I hello everyone !
I got the T-Mobile wifi on my house working great getting around 200-400 mps download which is great for $50 a month. I already had the google nest mesh wifi system and I was wondering if it’s best to use the mesh of google nest or just use the 5g gateway T-Mobile sent. I’ve heard of people that the gateway gets overheated and doesn’t support something to do with a private address or dns something like that which I don’t even know the benefits of but I’m wondering if everyone else recommends an external router or just using the gateway since it’s giving me faster speeds.
tmobile wifi gateway vs connecting with google nest mesh
I’ve had my gateway a little over a week. I started out just plugging my existing mesh network into the gateway. I noticed that when I connected to the gateway’s Wi-Fi the speeds were in the high 300s. When using the mesh Wi-Fi it was in the mid 100s, so basically half. I’m trying to find a way to extend the gateway’s network using my Nest mesh system instead of having two networks.
For the record, the gateway sends a signal strong enough that I’m able to access it from anywhere in my 1200 sq ft apartment. I’ve never had that ability without a mesh system. The only reason I need to keep the mesh is because there are devices in other rooms that need to be plugged in to an ethernet port.
I just signed up for the Home Internet and I was having the same problem of a decent signal on the first floor. Having to put the router up high isn’t the best………… I setup my Google Mesh system with 3 pods. At first I was getting decent speeds of 30 mbs at the furthest point, but tonight it’s less than 1 mbs when connected to the mesh, and I’m hardwired to the pod, but connected to the router via wifi it’s around 9 mbs. My computer connection is about 20 mbs but last night it was 40…………… I so want to dump Comcast, but I refuse to put up with buffering every few seconds………….. the 2 week trial will be interesting……..
Do you have to disable the Tmobile Home wifi after connecting it with Google Wifi?
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