Google Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - Reliable Wi-Fi System with Fast Speed and Whole Home Coverage - Mesh Wi-Fi Router - 3 Pack - Snow, Linen, Fog

Bought this when it first became available. Just received this afternoon 11/4. Tried setting up but both access points would not connect. Spent 1 hour on the phone with support and they finally said to me ‘they’ll kick this up to a senior engineer but, if I can I should return it to Amazon as it appears defective’. So I’m returning it after spending 2+ hours trying to setup and on the phone with support. Just to give background I am very familiar with google products as I have the original google wifi. Worked flawlessly till they passed a firmware upgrade on this past summer. Since then have had to restart all the routers once a week. The next one I order better work. Will update once I get and successfully setup. Update 11/26 - got the system to work by hooking each wifi point up to the router with internet first. That allowed each wifi point to load whatever updated software it needed as well as connect to the system. I was then able to disconnect each point from the routers internet via Ethernet cord move it to where I wanted it and then it reconnected to the main router. The system now works perfectly and is super fast! Love it!!! But, can’t say the same for google support. They should know how to make the system work and be able to troubleshoot it if someone calls, like me, and the fact that they weren’t able to is not goog sneed for me or anyone in the future if something happens. Now that this works I can recommend it and say it’s fairly simple to setup. Just connect each point to the router when initially setting up so they can each get setup. Hope this helps everyone!

This is an excellent mesh router set. It is incredibly easy to set up. There is no need to get into the 'guts' of the router and tweak little-used settings. No physical switches to set. All you need is the Google Home App to get you going, which is simple. This doesn't mean you can't do some tweaking with the App, but usually, it is unnecessary for the everyday home Wi-Fi network. As a Cisco networking instructor, I was used to doing router tweaking; I have usually bought a new router every year and a half since 2008. Some had multiple antennas; some were huge, and some were small. I was used to tweaking the router's innards. These are the first routers I did not need to do any tweaking with. This set of mesh routers covers my entire house. My internet comes in on one side of my house, and I have Wi-Fi devices on the other side of my home, which in the past have been challenging to reach, with all the walls and such. But I put the main Google router at the interface point, another at the far end of the house, and the third in between. So far, few problems. However, every once in a while (about once a month), I have to 'reboot' the entire network, as the Wi-Fi on the far side of the house gets a bit flaky. If I had to, I would buy it again. But I would wait until it goes on sale, which it does occasionally.

The set up process is by far the most finicky (I have spent several hours setting this up – Orbi took me 5 minutes in the past) The configuration software is by far the worst – Every thing visible seems good and then it fails on the last step like over 30 times with different error messages (WIFI point out of range or something went wrong etc) The operating software is by far the most fragile and least adaptable (if you are able to set it up) The nodes want to talk to each other through an unknown band meaning they fail to talk to each other over WIFI or wired backhaul that is at full strength and then fail due to an inability to talk over some other band that doesnt seem to be working It seems to have been tested in a small apartment setting and doesn’t seem suitable to larger free standing houses with mixed materials and multiple floors - the routers fail to talk to each other over a thin wall that has WIFI blasting through at 5 bars The QR code is Black on a dark grey backround (hard for the camera to read) The text is indentation on a dark grey background (grey on grey) - VERY hard to read once the bad QR code reader fails (maye Google should have gone with OpenCV or Lens instead of whatever QR code recognizer is failing for them). Make sure you have any reading aid you have on hand It seems like extra effort was spent to make things worse that they can be even when compared to bad software written often by other hardware companies The software is set up to be fragile so you keep going to your smart phone (maybe so they can be ads on the app in the future - doesn't seem designed for set up once and forget it like others) I must congratulate this team by exceeding the possibilities of software fragility and set up pain IF it was not for sunk cost fallacy I would already have another brand by now - I am going to give it another day or so and if not off to Costco for Orbi IMO this does feel like one of the manufacturer's side Gig where they didnt take the effort to make the UX seamless even if the hardware is potentially top notch. This also gets me worried about future support even if I figure our how to set this up UPDATE - Went to Costco and was looking around. Had a bunch of people come and tell me how bad their experience with Google WIFI was - both this and the past generation sold at Costco - Got TP Link up and running in 5 minutes. Setting up Satellites is automatic - ANY router can be Primary if one of them has issues. Wired backhaul works perfectly. Set up was a breeze... Google needs to up its software game. The changes needs seems VERY simple - why Google refuses to do better on its software for WIFI devices is interesting to me

