifi. Worked for couple years then started to drop and have difficulty connecting. Spoke w our internet provider and they suggested a mesh-type system since we receive their top tier connectivity package. Was skeptical but bought the AX4200 (on sale). First of all, this is the EASIEST system to set up…so much better than any other router. Took all of 20 minutes to set up the router and two satellites. That included setting up an account with Netgear. Plugged in the router and the satellites on the two floors of our home and everything connected perfectly. All wifi-based security cameras and Ring doorbell, phones, laptops, tvs…connected so simply. Duly impressed. The main issues was the lack of quality gaming for my sons on their Xbox and PS5. They have complained for years about slow connectivity and dropped signals. No more. Orbi has remedied our wifi issues and we are so thrilled! The app is easy and user-friendly. For the past 4 hours, I haven't heard one complaint and no signals have dropped or lagged. Very satisfied with this system!mullins5

I have had the worst experience setting up this Netgear Nighthawk (Nightmare) mesh system. I have had other mesh systems that were very simple to setup. Finally, after MANY attempts it finally connected. However, anytime I went into the app to setup I kept getting error cannot reach server!! After an hour of this I finally got my other devices hooked up to it. Now I'm trying to get into the app and it says "We can't find your Router," even though my devices are still working. I keep getting responses such as "In your device settings, ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Router network" and it is every time. I would close the app and try again to get a different response such as "Disconnect the VPN on your mobile device, then try connecting again." My VPN on my phone is and has always been disconnected." Close the app and open again, and now It's telling me to "turn bridge mode off and try using the app again." This system seems to be the most high maintenance system I have ever dealt with. I'm wondering what other excuses this system is going to come up with to blame. Closed app and opened 1 last time to get a response "Ensure that your Router is powered on and connected to your modem." What!? I'm using my computer to type this on the internet connected to the Netgear Nightmare!!! I'm done with this and returning.Reviewedbyme

I bought this unit to replace an aging single access point system that was wireless N capable. Our old system was relatively centrally located in our home, but the most extreme ends were left with almost no coverage. With this set, we were able to fully saturate our home by placing 2 units near the furthest extremes and the main unit in the center where our old setup was. So far, we have full signal throughout our home and barely any hiccups when it comes to multiple streams, devices and constant usage. Setup was super easy and gave quite a bit of features to work with through the mobile app. I will say, if you want more settings and security features, go to the devices IP instead of the app. The app is simple to use and hides a lot of settings from the average user. The web settings give you more control like MAC filtering, IP address assignment (static IPs for desired devices) and various other settings that the app tries to hand hold you on by "taking care of it" magically. This device is great for most super users or the average user. The bundled subscription service Netgear wants you to buy into is a bit annoying for the first few days of ownership, but it calms down with it's "see what you could be missing" scare tactics… I originally debated on whether to get the two unit set or the three, but, given how long our home seems, I believe the triple unit was the best idea and so far has proved to have no blindspots.JonathanW

I bought this router a while back. When I eventually installed it I found that the thing is completely app driven and I had to download this app onto my phone in order to get it installed. The functionality works well enough by itself, but it is a pain to setup in the app and has almost no customization that can be done. Trying to log into this with a computer only gives you a page that you can see the connected devices on and gives you no control over even the simplest of settings for WiFi forcing you to only use the app. The only thing I could see I was able to do in the browser is set an IP address to static in the router and rename connected devices. It did not play well with my EnGenius EAP1300EXT either. If both were setup to extend the same WiFi network it would just kill internet over WiFi. I get more functionality and control over my network with my old $50 TP Link than with this. If you are expecting any real control over your network then I would stay away from this thing.Avolow

I had a Netgear Nighthawk set up in roughly the middle of our house, but we still had some places with poor WiFi performance. I saw this on one of the B&H daily specials so bought it. Setup was very easy, just run the app and plug in the central box, set a name and password and wait a few minutes for updates. The meshpoint units are easy as well, just plug them into a power outlet and they do the rest. The WiFi is now great throughout the house. In one of the previously bad spots using the same laptop I went from unreliable with the Netgear to 70 MBps. The only thing I don't know at the moment is how these units hold up over the long term.Richard

