eero - eero Pro 6

I have 4 Eeros and all have Ethernet backhauls Recommended

Mesh networking is the key. We have Sonic Fiber and Eero nodes around the house and it's awesome.

Yeah... the literal plug n play is worth a lot unless you're doing large data xfer for work or something. The second hand Eero repeaters are so cheap you can sprinkle them liberally too

I have 1gig service and with the eero pro 6 I was getting about 400meg to 500meg. Replaced with one eero 7 max and getting over 850 in some spots. I think the max 7 just has more throughput

You are better off buying your own mesh network, Eero if you are don’t want to futz around, Ubiquity if you want to.

Spectrum has new mesh extenders coming out in a month or two. Outside of that, pods are usually fine. An eero mesh system would be my recommendation if you’re going to buy your own.

Eero does 500mbps over WiFi, it’s hands down one of the best and easiest to manage. After 6 years of using it for all my security cameras and IoT it’s basically pointless to run CAT cable throughout a house in today’s world. Most people don’t need Gig network running throughout a house, it’s irrelevant Anyone saying don’t do mesh is honestly an idiot. Most probably live in an apartment or small house or just have know clue what you need vs what you want. I have 3 wireless cameras on my deck, 2 on my garage, one on my door, 2 inside my home. Including the other random 70 devices throughout my basement (movie room), office (2nd floor) in a 3500sqft home and have literally zero issues, from stream live security streams, streaming movies, gaming doesn’t matter Zero reason to not have a mesh setup in 95% of setups… plan and simple Especially when you can do outdoor mesh setups with companies like Ubiquity but unless you need outdoor internet to throw it to a barn or something… most get the job done just fine, like eero

100% spend the $ to get it ethernet done to each wifi point. I am a big fan of Eero wifi units if going wireless or Google if going wired btw. Google wifi uses the 6e wifi as wireless backhaul witch seems to have issues over 2 floors

If you want a DIY-friendly mesh that “just works” with Sonos most of the time, I’d look at eero Pro (tri-band) specifically—not the cheaper dual-band kits. Why eero Pro (tri-band) vs basic mesh: Tri-band systems have an extra radio, which helps reduce the “everyone fighting for airtime” problem you get with busy dual-band mesh setups. In real homes, that tends to mean fewer dropouts, smoother grouping, and better stability—especially when you’re moving around the house. Two practical paths depending on what you actually need: Whole-home Wi-Fi upgrade needed → eero Pro mesh Place 1 Pro as the main router and add Pro nodes where coverage drops off. If you can, use wired backhaul to any node (even one) for maximum stability. Wi-Fi is mostly fine, but Sonos is the only thing acting up → consider SonosNet If you have at least one Sonos device you can wire to the network, you can enable SonosNet (Sonos’ own mesh). It’s older and slowly being phased out for newer products/architectures, but in many installs it’s still a very reliable way to stabilize Sonos if your Wi-Fi environment is noisy or coverage is uneven. Quick question so recommendations are precise: Are you trying to fix whole-house Wi-Fi coverage, or is it mainly Sonos stability that’s the issue?

Eero is very greedy on trying to maximize its own performance at the expense of everything else. It works ok if there aren’t any other APs (ie neighbors) nearby, but it sucks ass if you live in dense housing.