eero - eero 6

Has anyone used Deco or Asus mesh system? It seems that they are much cheaper than eeor and have a much better spec on paper than similar eero mesh system. It seems that eero is by far the most popular mesh system for home (ubiquiti is more for business). Any reason behind this? Is eero mesh more reliable and robust? I have eero 6 mesh sytems at home, and I think the performance is just ok/mediocre, and want to upgrade it, thus looking into a better system. To be fair, eero mesh was relatively reliable to me, only disconnect/slow down a couple of times in the past 2 years, but I'm also only get 1/3 of the speed on the mesh too. Edit: Does eero know that I’m considering to replace them? I did not have any problem before, but suddenly my iPad will not connect to the nearest euro, but to the farthest the weakest eero so weird, and no matter what I do, it will not connect to the proper eero, but I don’t have this problem with any other device devices… now eero becomes annoying

That is one thing I don't like eero, only has two ports, and one has to be reserved from the isp. I have 4 eeros, so I have to use a switch

I have one router and 3 nodes. They are all eero 6. all of the eero 6 was only geting 100 mbps... I think the placement is relatively centered though. I may try to have a tri-band mesh system, before I run the ethernet cables though.

I ran an Eero 6 with two nodes in a 2400 square foot house with no problems and great coverage.

I’ve had zero issue with my Eero 6 systems.

I fall into two categories with wifi, Unifi and Eero. I've used both and they are both very solid. Budget Eero, have the cash then get Unifi. Your case, get Eero. I'm currently using Eero 6 on a gig connection and have zero desire to upgrade. What are you looking to improve? Unless you are doing device to device transfers you are not likely to see much of any change.

Unifi is the best if you can mount APs. I’ve used an eero 6 for a long time now and don’t have any complaints and highly recommend it.

I love my eero mesh system. Currently using Arris Surfboard modem with about four Eero 6. Make sure you're not over purchasing... For me, I only need eero 6, because I can't get much more "internet" from my ISP where I live.

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

Eero is pretty good. it has both 2.4 and 5 ghz. mesh networking, with ethernet backhaul, so you get super strong signal everywhere. including the bathrooms lol. easy to set up as seen here [https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg](https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg)

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

Eero is pretty good. it has both 2.4 and 5 ghz. mesh networking so you get super strong signal everywhere. including the bathrooms lol. easy to set up as seen here [https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg](https://youtu.be/ooGnTxTXmRg) what's important is having ethernet backhaul as mentioned in that video. without ethernet any mesh would be useless

Whatever you do, make sure the mbps is for you. I got the eero 6, expensive 2 pack for $150 and it’s trash. It’s rated for up to 500mbps, and my Xbox which is about 10’ away from the extended, gets 70 mbps.  You’re going to spend 2-300 for a solid eero system. 

That’s all I hear. And I find it to be extreme bullshit lol Shouldnt need to be a tech guru to get speeds out of something that’s supposed to be simple. 

EERO works great .

just get a 3 pack of eero 6 or 7. the first one acts as the router. if you can hook them all up via cat5/6 thats great. if not, these still work very well.

pick up an EERO and and another mesh point or 2 depending on the layout of the house

Got the basic Eero 6 last week for the Prime Day sale. Fingers crossed but ever since I used it to replace my Verizon router I’m not having any slow speed issues. Gonna wait a few more weeks to hope these good speeds hold. Haven’t had my Smart TV in the basement buffer once since I installed Eero.

Is it definitely a WiFi problem, or do you have an unreliable broadband connection that’s dropping out. I was suffering from the latter - had a fast connection that would regularly disconnect for ~1 minute (particularly in the evening) so made streaming / online gaming very tiresome. To answer your question though, I use an eero 6 mesh and very happy with it. Refurbished nodes are widely available through eBay etc for about half the retail price.

100% this. Don’t use their horrible extenders or even the gateway WiFi. Went passthrough mode and use EERO mesh WiFi hubs. I have perfect 500-700 mb/s download throughout my whole house and garage.

Ooo I didn’t know about Ubiquity. Just read into them. I’m on the EERO 6’s (I think I only spent $300, so wasn’t too insane) but I might check those out if I upgrade my speeds soon. Thanks for the heads up!

My "for the Grandparents" (parents your case) recommendation for mesh is eero mesh. They go on sale very often, are dead easy to set up, offer good coverage with way more bandwidth than older people ever use, and both you and your parents can monitor and administer them using a phone App. You do not need to subscribe to any of the eero subscription services, your parents won't need them. Even the cheap eero 6 base model can give enough bandwidth to stream 4k TV everywhere if positioned right. You'll need to put the eeros in "Bridge Mode" if you want to continue to use your ISPs gateway, that too is just a button on the App.

My "for the Grandparents" (parents your case) recommendation for mesh is eero mesh. They go on sale very often, are dead easy to set up, offer good coverage with way more bandwidth than older people ever use, and both you and your parents can monitor and administer them using a phone App. You do not need to subscribe to any of the eero subscription services, your parents won't need them. Even the cheap eero 6 base model can give enough bandwidth to stream 4k TV everywhere if positioned right. You'll need to put the eeros in "Bridge Mode" if you want to continue to use your ISPs gateway, that too is just a button on the App.

I use and can recommend eero mesh for "non-techie" parents and grandparents. Very easy to setup, and you can administer it remotely if you have to, which isn't very often. Your parents might actually enjoy the setup process, as the phone App walks you through it completely. Eero mesh goes on sale often too. Black Friday while be here in a blink, and they are guaranteed to be on sale then. If your parents aren't gamers and aren't moving huge files regularly, even the dual band eero mesh gives good coverage at a fair price. If you can wire them in, you'll only need dual band as long as each mesh node has Ethernet ports (do not buy the "Extenders" that lack Ethernet ports if you ever envision wiring them up). If they want maximum performance using *wireless* backhaul between mesh nodes, then Tri-band eeros are what you are looking for, but they are pricey. Using mesh wirelessly is all about placement of the mesh nodes. Just keep in mind that strong 5 GHz connections between nodes is necessary for best performance. This means the nodes should be closer together than most people think. Putting units directly above or below each other is good, as well as on the same floor, but directly above or below the "dead spots" too.

It highly depends on the layout of your new apartment and the building materials used, but, generally, one unit can cover 1400 sq ft. If possible, try to find out the location where the router will be. Unless it's in the very corner, you are *probably* good with one router. If it's in the center of the home (like the center of the second floor), your chances are very good. What you can do is buy a single mesh unit, and use it as your only router and see if it's enough. If not, then you buy the second mesh unit of the same model and mesh them together. So you can do it in two stages, and stop at one if it's enough. I would advise against buying anything less than WiFi 6 (AX) if you're buying brand new. It's not really a savings with WiFi 5 if support for that unit ends years earlier than a WiFi 6, 6E, or 7 device. 6E and 7 routers are still expensive, so the value buy is WiFi 6 (AX) for now. If you want something simple to setup and manage, look into eero mesh. Just buy one unit, and then all of their other models can mesh together with it.

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