u/booji90

Pro to Pro 7 "upgrade" has been a disaster

I live in a 3-story townhouse. Fios ONT is in the bottom floor and is connected to a Firewalla Gold. Office is on the middle floor. Had 3 Pros, one on each floor, operating in Bridge mode, connected wirelessly. Took advantage of the Prime Day deal and got a 3-pack of Pro 7s. I replaced all 3 Pros with the 3 new Pro 7s, all in the same locations.

It's been nothing but a headache.

Office computer is constantly switching between eeros and frequencies. Sometimes it connects to the basement @ 2.4 Ghz. Sometimes it connects to the upstairs @ 5 Ghz. Sometimes it connects to the one on the same floor (which is literally 10 feet away, unobstructed) @ 6 Ghz. Office computer is always changing and when it does, Teams calls often dump and I have to rejoin. All the other devices seem to be constantly switching as well.

Any idea what the heck is going on and how I get a stable and reliable network? It just seems NUTS that the 7 Pros are worse than the Pros!

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u/booji90 — 5 days ago

eero Built-in on Echos worth enabling?

I just upgraded my network from eero Pros to eero 7 Pros. The eeros are in bridge mode, connected to a Firewalla Gold. I have two Echos that show up in the eero app with this message:

"Devices can't extend wifi while the network is in bridge mode. Please change your network settings if you'd like to enable eero Built-in."

How much value added does the Echo eero Built-in functionality provide? Are there any workarounds to utilize it other than having to switch the eeros out of bridge mode? I have the Firewalla for a reason; I want it in control of my network.

Thank you!

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u/booji90 — 8 days ago

Good mid-range glove for 12" ball

My daughter is 12 and is about to upgrade from playing with an 11" ball to a 12" ball. Currently she has an 11" Wilson A440 glove. She has had it for a couple of seasons. It's barely big enough for her now even with an 11" ball so she definitely needs a bigger glove for a 12" ball. And even after a couple of years it still is not completely broken in. I want to get her a 12" glove that is a little more serious than a $50 glove, but $300 is overkill. I was thinking something like a Rawlings R9 ($150) or a Mizuno MVP Prime ($130). Thoughts/suggestions/recommendations? Thank you!

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u/booji90 — 2 months ago