Google sent me a three-pack of Google Wifi units to test and review. The unit itself is designed to not look horrible sitting somewhere it will be seen. We might accept quirks and bugs in out phone software, but nobody wants to get up and reset the Wi-Fi router. Since Google isn't alone in this space - products like the Eero Home Wifi kit or the Amplifi HD home system are some serious competition - they'll need to do a great job at a competitive price point to be successful. Router vs Mesh Networking: What's best for your home Wi-Fi network? But all that has changed and Google is the latest of a slew of companies offering inexpensive home mesh networking products. Mesh networking, whether wireless or hard wired, used to be one of those things people with lots of letters after their name would set up for you, putting it out of reach of most consumers.
To do this, the company is using mesh networking technology - a cluster of small devices can all carry the same Wi-Fi signal and be extended seamlessly. Google Wifi claims to be just what you need to get Wi-Fi to all your devices, no matter how big your home might be. Google's latest effort to step into your living room comes in the shape of a small puck.
