“I have a 2 story house, can I have 6 hubs? 3 upstairs, 3 downstairs? I have AT&T fiber, router is upstairs in main area, getting buffering downstairs with orginal Google WI-FI hubs.”
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So I’m just gonna say it, “No.” EERO doesn’t work well over about 4 devices and spacing needs to be near perfect or it will mess up handoffs. Speaking from personal experience. We tried using backhaul too and that helped very little. Assuming your house is relatively square, I’d place one on each floor on opposite sides of the house if you have to use EERO. You could probably use 2 Asus or Netgear or TP-Link routers Which would cost around the price of one EERO router. You won’t notice it on TV’s (probably) but you will see what I call “rolling black outs” where the EERO devices disconnect intermittently and reset/reconfigure themselves if you have too many. Even when using Backhaul. Per EERO’s tech support instructions we had about 10 devices scattered across a very large house, cabana, and pool deck and it was a nightmare. Then EERO tech support instructed us to drop down to 3-4 devices and it was still a nightmare…. It at least a different one. Your other question: To get “true” 1Gbps internet speeds you will need a router that can accommodate more than a 1 gigabit connection. This is because there is always network overhead and EERO is brutal in this regard. It applies a lot of tracking info, analytics, and QOS stuff to traffic (most routers do at least some of this but not like EERO. My Asus router allows me to turn all that off for instance). This EERO router has a 2.5GB input from your cable modem but your cable modem must have a 2.5Gb output. In my case, my last ATT router, despite paying for 1Gb speeds, maxed out at 1Gbps so my speeds were around 800Mbps direct from the router. I recently upgraded to an Asus router, Cable Internet, and a Cable Modem (from Best Buy) with a 2.5gb output and now get speeds around 1.2Gbps. If you choose to go with a router and want your full speed, you’ll need to make sure your modem has a 2.5gb output. All that being said, 800Mbps (and significantly less to be honest) is PLENTY to stream to 4-5 HD TV’s while 4-5 people are browsing the internet so your issue may be coverage or jumps through your mesh network.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My experience is that you will have WiFi signal, but it will be a small fraction of what the AT&T fiber is actually delivering. Configuration is very much as described. We have 2 Gb+ at the AT&T modem, but 45 Mb download under 100 feet from the router. Bought a competing system and it delivers far more.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My house is a 2,600 sq ft 2-story (brick lower, stick upper) with basement & attached garage on a 1/2 acre lot. I installed a 3-hub eero (Gen 2 I think but he app just says "eero" Model J010011) about 6-7 years ago. The Gateway is roughly in the center of the basement. Hub 1 is on the 1st floor, offset to the West on the garage wall, near the center of N to S. Hub 2 is on the 2nd floor, offset to the East, near the center of N to S. This setup worked well within the house (only about 15 connected devices at the time) but there were intermittent connection issues at the boundaries of the property, and the driveway camera with the garage door closed. Last year I picked up a 2-hub Pro 6E system, replaced the Gateway and 1st floor hubs, and kept the 2nd floor hub - all in the same locations. I now have 5 WiFi 6 devices, 2 more streaming TVs, 3 additional outdoor cameras, and several more IT devices for a total of 34 connected devices. I reset the network to allow the devices to find the best hub and was surprised to see that 3 of the WiFi 6 devices chose the 2nd floor hub even though the 1st floor hub was closer. After some experimentation moving the hubs for better WiFi 6 connections I settled on moving the basement gateway about 15' straight N, moving the 1st floor hub about 10' E, and moving the 2nd floor hub about 25' W and 10' N. This worked great for WiFi 6 and streaming, but cameras on the SW and S couldn't connect, and most IoT devices (14 on 1st floor far W and others scattered about) were all connecting to the 2nd floor and overwhelming the hub). I then added one of the old hubs and located it on the 1st floor to the far SW (now 4 hubs) closer to the cameras. I then double checked that all the (untrustworthy) IoT devices connected to the Guest network (2 were not, my bad), updated all eero devices, and reset the network. Boom, strong signals, balanced loads, excellent streaming on multiple devices, outside coverage beyond property boundaries, and no connection issues! Location, location, location...
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.That may be too many depending on square footage. Each of these eero (Pro 6E) covers 2000 sq ft itself, wireless environment depending, and you can have these eero too close together. We like seeing about 30 to 50 feet between eero. I would start with three eero and then get more if needed.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Honestly not necessary. I have a 3200 sq foot 2 story and only use 3. With no issues anywhere. Even outside and the garage.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I did not have any coverage issues with 3 of these using wired connections. I mounted at 33% and 66% on the second floor with the main unit at 33% and the 3rd at 40% on the 1st floor. The one at 66% was hardwired in the attic to the 1st through a switch. I don't know if i needed it but that is how i had the previous system installed. I would try to see what you get on the app for signal strength before paying to have it hardwired.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Two Eeros handle 2200 SQ ft. So 2 up and 2 down should be plenty. Since they use wifi to connect they use some of their bandwidth to connect (backhaul) but it may be the 6mhz band. If you really want a great connection wire an upstairs uont to downstairs with Ethernet and that gives you a wired backhaul.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes you can
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