Google - Nest Wifi Router+Point Bundle

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You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Three separate bands, including an all-new 6 GHz band, help reduce interference to provide faster connections for more devices. This will increase your total Wi-Fi coverage by another 1,600 square feet (149 sq meters), and the Point doubles as a Google Home speaker complete with mutable microphones and 360-degree speakers. But, it does finally integrate Google Home into the experience for a 2-in-1 device that can sit at the center of your smart home.

Google launched the Nest Wifi Pro in 2022, which offers Wi-Fi 6e support and a few other tweaks to the familiar formula.Both the Nest Wifi Pro and Nest Wifi still aim to be a big part of your smart home, as they both Matter and Thread, two relatively new smart home standards that could make using smart home devices much easier. This means that those who are upgrading from the company’s first mesh Wi-Fi system can use their old units to expand their Wi-Fi coverage. The Nest Wifi can also prioritize traffic to any of the devices on your network, which comes in handy if you're streaming 4K video or gaming online. Wi-Fi 6E specifications are based on use of a Wi-Fi 6 or later-generation client device that supports 160 MHz channels.

We love how the units are small and unobtrusive and the easy setup process makes this mesh router system a great choice for networking newbies. My house is made of steel reinforced concrete, so the coverage mentioned is greatly diminished- so I have a total of 8 points in my house - but I must say it has been a game changer. Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) can't be combined with Nest Wifi routers or points or Google Wifi points (Wi-Fi 5) in a mesh network. Since then, we've seen a number of new mesh systems hit the market, including several new systems that support next-gen Wi-Fi 6 speeds. The original Google Wifi helped set itself apart from the pack through its simple setup process which involved using the Google Wifi App (now known as the Google Home app).

Even if you haven't got this set up, or want to apply these controls on the fly, you can use voice controls with Google Assistant. The winner of our Editors' Choice Award, the Google Nest Wifi, is a great upgrade for anyone who's already invested in Google's internet ecosystem of services and devices, particularly those who would welcome the chance to expand Google Assistant's footprint in their home. In our own lab, we clocked the Google Wifi with top wireless transfer rates of 451Mbps at close range and 201Mbps at a distance of 75 feet.