Just bought this google nest mesh system, $100 cheaper than anywhere else I can find it so thought I'd share
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Price increased to $376 now :(
Have these. Easy setup. Only main neg is the smart devices sometime doesn't like the WiFi and keeps dropping off. Cannot separate bands. Running unifi ap for those
Got dream router 7 on its way to replace these. Will keep them on network for Google and speakers.
Only main neg is the smart devices sometime doesn't like the WiFi and keeps dropping off.
Never happened to me and I've had it for many years.
Mostly an old broadlink that was very temperamental in wifi. And also some ewelink devices. Perhaps working fine now after few firmware updates but it used to be an issue with them. The newer ones no issue. Still running them on separate wifi using unifi ap.
Ubiquiti UDR7 + Google Nest Wi-Fi = double NAT. Ok Google commands and the speakers won't be able to communicate with the Nest Wi-Fi. Remove Nest Wi-Fi completely.
Was gonna make nest in bridge and don't use it's WiFi to connect to my devices. Think just one device after though as doesn't mesh I think. Perhaps just skip it and parents inlaw gets an upgrade.
You may get Wi-Fi interference problems from Nest Wi-Fi + UDR7. Yeah give Nest Wi-Fi to the in-laws.
You cannot mesh unless one of the units are in router mode right? So if you have to use an ISP modem, you're stuck with double nat situation
You cannot mesh unless one of the units are in router mode right?
Yes, you need at least one router…
The 3-pack includes one.
So if you have to use an ISP modem, you're stuck with double nat situation
No, setup the modem in bridge mode…
Why do you need the modem anyway ???
Just replace it with the Google nest.
I'm guessing it could be that the modem has a 4G or 5G sim as a backup
You're guessing…
Does this plug straight into the wall socket? I thought it had no modem capability
You connect it to the NBN modem provided by NBNCo.
It is a router.
Why do you need an additional modem, unless you are on FTTN ?
The fact that you cant separate bands in 2025 is the reason why I stopped using these and went Deco M5…
It make no difference to most people…
You obviously haven't tried to instal any type of smart device haiyaaa
I obviously have…
Iot gear usually just has 2.4 but even if it has 5GHz it'll choose whatever has the stronger signal strength. Which is often 2.4 because… distance.
What are you finding to be the problem with smart devices and these less sophisticated APs?
Not that I'd ever use something like Google Mesh, but I do wonder why separating out SSIDs are a big deal. Unless the IoT gear is terrible at frequency selection.
@rumblytangara: some of my gear can handle combined frequency on a single ssid, but some of my older iot gear has issues with any of: ssid collision (mesh or 2.4/5 combined), ax/ac/legacy standard support, wpa version support, channel width issues, broadcast channel outside device's supported range.
@xwx: I've honestly never encountered any of the problems that you're assigning to combined SSIDs. SSIDs are just human readable labels on top of WLANs, the connecting devices will be using BSSIDs.
The only times I've separated out 2.4 vs 5 with different SSIDs is so that I can quickly see from the device which band it's connecting on (but I can see that from the AP console anyway). I guess it's also useful if a dual frequency device is on the edge of range for 5 and you want to force it to 2.4.
@rumblytangara: Yah, I comfortably believe many / most have never experienced those issues. Help forums and Product review sites were littered with "this just never worked, refunded" because most folks couldn't solve or couldn't be bothered. All of mine are solved, but the nature of issues spanned all those mentioned (depending device type it could have been just one or several). Some of my much older lights also need a deprecated app to complete their network logon. The channel width and channel out of range were the hardest (kogan sold VSX receiver I suspect was a grey import). The mesh I've got currently allows strict assignment of band and AP node if required, on a dedicated IoT network with separated 2.4 and 5G channels (same ssid).
Definitely have 1 or 2 devices that either hate the combined 2.4 + 5G on a single ssid, or a mesh network of nodes with same ssid. Regardless if I turn off modern frequency combo functions, they just couldn't deal with both frequencies being presented on a single ssid. With the mesh setup, some of the devices had no issue isolating 2.4 from 5 on a shared ssid, but flipped their lid if I turned on the rest of the nodes in the mesh (the device didn't care which AP "node" was online, as long as it was only 1).
@xwx: I see your point, but fundamentally this sounds like crappy IoT gear design. I… tend to avoid IoT gear and what little I have runs off a dedicated AP for untrusted devices. But it's a bit unfortunate that manufacturers are allowed to get away with selling junk and the workaround is to fudge around with your network config.
Otherwise, I do agree that not being able to split SSID naming is pretty poor. But that's par for the course for Google wifi products- they are made to be as simple and non-configurable as possible.
@rumblytangara: 100% agree with you on that. Some of the stuff is really quite old though, so understandable. Have similar setup for my gear (previously their own APs, but now on their own VLAN after I replaced the older kit).
@rumblytangara: I have to run an old fone doing a 2.4ghz for robovac because it hates band steering and it was the quickest solution without smashing my head against a wall. Although I can figure amateur network stuff my patience is super low.
It's a shame they've taken out the Assistant and speaker capabilities for the newer version(s)
I've got an old 3 set of Tenda Nova MW3 that have been working great for say 4 years but seem to be failing now, regular drop outs, flashing LEDs etc. They all run on Ethernet backhaul, so appears these google Nests won't be a good replacement. Any recommendations for a cheap but solid Ethernet backhaul 3 pack replacement?
I run all my main gear (PC's, TV's etc) wired so the mesh is primarily for phones, Chromecasts, some IoT devices and the odd security camera.
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I like mine, easy to setup and pretty set and forget. I think it's only Wifi5 though. But handles very well.