Google WiFi System, 1-Pack - Router Replacement for Whole Home Coverage - NLS-1304-25,white

Does the job for most home uses. No issue so far

Google recently got rid of their Google Wifi app and forced users to use Google Home. The new app is missing advanced control over schedules and other features. More importantly, the Home app is buggy and refuses to let me add my wife as a manager of the network even though it worked fine when we had the Google Wifi app. Also, I have 4 of these routers in mesh configuration but they still struggle to cover my 2400sqft house. And speed isnt great - the internet speed to my house (as measured by the app) is 500Mbps but the Google Wifi is only able to get about 100Mbps transfer speeds over the mesh.

Ive purchased several routers in the past and this one is by far, the best. Easy to install and I love the App that comes with it. Great product. Highly recommended.

The setup cant be easier just plug in your google wifi to the router an the ac cable and its done You can choose the intesity of the light For me its a great product i dont live in the US so i cant have all the juice from the product because i dont have a great internet (4 mbps) the besst in this country and even that in all points of my house i get the 4mbps You can create in the app a guest wifi I bought the pack of 3 and i used 2 my home is 800 square meters divided in 2 floors

I have a home office upstairs with the router downstairs and had been using an extender, but the speed was ~1/5 what it should be and would periodically drop for a second. The Google WiFi was simple to install with the phone app and I have fairly consistent speed throughout the house now.

Pros: - Easy to setup - Great app to manage wifi - Stylish - Remove wifi dead zones with mesh Cons: - Google Network Assist doesnt work in directing traffic and avoiding wifi congestion - Your internet speeds will slow down (potentially a lot, like not enough to even surf the web) - Older PCs that dont have 5G wifi will get choked off when multiple devices are connected - Other options in the market for less with far better performance (ex. NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S) Google Wifi has good intentions, but royally fails as a router to give you fast internet. First off, dont be scammed by MU-MIMO technology (what Google calls Network Assist). The vast majority of your devices at home like your PCs, TVs, and phones are not compatible with MU-MIMO technology that is supposed to unclog your wifi and make devices fast (what Google shows in the product video as switching lanes during traffic). In fact, not even the iPhone 7 supports MU-MIMO. The reality is Google has created a somewhat expensive way, though easy to setup and manage, to make sure you have internet all over your house and remove wifi dead zones. Do NOT expect your internet to be fast, but it will be everywhere. I bought this to replace the 2-in-1 modem/router combo we got through Xfinity. I bought it in combo with the Zoom 16x4 Cable Modem (which is amazing). Problem was once I got the Google Wifi router setup (which took only minutes) I noticed across all our devices major drops in internet speed. We pay for 75mbs with speed boost, but my wifes brand new Macbook Pro was getting 25mbs through Google Wifi while my gaming PC was getting 5-10mbs!!! Hardly enough to even load a Youtube video. I reached out to Google support and they told me they would escalate the issue to a technician and get back to me in a few days. In the meantime, I did my homework and came across SmallNetBuilder, which has a ton of information and thorough reviews. Thats where I learned what was bogus marketing and what technology actually works. Just because your router can do something fancy or has the latest whiz-bangy feature, doesnt mean that its compatible with your devices. Case and point, MU-MIMO (aka Network Assist) not working between our PC, MAC, and 2 iPhones. Ive returned the Google Wifi router and instead bought the NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S. Now Im getting 35-45mbs and my wife is getting 120mbs via the 5G channel. Huge difference! I hope this helps you in weighing your options. Best of luck!

Google WiFi Mesh is amazing. I get the true internet speed that I pay for. I would recommend this product to other people.

Love this system. The app allows you to see if anything is off or if one unit isn’t working.

The product arrived on time. Setup was a breeze. The app did everything for me. Im not new to home network working. The one problem that I had was, my printer would constantly be kicked off my home network, forcing me to constantly reboot my system. This fixed it all. Plus, I have more control, and ease of use than I ever dreamed possible. What a great product. I love it!

I was dissapointed when noticed that the mesh network can only be deployed if the devices crates a new netowork isolated from the existing LAN. I had to dismiss the mesh feature and use the 3 pcs I bought connnected to a wired port as Access Point ( AP ) only due to bridge mode is not available for the mesh. Good signal power and stable high speed on the wireless network.