Got tired of spotty WiFi in my two story house with backyard coverage needs. Had a good ASUS router and a couple of repeaters, but my wireless home life has been aggravating, until now. Shopped around and educated myself on Wifi, its associated hardware and software, and or course price. AMPLIFI was not the cheapest, but had the right stuff, I concluded. Preferred not to have Amazon or Google managing my WiFi, so avoided their hardware, and most importantly their software. I'm not a tech nerd, but able to build a PC and manage my home office. Don't have much detail to add, which is actually good news. The system installs effortlessly, initializes simply and quickly, and is easy on the eyes. The features are sufficient, the hardware I/O is helpful, and the iOs app is robust. So let me save you some time: if you're tired of messing around with balky WiFi, buy this. Now.Thomas

First off, never order anything from walmart.com. The last four times I ordered something from Walmart it either never arrived or it arrived late. When I ordered this router from Walmart it was supposed to be delivered on Wednesday but didn't show up until Friday. On Wednesday when I saw that it wasn't going to show up I ordered it from Amazon and it arrived the next day. Now about this router: I have a 1 GB fiber connection and this router advertises ultra fast Wi-Fi speeds. When I hook the router up and run a speed test via ethernet I get about 960up/down which is perfectly fine. The problem is the Wi-Fi is slow. When I run a speed test with my phone which does support Wi-Fi 6 standing 2 ft away from the router it never goes past 460 mbps up or down. It doesn't matter if I hook just one unit up or both stand near or far it never got any faster. If you're looking for a router that covers your whole home this router is decent. If you're looking for a router that gives you speed on Wi-Fi this for sure is not it. Overall I'm very disappointed and have already put it back in its box and I'm preparing to return it to Walmart this weekend.Jimmie

As background I am reasonably competent at tech but not a technophile. I have been happy with ASUS products for decades including motherboards and routers. The previous router was incredibly reliable and never needed a reset. However, it did not have the range to cover the entire house. When I saw this combo-set by ASUS I was excited. It set up extremetly easily, the interface is easily understood by non-professionals, the two routers found each other immediately and the speed was hundreds of megabits per second rather than the previous 40. The only issue is that the "slave" router connection is frequently lost, or the router gets "lazy" offering low speeds in the 30-40mbps range when standing next to it requiring reset of one or both routers – this happens multiple times per week. Very annoying to have to reset a router that often. I am wondering whether one or both of the units is defective. Overall rating is "good" because the whole house is better served but especially at this price point it should be reliable.lksjdflk;j

I have been a fan of Asus routers for years. They are well made, reliable and feature-packed, especially if you have a complex network and need very granular control over both incoming and outgoing access. I have a very complex home network with 7 smart TVs, 6 DirecTV receivers, two desktop computers, a Windows server, plus 6 laptops, 4 tables, and 3 smartphones. Add to that a Simplisafe system with cameras, two smart thermostats, a Verizon network extender femtocell, plus a few several Wi-Fi enabled appliances and my device count is over 40. I had been handling all this with two Asus routers, and I have as many devices as possible hardwired (most TVs, the DirecTV receivers, desktop computers, and thermostats). Wi-Fi is used by laptops, phones, tablets, and the Simplisafe system. Those two routers handled everything very well, except that I had to remember to switch to the closest one when moving around in the house with a portable Wi-Fi device. If I forgot, and my laptop was connected to the downstairs router when I was upstairs, my video calls and downloads would be slow. I got tired of having to deal with this, so I decided to setup a mesh system. Installing these RT-AX92U routers was fairly straightforward. Since I already have Ethernet wiring throughout my house, I decided to use that as the backhaul connection for the two routers to communicate. Even without that, the routers have a 3rd Wi-Fi channel that can be dedicated to this backhaul connection, but I prefer hardwire as it eliminates any problem with RF interference or slowness due to distance between the routers. In my case, they are over 50 feet apart with many walls and a floor in between. Also, by not using the 3nd channel for backhaul, it doubles my 5Ghz Wi-Fi bandwidth. To setup the system, I designated (and labeled!) one of the pair as the “main” router and configured it for my network. Once it was working as a single router, I hardwired the second router (and labeled it as “node”). All I had to do was go into the main router’s menu and under the AiMesh settings, tell it to find the node. It did that and showed it as hardwired. I then switched off the Wi-Fi backhaul option and now I get the maximum bandwidth. The system works very well. I am getting full Wi-Fi speeds throughout the house and I can walk around without losing connection or slowing down. Now I don’t have to remember to switch networks between areas of the house. Also, the four Ethernet ports on the node router work just like a gigabit switch. I am not certain if this is only the case when using a hardwired backhaul connection, or if they would also work with a Wi-Fi backhaul, but it works well to feed the upstairs desktop computer that it sits next to. Overall, I am highly satisfied with this router bundle and Asus’ AiMesh system. This is no surprise as I have been very satisfied with other Asus routers. I highly recommend this if you need better Wi-Fi coverage.Rudeney

