Most people aren’t IT professionals, and not everyone has the patience to troubleshoot WiFi dead zones in their home. Amazon’s eero Mesh WiFi System solves both of these problems in an easy-to-use and realiable package. Priced at $249 for a 3-pack, it doesn’t come cheap. Although, considering the frustration and stress it saves you from having to deal with complex, unrelaible and clunky alternatives, it’s well worth the cost.
✔ Pros
- Easy to setup
- Easy to use
- Excellent mobile app
- Reliable WiFi
- Beautiful design
- Excellent build quality
- Works as advertised
✖ Cons
- Expensive
- Advanced security requires paid subscription
Design
At first sight, some people may not recognize that the eero as WiFi router. It’s rather small, measuring just 2.36″ tall and 3.86″ wide. It also doesn’t have external antennas, which are common with other brands. Combined with a sleek, minimalistic design, the eero can blend into almost any area of your home without attracting attention.
Setup
Setting up the eero is simple and enjoyable thanks to well designed app and easy-to-follow setup wizard. Amazon advertises set up in less than 10 minutes, which is true if you don’t consider the time it takes to connect all of your devices to the network.
The setup wizard walks you through the entire process from start to finish. The app also tests the placement of each eero device to help you optimize performace and signal coverage throughout your home.
For more more details on setting up eero, read How to set up your eero Mesh WiFi System.
Managing your network
Once you’ve completed the initial setup, you can start connecting your devices to your new eero network. The eero app allows you to easily name, and assign icons to each of your connected devices. You can also temporarily pause the internet or block specific devices entirely.
Additional security
eero offers additional security features through their eero Secure and Secure+ subscription services. The eero Secure plan is $2.99/month ($29.99/year), and is likely best option for most people.
The “Advanced Security” and “Safe Filtering” features provide the most value, and are included in both plans. Advanced Security prevents you from visiting malicious websites, which protects you from things like ransomware and computer viruses. Safe Filtering helps you filter out violent, illegal, or adult content from being viewed on any device connected to your network, which is especially useful to protect your children when they’re online.
eero Secure+ offers additional features like a VPN service, password management software, and malware scanning. VPNs aren’t necessary in most cases, and things like malware scanning and password management are features you can get elsewhere for free. With that said, the Secure+ plan may be a bit too much for your average consumer.
Our Verdict
We love the eero Mesh WiFi System. It’s elegant design and ease of use differentiates it from the tranditional clunky and complex WiFi routers you used to. Most importantly, it solves two of the most frustrating aspects of home WiFi—complexity and WiFi dead zones. At $249 for a 3-pack, the price may seem steep, but you get what you paid for.
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