Google Wifi AC1200 Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi Router - White

This is truly an excellent solution if you have a multi-level dwelling and need to get both signal strength and speed delivered to every corner of your residence. I have a traditional 3 level home with a basement, 1st, and 2nd floors. For about 7 years, I was forced to have TWO cable modems to get every part of my home to have access to very high speed (50+MBPs). I used a 150 MBPs cable modem on the first floor that covered the 1st and 2nd floors. I used a separate 54 MBPs cable modem for the basement. The reason for this excessive cost was that we had 3 kids in college taking college classes at a public university near our home needing very high speed and reliable internet connectivity for their many assignments, projects, class videos, etc. My son also played XBox live. Additionally, I have Netflix, Roku, and Apple TV. All of the preceding TVs, computers, iMacs, iPhones, IPads, PCs were working with ZERO BUFFERING under my 2-Cable Modem setup. This summer my kids left home to pursue careers. So I wanted to get rid of the basement cable modem if possible. However, not having high speed access in the basement would mean relocating frequently used TVs and computers to the 1st or 2nd floor. Due to the layout of our house no signal strength extending device had really worked. So I was very skeptical when I saw this Google Home WiFi package with 3 pods. I had not done any research on this, but decided that I needed to take a leap of faith on the Google Brand and bought it. They work beautifully!!!! I have 130 MBPS speed everywhere in the house (using only the 150 MBPs cable modem on the 1st floor). Also Google has you download their Google Wifi App which is outstanding in managing the setup as well as TESTING THE INTERNET SPEED IN EVERY PART OF OUR HOME. The Google Wifi app is very user-friendly, simple to use and INVALUABLE. I returned the basement modem and saved myself $75 a month in cable Modem charges. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have an Internet Phone like Vonage, you will need another ROUTER like Cisco, Apple's Airport, Netgear, etc. the 3 Pods are identical having one Ethernet input and one output, besides the power jack input. I connected the cable modem to the Input of one Google Pod with the Google provided Ethernet cable. Then used my own Ethernet cable to connect the Output from the preceding Pod to the Input of my Apple Airport Router. I connected my Vonage device to the back of Airport which has 4 ports to connect. Everything is working same or better than before. I did not want to write a review till I had had time to check the reliability of the Google Wifi setup. After using it continuously for 3 weeks with over 10 connected devices, I have had no disruptions or deterioration in Wifi qualify. Hence I am pleased to write this review.

We moved from a single router with extender to the Google WiFi mesh system. So much better. It was easy to connect and start running. The app interface is the best. It displays internet speed between the modem and router, connectivity strength to the satellite units, and connectivity speeds to each device. We run 20ish devices simultaneously and they all receive the signal they need to function well.

I have been using the Netgear Nighthawk C7000 for a little over a year and my internet is very unstable, more when using WiFi. Talked to a sales associate at my local Bestbuy (Mousa?, sorry if I got the name wrong, great guy, deserves a raise and a promotion!) and he recommended this after explaining my WiFi issues. After switching to Google WiFi, I'm averaging 225mbps download, 11mbps upload, and 9ms ping on WiFi. Much improved compared to 15-25mbps download, 2-4mbps upload, and 80-100ms ping just using the C7000. I completely turned off the WiFi radios on the C7000 and am just using it for the modem aspect, which is a great modem for the price (also purchased at Bestbuy).