My house is long and narrow, over four levels, so the wifi signal wasn't great. Once I bought this ASUS, it's problem solved! Set up was easy. We could run multiple video conferences and games simultaneously. Better yet, I found out my 2007 house has phone lines wired using Cat 5E cabling so it was easy to terminate with RJ45 connectors. Now the cable modem and NAS drives live in the basement, and I use ethernet as wired backhaul for both ASUS. (Those ports on the routers are very useful.) That has improved the performance even more. The ASUS app is easy to use with plenty of functions for monitoring and control. I read lots of product reviews and they all recommended the ASUS. I'm very impressed.ML

We have a 5000+ s/f home that was added on to like a cat's breakfast. The walls are OG– wire lath and plaster. We had a whole home system with 2 Pakedge units but they want bad and I had 2 WiFi routers, different names and always fighting for coverage since the most use is in the middle of our home (kitchen table, where else?) and neither put out enough signal to get 29 Mbps. Got it set up and the hardwired one synced with the repeater. Took a bit to connect, but now I just tested and I'm getting 19 Ms ping, 347Mbps download and 24 Mbps upload. Well worth the price, great product! Highly recommended!Robert in Dunedin FL

Although my house isn't large, the layout is not helpful to a typical WiFi layout. I had a typical Verizon Gateway WiFi router in the basement where all the network connections are made and an access point on the other end of the house. This gave pretty good coverage but often moving from one side of the house to the other caused a drop in coverage since the connected WiFi boxes didn't do a clean handoff and would cause a device to freeze. More devices on the network caused more issues. I had looked at a few of the solutions and noticed that the Asus ZenWiFi AC had a few really nice features. The main one was multiple hardwire WAN ports and the ability to hardwire the back haul. I built the house 20+ years ago and had the foresight to add LAN connections to the bedrooms so the ability to use one of these connections for going back to the main router and leaving the wireless signal for devices was great. Also the additional WAN ports allowed me to hardwire up to 3 devices directly to the satellite and this would act as a 1GB switch; perfect. The 3rd thing I liked was that the 2 boxes were identical meaning that the brains of the units were the same so the satellite unit has the same router processing as the main router unit. Because I have Verizon FiOS there is a need to keep the original Verizon supplied router for the TV to work. This is a simple fix by making the main Asus box an access point and just plugging it into the FIOS router. This simple connection method allows all my wireless devices to seamlessly connect to any hardwired machine. Overall I couldn't be happier. I got really strong signals across the house, upload and download speed tests on my phone show connections close to the actual hardwired speeds, and setup is simple. I've had this unit for about 3 weeks and no problems at all.Peter S.

This system and experience is OK, but for the price, it should be great. The router and satellites mostly work as advertised, but they do occasionally "drop" internet service. What's really troubling, is simple, yet necessary things such as firmware/software updates can cause the router to crash, have slow connectivity, or no connectivity. This is the warning part…the warranty AND live (human) tech support for this product is only for 90 DAYS from date of purchase. Once that has expired, you are on your own for figuring out problems, or you have to pony up even more money(!) to get live tech support Now, for free, Netgear will guide you to their online forum/ web page for tech support, but good luck. You must post your problem/issue, wait for a response (here's to hoping the online tech support people know what you are asking/describing the first time), then try to figure out if that solution fixes your problem. If that solution doesn't work, it's back to the drawing board and the online forum. For people that are not tech savvy, this could pose a huge problem. Also, with some of the tech support responses, you will be made to feel like you just fell off the turnip truck or that you are talking to a bunch of "homers." The entire tech support process is an unnecessarily drawn out, arduous process that could be made better, by talking to a live person, for FREE. The Orbi app apparently is hit or miss as well, because updates pushed through using the app can cause problems. In summary, the price does not meet the expectations of what this product should be able to do and the support that should be given. For the price, I feel that I bought great looking sports car, with a 4 cylinder engine.Anonymous1234

