They also have the 3-pack of Eero 6 routers available for $226 with Prime Day savings [amazon.com].
Note that this is not the standard 3-pack which includes 1 router and 2 extenders (which have no wired backhaul), but 3 routers which each have two gigabit ethernet ports so you can have wired backhaul.
This is the cheapest price I've seen for these. Normal price is $350, and they're occasionally on sale for $279.
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It's been years since I had the need to drop a hard line. Once I have my router properly configured it's as fast as I'm provided at the WAN. Any exchange internally, for me, is negligible. The majority of the data is going to a streaming device or a PC or console gaming device. If I were to run into any issues with those devices hitting a bottleneck I would just prioritize that stream but I've never encountered a situation where Wi-Fi wasn't more than adequate. And yes I know everyone's going to say wired is always better but properly configured the difference is negligible. As far as the backhaul situation it just depends on what you're using where. If power lines are running into interference it quite possibly is as much or more interference and slow down than you would be experiencing on the Wi-Fi itself. That's also dependent upon the distance and whether you're depending on 2.4 or 5 ghz.
Without any additional information I would say stick with your Wi-Fi as is. Analyze your channels to make sure you have a clear channel. Learn how to adjust the spread and map where your signals are strongest. It's possible you have a strong signal in places you're unaware while you're trying to pick up signals elsewhere. As you look at your channels remember interference can come from lots of things ... your microwave for example ... so get the clearest channel you can minimize distances the Wi-Fi has to travel (and through what) & it should be more than adequate.. .
I still haven't figured out the big advantage to a mesh system. I understand it's easier for the non-IT folks but I have a TP-Link with three antennas I can aim to maximize range. it covers my entire house crosses about 60 ft of driveway through my garage wall and into a back room of my garage.
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I decided to switch to the Eero Pro 6 per the recommendations of the installer of my Gigabit Fiber service (whose employer leases their own Wi-Fi boosting routers BTW) and a friend who does A/V for homes. The price point was a deterrent at $599 for the 3-pack, but I applied for the Prime Business Card and got a $125 gift card that I applied to the purchase, bought it through my Amazon Business account (which provides a 10% discount and got the price down to $539), used the Prime Business Card to get 5% cash back on the purchase, and traded in an old router as part of their 20% trade-in promotion. And since it was on backorder and took so long to get, Amazon Customer Service gave me 30% off for my trade-in instead of 20% for the inconvenience. So with some SlickDealery, I was able to get the Pro 6 3-pack for just over $200 OTD.
The performance of the Eero Pro 6 is BEASTLY. As I write this, I'm getting 432 Mbps on my phone 20 feet from the nearest router. My current home is 4,500 sq. ft. and we haven't had a single connectivity or streaming/buffering issue since we installed it! We're actually moving to a new 3,200 sq. ft. home and I insisted on having CAT-6 cable routed throughout so we can wire the backhaul. With a smaller floor plan, 1 Gbps service, and wired backhaul, I expect the Pro 6 to perform at an insane level.
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There are a lot of basic rules to how to set it up and then everyone has their barn of tricks. Reddit is a good source a lot of the time. I do not have any links because they really need to be particular to your router. Different companies use different technology to enhance the strengths of their product and hedge the weaknesses. What I usually do is I will save my current setup. I will try different scenarios & tweaks II run across and worst case I just go back to my original settings from backup.
Doesn't matter what you use to analyze your network as long as it's accurate. Smartphones have a tremendous amount of capability. The biggest pitfall is using an app from someone who designed the app just as a cash grab and it's not what it's described as being.
One thing stands out to me ... Why not place your router more centrally?
I appreciate the tips and will continue to experiment and investigate options. In the old days I would use DD-WRT or Tomato. Is it worth using a custom firmware these days?
On your suggestion, I found this website with a few tips: https://www.geckoandfly
I decided to switch to the Eero Pro 6 per the recommendations of the installer of my Gigabit Fiber service (whose employer leases their own Wi-Fi boosting routers BTW) and a friend who does A/V for homes. The price point was a deterrent at $599 for the 3-pack, but I applied for the Prime Business Card and got a $125 gift card that I applied to the purchase, bought it through my Amazon Business account (which provides a 10% discount and got the price down to $539), used the Prime Business Card to get 5% cash back on the purchase, and traded in an old router as part of their 20% trade-in promotion. And since it was on backorder and took so long to get, Amazon Customer Service gave me 30% off for my trade-in instead of 20% for the inconvenience. So with some SlickDealery, I was able to get the Pro 6 3-pack for just over $200 OTD.
The performance of the Eero Pro 6 is BEASTLY. As I write this, I'm getting 432 Mbps on my phone 20 feet from the nearest router. My current home is 4,500 sq. ft. and we haven't had a single connectivity or streaming/buffering issue since we installed it! We're actually moving to a new 3,200 sq. ft. home and I insisted on having CAT-6 cable routed throughout so we can wire the backhaul. With a smaller floor plan, 1 Gbps service, and wired backhaul, I expect the Pro 6 to perform at an insane level.
absolutely got killed, random lag spikes/murdered. Now, I would be blaming the internet stability. but I hooked up old beat up 5 year WRT3200ACM linksys, 100% stable. It just couldn't handle both gaming or something together. I do have a lot of devices though, but none was active except games.
I swapped over to the linksys hydra wifi 6e, because I got a good deal at costco, not a single issue. I thought the eero 6 pro looked sweet, the strength ,was full around house for most part. it just, struggled with that gaming of 2 consoles on same wifi signal for some reason.
oh, and both units have like 100% strength in the network status on the consoles. its just strange.
posted the email photos, on eero lab only these 2 options showed for me, on my old eero, non pro, (it had gaming mode) but the pro did not. eero can enable it on their server side for you. if you ask them too.
absolutely got killed, random lag spikes/murdered. Now, I would be blaming the internet stability. but I hooked up old beat up 5 year WRT3200ACM linksys, 100% stable. It just couldn't handle both gaming or something together. I do have a lot of devices though, but none was active except games.
I swapped over to the linksys hydra wifi 6e, because I got a good deal at costco, not a single issue. I thought the eero 6 pro looked sweet, the strength ,was full around house for most part. it just, struggled with that gaming of 2 consoles on same wifi signal for some reason.
oh, and both units have like 100% strength in the network status on the consoles. its just strange.
posted the email photos, on eero lab only these 2 options showed for me, on my old eero, non pro, (it had gaming mode) but the pro did not. eero can enable it on their server side for you. if you ask them too.
I liked the idea of it, it looked sweet, for everything else seemed fine, but it couldn't stabilize the gaming systems, maybe wasn't able to compensate for judders of devices on and offline, or whatever. unsure.
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