Eero Home Wi-Fi System
Last updated: October 13, 2023
Easy setup makes this mesh router a popular mesh network for many consumers. You can also add more beacons on to the network later. If you have an Alexa speaker, you'll love the ability to control your home network through voice command.
We looked at the top Mesh Routers and dug through the reviews from some of the most popular review sites. Through this analysis, we've determined the best Mesh Router you should buy.
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Product Details
Key Takeaway: If technology isn't your thing, you'll appreciate how easy this mesh router is to set up.
In our analysis of 25 expert reviews, the eero Home Wi-Fi System
placed 7th when we looked at the top 10 products in the category. For the full ranking,
see below.
From The Manufacturer
Ideal for most homes, this system comes with an eero and two eero Beacons that seamlessly cover the typical home in fast, reliable WiFi. It’s simple to set up. Easy to manage. And gets better over time with new features and improved performance. eero is WiFi you never have to worry about. Ios requirements: device running iOS 8.0 or later, Android requirements: device running Android 4.3 or later (tablets included) both eero and eero Beacon are powered by TrueMesh, the software and mesh routing algorithm at the core of the eero system. It’s the next generation of wireless mesh technology, custom-built from the ground up to work perfectly with eero. Taking full advantage of the hardware, it means that your WiFi is not only fast and resilient, but also intelligently adapts to your home.
Doug Brennan Tech writer for Digital Addicts, avid PC/console gamerDoug Brennan is an avid PC/console gamer for the past 20+ years, and writer for Digital Addicts. In his spare time, he’s an active member on a number of computer peripheral forums (
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Expert Reviews
What reviewers liked
Setup is just as easy as all of the other Wi-Fi mesh systems, using a free Eero app for iOS and Android phones. Just install the router, update its firmware, give it a name and password – and you’re good. Then, adding a Beacon is just as simple, and you can add more than the box includes, should you need to expand the network later.
The Eero Wi-Fi system can create a large seamless Wi-Fi network with reliable internet access. The hardware is well designed, easy to use and you can use Amazon Alexa to pause internet, locate a connected device and control a few settings of the system.
The Eero is similar to the Google Wifi system, which also uses a dual-band 2x2 SU-MIMO configuration. The Eero had a more powerful radio than the Wifi when used as a single-point router
Mesh networking lets you add more Eeros to build a bigger network and can create a large seamless Wi-Fi network with reliable internet access.
We gave Orbi the nod for its slightly easier setup and placement and lack of dependence on the cloud
What reviewers didn't like
Eero Wi-Fi is the most expensive of its kind on the market. Its creators have taken great pains to make that entry price worthwhile, and it shows in the product.
The system is expensive (even for mesh network gear), not fast enough for bandwidth-heavy local tasks and has minimal features.
The Eero devices don't work terribly well as a mesh-router system. That's a problem that could be mitigated by a future firmware update.
Not fast enough for bandwidth-heavy local tasks and expensive.
If you’ve got a longer or taller house, are more interested in parental control and security filtering features, or just plain like Eero’s looks better, it’s a great pick too.
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