This is a review of the Orbi RBK23 (AC2200 3-pack). It is day 3 of life with the Orbi and it has far exceeded my expectations. Allow me to start from the beginning. I have a 200MBps connection to the front of the house on the first floor. All my devices are on WiFi. My kids started complaining of slow connections from their room on the second floor which is farthest from the router. When I investigated, I found that my kids' room was only getting 30-40MBps. I also noticed that my master bedroom on the first floor, which is about 40 ft away and separated from the router by a staircase and separated by 5 walls, was also getting no more than 30-50MBps. Only my living room TV was getting the full speed. I looked into Google and Amazon mesh systems but was drawn to Orbi because of the dedicated WiFi backbone. Orbi's AC2200 models are much better priced than the other two. I picked RBK23 because of it's very reasonable price point at $200. I wanted to start with this model and upgrade to a AC3000 system if this didn't address the issue. The other 3-pack AC3000 were more than twice the price of this model. Setup, unfortunately, was not painless. The steps to get the router connected to the internet and both satellites synced, took about a half hour. The troubleshooting that I had to do to optimize performance took the next couple of hours. Here's what happened. After, everything was set up, I connected my TV to the new WiFi network and noticed that it was only connected at 80MBps. When I looked at the network map in the app, I noticed that one of the satellites was connecting to the other satellite instead of the router. After some web searching for a resolution, I learnt of the existence of a daisy chain mode which, curiously, is enabled by default. After disabling that option, and waiting for 20 minutes or so, the satellite that was connecting to the other satellite, went offline and refused to come back up. The Orbi portal showed the status of this satellite as "Config Sync" and it stayed that way. I powered the satellite on and off several times with no effect. As a last option, I powered down "everything" – router and both satellites – and slowly brought them back up, one by one – router first, and after it went green, the troubled satellite, and after that went green, the third satellite. After a few refreshes of the network map, it finally showed the topology I wanted – one router connected to the internet and both satellites connected to the router. My kids' room that's farthest (50ft) from the router is now at 170-190MBps. My master bedroom (40 ft away) also gets the same speed. Anything connected directly to the router gets the full 200MBps speed. PROBLEM SOLVED! Below are a few comments – 1. Roaming is not seamless and takes a few minutes. If I start at the router and walk with my phone upstairs, my phone stays connected to the router for several minutes (at a slower speed) before it switches over to the satellite upstairs. When that happens, I lose connection for a few seconds. I don't really see this as an issue. 2. The portal and the app don't always show the same state. Portal is accurate every time. 3. Devices don't always stay connected to the nearest node all the time. Sometimes they connect to nodes further away but they always find their way back to the closest one. I suspect, Orbi uses load on a specific node in addition to proximity to determine which device gets which node. This hasn't been a problem for me because even the farthest node gives me at least 100 MBps.SatisfiedCustomer2020

Works great! I wanted something that was affordable in a mesh router system. I have a 2000 plus sq ft octagon shaped home with lots of weird internal walls and 3 floors. I was using one wireless router previously that only provided about 2-10 mbps down to an office area. The internet connection I pay for is advertised as 50 mbps down. I chose this particular product because it has a dedicated band for talking to each other AND each unit has an ethernet connection available. Set up was easy with my mobile phone. My down speeds went to around 58 mbps after installing all 3 units. In my office, it didn't seem to make much difference if my computer was plugged in directly to the ethernet jack or just communicated wirelessly. However, my smart TV had some trouble keeping a good connection. My guess is that my Sony TV's wifi components weren't working well with the eero. Regardless, I then just put the upstairs eero nearby the TV, and plugged the TV into the eero with the ethernet jack. Bingo, works like a charm. While this system was more expensive because of the ethernet, I feel it was great insurance for problem devices. I highly recommend this older, but more affordable system. The newest systems from Eero have more up to date tech (WiFi 6), but I didn't need that yet, and didn't want to pay a premium for it. I think my wife likes the units because there are no visible antenna, and they seem to work equally well under things like chairs, or behind cabinets, to hide them. Having 3 units probably makes all the difference. I might consider upgrading my internet speed now.tron

Bought this system to get wifi outside in my portable shed office. We live rural and due to the distance from towers, we don't have the greatest speeds compared to someone living in a city. We use AT&T as a provider. I have not had any issues running multiple devices on this simultaneously. The main unit is connected to the router, one of the units is located 50+' away at the other end of our ranch home, and the last unit is 40+' away outside in my steel roof building. At the furthest distance away (office) the connection has always been stable for my wireless office equipment, online streaming, online class teaching, and even with using an X box out there. I like the control I have with this system; being able to block things from the wifi if needed (ie; teenagers. Lol) by using the eero app. On average, we run 11 devices on our wifi. We did the "override" to not have this conflict with the AT&T router, making the eero system the "master". That was a bit tricky because even though we are gadget techy, we are not IT people. Luckily, eero had very good instructions on how to do that. I would definitely recommend this product. Pricey, but good.Tanya

