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I hate this trend most companies have now of having to pay for a subscription on something that should be included for free specially if you're paying over 300$

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! ASUS has theirs for free

@MickeyCTejas

2 жыл бұрын

@@landpet for now lol

@IanMichael87

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Everything seems to be blocked behind a paywall. People have become accustomed to this horse shit so they keep doing it. Premium price, premium subscription. Nickel and dime’n losers!

@OfficialJustYoutube

8 ай бұрын

I agree

Needed the performance analysis - you delivered in spades! Great vid.

@landpet

Ай бұрын

Glad it was useful! Thanks for the feedback!

Detailed and clear review. I can always count on you for providing a professional, useful review.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thanks for the review! In Australia we finally just get Pro 6 E and Max 7 which cost (AU$449 and AU$1099 for single pack!) and right now we have End of Financial Year Sale for Pro 6 for $244. I ordered Pro 6E then I decided to check on the speed different, you help me save money as I cancelled the Pro 6E and ordered Pro 6 instead. I do have 1 Gb internet but I don't use LAN at all, so Pro 6 is enough for me! Thank you for your help!

Thanks for the doing the work for us folks that realistically cannot go to a store and buy the two to compare - well put. Hadn't revamped my home network in over 6 years and I was looking on the Eeros coupled with pfSense, but deciding on the Pro or Pro 6E, given that it's new technology and I yet to have a single 6E device at home it seems the Pro is the way to go. Very informative and professionally done. Great job!

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Glad this video was useful! Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for the thorough comparison and review!

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks again for a video. I watched with interest. The products are not yet sold in my country, but it's good to be informed.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Does the Pro 6E use the 6GHZ band for the wireless backhaul at all?

Thanks for the comparison review

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Great information! Thank you!!

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I have 3 Eero Pro and 50 devices connected to them. Sometimes the eero cannot cover it and starts to connect and disconnect. Do you think if I replace just one Eero pro-6E Ax5400 with the Main and keep the others Eero pro, my problem will be solved?

Thanks! Great vid.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I have an original Eero & want to upgrade. Do the new Eero's provide a router like the original one?

Excellent. Thanks for all the effort to do those test and give the results. Really helpful. I’m getting fibre to my house in 2 weeks and will be going from 20Mb to 1Gb so need to upgrade my mesh. This review is really helpful! One question. What Ethernet cable is needed to use the 2.5Gb backhaul connection on the Eero? Cat5e or Cat6. ??

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Get cat7 to be on the safe side. Thanks! Huge increase in speeds there

thanks for the comparison. I found the graphs helpful for the overview, but I think if you have two graphs side-by-side, it'd be easier to compare if the scales were identical.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, I've been contemplating that recently, in fact my next video where I compare all the Deco's will be that style.

@us89na

Жыл бұрын

@@landpet What app on the phone do you use to measure speed in conjunction with the local server setup you describe at 5:08? Or are all the measurements done by your computer/server? Have you also considered measuring signal strength (dbuV or similar)?

A 3 pack of the Pro 6 is currently on sale in the UK for £239.99 and the Pro 6e is £384.99. I’ll go for the Pro 6 as the better deal. Thanks for helping me decide!

@landpet

9 ай бұрын

No problem

Very good video, Love the detail and all the things you tested. Thank you. So the big question TP-Link 6E or Eero 6E? I need a new wifi network and looking to pick between these two.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Both good but from my tests, tp link performed better. Thanks for the feedback!

@MinhNguyen07

Жыл бұрын

Giving the eero 6e is on sale right now, plus 2.5g and zickbee/threads build-in. I would go with eero 6e

Great video! Best Buy had the eero pro 6e on sale for 349.99 plus an additional 15% off with router trade in. I had an old linksys laying around and got an additional 15% off which brought grand total to 297.40. I had a 250 gift card from trading in my 4the gen iPad a fees back. So I paid 67.02 out of pocket. It gets better no traded my 2018 eero pro second gen to Amazon for 80 gift card. Best deal ever.

So my thing is my internet provider provides 1300 mbps upload when I connect to my 6+ it says max 955 for Ethernet speed for my iPhone 14 pro max one connected away from router speed is about 300. If I get the 6e pro and connect the 2.5 gb cord to my router will it show the wired connection faster than 955 mbps?

great review. thank you

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

no problem! thanks for watching!

