{"id":543870,"date":"2023-01-26T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:00:14","slug":"an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"#An Easy, Imperfect, 6E Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2966dfbada1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#%E2%80%9CAn_Easy_Imperfect_6E_Upgrade%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;An Easy, Imperfect, 6E Upgrade&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Heres_What_We_Like\" >Here&#8217;s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Hardware_and_Design_Egg-scellent\" >Hardware and Design: Egg-scellent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Setup_Very_Simple\" >Setup: Very Simple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Controls_Maybe_Too_Simple\" >Controls: Maybe Too Simple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Performance_Ive_Seen_Better\" >Performance: I\u2019ve Seen Better<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Coverage_Some_Weird_Frequency_Shenanigans\" >Coverage: Some Weird Frequency Shenanigans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Should_You_Buy_the_Google_Nest_Wifi_Pro\" >Should You Buy the Google Nest Wifi Pro?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#Heres_What_We_Like-2\" >Here\u2019s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-easy-imperfect-6e-upgrade\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAn_Easy_Imperfect_6E_Upgrade%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;An Easy, Imperfect, 6E Upgrade&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"rating\" style=\"width: 30%;\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>7\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\" data-nosnippet=\"\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Does not work<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Barely functional<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Severely lacking in most areas<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Functions, but has numerous issues<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Fine yet leaves a lot to be desired<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good enough to buy on sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great and worth purchasing<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaching best-in-class<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Best-in-class<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Borderline perfection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong><br \/><small class=\"price_starting_at\">Starting At<\/small> $179<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-868038 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pro-plant-3.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Nest Wifi Pro node on a shelf next to a houseplant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Jordan Gloor \/ How-To Geek\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Jordan Gloor \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October 2022, Google introduced the Nest Wifi Pro, a Wi-Fi 6E mesh system\u00a0with cutting-edge specs and a sleek, modern look. It\u2019s the successor to the Nest Wifi released in 2019, and it joins Google\u2019s growing collection of smart home gadgetry sporting a seamless user experience.<\/p>\n<p>My experience using a trio of Nest Wifi Pro nodes was mostly seamless, but there\u00a0were some quirks and weird behavior that annoyed me, and the simplified controls wouldn\u2019t let me take the reins to fix that behavior. That said, if you\u2019re not interested in tweaking router settings and just want to upgrade to a Wi-Fi 6E mesh experience without any fuss, the Nest Wifi Pro does have a lot to offer at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ultra-easy setup and expansion<\/li>\n<li>Clean, modern aesthetic<\/li>\n<li>Satisfactory coverage and speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Controls will be too limited for some<\/li>\n<li>Weird tendency to block you from the 6Ghz band<\/li>\n<li>Not the fastest speeds you can get<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reviews-blurb\">How-To Geek&#8217;s expert reviewers go hands-on with each product we review. We put every piece of hardware through hours of testing in the real world and run them through benchmarks in our lab. We never accept payment to endorse or review a product and never aggregate other people\u2019s reviews. Read more &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware_and_Design_Egg-scellent\"><\/span>Hardware and Design: Egg-scellent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"greybox_callout\">\n<ul>\n<li>1 x 1-gig WAN\/Ethernet port<\/li>\n<li>1 x 1-gig Ethernet port<\/li>\n<li>Thread border router<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>When you get the Nest Wifi Pro, you can buy a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/822489\/can-i-use-a-single-mesh-router-by-itself\/\">single unit, but two- and three-packs are available as well. Each unit or \u201cnode\u201d is about the size of a large hand, identical aside from color, and sort of resembles a large, oblong-shaped egg.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s part of the style the Nest Wifi Pro models itself on, one of curved corners and light, soft colors that you\u2019ll see in other modern Google smart home products like the Pixel Watch and Nest Doorbell. The Wifi Pro nodes, in particular, are meant to blend into your decor. In my case, it does match the interior of my home pretty well, though not so much of the black-and-grey utilitarian style of most of the gear I have in my office right now. I at least liked the Pro\u2019s look better than the \u201cdark Bionicle\u201d look of something like the\u00a0ASUS ROG Rapture\u00a0or the recycle bin vibe of the\u00a0ZenWifi mesh system.<\/p>\n<p>Each Pro node has one WLAN\/LAN port and one single LAN port, and since they\u2019re identical, you can make any node your primary router and the rest a child node. If you\u2019re buying only one node, though, you\u2019ve got only one Ethernet port to use. You won\u2019t mind if you don\u2019t make use of wired connections much, but I prefer to whenever possible, so I\u2019d find a single unit pretty limiting.