eero - eero Max 7

I'd forget about the Telstra part completely. You can plug the NTD directly into an Eero and then either use the other available ports to connect to the ports in the garage, or throw in a Netgear port switch between the Eero and the garage connection ports. Wire the rest as per your thoughts. You don't need a modem with NBN NTD.

Spectrum has new mesh extenders coming out in a month or two. Outside of that, pods are usually fine. An eero mesh system would be my recommendation if you're going to buy your own.

No. This is a piece of hardware that requires other pieces to work. UniFi sells business and enterprise networking equipment. It requires a management system to be in place. A cloud key or Dream Machine is needed to configure this. Think, professional use only where professional knowledge is necessary. Return this to where you purchased it. If you want to use Mesh, pickup a TP-Link Deco system, Eero, or a Google Nest WiFi system for a ***proper*** functional system that won't make things worse. Don't buy garbage called "range extenders" or "WiFi boosters".

There are so many variable it's not that easy lol. But, it usually comes down to the router provided by Verizon just being crap. If you're not too technically inclined, the best option is to get a mesh wifi system like eero or google wifi mesh etc. It's likely a combination of the shitty router + just a busy RF environment.

I'm not an expert in this but my experience with the Eero 7 has been pretty good. I believe one E7 will be better than multiple E6s. I have a larger home and went from 3 E6 units to 2 E7 units. I suspect that each extender impacts your overall bandwidth so fewer units is going to have better performance. I have 500M bandwidth. With 3 E6's, I was getting about 200M by the time the signal got from the basement (where the utilities come in) to the top floor ( my office). With 2 E7s, I'm getting 400M upstairs, so I'm a much happier camper. That said, these things are not cheap. I bought mine on Cyber Monday. If you can, wait for a sale.

I just bought the Max 7 (3 unit) setup for my wireless backhaul setup. While I don't have any WiFi 7 devices yet I wanted it to maximize the wireless backhaul and 1 GB ISP and future proof. I would think anything in the WiFi 7 family will see a good improvement on the wireless backhaul.

Have Eero, not the best but it does the job. I've put too much money into it to want to swap it out. To make this more broad, definitely agree with a wireless mesh system. I don't have any Ethernet ports and only have a coax in the worst possible place. Our house has 2 remote workers, 4 gaming computers and multiple other devices, like TVs, tablets and smart appliances. No issues at all!

Essentially the same here but added on to increase sampling size : )

Agree, the Eero 3-pack at my house, and the 3-pack at my parent's house works flawlessly, but we are using wired connections between all of the Eero devices instead of relying on them to link together wirelessly. Linking them wirelessly just did not work reliably for me, and the speeds were poor. I'm using old coax connections with MOCA converters to turn the old coax into Ethernet connections.

Works fine with two Nest cams as well. FWIW, this thing pushes 6 Ghz signal much further than other solutions I've used. Through walls at 30 ft/9m in my use case.

I had three Pro 6s and was hoping to replace with two Max 7s. But had too many devices slip to 2.4 GHz when I did and ended up moving to three Max 7s. Still happy with the upgrade because there is way less performance degradation when connecting to a remote eero node. I'm in a two story home with a basement with primary node in the basement due to cable modem location.

I use Eero and it works beautifully. Speeds and coverage are excellent

Amazon eero have been great for me

I had Eero at my last place and all was well. Now, same hardware at the new place and I get the same thing on my Google Home (although the Minis seem to stay connected).

My relative got several eero 7 max routers from her internet provider. They were very easy to set up (you do need to set up an account) and extremely fast. But they are very expensive!

Working 100% fine on my Eero mesh network.

Spectrum customer here. I use the modem they supply and an eero mesh WiFi system. Very happy family with good and reliable WiFi throughout the house.

Don't waste time with the pods. Invest in a mesh system. Eero or orbi. WiFi 6, 6+, 6e, or 7. 6e and 7 will give you 6g, 5g, and 2.4g. 6 and 6+ only give 2.4 and 5. All will get you a Gig. Don't shove them in corners of the house. Spread them out but in more centralized location.

I find the WiFi mesh capability of the eero (particularly the Max 7 units) excellent, with the routing features much as you say. Not much in the way of configuration and even then some features require a subscription. What I've done is gone with a different brand of router that has the configurability I want, run that with WiFi disabled, and use the eero system in bridge mode for the whole home WiFi.

I pay for 300 down 22 up and I get every bit of it all around my house. In between devices I'm getting much more which in my opinion is much more important.

