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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    Google accounts are probably the most secure things available, so I'm not for this. I'll take Google's security team over eero's any day of the week.
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    I found a much quicker way to get all new OnHubs up to date so you don't need to mess around with connecting each one to the Internet. Just follow these steps: https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/6274977 You can create a USB drive that has the latest firmware. Awesome. :)
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    One more point to add here is that according to /api/v1/diagnostic-report the mesh WiFi backhaul seems to only use 5Ghz. This is what the output of 'ip addr' looks like on one of my mesh points connected over Ethernet. Pretty cool. /bin/ip -s -d addr 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536...
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    The catch is that it has fewer "features" than a big expensive router. To me, that's a good thing. I used to run my network on a bunch of AirPort Extremes since they supported a similar "mesh" very early on, but they were extremely unreliable. Then the RT-AC5300 came out and I thought this was...
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    It would be pretty great if you tested all these systems with ethernet backhaul at some point.
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    Exactly. $299 for a Google Wifi 3 pack or $99 x 3 for 3 OnHubs. To be honest you could get away with 2 OnHubs, but might as well go big. Compared to the $399 I wasted on the RT-AC5300, it's a no brainer. I don't want to tweak anything. I just want to plug it in and have it work. I used to run...
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    Google WiFi Reviewed

    With these results and early firmware I don't see how anyone can justify +$200 for the eero. FWIW, I bought 3 ASUS OnHubs off eBay for $99 each new. I meshed them over Ethernet and now have the best networking setup I've had in a long time. Even a single OnHub provided similar routed Internet...
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