“Your internet stinks, Mom!” My kids let me know this fact whenever they are home. It’s frustrating because we pay for high speed internet, but the speed drops dramatically from one end of the house to the other. “You know what this house needs?” I told my family, “A better router and wi-fi extender.” Don’t get me wrong. We had a pricey extended range router plus their pricey extender. We also had dead spots, glitches, internet outages and buffering even though we paid for high speed connection. I wasn’t sure what to do until we received an eero Wifi system.
Our house is smallish, at 2300 square feet, so I wasn’t sure why we were having problems. Our long suffering internet repair person (who has been to my house often enough to start recommending websites I need to visit) tells me it is because our house is “made of solid construction and it’s difficult for the signals to pass through the walls.” As for as our 800 square foot patio/”outdoor room” we finished this summer, whenever I tried to relax and work outside, forget it. I needed something that worked. Enter the eero Wifi System.
Eero promised “No more buffering. No more dead zones.” Wifi that is simple to set up and easy to manage. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to put this to the test. Eero is different from traditional routers and extenders because it works as a system. One router is plugged into the modem, while the others are plugged into a standard outlet throughout the house, creating a “mesh router system.”
The eero Wi-Fi System Review (for nontechy people):
1. eero Set Up: The system promises easy set-up but I, as a nontechy set up person, was still worried. I began by downloading the app onto my iPhone, which walked me through the process with step by step instructions. The app gives tips on where to place the extra eeros and registers them in each room. I chose “office,” “bedroom” and “family room.” I panicked a bit when “forgetting my old network,” but I didn’t need to worry. I set up three eeros in less than ten minutes and was back on the internet ready to work. Once the initial eero is installed, the other eeros only needed to be plugged in. I waited until the light turned blue on the device and then clicked “setup” on the app. The rest was done for me. Easy-peasy. The eero does recommend the devices be placed no more than 40 feet apart and in “line of sight.”
2. The eero App: Once the eeros are installed, the app does amazing things. It can run speed tests on the eero, letting us know the amount of download mpbs, upload mpbs and number of devices connected to the network. It allows me to add people to our guest network with no hassle, no sharing passwords or other pesky problems.
3. eero Protection: With traditional routers it’s hard to get software updates. The “eero is protected with state-of-the-art WPA2 encryption.” Because the app controls the hardware and the software for your entire network, it updates automatically so that you not only have the latest features and the latest security.
4. Parental Controls: Allows you to limit the amount of time family members spend on the internet. You’re able to turn it off for bedtime if you have sneaky kids who like to text into the middle of the night. I speak from experience on this.
5. Sleek, compact design. The eero boxes are small, square white boxes approximately an inch high. They are inconspicuous and blend into the background where I have placed them around the house.
The Downside is the start up costs. A package of three eeros costs $499.99 or a single eero can be purchased for $199.00. This is an investment that’s worth it if you use a lot of devices on your network, like to play games or stream tv shows and music, upload videos, or use the computer for business. Casual internet surfers who are only online to check email or Facebook won’t see the value.
You can learn more about eero by visiting their website, or getting social with them on Facebook and Twitter.
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Wow, this would be amazing in my house. I would need the package of 3 for sure.
My house definitely has dead spots, so addressing our network is a priority. This sounds like a great product.
Oh my gosh, that looks so pretty and I love how great it is. I really need to get this for my home.
I have never seen a product like this before. I guess my house is small enough that I don’t really have dead spots? LOL!!
As a blogger…I REALLY need this. My house has a few dead spots too. This looks like a perfect solution.
Can’t the kids still text on the 4g network or does it shut that off too? This looks awesome. I actually stopped doing youtube videos because it was taking around 6 hours to upload my 5 minutes videos.
That’s really interesting – I’ve never heard of this service before! We have internet connection issues all of the time, maybe this is what we need!
The Eero would be a great gift for my niece in college! I love that it is easy to setup, that’s key!
I do like that sleek compact design. I hate big bulky things.
This would be such a great idea for my Dad. He is so nontech! Seems like a great product.
Wow, this looks incredible and I am sure it will help a lot of people.
I for one, plan on checking into it. We have hit some internet stability problems in my household.
Sign me up! You know what sign my parents up they really need this!
This looks like a great option to install at home! Love their sleek look too very pretty 😀
This is my first time to heard it and it sounds amazing! I think, I need a new wifi. I’ll check this out.
We get good wifi downstairs, but upstairs it is horrible. I think we really need to look into the Eero wifi system. We do a lot of streaming and game playing, I think it would be worth the investment in our case!
This looks pretty cool. We have a larger house in the country so an eero would be helpful!!
Easy set up gets my attention every time. I hate when I lose wifi when I go outside, this would be perfect for us
This would be great for our house. I am going to have to look at it more.
I have to look into getting the Eero system for my family. We’ve had issues in the past with our internet. The Eero system looks like a great product. Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderful high tech system! Something like this sounds especially handy for those with weak signals or a ton of connected devices.
This looks like a great product that we could use. I always notice a difference in the WiFi when I am downstairs compared to upstairs.
Nice! I have never heard of this product, but I am going to have to keep this in mind. Right now my Wifi is fine around my house, but I do plan on moving so this will be needed.
We have issues with wifi at my house too. Our home is also made of “solid construction”, which is a great problem to have, right?! We often have issues, especially when everyone is trying to connect at once, or when my son is in his room at the far end of the house trying to game.
I need this in my life!! Between all of our devices connected to our wifi, we have a lot of lagging. I will be working on my laptop, while my son watches tv, and my husband is playing video games. We all reply on wifi and I will look into this to improve our web surfing!
I had no idea these existed. Shoot, my kids would love me even more if I got this. We have issues with our internet as well.
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So cool!
I was just on the phone with tech support about my wifi yesterday. Service has been spotty lately and I need to have a fast connection that doesn’t drop out. This sounds great!
This sounds like what we need for our house. We have an old house and it’s hard for the signal to really get around the whole house. I’ll have to check this out.
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I have heard of this App that gives you better service and I surely need it. Will give it a try.
This sounds like a great product. I love the ease of set up, too. That’s key for me.
Ohh this sounds like a really interesting product and sometime a large outlay is worth it for the results you get.
We might need a new WIFI soon! Ours is really old and is starting to go in and out! Thank you for reviewing that for non techie people like me.