The only reason why I am upgrading is because my IPS gave me deal for 1 GBs. I had 200 MBs and that was more than enough for me. I had Google Wifi (gen1) for about 5 years. No problems except I had to buy extra pod to strengthen the signal (i live in condo and i have brick walls). So the signal from my balcony room (storage with concrete walls) was poor to my office. I bought nest wifi and everything was working good (connection was great / good) between nest wifi (router gen2) to 2 google wifi (gen1). I notice that after I got 1 GBs from ISP my speed was still the same 100 MBs on wifi. When I disconnected gen 1s (routers) my speed next to router (testing on iphone 14pro) was 560 MBs. If I would probably just switch my old 2 google wifi (gen 1) to Nest Wifi (gen2) I would be just fine. But since I live in condo I was like let me try that new 6Ghz. So I bought Nest Wifi Pro 3pk. Signal between 3 of them is great. If I would just use 2 it would be “Good signal”. I live in 1500 sqft apt, but my main router is basically in concrete storage (maybe I will drill a whole and put that router inside apt and give update). Speed next to Nest Wifi pro (gen3) router seems to be the same as Nest Wifi (gen2) what I am trying to say is I wouldn’t upgrade if all my previous pods were Nest Wifi (gen2). I wouldn’t expect more than 600 MBs on this routers based on my research online. What I like about google is steady speed, and they are upgrading software for this Nest Wifi Pro (so in future it will get better) Wifi speeds: Shed 500-600 MBs download / 22 MBs upload wifi speed Workout Room about 300 MBs Office 150-300 MBs Overall I don’t play a lot of games. Tried for CS 2 and ping was good, no lags in game. Streaming videos for 6hrs no buffering problems. Overall: If are upgrading from Google Wifi yea thats upgrade. I would not suggest upgrading Nest Wifi (only if you experience network problems or want to see if wifi will be stronger but I don’t see this wifi hitting more than 600 Mbs). Who needs more than 1 GBs internet. Design: I don’t really care about it but looks like nice stone (gen3). If its goes about power connector I am not a fan of it. Gen 1 had better in my opinion because if you connect to multiple plug connector it easy. Missing: Nest WiFi pro use 1 GBs Ethernet/WAN speed (that wire entry) while competition use 2.5 GBs Ethernet/WAN speed. On the other hand who use Ethernet anymore? Gaming desktops and maybe playstation. But going forward I believe it will be all Wifi at some point. Signal: Seems to be better than Google WiFi (gen 1 and gen 2) Software: I had recently update on this which means google is working on this router. Maybe It will get better in future. Installation: Very easy on Google Home app. If you use the same wifi password and name, all your devices will connect automatically. However 3rd took me about 5 tries but finally was added. Price: Very Good compare to others. If you need 4pk see costco. Update from 14 January 2024: I found that moving modem and router from my storage/heating closet to open (without obstruction of concrete/brick walls) inside apartment made increased speed of 400-600 Mbps per second. The farther away pod goes 400+ Mbps. (On 1gb internet for comcast) I don’t see any issues with this system. I changed my 4 starts to 5 stars.

I am giving this Nest Wifi Pro 6e router 4 stars due to installation issues, lack of clear installation or configuration instructions in the Google Home app, and inadequate trouble shooting support from Google. First is my review of the Nest Wifi Pro 6e router, and then I provide a brief explanation as to my installation/configuration issues. Review: I live in a three story house, and I have 500mbps down and 500mbps up service from my ISP. Upon succesful installation/configuration, I am getting almost in the mid 400mbps on the mesh wireless network. When connecting an ethernet cable as a backhaul, I was getting close to 500mbps on the top floor of my house. Pros: - Tri-band router - Unlike the 2nd gen nest wifi router, each node in the nest wifi pro 6e allows for ethernet connection - Better square footage coverage per node thus requiring less nodes - May use 6ghz band for backhaul to free up 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands Cons: - Nodes no longer have google assistant speaker Installation/Configuration Issues: I recently upgraded to this Google Nest Wifi Pro 6e from the dual band 2nd generation Nest WiFi mesh network , as after 5+ years, it was showing its age. My internet speeds and connection were starting to suffer. Note that I have added many devices to my home network over the past 5 years, which is a contributing factor. I was considering a WiFi 7 router but given the cost and how few devices currently can take advantage of wifi 7, I decided to give the Nest Wifi Pro6e a try. The first two weeks after successfully installing the Pro 6e mesh network, I experienced intermittent drop in internet coverage and my google apps including google home, youtube, nest, etc... were consistently erroring when loading. I use Verizon as my ISP and I have had the same configuration for the past 5+ years, so it was baffling why all of the sudden I was having these internet issues. Upon several unsuccessful chats with Google support, I finally figured out the issue. My Verizon cable modem/router is an internet & TV combo modem/router. Originally my internet service was connected directly to the Verizon modem/router combo and it was set in bridge mode, and my 2nd gen nest wifi was connected to the Verizon modem/router downstream. Strangely enough, after 5+ years of having this configuration, it was apparently the cause of my issues. Therefore, I tried connecting my internet service directly to my new Nest Wifi Pro 6E and then connected the Verizon cable modem/router downstream. This worked, my internet problems were finally resolved. I would have rated this product 4.5 stars or even 5 stars, but I am only giving it 4 stars as Google does not provide clear installation or network configuration instructions in either the Google Home app or on their website, based on the ISP or ISP equipment involved in setting up a home network.