This product is so good at delivering on its promise we bought it for two properties. At home, even with signal boosters, we had dead zones, one of which was an extreme irritant. We brought in eero and the dead zones disappeared, replaced with strong, meshed Internet (and smiles) everywhere. Up next was a three story, concrete-block-constructed town house. The internet feed comes in on the second floor. Again we had signal boosters in place, but trying to watch streaming tv on the first or third floors was hit or miss and mostly frustrating. Eero entered, cable boxes exited, and streaming video is a pleasure to watch everywhere. New visitors don't realize there ever was an issue, but repeat guests are so amazed at the difference we often find notes telling us how delighted they are with the Internet upgrade" even though the Internet feed itself is unchanged. It's pretty easy to tell how pleased we are. eero is awesome!Excellent

I don’t often write reviews but I’m so thrilled with this product I felt I should. I ordered it on a Sunday and it arrived on a Wednesday. The set up is easy! You download the app on your phone (as you need to use cell data until you have one canister set up). The app has very simple instructions. You plug the first canister into an electrical socket and into your modem using a cord provided and set a password. That’s it! You now have internet back. You then take the second canister into another room (with your phone) plug it into an outlet, turn it on and then use your phone to connect it. Repeat for the 3rd canister. You will now have internet throughout your home. The hardest part is signing all your devices into the new network but you’d have to do this with any new router or system. We are currently experiencing wifi speeds similar to hardwire. We have cogeco and are getting over 100mbps throughout the house that used to have many dead spots. The best part, in my opinion, is the parental controls. You are able to assign devices to family members and set time limits or bedtime hours and the app will shut off the internet to these devices. For example you can shut internet to the Xbox and iPad for one child but still let them watch Netflix on the smart tv. I was able to even pause one child’s internet until they finished their homework!! This is only day 3 but I highly recommend this system. I was worried I should have purchased a more expensive system but so far so good!!!Mom-2Gamers

One of the interesting characteristics about this mesh system is that it's actually beneficial if you don't know how these kinds of devices work. Those who have experience with networks and routers will find this mesh system somewhat hard to grok. So, when installing it, it's best to dumb yourself down and just follow instructions and not overanalyze why. Otherwise you will likely follow the same sequence I hdi, which was to set up the mesh, have it not work for reasons I honestly cannot fathom, then reset the whole system and start again. The second time through it seems to make more sense (in its own odd way). I was eventually able to make the system work. The hardest part was getting it to work with an Amazon Smart Thermostat. So my advice is this; if you are unlucky you may have to spend a significant amount of time ironing out all the kinks. That said, with sufficient patience I was able to make it work with my entire complement of wireless devices. Price is right too. Overall, I am quite pleased.Al W K

We moved to a new, larger house recently, and my AC600 router wasn't pushing much signal to one of the bedrooms and our upstairs living room. We have Roku TV's, tablets, laptops, gaming consoles, and two gaming PC's spread around the house so the old router wasn't going to cut it. I wanted to something that I could still have a wired connection for the PC I use to remote in for work, to ensure that my performance would stay consistent, while having enough wifi coverage through the entire house. This was one of few at the price point that had the option to have a wired connection. I checked mesh system reviews on YouTube and this one seemed to be my best bet for the setup that I wanted. This also allows for wired connections at each of the Deco Units. For example, I have 400Mbps Cable service, and just hit 280 down & 21 up while wired to a Deco Unit in the next room over from where the main one is installed. For comparison, I just hit 128/18 with a laptop off of the same Deco Unit. So even if you're wired in to a unit in a different room, you're going to do better than wireless. The only thing I didn't like was that when I used my router, I could get the full 400mbps while wired to that. When I'm wired to the main Deco Unit, I can barely crack 300. I'm not missing that extra 100mbps, but it did stand out to me. The system is easy to set up, amazing customization through a phone app (yes phone app… kinda ugh..). However, it's easy to use, and has a lot of great options. Besides my dislike of the wired speed at the main unit, this has been an amazing mesh system, the whole house has great wifi strength. Very happy with it, would recommend it to anyone looking for a mesh system.inCreese