Eeros are definitely upper tier routers
These eero gen 2 routers are definitely upper tier and at the top of their game. Solid performance, rock solid stability, excellent home coverage, software regularly updated with no backtracking, no signals crossing when router distances aren't perfect. Excellent routers in other words.
I'm perturbed by other routers such as Orbi that have been rated as top routers in many lists.... but that was before Orbi's latest Fall-Winter software debacles. Would be interesting for reviewers to test them using their latest faulty upgrades. Just look at their latest software updates: 2.0.0.74, then 2.1.1.12, then 2.1.1.16, then 2.1.2.18.... then back to 2.0.1.4. Wow. That's 3 rollbacks.
Eero's now the king of mesh routers. Keep up the great work, folks!
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Orbi lost stability of the firmware back in July. It's been the better part of a year since it was stable.
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Have used many different devices with eero, all keeping rock solid connections: Nest cams, LIFX bulbs, Apple devices, Google devices, Logitech Harmony, iRobot (Roomba), Sonos Playbar + Sub, Nokia weight scales etc. Currently have 50+ devices connected at any time, and the 4 wired eeros are flawless.
LIFX bulbs sometimes disconnect BUT this is a known LIFX issue that happens with all routers, not just eero.
Happy camper with eero. Cost isn't cheap but having a rock solid connection is much better than having a company (Netgear) being forced to roll back its official firmware to three versions back (Orbi, Feb 2018).
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My issue with the review sites is that they hook up the devices, run a few iPerf tests, run a speedtest, and call it a day.
None of them run the setups for any length of time (I can't totally blame them for that, in the essence of time). And none of them seem to use them for any real world usage.
I'll gladly give up a couple Mbps for rock-solid stability.
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Agreed. I wonder if they pay attention to forums at all... I always take forums with a grain of salt but some of the big names have lots and lots of bad reports from multiple sources
Eero for the win !
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I was considering either an Orbi or Eero - and wire cutter had a lot of good reviews on Orbi. Fortunately, I had a lot of trust in Gruber and Arment (ATPFM) and after a few of their sponsor reads, I went with Eero. Thank goodness!
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Excellent decision. There haven’t been any new reviews of Orbi since it rolled back its firmware by 3 versions. Yes, 3 versions backward for their official firmware. Really bad.
Eero for the win !
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I think the Orbi probably does well in a controlled test environment, for a short period of time, with a limited number and not a great variety of clients - that makes ALL the difference. Those test scenarios cannot replicate the huge number of variables the device will encounter in real-world use. When Orbi works properly, it's a stunning performer, but it just doesn't work properly too often for too many of us. They're really just measuring speed and range with a very limited and controlled amount of client diversity, so it can't approximate real-world use. Long term use reveals the firmware flaws and the chronic backhaul/satellite sync issues for many users with more complex setups.
I have a fairly complex setup with >80 devices now, everything ranging from Google Homes and Amazon Echos, to Amcrest cameras, Mac laptops, iMacs, an HP Folio laptop and a Lenovo desktop, WeMo switches, a couple Airport Expresses as wireless bridges, Nest devices, lighting hubs, and Synology, QNAP, and Western Digital NAS units.
I will say Eero is the ONLY system that has handled ALL of my stuff long-term with no stability or compatibility issues. The ONLY one. I did mesh together a couple of Linksys max-stream routers and they did pretty well from both a speed and stability standpoint, better than the other non-Eero routers, until my Nest thermostat stopped responding to them. And the device list in the Linksys app and on the web page was all jacked up.
Orbi seemed to have issues in general and when I connected my Airport Express units as wireless bridges, it would immediate crash and I'd lose internet. Multy X has issues with Google Home devices. The Google wifi is probably decent but likely lacking in speed, as are most of the two-band 2x2 systems based on my experience with the superior 3x3 Amplifi system. I have tried so many setups and if it's not dependable, all the speed in the world doesn't matter. Eero's the only one that passed the test in all categories.
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