Google WiFi Home Mesh Network Router Setup and Review

[@SharonCullenArt]

For anyone wanting to set up fast forward to 4:26.

[@heritageofhastur]

Just updated our home wireless to these and the speed has been great. Easy setup as well.

[@petervonpanda]

These have been great!

[@mayalizzie4411]

So you don’t have to pay monthly price for this right ?

[@heritageofhastur]

@@mayalizzie4411 mesh network routers don't have a monthly cost to them. You just have your home internet cost from your provider.

[@jeremymoore5333]

ISP networks make a huge difference in your geographic location and timing of network use. Good transitions in the video I would highly recommend a review similar on same towers. It leaves me sceptical to actually know how well it is these work.

[@ArpanPatel84]

Unless you have FIOS

[@dvidalv]

My dad just bought one 1 or 2 months ago and It’s INCREDIBLE

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

Paid $209 from Amazon. Thank you for the video!

[@danielgoodson703]

Four pack at Costco now for 189. Easy setup. Range better than expected. No wonky setup with maddening Netgear idiosyncratic issues.

[@joule-trix]

damn ! i already bought a 3 pack at target for $211.00 with tax ofc

[@ryanborron7855]

I have Google fiber we had a router but it sucked so they recommend these I had to take back my router but got two of these for free no extra charge they work great

[@garciajr913]

My house is 5000 square feet i need put one in the basement can i put one on each floor ? I have 3 floors my router on the 3rd floor

[@diaperscomfyftw1760]

AT&T Tech recommended this over there WiFi extender. They were going charge me like $550 to hardwire every one of the AT&T Tv boxes 😞 I hope these work as well as everyone is saying. I game a lot plus stream and I need reliable internet speeds and we all know now AT&T is total bull shit, but I might as well make the best of it. I got a google mini and I love that 💕 I hope I love this just as much 💓

[@0mfgitzramzi]

any updates fam? how's the experience so far?

[@ryants1]

Why is my google router speed half of my main router speed? I pay for 100/30 from frontier and I get that on their router, but I only get 50/15 when testing my main google router. Thoughts?

[@pawnsicle4738]

So I was wondering if I should purchase this or need this. I have horrid AT&T wifi that barely reaches across our house so I was wondering what this exactly does. Does this extend and improve the AT&T WiFi or replace it and I don’t have to worry about AT&T anymore.

[@petervonpanda]

You’d still need to subscribe to their internet service but yes, it would expand the WiFi coverage so you should get a stronger signal and better speeds on your devices. That’s why I got it!

[@enufots4621]

I have a cable modem (from ISP) and it connects to an Ooma, then from Ooma to a separate Linksys router. Some people have it going from modem->router->Ooma. So can I hook up the Google WiFi point to my router (in its existing hardware configuration) or do I have to get rid of my router and attach Google WiFi directly to the modem and then attach the Ooma onto the other Ethernet port on the Google WiFi? Also, is it possible to cannot a switch to the Google WiFi point if I needed to connect additional wired Ethernet devices?

[@singaporeghostclub]

It’s basically a router. So, you just hook it up to your cable modem. I thought it was an extender, but its not apparently.

[@tonybonifacic2278]

Just curious on using this for the ONE tv that has issues with streaming. I assume this would help. Question is should I use an ethernet cable, would that be even better?

[@ljulio3623]

can I place each of those google mesh device in separate room ?

[@petervonpanda]

yep!

[@_Chris_D_3004]

Seems like a very obvious answer. That's the whole point of having 3 sepertate nodes

[@asiharuna3714]

can i just connent using the name and pass of my main router without using the LAN cable?

[@BobReinheimer]

Peter, loved the review as far as it went. But, early on, you told us you have a long house and I do as well. My big hope for the review is that you would review the "mesh" part of the routers, e.g. give us a sense of how far apart the units can be and still be effective, how fast a speed you get at the node most distant from the modem, etc. But, nada. Sad.

[@petervonpanda]

Yeah. My bad. I put one in every adjacent room basically in a row. Connection was good except for farthest end. So I bought one more Wifi point and added it at the farthest room and now I’m really happy with it everywhere.