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if I wanted to get creative, I could add Ethernet ports\u00a0with a switch. Competing 6E mesh routers\u00a0like the Linksys Hydra Pro, though, offer me at least four times the number of ports a single Pro node would.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also see in Google\u2019s promotion of the Nest Wifi Pro that it functions as a Thread border router. Not having any \u201cBuilt on Thread\u201d\u00a0tech, I wasn\u2019t able to test that functionality. Even so, it didn\u2019t seem that pressing since Matter\u00a0seems to be in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/135345\/matter-the-great-universal-smart-home-standard-is-already-fragmented\/\">a sad state of affairs<\/a> right now anyway.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setup_Very_Simple\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Setup: Very Simple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Setting up the Nest Wifi Pro requires the Google Home app (for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=e7eab128eb8d1c53e14db14f4c632447&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.google.android.apps.chromecast.app%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bgl%3DUS&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Android<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-home\/id680819774?at=1010l392g&amp;ct=htg852814\">iPhone<\/a>). I first tried it on a phone without a cellular data connection, like I\u2019d set up networks on other routers, but that didn\u2019t work. I switched to a phone with a data connection, and from there, setup was (mostly) a breeze.<\/p>\n<p>I did hit a wall when I accidentally connected my modem to the LAN port on the main node instead of the WLAN port. That made the Google Home app throw a vague error message when I tried to initiate the setup.<\/p>\n<p>The problem was, of course, my fault, but I wish the error message had suggested checking the connection in the first place. That would have saved me a lot of pointless troubleshooting. So when you\u2019re setting up the Nest Wifi Pro, learn from my mistake and make sure you plug your modem cable into the node\u2019s WLAN port, which is the lefthand one with a globe symbol above it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Controls_Maybe_Too_Simple\"><\/span>Controls: Maybe Too Simple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Nest Wifi Pro puts convenience and ease of use ahead of everything else. All controls are managed through the smartphone app. Unfortunately, you don\u2019t get much in the way of customization and fine-tuning. That\u2019s all automated, and you probably won\u2019t be able to install third-party router firmware like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/56612\/turn-your-home-router-into-a-super-powered-router-with-dd-wrt\/\">DD-WRT either.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re already a Google\/Nest router user, you\u2019re probably used to this. Reviews of the Nest Wifi Pro\u2019s predecessors were critical of the lack of controls. If you\u2019re coming from a traditional router setup and are used to having fine control over all sorts of networking minutia, you might find the Google Home experience restrictive.<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case with tech, you tend to want more freedom and control of your devices, but device freedom tends to bring complexity and responsibility that you may not want to deal with. Google wants to save you from that complexity and responsibility with a simplified experience, shunning fine-grained controls with niche purposes.<\/p>\n<p>You can still do some basic administrative tasks, like port forwarding, booting unwanted wireless devices, and prioritizing specific devices. If that\u2019s all you need, then you\u2019re probably the ideal Nest Wifi Pro owner. As someone whose job it is to tinker with tech, I prefer to have those extra knobs and maybe not use them than not to have them at all.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_Ive_Seen_Better\"><\/span>Performance: I\u2019ve Seen Better<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"greybox_callout\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maximum Wired Speed:<\/strong> 1Gbps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum Wireless Speed (combined):<\/strong> 5.4Gbps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Dual-core 64-bit ARM<\/li>\n<li class=\"spec-attr-item\"><span class=\"spec-attr-value\"><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 1 GB RAM, 4 GB flash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Practically speaking, my experience with the Nest Wifi Pro\u2019s speed was generally good, at least with all three nodes connected. I was able to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/756446\/how-to-play-pc-vr-games-on-an-oculus-quest-2\/\">stream VR games from my PC to my Meta Quest 2 headset in the next room\u00a0over Air Link\u00a0and, at the same time, wirelessly cast my PC\u2019s desktop to my Roku TV, all with reasonably low latency.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I wasn\u2019t satisfied with the speed, I could easily set up a wired backhaul to maximize the Wi-Fi performance, thanks to the Ethernet ports on each pod in the Nest Wifi Pro system. The lack of Ethernet ports on the original Nest Wifi extenders made that impossible in the past, so there\u2019s a definite improvement there.<\/p>\n<p>That said, while the practical experience was good, I did notice using the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=e7eab128eb8d1c53e14db14f4c632447&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dorg.zwanoo.android.speedtest%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bgl%3DUS&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Speedtest by Ookla app<\/a> on my phone I wasn\u2019t reaching quite the same wireless speeds I could using other routers. The Netgear RAXE300, for example, let me reach nearly the full 1Gbps speeds my plan supports under optimal conditions. When I recreated those conditions (standing right next to the main node) I was maxing out at almost three-quarters the speed, around 750Mbps (though the Google Home app\u2019s own speed test would report closer to 850Mbps).