Price difference right now is only $50 if you buy the 2 package option. Totally worth to get the 6E since you don't have to worry about updating your wifi system in the future (maybe for the next 3 years).

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

With the goal of future proofing my mesh network (want to keep this system for 4-6 years), is the 6e the obvious way to go?

Some reviews have said the 6E is less stable. What have you found regarding that? Also, the distances between repeaters needs to be shorter? Or is that just for devices that actually use 6E?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

6E is designated for shorter distance but very good speeds

@bill3117

Жыл бұрын

@@landpet I may just have to add another one or two.

Eero seems to have really dropped the ball on the pro 6e release. Would have expected both ports to support 2 gigabits at the minimal. Doesn't help that the cheaper model ended up beating it in some tests. Most likely buggy drivers? Was looking at an upgrade but will pass this year.

@investigator6203

7 ай бұрын

I got the eero 6+ and all I hear from Comcast is I have a sloppy network, and I have trouble sometimes accessing my cameras to the garage in the summer time when I have the fans on, but with the fans off, then I am usually ok, what's it going to take to get some penetration and distance, not sure what to get

Can the USB-C cable be replaced for a longer one? I can't tell if the adapter end is built-in or the kind that can be it be disconnected? I want to mount my router in a high place and it won't work if I can't swap out the USB-C cable.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

It's built in. I imagine you can use a different power adapter USB C that provides the 27W of power but if things start going wrong, that may be the issue.

Great comparison. The 6E is on sale here in the U.K. currently, wondering if it’s worth me upgrading my Pro 6 setup, I use wireless backhaul,though and don’t have any 6E devices, only WiFi 6. Does the 6E use the 6ghz channel for its backhaul?

@jeremyfranklin5810

2 жыл бұрын

In another review I read, I believe it was CNET, it can and often does use the 6ghz for wireless backhaul. That said, they mentioned their 6E wifi devices seldom connected to the 6ghz band. There apparently isn't a way to force a connection to 6E. I currently have the Pro 6 and have gigabit fibre (my ISP, Frontier, provided the Pro 6 2 pack for free as part of a promotion here in the Tampa, FL area). I'm quite happy with it but am debating going to a 6E system.

@marksapollo

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyfranklin5810 Thanks, I’ll have to check out their review, just curious what speeds it gets with a 6E wireless backhaul. Otherwise it may just be easier to keep the Pro 6 and connect the nodes by Ethernet.

Great review!! I have 1.2Gbps service from Xfinity and just ordered a 3 pack of the 6E. Whats the maximum range I can put between two routers that will maintain the optimal backhaul speed on the 6GHz short range?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Depends how many walls are in between. The app should tell you as well but a general rule of thumb is 30 to 50 ft away again depending on the number of walls

Thanks for your reviews man! They have been incredibly helpful. I bought the 6e based off of this review. I learned afterwards that the 6pro has a 1.6ghz quad core processor and the 6e has a 1ghz dual core processor. I am curious with your knowledge of you think that will make a difference in day to day life for me. My speeds will be a 400/20 package from Spectrum.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! You should be ok with either one for those speeds (I would opt for the pro 6E now cause it's on a super sale for something that recently came out). That used to be my speeds with Spectrum as well. I don't concentrate too much on processors since the technology is slightly different on each one. I concentrate on results, like range and speed tests.

@matthewgcox

2 жыл бұрын

@@landpet Thank you so much! really appreciate the fast response.

@fontana820

Жыл бұрын

Which eero would be better for range as well as speed? 6 or 6E?

Thank you!

@landpet

4 ай бұрын

No problem

Thank you so much for this :) i just got Att fiber internet. how do i configure that with this? any help will be greatly appreciate it.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Follow the instructions on the eero app, it will tell you how to connect it. I did a video on how to connect the eero Pro 6: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJOIkq56kpO5nMo.html if you watch it, it's basically the same thing for the Pro 6E or 6+.

A bit of a technical question, if you absolutely need your 5 GHz band to use lower channels like channel 36, would you go for the Pro 6 over the Pro 6e since the Pro 6 has two 5 Ghz bands with one broadcasting at the lower channels?

@landpet

8 ай бұрын

Maybe Pro 6 between those 2 choices for your case.

