Southern Phone and AGL (who owns Southern) both offering as an outright purchase for $499 with no lock-in contract NBN plans for 500/50 or higher.
Sign up, get eero delivered, then cancel plan.
AGL: https://www.agl.com.au/residential/internet/modems?srsltid=A…
eero Max 7 cheapest alternative to this offering, is Telstra's outright purchase offering $820
https://www.telstra.com.au/accessories/modems/eero/eero-max-…
I'm waiting for my finalised bill where I was advised I will be charged for the $499 outright (no additional costs) plus a finalised NBN plan payout based on days connected if less than a month connected.
I’m genuine curious why people gets eero wifi router (compared to relatively cheaper Asus brand), I tried the earlier edition from other ISP promo and I found it a bit meh, it’s relatively limited functionality router…
Unless because I’m a bit tinkerer and expect more from it…
I went from a gen3 Telstra modem (rooted) to a eero 7 pro.
I think the wifi is worse, my smart lights and plugs now have a delay when I press off, and the overall WiFi speed is around the same.
I got it as I wanted to try a 2gb nbn plan which I still haven’t done….
For $150 on fbmp that all it’s worth tbh. Given a gen3 modem is $20-$50
Sometimes one just wants to plug-play without too much techie tinkering. Don't get me wrong, I'm in the IT network game and whilst the UDR7 is a quality unit, the W-Fi seemed not as strong as the eero M7.
I like how the ISP/RSP bundle the subscriptions to obtain additional settings, I'm OK with that too (and yes it may already be part of the plan cost), but its one thing less I need to subscribe and manage separately.
Is it worth spending 499 on this router ? By itself it would not be sufficient for a home right ?
Probably yes? Given the >$1k RRP. These OOB mesh system do work to a certain extent.
Probably no? If you're a tinker. There are ways to achieve better performance/coverage with less cost.
One wouldn't be sufficient
I have 2 x eero M7 and 1 x eero Pro 7 to cover a 700sqm floor space, terrific from front to back of house.
Id say the Ubiquiti Dream Router 7 seems like a better deal, as it's been around this price or lower recently, assuming you don't need the home assistant/zigbee features.
I did look into this unit, the UDR7 shows poor Wi-Fi range over a larger area, whereas the eero Max7 has a wider range.
only the router ? is it better to get a few 6E mesh instead?
They never put offers on the 6E eeros
They had a multi hour outage yesterday and repeatedly lied that it was NBN's fault, before eventually admitting it was theirs.
I'm cancelling. Never again.
This only applies if you choose the 12 or 24-month repayment plan.