Functionally for a used - like new product, it was obvious that the item had been opened before, but functionally it still works like new. The look is clean and simple, and doesn't feel like a hardcore gamer router like some of the other options. It's small enough to fit on shelves or hide behind other items without blocking the full view, but it looks good enough to just have sitting on a table if needed. Overall I haven't noticed any issues with connectivity and a definitive upgrade to the connectivity over a good distance from the previous nest models that I was using. A super easy unpack and setup overall - simply unbox, hook up, scan the QR code, and the google home app does the rest. If you're already in an android household and have google home, it's easier than you can image. I bought this as a supplement to a two pack that I got just a week before, and for a two story house that's roughly 2500sq feet, it seems three is ideal. Just one by itself covered the living room, kitchen, and dining room with ease. With all three the coverage seems to extend beyond just the entire house, but also decently out into the back yard and the end of the driveway. I'm happy with the range that these can provide for simple routers.

In 2020 had our household number of devices skyrocket due to laptops, pads, smart tvs, and got a TPLINK high end, multi-band (3) wifi system...and had routine troubles with wifi crapping out, not reaching around the house, rolling restarts of every device, just a general pain. Finally the WIFI just stopped altogether after 2.5 yrs, and it was time for something else. This system is AMAZING - lots of dinged reviews are for compatibility with older systems, hodge-podge setups - maybe that's a problem, but for us it was perfect. I LOVE the REDUNDANCY built into the system: Got the three pack, one for each floor. If any of the units bites the dust, I can physically connect ANY of the three to the ISP line and it becomes the main node, and my house can survive on two (probably even one). Bought three as it was much cheaper per unit (130/each vs 180 each alone). I was worried during the setup that it said that they should not be placed more than "2 rooms" apart, but had no problems putting one per floor, opposite ends of the house. My worst node is "good" vs "great". Setup took a little while to find the internet, just let my phone do it's thing for 5minutes and it was done. Each unit took another 5 or so, so in <20 minutes, the whole house was covered! The WIFI is AMAZING - even though I had a "high end" system from 2.5 yrs ago, they've improved the signal, so now we get WiFi6 throughout not just our whole house....but our entire property as well. No more cutting out in the driveway or garden! Got to take down our extender, which caused problems because of the different network name - now just one name EVERYWHERE. Folks have complained that there weren't multiple Ethernet jacks per unit (lists two, but one is in, one is out), but if you can get cheap ethernet splitters to go off of that if needed. So for us, absolutely perfect! Only ding would be the price ...an unexpected $400 to keep the house going, but could have probably made it work with fewer units, and I'm cheap, so anything would have been too much.

Our 5 year old Netgear Orbi started acting up so I gave this Google WiFi router a try. I had read reviews about it before but was never a fan due to the limited ethernet ports and non existent USB port. I also thought it was over priced. Over the last year I've added a few Google Nest cameras and figured now was the time to round out the Google ecosystem.. While set up was super easy with the Google Home app (I had already been using it for a while), the internet speeds were not as fast as with our previous routers. (I had also briefly used Verizon's Fios router and extender but set up was difficult and their app horrible). I did enjoy using the app and was able to easily do a lot like set up parent controls, run speed tests, test the network, and see what devices were active. After several days of working fine, the router started randomly dropping the signal. Devices would lose connection but then reconnect within a few minutes. This went on several times over the course of 2 days. I reset it a few times and checked with our ISP, who indicated there were no outages. I ran to of all places...Google...and found several threads of people having the same issue. The common theme was Google was aware of the issue but refused to provide a fix. We recently increased our speed to a Gigabit and have a lot of wired and wireless devices. However, each router (we had the 2 pack) is supposed to be able to support up to 100 devices. My guess is the router was either faulty or couldn't actually handle all the traffic. I'm not ruling out grabbing an updated version some day if and when our Netgear finally craps out (I got it back up and running). However, I didn't want to take a chance on this fairly expensive router after it exhibited problems barely a week into using it.

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I love it.

Ready to setup and solid performance. Only downside is that with some Galaxy phones the wifi needs to be disconnected sometimes. Don't know if it's Samsung or Google wifi that's the issue but the office jag never had problem on other access points

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