Is it worth upgrading to the Pro 6E if I currently have the eero 6 dual-band? My internet speed is close to 900 with an upload of 200. Thanks for the help.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is in your case

Very helpful video

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

Im debating between these two. Most of my devices I believe can only utilize 5Ghz. So with that in mind, With the 6e, does it mean that most of my devices can are only utilize just the 2.4Ghz and the 5GHz (essentially wasting the 6GHz band)?

If I’m looking to spread coverage to my backyard, do I place the other node in my garage or shop?

@landpet

7 ай бұрын

Possibly but not necessarily, you want a good connection between the eeros. Something arpund 30 to 50ft away.

So this still doesn’t help with Virgin Hub 5 in modem mode and getting the 1.1gbps wired speed separate to all other devices as the Eero would have to be linked to the Hub 5 on the 2.5gbps port. I recently got the Hub 5 and disconnected my Eero Pro 6 and switch setup to just try the Hub 5, seem to have further reach and finally the full 1.1gbps speed using the 2.5gb port up to my pc upstairs but Wi-Fi speeds everywhere else have roughly dropped by around 100mbps. Best wired speed I had before was about 940mbps as we know the Hub 4 is limited to. So it’s pros and cons. What I don’t understand is as others have said why there’s not 2x 2.5gb ports? I guess it’s just too expensive at the moment.

Can a single Eero 6 Pro (K010001) be used or do you need to have more than 1? Is it possible to reset it, and/or purchase used? I'm interested to see if it works in a 1500 sq.ft area!

@landpet

5 ай бұрын

Yes, you can use an eero pro 6 by itself. Yes you can prlurchase it used, it does have a factory reset button on the bottom

I have 3 Eero pro 6 units but was thinking of getting a 6E unit to replace the unit connected to my modem…..will this work even though they are different standards?

@landpet

Ай бұрын

Yes it will work, I don't know how optimal it will be but it will work

Does the new Eero 6e support HomeKit? I’ve heard the new ones don’t

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

support.eero.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039098652-HomeKit-FAQ-s looks like it won't be available

Hello. Have you noticed a speed test difference between devices connect to the Eero gateways (fast) and the Eero extender (slow)? I am getting 50% or less of the speed when connected to an Eero extender/satellite.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Yup, that’s covered in my wireless backhaul testing

@ashumCR

Жыл бұрын

@@landpet is there anyway to fix it?

Can I MANUALLY choose to put a device on 2.4GHZ or 5GHZ? Or does the connection happens automatically based on what that specific device can connect to?

@landpet

8 ай бұрын

No you can’t select manually. It’s all automatic

Hello, is it possible to have two Eeros connected to my modem and have them act as gateways?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Generally speaking, no. There is a possibility but it gets a bit complicated and it will result in two separate networks being created.

ive been using eero pros bridged to an OpenWRT router for a couple years. really solid WAPs. OpenWRT gives me Multi-WAN, Adblocking, DoH for free for around $60 price of hardware.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

First of all that's awesome! What's your setup, is your OpenWRT router emitting a wifi signal or did you leave that just for the eero's?

Does the system let you set dhcp reservations for clients you want to always get the same IP?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it supports DHCP.

I’ve eero pro, would you suggest to the eero 6e pro?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

If you're referring to the old eero Pro wifi 5, then it probably is worth the upgrade but it all depends on your use case. If your current system provides speeds and range you're happy with, then it's pointless to upgrade.

What can you do with a single 2.5 gb port? Wouldnt you need at least 2 of them to create a 2.5 gb network?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

You are correct, by itself you can’t do much. Some people though run wireless backhaul and connect most stuff with wifi, again I like to recommend something like the asus et12 pro with 2 fast ports for something like that.

My ISP called me and asked if I wanted to get updated from my wifi 5 router only, non mesh, to the new mesh pro 6e at no charge. So I set it up and it was a heck of an upgrade. Interestingly my ISP must unlock the full service because mine has full access to the parental controls, which was also a good bonus. I can't believe I didn't know what a mesh network even was a week ago lol

@landpet

5 ай бұрын

Nice, mesh term is still new to a lot of people

For anybody out there like myself who doesn’t have either 1, The Eero Pro 6e is on sale right now for $299 for Prime members (early prime day sale). That’s $200 off the regular price. But it maybe even cheaper during prime day.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

That's an excellent price. Eero Pro 6E for sure then

@trojohn39532

2 жыл бұрын

@@landpet yeah I ordered mine as soon as I saw the price. It’ll be here today. Can’t wait to put it to work.

