WiFi System

Early in my career I made sure I had ethernet ran to every room, had a PIX firewall in my basement, had a torrent server running, etc. Now? I just use Google Nest Wifi connected directly to the ONT and spread a few extra mesh units around the house. No need to make anything complex.

It’s very unclear what your problem is. The most important question: If you’re hardwired to your Ethernet jack (where the internet in the house comes in), is the internet reliable? If no, investigate different providers. Sonic or MonkeyBrains are probably the best in SF, if they’re available to you.

I have a TP/Link mesh system but they are now on the banned list. I'd recommend the Google Nest WiFi. You can get a three-pack for about $160. They have good instructions and support.

Ask Gemini. It’s Google AI that walked me through adding another Nest point. Better instructions than you get in the Home app. I’ve got seamless WiFi through my house and backyard now.

I'll try to explain it as simply as possible 👍 The box virgin gave you does both your internet connection (modem) and your wireless connection (router) They bog down when you start loading devices onto your network (the amount of things you have connected to the internet in your house), you would be

He is buying it for his parents. It's a cheap user friendly router. Google Nest wifi 6E was launched in 2022, and Google still supports the original older Google Wifi released in 2016, so there are many support years left for the 6E. It's half the cost used.

I just plugged my old Google/Nest WiFi mesh set up back in, it’s only WiFi 5 but it works fine and I didn’t have to do any set up.

The only complaint I have in switching to Asus is that the mobile app to do device management isn't quite as clean, and I can't ask google home to do speed test 😄 Overall, the Nest WiFi was very set-it-and-forget it, which IMO is what an internet router should be.

I don't know why availability would be an issue. All the items are in stock. This is what you would need for a "complete" setup. https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/ux7 -- That's your main unit. They are just as plug-and-play as most consumer routers these days. https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/a

I'm considering switching my Internet service from Comcast to Fios. Comcast Internet has always been crappy but after I connected a Google nest Wi-Fi mesh extender to it a few years ago, coverage was great. I was able to get Wi-Fi throughout the house with the additional pointers. But recently my Co