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Google Nest mesh Wifi with Amazon devices
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:59 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:59 am
Looking into getting a mesh system for a recently purchased home. It's 2 story and around 3200 sqft. I am leaning toward the Google Nest wifi solution, but I do have 4 Alexa devices currently. Is there gonna be an issue using Google Nest with Alexa devices. Since I am already in the amazon ecosystem should I go with eero or something alexa compatible? Is getting Wifi 6 worth the extra $$$?
eta: Budget is <$500
eta: Budget is <$500
This post was edited on 2/19/21 at 10:03 am
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Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:05 am to MarkInTable
I have the Google Mesh with the 3 pucks and use my sonos speakers with Alexa all the time with no issues.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 3:16 pm to MarkInTable
No. It will work just fine.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:46 am to MarkInTable
My wife whispered to me the other day, "What do you want for dinner?". I said, "Chicken. And why are you whispering?". She said, "I think there are people listening to us." I replied, "That's crazy. Nobody is listening to us! I mean, why would anybody want to listen to us?" I laughed. My wife laughed. Alexa laughed...
I just got an Orbi RBK752 for a similar size house and it cost me $379. Very happy with it. I had the old Google Wifi pucks prior to that. I know a lot of people are scared away by the cost of Orbi systems, but the $379 (normally $449) is pretty competitive for Wifi 6. It covers 5000 sf.
I don't know how important it is to you to be "future proof", but the Orbi is Wifi 6 for a reasonable price, and well under your budget. I believe the Google Nest is Wifi 5. FWIW, I was happy with my Google pucks, but one of them stopped working and I wasn't getting good coverage with just 2 working pucks.
Disclaimer: I'm not as knowledgeable as some on here, and my expertise is usually limited to a 30 day window whenever I buy a new wifi router, which I just did.
I just got an Orbi RBK752 for a similar size house and it cost me $379. Very happy with it. I had the old Google Wifi pucks prior to that. I know a lot of people are scared away by the cost of Orbi systems, but the $379 (normally $449) is pretty competitive for Wifi 6. It covers 5000 sf.
I don't know how important it is to you to be "future proof", but the Orbi is Wifi 6 for a reasonable price, and well under your budget. I believe the Google Nest is Wifi 5. FWIW, I was happy with my Google pucks, but one of them stopped working and I wasn't getting good coverage with just 2 working pucks.
Disclaimer: I'm not as knowledgeable as some on here, and my expertise is usually limited to a 30 day window whenever I buy a new wifi router, which I just did.
This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 8:47 am
Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:11 am to MarkInTable
If you want entry level set and forget. Go Google Wifi.
If you want prosumer level customization and performance. Go Unifi set up.
If you want prosumer level customization and performance. Go Unifi set up.
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