Meshing Google Wi-Fi & Nest Wi-Fi(not Pro) Yes or No?

[Slimshaney]

Good evening,

Help me understand please;

Our home has 3 first gen(flat top) Google Wi-Fi points with 550Mb down and 20Mb up to the Google router, but my endpoints are barely hitting 100Mb. I have rebooted the Spectrum modem and Google Wi-Fi system multiple times.

I guess my question(s) is;

1.  Our my endpoint speeds indicative of the home network setup I currently have or is this just limitations of Google Wi-Fi or am I just not understanding my own network?(which is a good possibility)

2. I'm considering upgrading to Nest Wi-Fi and meshing it with our existing Goggle Wi-Fi;

• If I mesh them together, will the Google Wi-Fi be a bottleneck to the Nest Wi-Fi, ultimately a bottleneck to my endpoints?
• If I upgrade to the Nest Wi-Fi system, will I be wasting money?

Respectfully,
Shane

Thank you.

[David_K]

If your primary Wifi point is receiving speeds as high as that but you're not seeing anywhere close to that when connected to Wifi points further away, that suggests your speed issue is far likely due to the layout/construction of your home, where you've placed your Wifi points, and/or potentially Wifi interference.

I'd recommend following the steps outlined below to look at improving performance first before you look at upgrading. Google Wifi and Nest Wifi work best when your primary Wifi point is as close as possible to the centre of your home, with your other points placed around it, ideally not in a straight line. 

Where to place your Wifi devices - Google Nest Help (See the "Improve coverage for an existing network" section).
Troubleshoot slow internet on Google Nest Wifi or Google Wifi - Google Nest Help

If your home has really thick walls or solid construction, it may be that to get the performance you're looking for, you'd benefit from hardwiring the Wifi points together:

Hardwire Wifi devices with Ethernet - Google Nest Help

If you decide to upgrade to Nest Wifi, you can just add Nest Wifi as points to your existing network. Nest Wifi has some additional tricks up its sleeve to improve performance but I wouldn't say Google Wifi points are going to bottleneck you over the much more important things I mentioned above.

Use Nest Wifi and Google Wifi devices on the same network - Google Nest Help

Hope that helps!

[Slimshaney]

Hi David,

Appreciate the feedback.

I will take all of that into consideration.

Question: If I did purchase the Nest Wi-Fi and kept Google Wi-Fi - I planned on plugging the Nest router directly into the Verizon modem - does that sound about right with the Nest being a little higher end mesh system? To get the best overall performance as possible, I guess is what I'm trying to get at.

Thank you,

[LovelyM]

Hello everyone, 

I appreciate the input and steps that you've shared, @David_K.

@Slimshaney, thanks for reaching out. You can indeed use the Google Nest Wifi router as your main point that's connected to your Verizon modem. Afterwards, you can add your previous Google Wifi as an additional point to extend your network. 

Let us know if you have additional questions or concerns; otherwise, I'll close the thread after 24 hours.

Cheers,
Lovely