“Very deceptive product title "Nest Wifi AC2200 Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System (2-Pack)" You do NOT get TWO AC2200 routers. You get ONE AC2200 router and ONE AC1200 device that can NOT be a ROUTER. Can best buy please correct all the misleading titles?”
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TL;DR: Googles Shady practices. IMO if you can get the Nest 2 pack (1 Router 1 Point/Speaker) on sale, buy 2. The Routers help blanket the whole house with wifi and makes up for the AC1200 Wifi points/speakers. I'd suggest placing the Routers as so, 1 connected to your main internet source, and one either in the middle of your home (2nd floor) or like my case, at the "end" of your mesh (Room that needs the most coverage besides living room/internet source location) Then you are free to place the 2 points/speakers in places in the middle of your mesh or in room that will actually utilize the speaker functionality. SINCERELY THE MOST FRUSTRATING MARKETING TACTIC. I purchased the 3 pack thinking all would be AC2200 since I had the old 1st gen Wifi pucks. Nope. I wondered why my speeds were WORSE than they were before. Dead signal all over the house, etc. It was too late to turn back considering I had sold my 1st gen Wifi pucks. I originally bought the Nest Wifi 3 pack (1 Router 2 points). I was so fed up when I talked to a rep at best buy who specializes in the Google's products (they are sent to training to represent and be knowledgeable about all Googles products in store) and he told me you're actually getting an AC2200 Router BUT the points are actually AC1200. BIG DIFFERENCE. Even says so on the box in small print, which was my mistake not to read before buying. I decided I was going to keep my 3 pack and buy an additional router. Fixed my issues of course since it was now 2 routers AC2200, 2 points AC1200. But then Best Buy had a sale on the 2 packs. So I bought 2 of the 2 pack (one Router, one point) and returned my 3 pack and 1 router. Saved me money. MADE A WORLD OF A DIFFERENCE. 2 AC2200 routers and 2 points at AC1200. Blankets my SMALL house now with wifi and NO deadzones. My yard now gets signal as well I WANTED WHAT I WAS PAYING FOR. AC2200!!! It's not just google. Other companies are doing this as well. This marketing has to stop. It's deceitful. When you buy an AC2200 system you're assuming ALL POINTS/ROUTERS (DEVICES IN GENERAL) included are going to be AC2200. It's like buying a product that advertises wifi 6 but doesn't match up (which is currently happening with some ORBI products and others on the market. I literally just wanted a DECENT mesh system with all AC2200 points. I had to pay a pretty penny to make that happen and even then I still have 2 AC1200 points with SPEAKERS THAT ARE USELESS as I have to place them in areas the connection will reach, not where it looks "nice" or an area that could actually use the speaker. This was a fail on google's part honestly. Cool idea, but horrible execution. Sell a 3 pack of all AC2200 routers AND sell the pack that has the speakers for people who can utilize them/even want them. The speaker function has been turned off on mine as I already have google home mini's around the house for smart device control. The Google Wifi pucks 1st gen were better in terms of design and "function" with having the Ethernet ports on the back. The Routers of Nest Wifi are a solid piece of equipment that don't make me feel like I'm doing a complete downgrade from last gen. The speaker points however in my opinion were a complete downgrade. Anyway, sorry for the rant. I tried googling my issue and found your post on here. If anyone is considering buying Nest Wifi for your home, proceed with caution, do research and know what you want. I went in blind and thankfully I got the better end of the deal in the end but went through a world of nightmares thinking I did something wrong, etc, that was causing my wifi to act messed up.
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