Real-world performance is always adversely different from things on paper and what you hear, even greatly so.Īfter thoroughly testing virtually all other Wi-Fi 6E broadcasters available on the US market, I can say the eero Pro 6E is no good, at least in terms of performance, just by looking at its hardware specs. Wi-Fi is invisible and, therefore, an area where vendors can easily sprinkle in nonsensical snazzy tech terms that are about as true as voodoo and magic. The new mesh router is far from completely useless.īut if you think the new eero Pro 6E is decidedly better than the previous Pro 6, you’re fooling yourself, or you just (want to) believe in the marketing nonsense. So, if you’ve been in the ecosystem and waiting for an upgrade, you understandably get excited. The cute, compact design, the integration of home automation wireless standards, and the general ease of use have their allure. To be fair, there are impressive things about the eero Pro 6E. I’m myself an Amazon associate, meaning if you buy the eeros over the links above, I might get a small commission. But all legit reviewers I know do not use the eero for themselves at home.
If you evaluate the eero’s favorably, among other things, your work will be promoted and used by its “fans” as evidence of how wonderful it is, across social media - it’s a win-win. On top of that Amazon has lots of influence, and there are generally more incentives for folks to hype it up than otherwise. Those with limited networking know-how will easily cave in. In my experience, eero tends to overwhelm journalists with false but cool-sounding information. Many will sing their praises by practically repeating eero’s marketing. If not already, you’ll soon run into “reviews” on the eero Pro 6E (and eero 6+). If you don’t feel that way, that’s because ignorance is bliss. On the other hand, Amazon is a giant data-hungry company that touches many aspects of modern life. Most importantly, these are relatively small networking companies. While many networking vendors use a similar approach to router management, which is always not a good thing, they do so to a certain level. The device won’t even initiate without having a live connection to eero - the company. Consequently, I don’t feel comfortable plugging something in that doesn’t give me control - at least to some extent - over what it does.Īnd the eero gives users no control at all - you can’t even set it up or make any changes without first going through the vendor. My testing always includes real-world experience where I use the product extensively in my own home with my family. Make sure you take some time and really read it! And among those, the eero is by far the worst, in my opinion. Generally, it’s never fun to work with devices designed to collect user data. This article on popular canned Wi-Fi systems explains the main differences between major brands. In other words, they are the same in principle with minor variations in capacities. share the same firmware.Ĭonsequently, despite the possible differences in physical sizes and hardware capabilities, they have a common mobile app, user requirements, and feature set. Generally, all variants of a brand of purpose-built mesh Wi-Fi systems - eero, Linksys Velop, Netgear Orbi, TP-Link Deco, etc.