Google Nest Wifi Router Offer

Yes it will work. The Nest mesh system will automatically configure to DHCP mode. There are some major differences to bridge mode though:

1. Devices connected to your TMO router wifi cannot connect to devices on your Nest wifi. Work around is to not use or disable the TMO wifi.
2. Devices on your Nest wifi will see 2 NAT layers. There is no work around

I don’t have the Nest mesh system but my mesh system is configured the same way - DHCP. So far I haven’t seen any issues with the double NAT, but some gaming console owners reported some issues.

Unfortunately, Nest wifi doesn’t appear to support access point mode which would solve both issues above.

There is a separate thread on this question:

Thank you for the response, CaliCat. 

Double NAT doesn’t sound great since there are kids in my household who are most certainly gamers. And even if the Nest routers offered AP mode I would still want to use them as routers for some of their advanced features such as device priority, among other things, so that route wouldn’t really work. 

Seems like T-Mobile is promoting a home internet product which simply doesn’t work as advertised with its devices, which is a little misleading. 

If anyone else has any suggestions, including from T-Mobile on potential firmware updates to include a bridge mode I’m all ears!

Thanks again.

OK, so I found this: Google Nest Wifi mesh network | T-Mobile Support

I don’t know what date this was published or what version of the internet gateway it is referring to.

I should be receiving my Nest router and two additional points any day now. My question posed to the community is this: the tutorial says to hide SSID in the T-Mobile router. Is that just turning off the broadcast signals so you can’t see them with your, phone, computer, tablet, etc. Or is it completely turning off each one all together? It seems if your able to go into the T-Mobile router and turn “off” the ability for the router to broadcast at all, the double Nat thing shouldn’t be an issue, but this is really above my pay grade. Just trying to make the best of my use of my T-Mobile setup. Price and availability drove me to T-Mobile and recent tower upgrades have me seeing download speeds in th upper 300-400 mbps, but my upload speeds have been cut in half from about 50-60 mbps to 20-25 mbps. The value based on price and needs smokes my other two options of spectrum and Altafiber (formerly Cincinnati Bell). 

I have the Google home mesh WiFi that I ordered through T-Mobile and it works just fine. I now have full coverage throughout my house and I’m using the T-Mobile cylinder router. I’m not sure if you have actually tried using it or someone is telling you something else.