Nest WiFi Pro in Israel

[aviramido]

Does the Google Nest WiFi Pro works in Israel?

Will I have any issues setting it up or activating it?

Thanks,

[olavrb · Accepted solution]

You'll probably have no problems, but Israel is currently not on the list of supported countries:

• https://support.google.com/store/answer/2462844?hl=en

Which matter mostly because of differences in Wi-Fi/ wireless signal regulations (signal strength and frequencies). Take this list for instance, which shows differences in 5ghz Wi-Fi:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#5_GHz_(802.11a/h/j/n/ac/ax)

Worst case the equipment you buy might not even be legal to use in Israel, see this for instance:

• https://www.gov.il/en/departments/faq/10052018_2

TLDR: Will likely work, will might not be strictly legal, and your milage may vary.

[aviramido]

Hi @olavrb ,

Thank you very much for the detailed response. 

If I read the WiKi page correctly, it shows that Israel and the US are very similar in what is allowed to use Indoors. Meaning, in Israel everything is restricted to indoors, while in the US it is not, but besides that difference, the frequencies and the like are very similar (besides some specific UNI-4 channels.

As such, I am less concerned about the legal stuff, was more worried about general compatibility with devices and freqeuncy.

The best example is FM radio, in Israel they use 88.00-~108.00 while all values are valid 99.5, while in the US it is only negative or positive (can't remember).

In any case, thank you very much, this is very helpful.

[Jeff]

Thanks, @olavrb for the info.

Hi aviramido,

I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw olavrb's reply and to see if you still needed some help on this or if you were able to get it sorted out. If you are still needing some help, just let us know and we'll be happy to continue helping.

Thanks,
Jeff

[aviramido]

Thanks for following up, the answer did help greatly.

[Jeff]

I'm happy to hear olavrb's input helped out, aviramido. 

Before we mark this as resolved, is there anything else you might need?

Thanks,
Jeff

[aviramido]

Not at the moment, thanks!

[Jeff]

Sounds good, aviramido. If you need anything else down the line, just let us know. I'll mark this one as resolved for now. Thanks again to olavrb for the help!

Regards,

Jeff