r/GoogleWiFi

Like i already have a router and wifi and all, can i just connect it to that?

sorry if explenation is bad, i don't really know anything about this stuff

I bought into Google mesh a long while ago (well before they acquired Nest) and have the old mesh pucks. They’ve generally worked great for the better part of 10 years…but over the last couple months (specifically), connectivity has tanked.

I run them off Verizon FiOS and everything has been fine. I’d have to reboot everything maybe once a year, but never often enough to figure out which was the issue.

That’s different now though. As a remote worker, my Teams calls regularly hang for several seconds at a time. Streaming video, I suddenly lose all connectivity. Tonight I validated its a Google mesh issue not FiOS.

Anyone else noticing a specific degradation over the last 2-3 months? Any suggested ideas? I’m tired of rebooting!

While jokes/comments about the age of the tech are understandable, they’re not helpful here, as it’s a distinct degradation rather than just aging tech.

Hello. I am not sure what is the deal here. My PC is wired to my Next Wifi Pro and every time I try to use my location online it says I am in Philadelphia. I am in Utah. Connecting to the wifi, however shows my correct location online. All my other devices, connected to the wifi show the correct location as well.

Any idea what I might be missing?

Thanks.

Hello folks. I've just upgraded my Internet to 1gbs. The problem is that my gen 1 Google mesh won't go above 500mbs. I've searched online and read that this is normal for the gen 1's. Is this true or do I have a problem?

Also I've checked on the Google home app and I an getting around 1 gbs. So it's not the Internet provider at fault.

Hi guys,

Got a hold of a Nest Wifi H2D that I wanted to add to my setup of Google Wifis. The previous owner did warn me he had trouble to get it to work with mesh but that worked great as a router. I thought to myself that he was just a non-techy person and that I would get it to work.

I tried to add it as another access point (bridge mode) but got nowhere. I figured that I might as well try to add it as the main router since it would be the strongest device in my ecosystem. So i reset my whole network and began to try to add it.

I tried and tried and tried. Nothing worked, until i finally disconnected from the wifi it had created, then i was able to complete the setup. Cool, i thought. So i connected to the wifi it created but discovered pretty fast that there was no internet. I disconnected and used cellular data, then i could access the wifi in Google home. I was able to configure it and everything you expect.

I even performed a speed test and confirmed that the nest wifi got internet but couldn't distribute it.

Since it wouldnt work i had to go back to my previous setup and adding the devices went flawless.

Anyone else who have had the same problem with a Nest Wifi device?