[@BobReinheimer]

Hi, Peter. Thanks for getting back to me with the additional info. I’m going to try three and hope it’s enough. Thanks again for a really helpful review. Bob

[@joegen4577]

Take my money google! Getting mine tomorrow!! Thanks for this review.

[@OKAYIMTURNT]

5 YEARS AGO IS CRAZY !!!!!

[@RuNutty]

So only one of the 3 must be wired with an Ethernet cable directly to your modem correct? The additional ones would be wireless and connected through the main and would only need the power plugged in them?

[@petervonpanda]

Yup!

[@sbomorse]

"Tongue depresser in your butt" Oh dear.

[@sarge525]

You did a speed test to two separate locations so those tests are not really comparable. You could have had a bottleneck outside your LAN. Just FYI.

[@Baz4]

Does this Wi-Fi router allow users to choose either a 2.4ghz or 5ghz or is it like an Orbi that chooses it for you?

[@fermiw]

I want to know too!

[@Baz4]

@@fermiw You cannot choose the router does it for you

[@Federico84]

I don't understand if i should connect it to the WAN port of my router modem or to a LAN port

[@JesusChrist-l3l]

Same

[@Diana-gx3tx]

If your home is under 1500 feet can you then get rid of your current router from (Cox) and use this as your main gig?

[@StaticSama]

if i was to buy a single mesh system could i move that one to my room instead of keeping it plugged into my router?

[@bderkhan2925]

No, you need minimum of TWO if you want to put ONE far away from the router. You will connect one to the router, then put another one in another room/level of your house. You need two because the first one will send WiFi to the second one wirelessly. If you want to buy ONE item, search online for a beefy WiFi EXTENDER. Then you can just put that ONE in another room, far from your original router and it will extend the WiFi wirelessly. Similar to these things, but cheaper and better

[@Jasonlovesmusic559]

@@bderkhan2925 This doesn't make sense to me. Why can't the existing router just send the wifi signal to the google point? It is such an unintuitive design to require you to keep a point plugged into the router that is already sending a wifi signal.

[@bderkhan2925]

@@Jasonlovesmusic559 It's because google has a strict restriction. You can't plug a google pod into a router because the google pod needs a direct connection to the modem. Then it will create the DCHP and NAT protocols. Essentially, the first google pod can't be in Bridge Mode either. So your whole network basically HAS to be google home pods (Except for the modem). Here's my best guess as to wifi. What if your router doesn't have mesh capabilities? Then the google pod won't be able to do what it advertises because there is only 1 out of two internet devices that support mesh network. So to prevent that. Google requires at least two. The first piece has to be a home pod, and the second piece has to be a home pod as well. You can add extra access points (wired/wireless) but those won't work well unless they are using googles mesh system too. I don't like it, which is why i'd never buy a google internet device (or almost any mesh device). Every company that makes a mesh network device does this because the algorithms are different. Asus has to use asus mesh network devices, and so does google, etc.

[@movakalin5333]

Hello, I have setup google WiFi mesh. What I observed, the two routers are on different levels in my location, no sight contact. However both are attached to the same switch. But still when I go to the second device, or do mesh test on the app, it would complain and tell me I should place both routers to visible contact. So I assume it works only good, when they are in close to each other? I thought as long as both are at the same switch regardless of distance it should work. The competition with Netgear can do this.

[@sandras6161]

I had my wifi reset with calling the google help- It was a long phone call going through this and now my lights turned back to white - hoping not to have to call them again- any suggestions on keeping the internet connection? I have 3 of them throughout the house and also have the google wifi app

[@roguelivesmatter5040]

Is a dial up internet that you have?

[@_Chris_D_3004]

Can you use one of the nodes as a stand alone router without plugging into a modem?

