Amazon eero Pro 6E mesh wifi system - Supports internet plans up to 2.5 Gbps, Coverage up to 6,000 sq. ft., Connect 100+ devices, 3-pack

After repeated, torturous attempts with other routers to replace the wifi network provided by our beloved Apple Time Capsule, we are relieved and thrilled to have landed on the 2-unit eero Pro 6E router. Hallellujah! Among other things, the eero routers (and their mesh) were trivial to set up, the support was great (and barely needed), and a great surprise, the eero routers automatically connect to our wifi-aware HP LaserJet M401dw printer (via a feature in the eero routers called Universal Plug and Play, or uPnP), so that I don't have to choose the printer's wifi before printing. And oh yeah, the eero routers' mesh covers our 1,600-sq ft house nicely, with great signal speed and strength, and automatically chooses my Mac's fastest wifi speed. TIP (old news to most of you, I presume): To provide additional ethernet ports from the routers, I bought and installed the inexpensive, high quality "NETGEAR 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS105NA)", which required no setup at all, except that the switch must be connected to either of the eero routers after the eero router is connected to your cable modem, so that your ethernet service can recognize the additional ports provided by the switch. My only complaint is that setting up the eero routers requires a cell phone, and as I love macOS for its legacy self-evident user interface, I hate cell phones! But that said, set up with the cell phone was trivial. So... FULL POINTS!!!

Previously just had the standard wifi router provided by ATT with fiber connection. It was fine really but some parts of the house lacked good signal. Purchased the 6 Pro E and put the ATT router in bridge mode, the Eero instructions on doing that were perfect and it worked. The 6 Pro E was up and running in minutes and did it's own software updated immediately. Was super easy to rename the network, set the password and permissions and every single device that was previously on the old router connected seamlessly on it's own without any intervention. I think possibly one 2.5GHz device may not have auto-connected but it connected just fine once I put it in pairing mode. We have a lot of devices, mixed 5ghz and 2.5ghz, and so far both networks broadcast fine and everything works. Also 5th Gen Echo Dots seamlessly boost the wifi signal and I already had those in nearly every room before getting the Eero 6 Pro E. Few things to note: I don't pay for Eero Plus subscription so I don't use any of the extra reporting features. New devices connect with what looks like a random code or with a manufacturers name, which usually does not help identify what it is. That can be a challenge when you're trying to figure out if it is something you just added or someone else who managed to get in passed the firewall. Googling the name that shows up does not always help figure out what it is. For some reason my iphone reconnects every few weeks as a "new device" with a name of "unknown device". This does not happen with my husband's iphone. This means that at any given time there is one active "unknown device" and several others that are inactive with that name. Looks like eventually they drop off the recently connected inactive list. Even if I rename it to something specific, after a few weeks it will reconnect as if it's brand new and I'll get an Eero notification that a new device has connected. It is frustrating to have to continually check the app to make sure it's just my own phone and not something intruding. The Eero devices have a Zigbee hub built-in but my recent purchase of motorized Alexa compatible shades with Zigbee motors had issues. They connected sort of, but were not functioning in the Alexa app even though both Eero and the shade manufacturer said they should work. Eventually I had to also buy 2 older 4th gen Echo's that also have a Zigbee hub built-in, only then would they be found by Alexa and then they started working in Alexa app with voice and scheduling. However, adding the old 4th gen echos created two more issues: While every single other device in my house on other floors away from the Eero 6 Pro can connect just fine because I have 5th Gen Echos in most rooms boosting the mesh coverage, for some reason, the 4th Gen Echo placed on the second floor could not connect to the 6 Pro E router on the first floor. I had to end up buying a second Eero 6 for the second floor to act as a booster up there as well. Only then did the second floor 4th Gen Echo connect to wifi and stay connected. That's very odd because everything else on the second floor and in the basement and detached garage had no issues connecting to either the wide array of 5th Gen Echos or to the main 6 Pro E on the first floor. The second new issue... the Eero devices are set to roam automatically which is the point of mesh coverage. However, the Zigbee shades hated that feature and would constantly bounce from the nearest 4th Gen Echo to the 6 Pro E and back. Each bounce made them "unresponsive" in the Alexa App. Eventually I had to turn off that roaming feature in the Eero app settings so that every device now connects to whichever Echo or Eero it sees first and then stays there. Defeats the purpose of having mesh but it was the only way to make the $2000 worth of "smart" shades actually work with the network and Alexa.

I needed to extend the WiFi coverage and this did the job great. Initially I got an eero7, although theoretically it should have been faster, the dual band WiFi was hindering performance. With this eero 6e tri band I am getting way faster WiFi speeds at 1.5Gbps vs 600Mbps on the 7. And it was cheaper than the 7! If you are in a WiFi congested area or have a lot of interference the triband is the way to go; so long as your devices can utilize it. Setup was almost non existent. Plugged it in and the eero app found it and did all the configurations off my eero Max 7 main router. I have it connected with a cat6e cable. But it can connect via WiFi also. Overall great product if you want speed and ease of setup.