As ever, the Nest Wifi Pro is designed to be as simple as possible to install in your home. Inside the box, you’ll find the wildly shiny router held safely in place by a fabric pad, so as to avoid ...

Google launched its first-generation wireless router in 2016, simply branded as Google Wifi. The set of thick puck-size devices enabled users to blanket their homes in a mesh Wi-Fi network: a more ...

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Easy to set up. Looks good enough to display out in the open. Great guest network features. The network extenders double as Google Assistant–powered smart speakers that you can talk to or ask to play ...

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On its own, Google Wifi is simply a router, just like the device you probably already have in your home, which your phones, laptops, and other devices all use to wirelessly connect to the internet.

Nest Wifi This isn’t the fastest mesh Wi-Fi system you can buy, but it’s a good way for Google Assistant fans to blanket their homes with Wi-Fi coverage. Google’s Nest Wifi isn’t breaking new ground ...

Which mesh Wi-Fi is better? Since their introduction in the mid-2010s, mesh router systems have become one of the most popular ways to get Wi-Fi in your home. Instead of receiving a wireless ...

Cute and unobtrusive design. Simple setup. Reasonable price. Reliable coverage and performance. Matter and Thread support for smart-home devices. No multi-gig ports. Not backward compatible. Limited ...