![]() ![]() Even with a replacement Nest Wifi unit at the core of his setup, Ben says he’s still having issues with random disconnects months later, even after a full reset of the network and changing the credentials. My colleague Ben Schoon reported his own issues with needing to replace a Google Wifi unit to fix intermittent issues that took out the internet connection throughout his home at random. This lack of longevity from the Nest Wifi and Google Wifi series is far from an isolated experience on my part. When the issue occurs, the built-in speed test feature of the Google Home app - which tests the speed your Nest Wifi system is getting from the modem, rather than the speed on the device you’re using - will show blazing fast speeds, while anything connected to one of the points will experience noticeable lag and dropouts. Even moving it 30 feet closer to the main router only proved to be a temporary fix. Just shy of a year into owning it, my Google Wifi has now begun showing the same signs of poor signal strength, making the “mesh” part of the network a bit useless. This duo then made another move, this time cross-country, and luckily survived unimpaired. Assuming the issue to be my own fault, I replaced my Nest Wifi point with a cheap Google Wifi. Nest Wifi router & point (2019)Īt first, I assumed this to be a fluke - perhaps things got rattled around during the moves. Ultimately, I couldn’t get the Nest Wifi point to give me better than a “weak” signal even from just 10 feet away with no walls in between.Ĭuriously, though, each time the Nest Wifi signal was shown to be weak, simply restarting the system would usually fix things for a few days at a time. Each time, my Nest Wifi point needed to be even closer to the main router to get a strong signal. In that time, I’ve watched as my Wi-Fi and mesh performance steadily degraded over the ensuing years.īizarrely, the first two times that I noticed a sharp decline in the performance of my Nest Wifi system it was paired with having moved - first to a new apartment nearby then later to a new city. ![]() I’ve owned devices in the Nest Wifi and Google Wifi series since 2019, when I was convinced - or perhaps suckered - by the built-in optimizations for playing games on Stadia. It really is dead simple in the best possible way. Just plug in a few new gadgets, spreading the extenders through your home, all while following the guidance of the Google Home app. While Google has made a name for itself by making mesh Wi-Fi easy with Google Wifi and Nest Wifi, that simplicity is undercut by the routers’ lack of longevity, and the Nest Wifi Pro needs to tackle that head-on.įresh out of the box, the Nest Wifi series absolutely keeps its promise of improving the signal strength of your home network without needing to be an IT specialist/enthusiast. ![]()
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