The Google Nest Wi-Fi mesh routers are 30% cheaper through The Good Guys Commercial. You will need an account, which most Union members will have.
You can also get a separate point for $163. The packs come with one base unit and additional points.
Google Nest Wi-Fi 1pk/2pk/3pk $191/$283/$390 @ The Good Guys Commercial
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It has been $250ish last year for Google Wifi (3pk) https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/501224
Don't see the value of paying another $130 just to get the Wifi with additional Google Home mini feature
Most people already have a few google home minis at home anyway (from Woolies, Telstra, Google One etc)That’s the old. This is the Nest version.
I know Nest Wifi is the v2
what I am saying is it doesn't show much value of an upgradePros of Nest Wifi are mainly larger coverage, faster speed and having google home assistant on its Wifi points
But it lose the hard wiring ethernet port on the Wifi points (as its now a GA speaker)Unless there's really a need to get the max coverage (around 600m2)
for standard 3pk Google Wifi can already serve around 400m2 (which fit most australian home)Higher speed and greater coverage is pretty much the improvements you would look for in a wifi mesh router upgrade right? If you need hardwired APs it is probably better to go with something from Ubiquiti.
I agree, that you would have to have a ginormous house to need the 3-pack, but I guess that is why there are 1 and 2 packs.
I agree with you but please compare apples to apples.
I've 'upgraded' from the old to the new.
Lack of Ethernet is a huge killer.
Increased coverage and signal is overrated in my experience, ymmv.
Inbuilt speakers are convenient…
Setup is far clumsier than the original, though that's meant to improve, maybe has already since launch.You don't need big houses for 3 packs…. I'm using and needing 4 (1 original model) and have many weaker spots in a double storey town house.
are these good for 8-9 metre coverages?
Open room? Brick walls? So many variables…
These or netgear orbi deal with Jb ??
Orbi likely has better coverage.
Google has ease of use, simple setup…
I genuinely reccomend Tenda Nova systems for average consumers.
I am thinking of going with the cheaper options like Tenda but a number of people have raised some privacy or hacking issues. is that really a valid point?? not a techie so not sure if this is valid!
TL;DR: I work in IT security. I own some Tenda powerline modules and a couple of Tenda switches, and I'm not concerned. Sure, there's a risk, but it's not that big, and it applies to most networked devices I own, and I'm prepared to risk it.
Yes, it's valid. The cheaper manufacturers have been known to cut corners on their security, and make it easier for the hackers. But the big players aren't immune to this either. Cisco wifi access points are vulnerable, for example: https://www.securitynewspaper.com/2019/10/18/cisco-wifi-acce…
Typically, wifi hacks are physical, so someone needs to be within antenna range to get into your network, which means someone would really want to target you or your household (in which case, your windows are also a vulnerability - to bricks). Hacks on your wifi can come through your wired network (the wire that connects wifi router to Internet). But if your WAN router does NAT (pretty much all do these days), and has UPnP turned off, and has remote management turned off, you are pretty solid. Use GRC's ShieldsUp to see if your WAN-side is open: https://www.grc.com/shieldsup, and use their UPnP check also. If setup right, your network only allows outbound connections, and nothing outside can initiate an inbound connection. [disclaimer: not a guarantee, undiscovered bugs exist everywhere]
Privacy concerns are something different. The risk is that you purchase a device that collects your home network traffic (personal info, shopping habits, political affiliations, facebook likes) and the device "phones home" and sends the info to an interested party, for some reason, likely marketing. If you think Tenda are somehow more likely to do this than other manufacturers, then perhaps that's a judgement call for you, but I'm not sure why they would be more likely to do this than others. And really, what would would they get out of it? Perhaps they can sell the data that they capture, to supplement their cashflow, and that's how they can make their stuff so cheap?
I know this kind of thing happens. Avast/AVG was caught capturing, uploading and then selling customer data: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3516502/report-avast-and-avg…. It's not easy to predict which products are going to be doing this. The big deal about the Avast case is that anti-virus software operates at a level before encryption, so an AV can potentially access your banking password. A traffic sniffer can't do this, assuming your bank uses encryption. Network hardware simply cannot access much of the juicy data that advertisers or rogue state actors would like to see - it's all encrypted! And what's not encrypted is also visible to your ISP, and various routers on the Internet.
In the end, what's the harm, to me personally? I use Gmail and Google Search, Facebook and other products that track me, and potentially compile a dossier about my relatively ordinary life. But I take the bad with the good. If I knew for sure that these Tenda devices were snooping and sending traffic to increase their revenue, I'd probably not buy them, partly because the extra processing and traffic would make them perform sub-optimally. I'd also feel a bit yucky knowing my data was being sent over to some shady entity, but that's not a tangible risk. And all my data that could be useful to them is either encrypted (except DNS, another story there), or is available in other ways.
Where's a good place to get Tenda Nova's? Mwave have a great price on the 2-pack ($69) but are out of stock.
MWave ordered some from supplier, bought 2 x 2-packs for $153 delivered 2 days ago, and they arrived today. Works really well. I'm getting 20Mbps download at the 4th node furthest from the upstream router, averaging 10ms ping round-trip time, and it seems rock-solid. I have a long and narrow house, so the signal is likely to be going pretty much from node 1 -> node 2 -> node 3 -> node 4.
For comparison, the best I could get with powerline devices was 2Mbps, and it kept dropping out (prolly when the fridge compressor kicked in), and ping times ranged from 5ms to 200ms.
I have 3 google wifi and the problem i had was the double nat however it was more of an annoyance than a problem.
If i get the nest can i connect to the mesh of my Fritz!box 7490 and not have the double nat?…i really have no idea when it comes to networks. I fixed the problem by paying $500 to get an Ethernet port installed in my computer room.
Forget about Nest wifi for a minute. Let's figure out why you get double NAT with the FRITZ!Box & Google wifi.
Are you on nbn FTTN or FTTB or still use the home phone?
Who is your ISP?
I hope you got more than 1 ethernet cable installed for $500.
How do we get a commercial account? I'm keen on the nest W 3 points
One way is being a SunSuper member
Join your Union of course. If you are an employee, you should join your Union.
Thanks OP. This just saved me a little over $100 for the 2 pack.
Can anyone confirm if this deal is still active?
Yes, still active as of 18/4/20
Can anyone assist to purchase? I based in NSW 2067 and interest for the 2 pack, thanks in advance! :)
Is the 3 pack sold out or can I just not see it in SA?
Keen to get 3 pack. If anyone in melb that have access to tgg commercial and can assist to purchase it be highly appreciated.
It doest show but they're completely out of stock, same with the Netgear Orbi and I was told ETA of mid May at the earliest.
Yeah, the 3 pack is no longer visible
Can anyone help me buy one?
Hopefully they haven't laid an egg with this…has overtones of "Eagle's Nest"…might sell well in Germany though.