The best narration I have heard in my 15 years with KZfaq. No music. no cheese intro no delusions of being a TV narrator. PLEASE dont change. 😁

I have the same router (Netgear Nighthawk R7000 wireless router) you just replaced. I too feel it is underperforming and weak in the basement as the router is on the 2nd floor which is the inverse of your situation. I really like your approach to videos. You keep it on point and communicate with your dry humor that I dig. :)

Have you used Google's Wifi? Google Wifi: geni.us/GoogleAc1200 Google Nest: geni.us/GoogleAc2200 Netgear Nighthawk: geni.us/Nighthawk Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello 0:13 - Intro and discussion of current setup 3:08 - Full setup 7:18 - Performance Tests 10:07 - Summary and Initial thoughts

Very comprehensive video. Thanks for taking the time to shoot and upload this video!

I have been waiting for this type of review. I too live on two floors and this real world test is awesome. Sold me on buying the Google Nest Wifi

Wow! best demo I came across and highly informative for the person who didn't even know what google wifi mesh is!

Been toying with the idea of this for a while, single floor house, 2800 square feet but I like overkill and great coverage all around. This will be exactly what I need, especially out by the pool, very slow out there! thanks for the review bro

I wish that I had internet that was as fast as this! Love your review - thanks

Yep I was undecided and that helped me thanks, I have 100 mbps fiber service and a netgear ext's down stare, you helped me solve my problem. 👊🏽

Thank you. This helps me a lot I was planning to have a long wire connected to my modem router to another router to get signal. This could save me and get rid of the messy wires.

Very detailed it’s great seeing another pro at work learn your stuff folks it will save u time and money

Thank for this video. We have the same setup. 2 storey with a basement. I hope it works well here in the Philippines since we don't use drywalls. All house here are made with cinder blocks concrete.

Hi Lando, I just purchased the new version of Google WIFI, made the error of purchasing the points separately from the router. BUt It came out to about the same price anyways. Setup looks quite simple, looking forward to next week and setting it up in my condo/ Old building concrete construction lots of drops in a 1100 sqft unit Yves

YES!!! You know my pain! You are speaking to my soul! I have a 2 storey home. My Nighthawk R7000 is at the lower floor and I have an extender on the top floor. I have to keep switching. Since my home is also long, the living room gets really poor connection. I have been considering using the Google Wifi mesh option which was recommended by a IT company after spending 300 bucks in consultation.

Nice review. I've had the Google Wifi mesh setup in my 2 story home with similar modem setup in the basement and it works great. I can get speeds up to 400mbs on the top floor.

Great review and appreciate the speed test. I've been trying to decide if this was worth it for the last couple weeks and this has helped me cement my decision. Going to get it today! Keep up the great work.

What is the speed you hired (original from the network - tested with the cable connected onto the Google Wifi Router) so i can compare with the performance of mine?

Nice review! Thinking of making the change as well...similar setup...about 5000 sq ft of finished space on 3 levels as well...was curious as do you think you have sufficient coverage with one “point” per level? Do you believe you would slow down performance? Website says it will support up to 5 points but not sure it’s needed....thanks!

I’ve installed a mesh system and it is fabulous! I use it with Google Fiber.

Great video, what internet speeds are you paying for from your ISP? Would like to see if/how much youre losing

Awesome video! Thanks

I recently installed four Google wifi routers in my 2800 sq ft home. The main router is in the basement before my network switch. I put access points on my first and second floor that are hardwired to the switch. I put another one elsewhere on my first floor wirelessly connected. The mesh test shows my hardwired access points have >525Mbps connection speed with the main router. The wireless access point has about a 100Mbps connection speed with the main router. The wifi service in the house has been very stable since I set this up. It replaced a much flakier prior setup with a mac airport extreme as my second floor access point and a netgear wireless access point on my first. I got this 4 google wifi router kit from Costco for around $200.

Im so excited to get mine in, i just bought a used set for $40 on offerup

Even when you put a mesh system in you have to consider what is between the routers you'd be surprised what can actually slow them down example a TV in between them can slow it down.

Very detail video. Thank you.

this is the answer that i have been posting to google on twitter for answers which i have not gotten anywhere for! Thankyou!

Thank you. I had the same issue with a 2 store houses.

Greetings from Ottawa. NIce review. I'm about to pull the trigger on this setup for my 3 storey home. My modem is on the main floor (rogers ignite). Hoping to get a better signal on the top floor, especially in my office which is the furthest point from the modem.

Hi , thank you for the vid, really helpful for what i wanted to do. I think you mentioned you live in CA rather US in other video, does the google mesh wifi system (US Version) works well in CA?

Great video! Also can I use one wifi point in my room and into the plug which is away from my router or do I need 2 as like a start and a finish setup

If you were issued a Wireless Gateway (modem and router in one unit), you need to bridge the device as only a modem and then only use the #1 Ethernet port to the first mesh WiFi point. This avoids double NAT problems.

