Amazon eero Mesh Wi-Fi Router (Last Generation) $69.99, 3-Pack $149 Delivered @ Amazon

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Lowest price ever according to 3 camels.

This is the last generation, however for a 3 pack to throw around the house to kill some dead spots this is a great price. All configuration is done via an app, no web UI for those who care.

Edit: several new versions are also at their lowest price ever also https://amzn.asia/d/29JaGYn

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  • Stupid question, but is each router meant to have its own network name? That's how I had set it up initially. And if not, how can I fix this? I renamed the name and I still had to manually switch wifi networks when jumping around the house.

    • +5

      No should all be the same network name so it provides seamless coverage around the house and will steer your device to the best source. I can't provide any info how to merge them other then reseting and starting from scratch but maybe there's some info out there

      • Thanks I'll give that a go, appreciate your help.

    • +4

      You made a huge mistake

  • -1

    I have 5 that are now paperweights.

    They worked well for 2 years then suddenly a bad update took down my network for several days. I moved over to Ubiquiti and haven't looked back since.

    • +2

      Must be an issue with the way you were using them. I’ve installed every update upon launch on my eero’s and they’ve been going strong for just over 4 years now.

      • +1

        Must be an issue with the way you were using them

        I had a similar experience with a Netgear router/wap many years ago. Afrer one particular firmware update it started going completely catatonic every time a cheap ZTE 7" tablet connected to it. Obviously a compatibility problem, and quite possibly ZTE not complying exactly with the wifi standards, but still, the wap firmware should have been robust and that's the vendor's responsibility, not the user's. (I did manage to downgrade the firmware and use that tablet no problems afterwards.)

        • i recall having this issue too. Could not pinpoint the culprit client but the Netgear Nighthawk firmware definitely needed downgrading

    • +2

      Mine are rock solid and regularly updated. Best routers ever had and work seamlessly around the house. No complaints at all.

    • I learnt from somewhere if you stuff it with explosives, you can give it to your worst enemies.

    • Have 3 only using 2 (3rd not needed), have had all updates applied on time with no issues for 3 years

  • +6

    It's AC1300 only Wi-Fi 5 (IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac)

    While sufficient for most nbn speeds one should wonder if it's not worth to get to newer standards

  • I have one of these as my modem (I'm with more nbn) and for whatever reason my router just fails when trying to connect to the internet with an ethernet cable out the back of one of these into my router. Been trying for ages to fix it yet nothing, anyone know where might be the best place to get it looked at? More nbn support is hopeless bc they won't help you if you use your own router

    • +3

      Are you using the correct terminology here or am I just not understanding. What is the router for? There should be no need for it in this situation. The only other thing you might want to plug directly into the Eero is a switch if you need more ports..

      nbn wall box -> eero -> switch

      • I am using a router in addition to the modem to extend range on the other end of the house + give me ethernet ports for my pc etc. Atm it is box -> Eero -> switch -> router and the family pc is plugged into the switch and yet still works so not the switch's fault has to be something to do with the router

        • Sounds like because it's a router. No need for a router as the Eero is doing that. What you need is another Eero, it will see the first one is doing the routing and just turn itself into a mesh access point.

          Otherwise on the router turn off dhcp as it sounds like it's handing out ip address when it shouldn't be, as thats the Eeros job. Check and see if the router has an "access point only" or "bypass" mode or something like that

    • I also want to know, please share any experience using this as an nbn modem.

      • These can plug in directly to the nbn equipment. However only certain newer model will work if the nbn provider uses pppoe for authentication

  • Friend has one and always has trouble when churning, updating PPPOE doesn't seem to stick and requires resetting

  • Deco x50 3 pack $259 at TGGC is a much better proposition for an extra $100. AX3000 vs AC1300

  • By app only is that similar to the Deco's where you need initial internet and have to go through their servers to manage anything?

    Not that I'm a privacy but I remember reading a comment here talking about that and that did seem silly to me.

    Ended up buying an Asus with the possibility of future AiMesh … without dependency on how the app space there is in the future.

  • how does one connect this if I have FTTB and my data socket is still an old school RJ45 cable

    • The router has two RJ45 connections. Just connect to one of them.

  • +1

    This looks like the same model I have, J010011 (although in the app it lists it as A010011), got a 3 pack used 3 years ago, and it been working great, great coverage, i only use 2 of them, i live in a large 4 bedroom duplex and entire house is (including outside in the front and some of the back) is covered, i have the main one downstairs and the 2nd one upstairs, tried connecting the 3rd one upstairs too, was successful but then the two upstairs both started getting drop outs, i thought one might be faulty, but according to phone tech support, the phone agent believes that they are too close to each other and causing the issues so either spread them out more or just run one downstairs and one upstairs which i have been doing for 3 years no problems.

    only "issue" is this is the older model and doesnt support pppoe, even though newer firmware has support but only for newer models, so if your ISP requires a PPPOE connection then you need a router for NBN connection then you connect your main unit into the router, you may need to contact tech support to help you set it up as its not design to work that way out of the box but they can adjust the settings remotely.

    I have HFC NBN 100mbps, me setup is black NBN box to router, then router to main Eero unit. again great coverage and speed all over the house. Have approx 20-30 devices connected at any given time, only restriction is NBN connection itself, or the devices connected (older devices with not so great wifi). App is pretty straight forward to use, cant recall having any issues with it, i did find sometimes with network cable connections some random drop outs so just stuck with wifi and been running flawlessly

    • I bought same set three years ago and had exactly same setup but I did not know you can call support to setup PPPOE on eero 5.

  • Silly question: can this be connected to a WiFi hotspot, for example a phone or a WiFi dongle?

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