Pros: - Dramatic improvement in speed test results and reliability. - Great coverage: my WiFi now feels fast and I’m finally getting close to the advertised speeds I pay for. - The app lets you choose a preferred mesh for devices to connect to, shows signal strength to each device, and download/upload speeds in kbps. - Fairly easy to set up. It may take a while depending on how awkward your WiFi provider/router is, how much you want to test for optimal positions, and the time taken to familiarise yourself with the detail-heavy app and its settings. For some, it will be almost plug and play. - Lots of settings so you can make personalised choices. There’s a huge amount of functionality, right down to being able to turn the light off on the mesh. - Lovely, premium design. - Lots of Ethernet ports. Cons: - I wish there were clearer guidance during setup on testing for optimal placement, or even a mode to help find the best signal. I spent around an hour deciding whether to put the router in a room with important WiFi-heavy devices (showing a medium 2-bar signal strength) or in the hallway outside (showing a strong 3-bar signal but further away from those devices). For me, the stronger hallway position won. - The light colours can initially be confusing in terms of what they mean or indicate during setup. Worth noting: - If you try to name the new network the same SSID as your existing one during setup, it asks you to rename the mesh to something different, which feels counterintuitive if you want devices to switch over smoothly. It doesn’t explain that you can rename it back later after you’ve turned 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi off on the original router. Overall: - Yes, it’s an expensive investment, but in my view it’s better than paying more every month for “faster” WiFi that you might never get the true benefit of once you’re a bit further away from the router.