[@sludgerat666]

You need a modem

[@pratheepjar]

Can this google mesh wifi router compatibilie with just modem or modem router combo?? I have a modem router together n accidentally ordered this google nest router mesh 4 pack - so will this work for me?? My modem also has a router n my google is a router mesh !! So i m concerned if this will work - if not ill return this n buy a orbi mesh pack alone pls help

[@chamoyuan24]

Did u setup ur google mesh under the same name as ur modem or different name ? Great video

[@petervonpanda]

I set it up under a different name. You can also add a guest network.

[@bozwellio]

I got Google fiber and have had all sorts of weird connectivity issues with different devices randomly. Connected but no internet.

[@z1ss3r76]

I don't see the wifi app

[@williamkerr8395]

Hi, were you connected via LAN straight back to your router or purely over wifi?

[@mcanna6]

Can I use an existing wifi network?

[@ownkindofbeautyldj]

Have a question.... do you have a cable tv system connected to the google WiFi ?

[@petervonpanda]

I stream using Sling TV

[@SailorChristian]

Can i connect this to my modem/router? I don't have a modem just a combination of the two from my internet provider (Claro)

[@dragoooon9561]

Yes you can, just use the Ethernet cable. The google WiFi is a router only so it has to be connected to a modem or modem/router

[@chinesegarter6988]

The speed of your internet is depends in your main source not in your wifi/router/ mesh/ google Wi-Fi though you can control or configure the speed and range. If you apply 100mbps then the maximum is 100mb

[@1ilios578]

Will this work for my sons room upstairs he doesn’t get a lot of wifi

[@petervonpanda]

I think it’ll work great for that

[@1ilios578]

Peter von Panda do I have to get a modem?

[@petervonpanda]

You’ll need some sort of modem to connect with your internet provider. I have AT&T and use the modem they provide.

[@5ak872]

Sir, I don’t get how this works. Do I have to connect this to my modem or can I just connect it to my pc via ethernet.

[@Riverlee74]

Amazing video but I have a question I can not find answer anywhere I really hope you reply, so setting up my 3 I purchased it makes you make another network name network name so now I have 2 my original wifi than the mesh which one do I use in my home Thank You 😉

[@pilotmedic]

You can use either one, but I will use the google since is going to reach futher

[@Memoreno94]

so theres no main router to these nodes?

[@derrickpartin]

Will this work with Verizon Fios

[@petervonpanda]

I think so

[@asafblasbergvideographer]

@@petervonpanda yes

[@RoccoGallo]

i have fios it works but when im connected the GWIFI and try to access my DVR it does not think im home and will not allow me to connect from a phone or tablet

[@johnmagee3292]

@@RoccoGallo Have you found out a workout or solution to this? I am looking to buy this 3 pack tomorrow and have fios too

[@RoccoGallo]

@@johnmagee3292 there is no workaround, I upgraded to wifi6 from FiOS and it works better In general but I wish I could connect FiOS and Gwifi together

[@dsonyay]

Dual band?

[@nareshnair9607]

Can i just buy 1 instead of 3?

[@petervonpanda]

You can on eBay but they come in a set when new.

[@PhucLe93]

When I do a speed test, the result from the wifi point of my modem/router is faster than google wifi point (152Mbps and 92Mbps). How to make Google Wifi reach to 152Mbps?

[@pilotmedic]

You always going to lose speed whenon wifi signal

[@Tate_Shorts456]

So you need a modem for it

[@mistify3617]

what does the green globe mean on the back of the mesh

[@16BitKaiju]

It's where you plug the RJ-45/Ethernet cable in to the router

[@HarderStylesOfCanada]

Speed test connected to different ISP centers; just saying.

[@Vyngraven]

How could he miss that lol

[@JohnGerardP]

Is it counter-intuitive and a mistake to connect this to my existing Verizon FIOS Wi-Fi Router?

[@Cyriacus58]

No, it was pretty easy as I just did it! Note you will have to use the Google Home App instead (switched over in March). Did take a bit to get the additional two access points added,. Also, the FIOS router was 192.168.254.254, not the normal default. And the Device Access code is on a white sticker on the bottom of the router.