Muchas gracias. Tu video me ayudó a conectar mis google Wifi.

Great video! I am considering purchasing Google Wifi and this video helped me make a decision! Just to confirm the 3 spots have leveled out as far as similar speeds correct?

Great set up and review! Google store has the 3 pack refurbished and with full warranty for under 200 USD, thanks for helping me with my decision. My home is similarly set up like yours.

this is the best answer I've gotten. thank you

Great video buddy! Thanks 🇨🇦

Just watching a few videos before I hook mine up. Switching from the rental Xfinity combo to a netgear modem and the google set up. My place isnt that big. Roughly 1300sq feet upstairs with a 1300 square foot 3 bay garage down stairs. My wifi cameras in the garage seem to loose signal once ever few hours. I sure hope for $400 that all will work well. I have 4 cameras inside and plan on another 3 or 4 outside. I can put a router base within 10 feet of my problems. Wish me luck.

Great video. Seeing as it's been several months since this video went up, how is the google wifi holding up?

I cobbled together my own Google WiFi mesh network with 3 OnHubs. Newegg had a really good sale a couple of weeks ago. $59.99 per unit. You would’ve been better off going with Gigabit backhaul. What speed plan are you on?

I have a 2 storey house also and am planning to get the same set up. I have an existing netgear range extender in my garage mainly for my exterior security camera. Would it still be necessary to keep the extender even after installing the Google wifi?

Landon .....must get the hockey night tee for my son. Where can I purchase one? Oh and great tutorial here you make it simple ☝🏻

While you were doing the testing did you connect to each network in every floor ? Or do you just connect to one and test the speeds anywhere in ur home ?

One floor house, altough, My ring camera in the garage has a low signal. I was thinking on adding one of this mesh systems, 1 in a bedroom, 1 in the garage. Question: i didn't noticed on the video, a new EThernet cable should be added from the Router to Point 1? Leaving the old cable plugged in from the modem to the router?

Thanks for the video.

Thanks for the video. I just bought a 4 pack from Costco last week when they were $30 off the regular price of $300. Not sure if that is available in Canada or not. BTW, although I live in a suburb of Seattle now I grew up close to Metcalfe, about 20 miles south of Ottawa. All of my family is still in the Ottawa area.

One comment on your old setup, you mentioned that the extender was on the tip floor and I think that may have been the reason for the poor performance. The extender should have been on the main floor, to be able to receive good signal from the router in the basement. The top floor would have been ok as the extender would have been only one floor away.

Get a 10-15metre long cat7 or cat8 ethernet cable and sit your modem on the middle floor, still set your google wifis up but i dont see the big deal of having modem where you got it

I'm confused by something. Your Nighthawk supply was coaxial. Is there a coax input on the Google point? If not, how does the incoming service connect to the Google point? Thanks.

When you try on the Main Floor and you only got ~50Mbps because you were still connected to Top Floor (notice the wifi signal on your phone is not full). It was not the case when you test on Top Floor and Basement, your wifi signal is full means you were connected to the right Wifi Point.

Verry helpful thank U 😊

2:05 that condition is called sticky client.

How's it holding up now? Is it worth it now? I only ask because I recently found out about this. I game alot, I have 2 Xbox Ones, tons of video streaming from KZfaq to Amazon 4k sticks, 2 to be exact. Not always running at the same time though. Thanks again for the help. Awesome video

Nice video, Did you remove the NETGEAR extender?

Did you end up going back to your nighthawk .. or you are still using just the google mesh network ?

Is the Ethernet cable in the basement is it attached to the Rogers modem or the nighthawk

Hi, I just bought the same system. I want to replace the cable company's Eero pieces. Do I need to change my IP address or anything else before setting up the Google mesh?

Hi can someone explain how the add on points are connected? Do they connect directly to the modem or via a router/switch that's connected to the modem?

We have a 3 story building with modem on 2nd floor. What concerns me is the two room apart rule for placing components? Signal travels through floors and walls ok? Only one component per floor. Can you add additional components beyond 3 that comes with system?

So, I rent my internet equipment from my service provider (spectrum). My router and modem constantly go out and I have to reboot. I also stay in a 3 story townhome. Do I need need to buy my own modem and router and give theirs back, as well as buy this system to have better internet performance? So, I'd be being a lot of new equipment? 😔 Thanks for the review.

What is the speed you are getting and paying for from the internet service provider? Is it 200 or 300 MBPS?

Hey Lando27tech, did you do another video telling us how it all worked out?

Do you still get a lower speed on the 2nd floor? My theory is may be because it is bridged in between the two units (basement and top fl) so it slow because it has to communicate between units. BTW is this a dual bands? I know Linksys has the velop that comes with dual and triband. The triband has 1 - 2G and 2 - 5Gs. The 2nd 5G for the units to talk to each others and not using regular band and lower the speed.

What if i connected one mesh pod to the router then connect the second one to the first mesh pod directly via Ethernet cord? Will that be good too?

