Customer Ratings & Reviews

This product solved a really important problem in my house. Our place is very long and our wifi signal just couldn't get from one end of the house to the other. Now we have wifi throughout. Yay!

Presentation The 3-pack arrived in what I would describe as Google’s minimalist approach to packaging, devoid of clutter and waste – or in other words – much like their packaging approach for mobile phones. The container securely holds the three pods and tucked away underneath each is a separate box containing the power wart and attached cable. No additional crud to store or throw away. The units are diminutive and feel solid in the hand, with great rubber pads and a centered, striped section that illuminates to show status and activity. Initial Setup Setup was so simple and presented nothing in the way of complication. This is what I expect from Google engineers. Brilliant. You simply plug the first unit into your modem or existing router via a CAT cable and then you connect the power wart and you’re off to the land of mesh by adding the next two pucks to the environment. I personally found the Android app to be completely straightforward, intuitive and brilliant in approach. The app sequences through a few steps that employ both wifi and Bluetooth functionality to communicate to the wireless ‘pucks’ and within no time at all – really – the mesh was complete, the firmware updated and the status clearly displayed within the app. I believe Google was aiming for simplicity and in my mind, they nailed it. The app just needs a few more bells and whistles to be able to compete with less expensive solutions but at this early stage of the game – it does everything it needs to do. Internal Configuration These aren’t your standard faire routing devices and with that in mind, you’ll need to utilize the Android or iOS mobile apps to bring it all together and setup the particulars. From what I see – and I expect the features to expand with future firmware & app updates – there’s not much to fiddle around with internally and more interesting, is that the minor set of advanced features that are present are managed through the Google cloud. Some folks may be put off by that. You can control family time via the app although it does fall short of providing comprehensive ‘scheduling’ control for the radios. That’s an oversight in my mind. You can also control the brightness of the indicator lights from the same app. That’s a cool feature. Each puck only has 2 Ethernet ports, so if you’re someone who has the need to do physical connections to more than 1 device nearby to the primary ‘node’ or puck or more than 2 devices down-stream, you’re going to need to pony up for some switches. Additionally, Google has chosen to not include any USB ports for localized storage enhancements. Just another ploy to push people into becoming dependent on the cloud. In my mind, these facets of the design limit the scope of this system to a wider audience. In a nutshell, the app configuration method is sure-fire easy and should appeal to the plug-and-play crowd that live through their phones – for what I believe is the intended market. Performance The Google wifi mesh system quickly adapted to the existing network present in my home, automatically selecting channels ‘around’ those that were present & accounted for by way of my Linksys router. When I went into my Linksys and forced different static channel assignments, even in the more congested bands, the Google mesh automatically reassigned without any overlap with competing channels. In other words, if you want to add the Google wifi mesh to your existing home setup – you can – and you need not worry about flipping some switches on either end of your hardware arrangement to enable ‘bridge mode’. These things bridge straight out of the box. Again – brilliant. As for overall performance, I do have to ding these critters for not being up-to-snuff vs. my existing wireless network arrangement. I didn’t experience any random disconnects or perceivable lost connections in 1 months’ worth of trials – but the speed was mediocre at best. My home has more challenging wall construction and I believe that this played a part in the reduced performance over ~2000 sq/feet of living space… so your mileage may vary. One thing I did notice is that although it has been stated that these bad boys support IPv6 addressing, when I checked numerous devices connected to the mesh only IPv4 was being supported. I’m not sure exactly why this was the case but in any event, it might simply be due to the fact that these are still maturing – or perhaps the bridge mode approach I used crippled their ability to do simultaneous IPv4 & v6 routes. So if IPv6 functionality is critical to you, I’d research it more before purchasing. All in all I would say that this system should satisfy most people’s need for broadened coverage over a medium to large home with the least amount of hurdles. Summary For the price, there’s a compelling case to be made for selecting other hardware solutions over this mesh kit. Many of the newest MU-MIMO routers are a bit more sophistication in their channel beaming optimizations. Conversely, if a consumer is looking for a really simple solution to set up with a powerful mobile app to control their wireless universe … this will work beautifully. If I could, I would give this product 4 and a half stars but since it's "lacking" - I cannot round up to "Excellent". Pros: Ease of setup. Provides reliable, broad coverage. Small, unobtrusive profile. Cons: Mid-tier wifi performance for a premium price. No aggregate wireless ‘scheduler’. Limited CAT expansion and no USB support.

Works well, does what it's suppose to do. Very easy to set up.

This is the best ever.. now I have a signal in the bedrooms of my apt without a bunch of wires. Also my son can play his video games without lagging. Totally worth the money

The Google WiFi system is a great choice for a multi-level home and it allows for consistent wifi coverage in every room as well as outside the home.

I have been reviewing the Google WiFi for some time. I have to tell you that all of my WiFi problems have gone away. I wish that it had been available 6 years and four routers ago.

Love my Google Wifi, as I have nest and also google home this is perfect. I can control who is using my wifi as also to send all wifi signal strength to one device.

The setup for the Google WiFi Mesh was super easy and is all completed through a browser. The connectivity is pretty reliable and I would suggest this product to anyone

Made this purchased on recommendation of BB associate. We had an extender before and it was not doing the job. Since adding this product our wifi has not cut out once! Perfect little item!

The router works well, but it’s nothing extraordinary. It about the same as the nether I had

I bought this so that I could control my child Internet use. It works fantastic. I can shut it off, set up schedules so it shuts off automatically, it’s exactly what I wanted.

This set of devices really provides strong internet coverage across a home. The set up was easy. Took maybe 25 mins. The app attached to this was very user friendly. I highly recommend this item.

Shared between multiple units and everyone is extremely happy.

I have distributed the wifi system throughout my two story home in the best possible areas to provide the highest rate of success this product can provide. It does serve the entire home however as with all things, it is not always on the top of its game. Every so often the system is sluggish. In general, the system works as it should.

Easy setup and start up. App was easy to use. Did have to call the help desk at a later date and the level of professional service was exceptional. Highly recommended.

I was lucky to be able to get this when it first came out. Got 2 and a third one half off. It has really increased the strength of my wifi in my house.

The item works as described only thing that was a bit of a surprise is that u need to buy additional ones to spread around the house. At least one has to be connected to the modem

This product is excellent. It helped to expand the WiFi at my home. I would recommend anyone to purchase this product if they are having problems extending WiFi throughout their home.

I have over 80 items connected to wifi. Smart devices would go offline with Xfinity router that I rented. When I bought Google wifi devices stay connected and work.

Good product easy setup the only thing is if you have a big house you’ll have to buy more so they mesh together. But works good. Gave me Wifi in my basement without running wires