@isoplayers

Жыл бұрын

That's for 2 pack? Wondering if I should wait for Black Friday. It's now $179 for 1 and $499 for 2.

@mdque73

Жыл бұрын

@@isoplayers The 2 pk Eero Pro 6e is on sale right now for $299 for Prime members. Although my ISP just gave me the 6 pro for my router and the second one for $5 a month, I'm getting my own so I won't have to pay them small $5. I Know $5 is not much

Can you used both one to the modem and another as mesh

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use both of these together. But i would stick with the same pro 6 mesh or pro 6e.

Great review. Much better than CNET junk!!!

@landpet

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I like presenting my test results, it seems more relevant than more of an advertisement style of showing the product.

How many devices can each handle? Great video

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm not sure what the exact number is, I typically have 60+ devices and that's fine for either one.

Great review, as usual. Pity they didn't make both ports 2.5 on the 6E.

@ridin_low193

2 жыл бұрын

That one simple port would change the system completely and make it much more enticing compared to others systems.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

agreed, it would be way better if they were both 2.5. You need an ASUS ET12 Pro for both 2.5Gbps ports

Which 1 is the best option to use for a PS5? and how many eeros would i have to need? (Im in a small room )

@landpet

3 ай бұрын

Either one is fine, pro 6e is a bit better than pro 6

@Anthony3k

3 ай бұрын

@@landpet what about a modem? Can any modem work with these

Do you have video for best settings for the eero?

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

I don't, for the most part the default settings are optimized and should be good for most people. You can customize a few things like DHCP but the eero is really designed for simplicity

Thank you. So basically no hurry to upgrade. I was hoping the 6E would use the 6GHz radio for wireless backhaul as it's less congested but seems like it provides no significant improvements.

@landpet

Ай бұрын

It got some updates a while later and it was better after I tested it a while later. I think it was in this comparison video that I retested it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/moJhss5maaixcZs.html But again the Pro 6 is pretty good as it is. If you want something better, check out the ASUS XT9 or especially the Deco BE63, those will have improvements over the Pro 6 and Pro 6E.

@michaelwai2092

Ай бұрын

@@landpet I'm just comparing the wireless backhaul configuration because that's the most relevant use-case for me. I assume 'Wireless Backhaul' meant you conducted the speed test near the 2nd eero node that's wirelessly connected to the gateway? How far do you place the eeros apart? In this video, the Pro 6E achieved 497down 475up and in the more recent video, it achieved 846down 918up. That's quite an improvement, is that an accurate depiction of everyday usage though? I know my Pro 6 system fluctuate quite a lot.

Both are on sale today. 30 dollar difference. I don’t own a Eero, Which do you recommend? A lot of people are saying good things about the 6 pro and I keep reading negative things about the 6e

@trojohn39532

2 жыл бұрын

The Pro 6e is $200 off if you have a prime membership. It’s an early prime day sale.

@davec8153

2 жыл бұрын

Just remember, when the 6 Pro first came out, people kept saying negative things about it too. Unless there's a hardware issue with the 6E (which I don't believe anyone has found), or I expect it to get better as time goes on and the firmware gets updated.

@beni654

2 жыл бұрын

@@davec8153 good point Dave. My next concern is the HomeKit on the proE

@davec8153

2 жыл бұрын

@@beni654 I haven't used it even as someone pretty deep into the Apple ecosystem, but if that's a dealbreaker for you then this is a no-go. They have no plans to get certified for the 6E (likely because of Matter support in the future).

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

eero Pro 6 is a solid system as I've had it for a while but between the two, I would get the newer Pro 6E and hopefully firmware updates make it even better especially for the wireless backhaul speeds which was underwhelming.

Seems like a design flaw with only one 2.5 port. How can you connect to multiple Eero's and greater than gig internet? Am I missing something?

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

If you have more than two, you need a 2.5Gbps switch. So the first one would go to the switch, from the switch you would go to the remaining nodes

@timshephard

2 жыл бұрын

@@landpet Thanks. But then how would you connect to a greater than gig modem?

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

@@timshephard at that point, this wouldn't be the best choice for any backhaul nodes. You need something with at least 2 2.5Gbps ports like you mentioned but those typically cost more like the ASUS ET12 Pro, granted you're also getting better performance out of them

Is Eero 6e better than Netgear Orbi AX4200 mesh?

