The Wifi point comes with a choice of three colors (Sand, Mist, Snow) and at 4 inches high and 3.4 inches wide, it's just a tad smaller than the router. However, unlike the Ubiquiti AmpliFi Mesh Wi-Fi System Gamer's Edition, you can't separate the bands. The Nest Wifi router supports MU-MIMO simultaneous data streaming, beamforming, and the latest WPA3 encryption, and it uses automatic band-steering to select the optimal radio band based on network traffic and signal strength. The original router also uses a quad -core CPU, but it is a 2x2 AC1200 router with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of flash memory.
This is a 4x4 AC2200 dual-band router that can reach maximum data rates of 400Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1,733Mbps on the 5GHz band and is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of flash memory.
(Opens in a new window) Read Our Amped Wireless Ally Plus Whole Home Smart Wi-Fi System Review To compare, the $299.99 two-piece TP-Link Deco M9 Plus system can cover homes of up to 4,500 feet.
If you live in a smaller house or an apartment, you can buy just the router for $169. There is also a three-piece set (one router and two points) for $349 that covers 5,400 square feet, and you can buy additional points for $149 each. Google sent us the $269 two-piece Nest Wifi system, which includes a router and a satellite node (Google calls them Wifi points) and covers homes of up to 3,800 square feet (2,200 for the router, 1,600 for the point). Although it's a solid performer, it can't keep pace with the Editors' Choice TP-Link Deco M9 Plus. Google's new two-piece Nest Wifi system ($269) follows suit, along with offering a few nice upgrades, including more powerful hardware, a softer, more living-room-friendly design, and built-in Google Assistant capabilities. When we reviewed the original Google Wifi mesh system in 2016, it earned high marks for its aesthetics, ease of use, and overall performance.
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If your Wifi device shows an offline status in the Google Home app while still connected to the internet, follow these steps to fix.
Reconnect power to your Google Nest Wifi router or primary Google Wifi point and wait until it's fully on.Make sure all Ethernet cables are still secure.Wait until your modem is fully powered on and all of its indicator lights are back on.It confirms that the devices no longer have power. Wait until all of the lights on the devices you unplugged are off.Disconnect power from all of your network devices, including your modem and any Google Nest Wifi or Google Wifi devices.To restart your devices, follow these steps: Turn your modem and Wifi devices off and on to fix connection issues with your network.