[@nemothabeast6845]

And that speed test you did was not legit you used 2 different servers to run the test

[@arthurleon350]

My boy was nervous and sweaty

[@IsaacHernandez-pp7xc]

So I have a combo router/modem junk will it still work? It doesn't have to just be a modem?

[@static4939]

Isaac Hernandez As long as it works as a modem too it will work

[@johnmagee3292]

How do i use this and not have to create a new wifi network? I have verizon fios and a bunch of stuff connected to the current wifi network. I would like to not have to restart that process for every device. TYIA

[@HappyJ]

When you set up Google WiFi using the app. You name the network the same as your current network and also use the same password as your current one.

[@johnmagee3292]

John Damberger okay and once that’s done the device will auto connect to it right? Also won’t there be interference with the fios routers WiFi and the google WiFi now?

[@HappyJ]

@@johnmagee3292 I am was assuming you are going to replace your current router with plugging this Google WiFi router into your verizon fios modem. If that is what you do, your WiFi devices will see the new Google WiFi router the same as your old one, provided in setup, you correctly named your new network the same as your old one as well as password.

[@HappyJ]

Fios does not use modems. Instead, it uses an Optical Network Terminal (ONT), which is essentially the fiber-optic version of a modem. So you would plug the new Google WiFi router into the ONT.

[@akhilsavant3456]

is it possible to wirelessly connect this to my router

[@Cyriacus58]

You have to connect one point to the router, then use the Home app to set up.

[@Jasonlovesmusic559]

would be nice if these google wifi points actually let you connect to your existing router, from TP-Link or Linksys or whatever. For the life of me I can't figure out how to make that happen. Maybe the google home setup process for these things is just garbage

[@BudaAirsoft]

My Google wifi just gets up to 100mega bytes and my wifi moldem gives me 500 mega bytes

[@DJaquithFL]

Look into Ethernet Backhauling...

[@cash_eye]

We already give our data to everything so who cares

[@_seeker423]

Yeah, that was one dumb comment. Way to mislead people

[@frankd963]

So is it better to shut off your exiting wifi once you install this ant just use this?

[@calebbetterthenu8267]

What app

[@oursongs7554]

Just another video that doesn't show how the 2nd mesh 3rd mesh can be place apart away from the main mesh. 👎👎

[@pilotmedic]

You can download an app that tell you how strong is the signal...when the signal is getting weak thats where u put the next one. Then repeat

[@thatguypanda2555]

I’m wondering why was he getting 31mbps??? I have a lot of devices and if that’s the speeds that I’m going to get I don’t want it I’m getting faster speeds with this other trash one I’m trying to get now listen does this speed depend on your internet?

[@MindCalmingSounds]

Yes, I have google fiber 1 GB and they supplied 2 pucks for free and my speed ranges 700-850 mbps

[@paulchoate1]

This thing sucks. Works no better than the single router that comes from my internet provider. Of course I didn't find out until AFTER buying it that additional wifi points should be set up no more than two rooms apart! And forget about it for two-story homes and finished basements. Ridiculous.

[@kabloing]

Panda fingers

[@leoabate7502]

Can you get as many as you want

[@petervonpanda]

I think so. I added 2 more to extend my coverage.

[@rhettoracle9679]

Go Ogle!

[@wantonfuey1]

Skipped steps at beginning

[@raulr9877]

Can I hard wire the 2nd one to the first one and have a strong signal and use the 3rd one as a point?

[@petervonpanda]

Hmm, I don't think so, but I never tried.

[@raulr9877]

@@petervonpanda thanks for the reply

[@Kylehakimi]

Raul R yes you can

[@alexh4273]

i though this was a router so i have to buy and modem router than this i’ll pass

[@texantrainer81]

damn bro those speeds suck 😆 lol

[@JesusChrist-l3l]

Lol that’s what I’m sayin

[@imalover4011]

I hate this device unreliable.

[@reneemandell9135]

P I hi uh

[@RedEd1969]

Sucks

[@whothefoxcares]

why should *afuckionggoogleaccount* be required to set up a router?

[@petervonpanda]

I agree. Probably so they can monitor your traffic.