@landpet

9 ай бұрын

Orbi has better performance

Thread/matter on eero sucks so hard i cant even connect More than a device a day , i have to spend days AND days to get them on their app later on Alexa AND one stoped their funcionalities so i had to delete AND in the process of indexing It again.

Sounds like the Pro 6 is overall the better option. My internet is 500/500 though I may upgrade it to 1000/1000. I currently just use one Apple Airport Extreme router.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

For the price, Pro 6 is a better deal.

I have a hundred yr old house with brick walls. Not a single layer facade but something like 8 inches thick. I also have a lot of ring cameras. Those cameras obviously are outside. On the other side of those walls. When I first got eero pros I was loving the Wi-Fi. Then I installed the cameras and half of them barely worked. So I ended up with an obscene amount of eero routers lol oh and I just got ring alarm pro so there’s another one. But otherwise they were all the original eeros. I just got the 6e because the prime deal wasn’t that much more than the 6 so why not.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

yeah probably going to need a few eero's for that.

So weird the iPhone saw such drastic speed test result differences between the two devices.

Set up of the 6E is a nightmare. Everything looks good on the ad, but god it was a pain

My eero pro 6 get 960mbps download 950mbps upload that’s the speeds on my speed test on my iPhone 12. I have two eero pro in my house everything is lighting fast that I use in my house. I do have fiber internet so that proably helps as well. I don’t think I’ll be upgrading till it’s more significant upgrade.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, are you running the test in the eero app or on your iPhone 12 on the speedtest app.

@fontana820

Жыл бұрын

Is it better to run the test with the eero app? If not what app do you use to test speeds?

Question, I have Ethernet ports in my rooms, can I plug my eero 6e pro into those and be a hardwired back haul? The main eero would be plugged into my router/modem.

@landpet

10 ай бұрын

I go over all the ways to connect it in this video: eero Pro 6E Setup Guide | FAQ's Answered | All Configs Shown kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2WuxNOqaMS0pag.html

My pro 6 pucks are slimmer that yours and the power plug is in a different spot... Yikes i was going to trade in my pro 6 for 6e and it seems like this 6e is poo poo. Going to send it back when it arrives. 😖

are there any devices that work with 6e (6 Ghz) network?

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

Some laptops and the phones I mentioned in the video

No HomeKit functionality is a no go for me with the 6E. Sticking with the pro 6 and won’t be upgrading ever unless eero goes back to supporting HomeKit.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense, I honestly don't think it's a huge upgrade between the two anyways even without HomeKit.

Please do a comparison video of 6 vs 6+.

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

I don’t have the 6 anymore but I can say that the 6+ is definitely better from my testing, I don’t remember the 6 exceeding my expectations where the 6+ did

@miranwar

Жыл бұрын

@@landpet thank you so much for your response. I was deciding between the 6 or the 6+. I’ll go with 6+ plus mesh.

HomeKit! Pro 6 FTW

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Yup, something the new ones don't support. I don't use it but I'm sure it's nice to have.

So this not the 6+ what’s the difference on that one vs 6

I really wished these Eero Pro routers have 3-4 ethernet ports instead of just 2 ports for hardwiring. 😢

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

Yup, it's common among mesh systems. You can always get an unmanaged switch

why I feel pro 6 is better....

Is the internet unlimited or do you need to pay Amazon monthly to provide you with WiFi

@landpet

Жыл бұрын

This is a router, you still need a modem with internet access something you get through an ISP (Internet Service Provider). Amazon doesn't provide internet access as far as I'm aware.

@eddyj960

Жыл бұрын

@@landpet so I use spectrum. I would need to tranfer my Internet to the box

Don't like the subscription that has all your websurfing data that's how they bombard you with ADs and its nobody's business what websites i visit.

You should banned some words, so many spammer in here

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

yeah maybe I should, I typically report them as spam but I don't catch everything.

Velop pro 6e

Go to Walmart and get a cheap tp link wifi 6/ax router and compare. The cheap tp link will blow the doors off this eero 6e. It's sad but true. Fyi I am not a tplink fanboy and don't even own one, I'm just stating facts.

@landpet

2 жыл бұрын

TP Link is great, I really like the new Deco XE75. I'm almost done testing the XE5300, hopefully have the video out by next week on that.