I was having a lot of trouble with Wifi in my condo (1250 sq ft), particularly those areas that were furthest from the Comcast router-wifi. I tried using a dual-band range extender placed in an intermediate area, but it would improve only slightly and even that was not consistent throughout the day. I suspect that may be due to wireless interference from neighboring units. Wifi speed was a dismal 0.5-1.25 Mbps in the weak areas, when not a dead zone! I waited patiently for the Google Wifi routers and ordered a 3-pack. I just did not want to take chances, since I have been told that older buildings like where I live in also have materials in the walls that are not conducive to good propagation of the signal. I plugged the primary Google wifi router into one of the ports of the Comcast router. Installation was a cinch with the accompanying Google Wifi app. It prompted me to set up a new Wifi network and provide a SSID. I have read that it is better to replace the existing wifi and use the same SSID, but since I was not convinced and ready to take the new routers back to the store, I used a new SSID and created a separate network. The app then prompted me to set up the other two router devices in appropriate locations. Which I did, and setup continued to be a breeze. I went on speedtest.net and sure enough, the absymal speed was now ranging between 20-25 Mbps in the weak areas. The first couple of days, I thought I noticed the speed fluctuating more widely, but that does not seem to happen any more... almost like Google Wifi learns to adapt to the environment. I gradually switched over all my wireless devices to the new Google Wifi network and I really appreciate how easy the app makes it. There are some cool features like throttling on selected devices or giving higher priority to some other devices. I can even opt to curtail the children's use of Wifi when the need arose. There are some less utilitarian yet nifty features like controlling the brightness of the light emanating from the middle of the wifi pucks. My Hue lights were never working properly before and now that I have plugged the bridge directly into one of the router near the lights, I am able to control the lights via the Hue app, Alexa (Amazon Echo), Google Assistant (Google Home) and IFTTT. So this product definitely paves the way for transitioning to a smarthome without dealing with network hiccups/issues. I have heard that there is a Zigbee radio in there that is not activated, so perhaps there will be some intriguing features enabled via future updates. Worth is subjective, but if wifi is really important to you in any corner of your home, I'd say it is hard to beat the value given its price and aesthetics, and the interesting app.

We have a 3600 ft.² two-story house. I had in Netgear nighthawk router with an extender which was giving me a decent service until last night when the signal on the 2.4 channel dropped to very low speed. 5.0 was still giving good download speed but since over router set up is on the second floor on one side of the house and over TV and other entertainment stuff sits in the downstairs living room on the other side of the house, so 5.0 was undetected that far from the router. After tweaking the netgear for a couple hours in the morning, I gave up and started searching for the mesh Wi-Fi routers. I decided on google Wi-Fi as it is half the price of eero and has very good reviews. This system is very easy to setup about 20-30 minutes for all 3 routers. The only time-consuming stuff is adding all the smart devices to the system call mom all the iPads, mobile phones, Garage door opener, security cameras, music system, game system, nest thermostats, solar system and other IOT devices. The only thing I will encourage anyone to do is have some patience. Even the App also encourages “you” to be patient. If you follow the instructions in the Google Wifi app set up as a breeze. I hope this review helps you deciding which Wi-Fi mesh router system you are going to buy and help you set up the system. As you can see from my photographs the speed is increased to triple digits. I’m still not getting 200 Mbps which my connection is and I think my Modem is very old. I am consistently getting 110-135 Mbps all over the house and even in Garage and the backyard.

Definitely a step up from my older Netgear router! I only purchased 1 Google WiFi for my 1300 sq ft house, and I have full WiFi signal on every piece of equipment that is hooked up to it in every location, and they all work flawlessly - 3 cell phones,5 roku's, nvadia shield, iPad, 2 laptops, smart bulbs, smart plugs, Alexa, Android speaker etc etc. The 4k movies look 4k now!! In the past my 4k looked horrible.

I had an old wifi router go out on me recently and researched the new Mesh technology systems that have come out. I ended up going with this system as I have Nest and Google products in my house already and this would work seamlessly with those. Overall this product has been fantastic! Setup was very easy (start with main then add satellites) and while the 3-pack may have been overkill for my 2000 sq ft ranch I know I have great coverage. Surprisingly I get wifi out in my hammock that is about 50-60 feet away from my home! In my time owning this I have never had an issue with signal drop outs and anytime my ISP has an issue my system is first to know. I can then reset my wifi from my phone and it picks up right away and I am back online Highly recommended for anyone wanting a solid Mesh wifi system, especially if you already have Nest or Google products in your home

I am a78 year old grandmother and when I went to Best Buy I had no idea what kind of WiFi system I was going to buy. I had Comcast and it didn't cover my whole house. So when I got to Best Buy I told the guy at the door what I needed. The man he hooked me up with suggested for me to buy the Google WiFi. It is the best investment I ever made. I hooked it up myself!! You can not imagine my excitement when Google came on to welcome me. It has worked perfectly ever since!!