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Amazon eero Mesh Wi-Fi 5 Router (Last Generation) $69.99, 3-Pack $149.99 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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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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  • Lucille Bluth on 04/10/2024 - 05:58

    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.

    • thatsnasty on 04/10/2024 - 06:13
      +6

      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

      • Lucille Bluth on 04/10/2024 - 06:14

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

    • leeroys_dad on 04/10/2024 - 06:40
      +7

      You made a huge mistake

  • Earl of Lemongrab on 04/10/2024 - 06:01
    -2

    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.

    • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 04/10/2024 - 06:24
      +4

      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.

      • rhodges on 04/10/2024 - 06:53
        +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.)

        • ltwo on 04/10/2024 - 08:31

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

    • Hybroid on 04/10/2024 - 06:31
      +3

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

    • stevarja on 04/10/2024 - 06:39
      -2

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

    • ZR6 on 04/10/2024 - 09:18

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

  • prezmex on 04/10/2024 - 06:11
    +7

    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

  • ThatNintendoKid on 04/10/2024 - 07:24

    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

    • thatsnasty on 04/10/2024 - 07:31
      +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

      • ThatNintendoKid on 04/10/2024 - 09:08

        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

        • thatsnasty on 04/10/2024 - 09:24

          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

          • ThatNintendoKid on 04/10/2024 - 15:51

            @thatsnasty: So I revisited the problem today and I was able to have it work in repeater mode which connects via wifi to the modem, but 1. I cannot get to the router home page no matter what I do to change the settings for whatever reason and 2. it'd be more stable if connected over ethernet. Weirdly enough the internet light is off yet still technically works…

            So I tried access point mode in which used ethernet however this just flat out doesn't connect for whatever reason, it could be the dhcp thing as you say but as the router home page isn't accessible even in this mode I can't change any settings!

            No idea what is going on but thanks for your assistance anyways

            • Nom on 05/10/2024 - 14:36

              @ThatNintendoKid: The Eero is already a router - throw your second router away.

              You only need one router - trying to use two causes a whole bunch of issues.

              If you need more range at the other end of the house, then you put a second Eero there.

              • ThatNintendoKid on 05/10/2024 - 16:51

                @Nom: Thing is I've already bought it a while ago and technically it works don't want to spend more. Just ideally want to go wired but yeah if I can avoid getting another + another switch as I'd need more ethernet ports (the Eero only has 1 free excluding the wan connecting them together) then that would be good - and theoretically I should be able to just running into issues

    • Trhrd on 04/10/2024 - 07:35

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

      • thatsnasty on 04/10/2024 - 07:37
        +1

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

        • myfeetarehappy on 04/10/2024 - 11:44

          Exactly.

          I got an extra single Eero 6 router to connect to the NBN box as it supports pppoe as well. So I can connect to any ISP now.

          The Eero 6 meshes with the 3 x Eeros from this set. You don’t need to upgrade all of them.

          • slackme on 04/10/2024 - 13:12

            @myfeetarehappy: That's what I did. I got free a Eero 6+ from Superloop but need 18 months contract.

  • impoze on 04/10/2024 - 07:32

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

    • Kanjus on 04/10/2024 - 11:07

      Same issue on my google nest.
      I now just churn between IPoE providers

    • myfeetarehappy on 04/10/2024 - 11:45

      See my comment above

  • evasive on 04/10/2024 - 07:44

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

  • dufflover on 04/10/2024 - 08:15

    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.

  • chadleyshe on 04/10/2024 - 08:37

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

    • slackme on 04/10/2024 - 10:14
      +1

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

  • ZR6 on 04/10/2024 - 09:11
    +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

    • slackme on 04/10/2024 - 10:16

      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.

      • ZR6 on 04/10/2024 - 14:55

        you cant setup pppoe on it, i had to call them to get bridge mode working (so NBN box to another modem with pppoe setup then to eero)

    • myfeetarehappy on 04/10/2024 - 11:47

      A single Eero 6 will fix the pppoe issues (see my comment above)

  • FOX on 04/10/2024 - 09:36

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

    • thatsnasty on 04/10/2024 - 10:28

      No I don't believe so.

      • FOX on 04/10/2024 - 10:50

        Thanks for the info!

    • Kanjus on 04/10/2024 - 11:10

      Youll need to buy a gl inet mango for that, to go in between.

  • livealittle7 on 04/10/2024 - 11:02

    Can anyone ELI5 or point me in the direction on what I'd need in terms of router/mesh/modem etc for a standard 4 bed house? At the moment I just have a router/modem where we use wifi to connect to everything and am noticing the internet is not as fast as I'd like. This whole thing is going over my head.

    • basicconsumer123 on 05/10/2024 - 09:52
      +4

      Imagine this whole thing like air conditioner. Having 1 air conditioner in your house might not able to cover the whole house.

      A mesh wifi is a system where you install multiple air conditioners in different locations in the house. This will be able to cover your whole house even in very tricky corner if you place it carefully.

      Now replace air conditioners with wifi mesh system. The mesh wifi will amplify the wifi signal to different location in your house ensuring that you will have the full speed in different location. The good thing is they still appear under the same network so there is no different on how you use your wifi normally.

      • livealittle7 on 06/10/2024 - 19:43

        Thanks, so then if I have all three 'bars' of wifi strength everywhere in my house currently, then I shouldn't need a mesh network, right?

  • bubbleboom on 04/10/2024 - 11:12

    I have one of the newer eero, If I wanted to extend my connection would one of these work with that or would I need to get a second one of the same generation?

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