forum thread Posted by ikliomve • Dec 5, 2024
Dec 5, 2024 7:18 PM
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forum thread Posted by ikliomve • Dec 5, 2024
Dec 5, 2024 7:18 PM
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For me I'm plenty happy with my Eero Pro 6E's. I love the simplicity and hands off no hassle, and rock solid stability of Eero. It does its own firmware updates and everything, not my problem. I just enjoy the internet.
For me I'm plenty happy with my Eero Pro 6E's. I love the simplicity and hands off no hassle, and rock solid stability of Eero. It does its own firmware updates and everything, not my problem. I just enjoy the internet.
I only live in a small condominium so I took one of them and my relatives paid for the other two they live in a considerably bigger home.
I'm network savvy and am the tech person for my family, and I'm getting older and just sick of it even for myself.
I've had various generations of Eero for the last at least 5+ years, and I won't use any other solution unless I'm forced to or unless they screw it up by some major unforced errors.
It's just secure and super easy, and like I said, one less thing for me to deal with in life, which I welcome with open arms. It's nice to have something that takes care of itself and always just works.
And mainly by that I mean super easy setup and management + primarily: fairly frequent automatic firmeare updates... and not just for two or three years like other router manufacturers (if you're lucky), but for 5+ years at minimum typically.
As for *this* actual Wi-Fi 7 package, I'd say it's overkill unless you have a really large house, with super fast internet, or just a regular large house and this amount of money is fairly trivial to you and you just want the absolute best and future-proofed to the largest extent you currently can by being on the latest Wi-Fi standard and having the latest equipment from Eero. I do not fall in that category one iota, so it's not for me, but Eero has much more affordable options depending on what your needs are.
For me I'm plenty happy with my Eero Pro 6E's. I love the simplicity and hands off no hassle, and rock solid stability of Eero. It does its own firmware updates and everything, not my problem. I just enjoy the internet.
Keep in mind, this coming from a huge supporter of Eero ever since the Eero Pro 2nd Gen WiFi 5's. The Eero 6E's can barely get speeds close to a gig down unless you have wired backhaul. The TP-Link has better range, gets through walls better, and can reach higher speeds, even with wireless backhaul.
Eero is great for two reasons — ease of installation and amazing stability. They never go down and you never have to reboot them. Also, with the 6E and previous Eero models, you could buy electrical outlet trays that would hide all of the wiring and allow you to mount your Eero's out of the way on electrical outlets. This was a nice convenience to "hide" multiple Eero's throughout your house. However, they ruined this ability with the new form factor of the Eero 7's.
However, all of these mesh systems are getting super easy to install these days. I actually set up my TP-Link Deco's with their phone app faster than my Eero's.
Keep in mind, this coming from a huge supporter of Eero ever since the Eero Pro 2nd Gen WiFi 5's. The Eero 6E's can barely get speeds close to a gig down unless you have wired backhaul. The TP-Link has better range, gets through walls better, and can reach higher speeds, even with wireless backhaul.
Eero is great for two reasons — ease of installation and amazing stability. They never go down and you never have to reboot them. Also, with the 6E and previous Eero models, you could buy electrical outlet trays that would hide all of the wiring and allow you to mount your Eero's out of the way on electrical outlets. This was a nice convenience to "hide" multiple Eero's throughout your house. However, they ruined this ability with the new form factor of the Eero 7's.
However, all of these mesh systems are getting super easy to install these days. I actually set up my TP-Link Deco's with their phone app faster than my Eero's.
And I would not say pretty much all the useful features are behind a subscription paywall. I don't subscribe, and they work plenty fine. You don't have to subscribe for all the primary basic features to work. And if you want those extra features then the subscription is well worth it... and enough people subscribing is one of the primary reasons why we get such long firmware support for the Eeros, it helps to pencil out.
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And I would not say pretty much all the useful features are behind a subscription paywall. I don't subscribe, and they work plenty fine. You don't have to subscribe for all the primary basic features to work. And if you want those extra features then the subscription is well worth it... and enough people subscribing is one of the primary reasons why we get such long firmware support for the Eeros, it helps to pencil out.
https://community.eero.
Eero (Amazon) is looking for a cash grab and it's annoying. Meanwhile, I just set up my VPN Client on my TP-Link Deco's in about 5 minutes without paying an extra dime. Eero only works for people who configure them and never do anything with them other than browse the Internet — basic users and old people.
https://community.eero.
Eero (Amazon) is looking for a cash grab and it's annoying. Meanwhile, I just set up my VPN Client on my TP-Link Deco's in about 5 minutes without paying an extra dime. Eero only works for people who configure them and never do anything with them other than browse the Internet — basic users and old people.
But I'll take the absolute best in class stability and support of Eero & proper & LONG firmware support & "completely not my problem" no hassle for my internet and if I want those extra features, I'll happily pay up for them on the subscription.
But I'll take the absolute best in class stability and support of Eero & proper & LONG firmware support & "completely not my problem" no hassle for my internet and if I want those extra features, I'll happily pay up for them on the subscription.
Paying an additional $100 bucks a year for basic router features is a bit funny considering the Eero Pro 6E model is technically already obsolete with WiFi 7 mesh setups out now.
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Paying an additional $100 bucks a year for basic router features is a bit funny considering the Eero Pro 6E model is technically already obsolete with WiFi 7 mesh setups out now.
Some people value their time more, so if having something like this can give you back even an hour of your time (or less hassle/interruptions/aggravation/manual work, it would be worth it.
For me I don't need to subscribe and most people wouldn't either. The futures you are talking about are pretty much a nice to have, nothing in that is absolutely necessary, and if you wanted to be cheap about it and still have an Eero, there are other ways to skin those cats.
For me, the most important thing about the Eero is stability, being out of my hair / not my problem, and **security**.
No other consumer router gets as many firmware updates nor for as long, and those are important for security patches as needed. This isn't the year 1995 anymore. Frequent security patches are essential.
When a company has no further revenue potential after selling a device, it should come as no surprise they have little incentive to support it well or for a really long time.
Also, again, some people don't value their time and/or aggravation in life in these calculations as much as they probably should.