Google Nest Wifi Pro 3 Pack

Lots of Reddit comments from folks who see little or no performance improvement after upgrading from Google WiFi v1 to Nest Pro.....

With Google WiFi points available from CEX for £22 each (with 2yr guarantee) don't think I'd be rushing to buy Nest Pro.

I get 500Mbps+ across almost my entire house with 4x Google Wifi (with ethernet backhaul) but I admit they are old tech now, AC1200 WiFi 5.

Bit of a heads-up, if you're considering these. I've used them for a while, hoping to improve coverage and reliability of my home Wi-Fi network. And I wouldn't recommend 'em ...

Wi-Fi Coverage - Sadly, not what you'd expect. 3 of these didn't improve coverage from my old, standalone Virgin Media router/hub, needing a *fourth* for the bump in range I needed. A crazy-expensive way to get Wi-Fi in just one more room. And close to Google's limits. They don't recommend using more than 5.

Broadband Speed - Sadly, not what you'd expect. These things seem to run out of steam at just 750Mbps ... slower than that old, Virgin Media router, again, and well below the speeds you'll read in Google's specs (4.2Gbps or more, overall, and up to 2.4Gbps for individual devices best-case).

Reliability - Sadly, not what you'd expect. Internet access disappears semi-regularly. Streaming TV stutters. Phones and laptops get kicked-off and locked-out of Wi-Fi randomly. And online calls/meetings drop unexpectedly from latency issues. All while Google's app reports "Everything Looks Good!”, "Your network is online and all Wi-Fi points are connected" with a "Great connection". Not ideal, if you or your family work from home, or play video-games online. Or your smart home doorbell needs Wi-Fi to work at all.

Features - Sadly, not what you'd expect. Despite the "Pro" name, these are as basic as they come. You get main and guest networks with some web filtering for safer browsing and not much else. Similar devices offer extra networks for work or smart-home devices, for example, faster network ports for modern internet connections, more ports for wired devices, access to your home network while away, ad-blocking and more. Not here.

Fair to say these just don't live up to Google's promise of quick, easy, reliable whole-home Wi-Fi. Wired or wireless, near-or-far from a hub, web-browsing or moving files around your home network, it doesn't seem to matter. I've never seen reliable Gigabit speeds. And I've spent far-too-long trying.

If you've got fast broadband, if you're hoping for set-it-and-forget-it/trouble-free Wi-Fi, if you're struggling for Wi-Fi signal, or you've just found yourself in a busier Wi-Fi area, you may be disappointed.

These things have been around since 2022 ... loads of time for Google to iron-out kinks, shake-out bugs, build-out features and optimise them. But with no clear support, no feedback from bug reports I've raised, and no software updates since October last-year, I don't expect them to improve significantly or soon ... if at all. (edited)

Wired backhaul greatly improves the speed.