google home & wifi coming next month to uk

[_Jimlad_]

i got an email from google saying they are coming next month, anyone diving in ?

 

[sparkymark75]

Considering the wifi product. I'm torn between this and the Linksys Velop. Not sure I'd use/need Google Home but I may re-think that once I invest in some smart home tech such as Nest.

 

[_Jimlad_]

i am in need of doing something as since i moved my virgin router is not cutting the mustard upstairs,

 

[sparkymark75]

I currently have 2 x Asus RT-AC68U; one running as my main router with wifi and the other connected via Cat5e and PowerLine and acting as an AP. However it's not without it's faults and I'm now considering moving to a more simplified setup.

 

[Caged]

Interested in both, will see how it develops

 

[Sp00n]

Interested in the Wi-Fi if its competitively priced and performant.

 

[enigma27]

Excuse my ignorance... but Google Wifi... is this not just basically an AP like the Ubiquiti products?

If the price i have seen is correct for the wifi (almost 200 per AP) then that sounds overly expensive.

 

[Sp00n]

£229 for a 2 pack of the Google Wi-Fi APs
£370 for Amplifi HD router + 2 APs
£129 each for UniFi AP Pro

Doesn't seem that bad to me?

 

[enigma27]

£229 for a 2 pack of the Google Wi-Fi APs
£370 for Amplifi HD router + 2 APs
£129 each for UniFi AP Pro

Doesn't seem that bad to me?

It may not be.. as i said the only quoted price i could find was 200 per AP so 229 quite good for 2 AP's

But there is nothing special about it though? it would do the same as if you were running 2x ap pros just cheaper.

 

[DIABLO]

It's a mesh system that is the "special" thing about it.

 

[enigma27]

I c so its the same infrastructure that the SKY Q boxes use so they can act as hotspots.

 

[sparkymark75]

I c so its the same infrastructure that the SKY Q boxes use so they can act as hotspots.

I've read the Sky Q mesh system isn't that good. Seems the Amplifi HD package hasn't been officially released in the UK yet.

 

[_Jimlad_]

So would use this system to replace a virgin box ? As in place the virgin box in modem mode ?

 

[sparkymark75]

So would use this system to replace a virgin box ? As in place the virgin box in modem mode ?

Correct. In the case of Google wifi, each device is identical so you'd use one as your main router connected to your VM router switched to modem mode.

 

[ShivP]

So this is just a normal replacement router then?

 

[stoofa]

If you're a brand whore then I guess you might take the Google wifi product.
I own a single Ubiquity access point which gives me near-perfect WiFi to every corner of the house and out into the garden too.
If the Google devices are so great - why sell them as a pair? Surely if they are so good, then a single pack would be the way to go?

 

[DIABLO]

Because not everyone has the same size house or a house constructed the same maybe? I need 2 AP's for my house because of brick walls.

 

[Sp00n]

If you're a brand whore then I guess you might take the Google wifi product.
I own a single Ubiquity access point which gives me near-perfect WiFi to every corner of the house and out into the garden too.
If the Google devices are so great - why sell them as a pair? Surely if they are so good, then a single pack would be the way to go?

They will be available singularly.

 

[Azza]

If you're a brand whore then I guess you might take the Google wifi product.
I own a single Ubiquity access point which gives me near-perfect WiFi to every corner of the house and out into the garden too.
If the Google devices are so great - why sell them as a pair? Surely if they are so good, then a single pack would be the way to go?

You can buy them in singles.

 

[sparkymark75]

For me, it's between this or the Ubiquiti Amplifi HD. My first choice is the Ubiquiti but it's not released in the UK yet. There are a couple of UK retailers that import them from Europe and sell them here.