<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s technically more than enough for most activities, and I should also point out that the RAXE300 will run you twice the price as a single Nest Wifi Pro node. It\u2019s still a noteworthy difference, though, and something that could potentially create a problem in a larger household with more devices.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s extra strange when you consider the fact the ISP I\u2019m using is Google Fiber, the modem and router I\u2019m using are both Google products, and the phone I\u2019m testing with is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/105353\/google-pixel-6-review-this-is-the-android-youve-been-looking-for\/\">Google Pixel 6<\/a>. You\u2019d think a pure Google brand chain would mean an optimized experience, but I actually got better results with a competitor\u2019s router in the mix.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coverage_Some_Weird_Frequency_Shenanigans\"><\/span>Coverage: Some Weird Frequency Shenanigans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"greybox_callout\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maximum Range:<\/strong> 2,200 square feet per node<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum Number of Connected Devices:<\/strong>\u00a0100 per node<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Nest Wifi Pro bills itself as a \u201creliable\u201d home Wi-Fi solution, and I found that to be true in the sense that I never experienced any dead zones while using it. The three nodes, in fact, were far more than my 1,400-square-foot house needed, together casting a theoretical 6,600-square-foot net. I also tested operating with only one node, and coverage was roughly the same as I experienced with the Netgear RAXE300, which I noted costs twice as much as a single Wifi Pro node.<\/p>\n<p>What I did notice when checking coverage, though, was some weird behavior with automated band management. For one thing, a couple of times I found myself right on the outskirts of the 6Ghz band\u2019s coverage, at which point the speed would slow to a crawl or stop entirely. It would take five seconds or so for the Nest Wifi Pro to finally move me to the stronger 5Ghz band. Not a long wait, but considering today\u2019s speeds, a wait time like that easily gets frustrating, and I never experienced problems like that with other Wi-Fi 6E routers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the 6Ghz frequency, the Nest Wifi Pro also seemed often afraid of putting my Wi-Fi 6E-capable devices on the 6Ghz band in the first place. That\u2019s concerning because that 6Ghz frequency is one of the primary selling points of a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/854624\/should-you-upgrade-to-wi-fi-6e\/\">6E upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>What would normally happen is I\u2019d turn on a wireless device, like my Pixel 6, and in the phone\u2019s network settings, I\u2019d notice I was on the 5Ghz band even if I connected in the same room as one of those nodes. I could usually \u201cforce\u201d my way onto the 6Ghz band by disconnecting and reconnecting to the network, but that felt like an annoying and unnecessary extra step in enjoying the fastest speeds possible. Occasionally, I\u2019d also get the opposite behavior, where on booting the phone, I\u2019d be on the 6Ghz band immediately, but if I moved out of range, I could never get back on it until I rebooted again.<\/p>\n<p>Both 6E routers I\u2019ve previously used would connect me to the 6Ghz band automatically whenever the signal was decent. Even if that hadn\u2019t been the case, those other routers also gave me at least one way to force myself onto the 6Ghz network permanently. For example, I could split the bands into separate access points and set my phone to prefer the 6Ghz-exclusive network.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the Nest Wifi Pro\u2019s lack of control comes back into focus: I couldn\u2019t find any such setting in the Google Home app. That left me stuck either being content with the 5Ghz network or using a hacky workaround every time I wanted to move up. I tried contacting a Google representative about the problem, but at the time of writing, I\u2019ve still not heard back.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Buy_the_Google_Nest_Wifi_Pro\"><\/span>Should You Buy the Google Nest Wifi Pro?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Google-Nest-WiFi-Pro-Reliable\/dp\/B0BCQT2FJJ?tag=lsmedia-13784-20&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/852814\/google-nest-wifi-pro-router-review\/\">Nest Wifi Pro is designed from the ground up to be a set-and-forget system. You turn a node on, name and secure your network, turn on any additional standard features you want, and you\u2019re good to go. A few other tweaks are available in the Google Home app, but the Nest Wifi Pro takes control of everything else. You\u2019ll appreciate that if you want a Wi-Fi network that \u201cjust works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even so, saying it \u201cjust works\u201d doesn\u2019t feel right, considering how the nodes seemed intent on keeping me off the 6Ghz band, and I had no power to work around the problem. Without a huge number of wireless devices to connect, you probably won\u2019t be affected by something like that, but it made Nest Wifi Pro my least favorite 6E router I\u2019ve tried.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the tasteful aesthetic and just want an affordable, simple mesh setup you can set and forget, go for the Wifi Pro. If you want full control over your Wi-Fi 6E network and have a few more bucks to spend, look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\nRating: <strong><br \/>7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price: <strong><br \/><small class=\"price_starting_at\">Starting At<\/small> $179<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like-2\"><\/span>Here\u2019s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ultra-easy setup and expansion<\/li>\n<li>Clean, modern aesthetic<\/li>\n<li>Satisfactory coverage and speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Controls will be too limited for some<\/li>\n<li>Weird tendency to block you from the 6Ghz band<\/li>\n<li>Not the fastest speeds you can get<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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