White it would take time and someone's cooperation, swapping out someone else's EERO equipment might be at least a fun test. Like I say I'm no pro on the technology but I have personally sequentially upgraded EERO generations thrice no with nothing but outstanding results compared to my 'traditional' WiFi networks and have had personal knowledge of 3 other parties who became EERO fans real quick in our traditional American Homes - designed just a tad too spread out for effective non EERO WiFi. Based on what's represented it definitely seems more like a hardware failure/setup failure settings type issue. Once again, this is just because of my experience with EERO having cured all my WiFi woes. I'm no expert, I'm just a real happy customer. Happy enough that I upgraded twice more or less because I was so happy.

Eero is pretty dum dum proof

If they can't get a cable, have them do a mesh device. Turn the WiFi off on the router, and add a 2 or 3 mesh system like eero. I use TP-Link Deco myself. You hardware 1 to the router and put the other 1 or 2 strategically where you have power only.

Ha well the eero 7 max is awesome but I don't know if I would buy it at $600 retail for each one. They got 3 for free from their internet provider!

Edit: Max 7 3 pack would be for a very large home. You could probably get by with a Max 7 gateway & a second Max 7 satellite under 3000 sq ft. Odds are good you'll be very happy. 4x4 MIMO on 5 Ghz & 6 GHz bands increases range, and it's a beast as a gateway. One thing I will say is that while I can connect with a WiFi 7 client using Multi Link Operation enabled, I don't see much benefit from MLO enabled versus not. My network is more stable with MLO off, unless you need to push huge bandwidth wirelessly or need lower wireless latency.

If you have to wireless mesh, eero is really good in my experience. Setup is painless and it just works, I've only had to reset my network maybe once or twice in the last few years. As others mentioned, if you can do wired backhaul then that'd be ideal.

Re-iterating what others have stated. They work great when you hardware each unit. I am not a fan of wireless backhaul. In theory it should work, but in reality I find them lacking. I have recently done a Deco install and an Eero install, hardwiring all units for both. It is sometimes cheaper to do it this way than buying APs to wire in. Just remember to have the "Main" mesh unit first in the chain. I usually go Internet Modem -> First Mesh Unit -> switch -> satellites.

Nerd stickler - mesh is Wi-Fi back haul. If it's wired backhaul, it's not mesh. That said, with mesh if the APs can't get good wireless signals between themselves, you'll have a crummy experience. Were it me, it get something that can do wired backhaul OR mesh (which are most things... Eero, Orbi, etc). Try power line for backhaul. If it works, great. If it doesn't return it and fall back to mesh.

I have the same Synology router and love it but did not find its mesh capability reliable. What I've done is add several eero mesh units (Max 7), turned WiFi off on the Synology and set the eeros to run in bridge mode. In this way the Synology does the routing providing me with a user interface I'm familiar with and all controls I could need (with no subscription fees) and the whole home WiFi mesh is provided by eero. It's been working well and all users in the house have been very happy. Because you already own the Synology, which is a very good and capable router, you might want to consider doing something similar. All the eeros are connected by Ethernet so wired backhaul which is always my preference when possible. It sounds like that option will be available to you based on the wiring in your new home.

Eero is going to be a bit spendy in comparison to TP Link. [This TP Link is around $160](https://a.co/d/8VPQ1au) I have the AC1900 Deco which is more around $120 but not as good. I bought that a couple years ago.

TP Link is having quite the (deserved) shit storm right now. FYI. They've been the subject of state-sponsored snooping/firmware related warnings & articles for years now. It's finally coming to a head. IF your criteria is solidly WiFi 7 w/wireless backhaul, if you have a higher budget, and if you don't need to create VLANs or strictly segregate clients by network, the Eero Max 7 is a phenomenal piece of hardware. 4x4 MIMO on both 5 GHz and 6 Ghz bands, 10 gig ports for future high split cable & fiber bumps, excellent hardware antenna array design. If you want to save some cash, you can use a Max 7 as gateway & get a Pro 6E as mesh node to utilize 6 Ghz backhaul. With VLAN or specific client band considerations, you'll have to look elsewhere than Eero. Just be mindful of getting at a minimum 4x4 on the 5 Ghz band. Preferably a 4x4 radio on the 6 Ghz band as well. Many "prosumer" devices cheap out on hardware with 2x2 radios only, and you really do want 4x4 in a brand new router. Even to single clients (increased range & link quality).

Ah, gotcha. I'd still try two Max 7 to see where you're at. Gateway in the basement if that's where the fiber comes in, and a second Max 7 central in the house upstairs. Especially with a wired 10 Gb backhaul. If you're still lacking, you can get a third cheaper Pro 7 to extend. The Pro 7 SoC is very capable, with decent physical antenna & design.