Nice unpacking and nice product demonstration/explanation. Question: 5:42 - "Finalising"?? I thought Google was American. What country is this product developed in?

Great Video one question do we need Ethernet on all locations

Thank you!

Do you need the router or just 1 of the google mesh hotspots? if just doing 1 home.

Thanks for the video. Someone may already said this, but you may have received poor speeds in the family room due to your phone still connected to the top floor google Wifi.

Good video! Thanks. Very curious why the middle floor had worse performance than the top floor! I just helped my son with some issues that he discovered after installing Google Wifi. He has had a NAS plugged into his FIOS cable modem/router, and he added a Google Wifi mesh network. Since the Google Wifi has its own DHCP server, apparently, the devices on the Google Wifi network cannot see the NAS, whose IP address is assigned by the DHCP server in the FIOS box. We solved that problem by plugging the NAS ethernet into the primary Google Wifi point (there's one (1) LAN ethernet connector). Seems there should have been a way for Google Wifi to use the DHCP server in the FIOS cable modem/router, but this solution worked. So there's a gotcha with Google Wifi but with a solution. If we needed more than one ethernet device, we could connect a switch to the Google Wifi primary point and connect the NAS and other ethernet devices into the switch.

So do u connect to the new wifi that was set up On the google mesh or remain under the original one

So, the points are connected wirelessly, no ethernet cable between the points? Thanks!

Are all 3 devices the same???

Hi there, I am planning on getting just one device for my room, but the router is in another room. Can it connect wirelessly to my router, if it's just 1 device? Or I have to connect it with the ethernet cable to my router? Thanks

Works so goooddd

I hope you are doing doing a follow up to this review

Google should pay you, their video sucks and left me confused. Your video was 10/10 perfection. THANK YOU!

so can i let my isp install a coax outlet on the second floor, place my modem and router there and connect a mesh from the second floor to the first?

Any update as to the main floor performance? Surprising the results were so varied. Did you find a fix? Moving the main floor puck location?

Does your Google wifi connect to the internet via a cable modem? Mine does and it works very well. However, i am unable to get the port forwarding to work. Set up of port forwarding in the Google app is easy, but it seems not to be passing through the cable modem to the internet. Any suggestions?

I've just had my house rewired. I have cat6 ports in all my rooms. Can I get this system and plug them directly into the cat6 ports to help boost the speed/signal? I was considering getting a WiFi access point and fitting it in the attic but these look way better...

I know one of these need to be connected via Ethernet cord, but do the extensions need to be connected via Ethernet cord as well?

how do you know that all nodes is communicating each other and enough wifi strength from node to another?

So you disconnect the old router entirely? Meaning you don't use it whatsoever? I'm in the EXACT position as you were. Basement and two floors above.

couldve been that ur still connected on the top flr mesh?? coz when connected they all have the same wifi name right? thats the only reasonable explanation i can think of lol been using the same mesh system but mesh strength greatly drops even if 2 mesh at 8ish feet apart :(

if i put one on the first floor, the other on the third floor and the other on the fifth floor, will it work ??

I have a modem with only 1 ethernet port and which is connected to the router. Do I need to change modems or is there a way to get another ethernet port?

I have a question, does this create a second network or does it just run off the existing network?

Thx - I have 3 set up in a 2 story house but what if I wanted a "wired" connection to one of my rooms. Can I buy another Google router and use as a wifi bridge? I don't want to run CAT5 cable to the upstairs. Thx

do you use fiber optics or DSL or what kind of internet do you exactly use

When installing these 3 hubs, did they create 3 different internet? so you would change internet whenever going to a new floor? or was it just one and it picks which hub to connect to by itself?

On the speed test on the middle floor, I think a couple of things might have been causing it. Did you make sure your phone was connecting to the closest wifi puck? Wonder if it might have been attaching to one on another floor. I know the Eero app will show you which satellite a device is attached to, does Google do the same? Also, I wonder if you might have been attached to the 2.4 GHz band instead of 5 GHz - that would explain the slower speed also. Those lower numbers you got on the middle test are typical of what I get with a 2.4 GHz connection.

Great, after this no need nighthawk router right?

Can you still plug a device into the google mesh like you can with a wireless router? So that device doesn't need to be connected to the wifi.

what happens to the Netgear Nighthawk? Can you use it ?

When shifting from one google nest to another whether network dropwill be there or it will be continue

Do the extenders/adapters have a ethernet port or only the router ?

My issue is with the upload speed. If I connect to the fios modem via its proprietary wifi I get the same speed at the device as I do from the router to the service. If I use my google wifi, it throttles the the speed at the device 75% from the router. The slow upload speed makes streaming music from HiRes sites like qubuz almost impossible.

Any follow up video on why the main floor was getting bad service?

I am dealing with the same issue. My wifi is located in my living room and my bedroom is on the second floor. My room is too pretty far.

My cable modem is wireless. Do I turn off its WiFi since this is a different SSID?