On their own, none of the system's routers were able to muster speeds much faster than 50Mbps or so back there, and my home has a 300Mbps fiber internet connection. Once you've added all of your Wi-Fi devices, the app will perform a mesh test to confirm that everything is working. While the router can bring the internet to your whole house, thick walls and other impediments can cause dead spots. We love how the units are small and unobtrusive and the easy setup process makes this mesh router system a great choice for networking newbies.

It's an interesting disparity, especially given that Nest and Netgear each feature designated routers that are distinct from the range extenders. You can play your favourite playlists, ask about the best shows on Netflix from the living room or control smart devices wherever you are in the home. With the Nest WiFi Point in place, your clients were talking to it on 5GHz, and that traffic has to get turned around and sent back out on the same channel (through the same radio) between the Point and the primary Router.That lets you use the things like smart speakers, with the full intelligence of the Google Assistant just a quick voice command away.

The app doesn't offer quite as many features as something like a dedicated gaming router, but you still get some useful controls over your network. Also, this is a small town co-working space, so I’m not sharing a line with hundreds — it’s more like a dozen folks or fewer most of the time.If you have multiple devices available for set-up, select the Nest Wifi point that you would like to set up. The Google Nest WiFi system puts your network on the clearest channel and fastest band to avoid congestion. Setting up the Nest Wifi router and Point took me under 15 minutes, including a few software updates it had to apply. Google Nest Wifi Pro and Nest Wifi is a whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system from Google that can consist of a router and point(s). Poor placement and larger homes or homes with thicker walls or long, narrow layouts may need extra Wifi points for full coverage.