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Hopefully someone (probably Cougar) can help here. I am about to move from Virgin (current set-up is their router in modem mode connected to a Deco Mesh system) however the new provider (Giganet) supply an Amazon eero Pro but this single unit is being sold as a Mesh sysyem (it looks like you can get additional base units). However, assuming coverage won't rwach the whole house - it may do, I don't want to have to buy more base units so can I log-in to a control panel and set it to modem mode to use with the Deco or is this likely to lead to performance issues?
I hope some of that makes some sense and thank you!
Simply check with them if you can use your existing deco’s of if they force you to use the eero.
if it’s the later iirc it doesn’t have a modem mode, it may have a bridge mode that is similar if not disable wireless & set the existing deco’s in accesspoint mode.
I don't know but, presumably whatever they're supplying can be wired into your existing mesh just as the VM Hub is currently. A single unit isn't a "mesh system," it just has the ability to be a part of one.
However you slice it, you don't want two devices that both think they're routers. If you're happy with your Deco system I'd be inclined to recreate "modem mode" with the new device and proceed as before.
The last time I looked at Eero, which was a couple of years ago now, it was pretty much incompatible with itself and poorly supported in the UK.
Also, what he said. ☝
Ta - hopefully it won't be too painful - I will have a house full of nagging kids if they don't have unfettered access to wifi!
Access to Wi-Fi won't be a problem.
Whether that Wi-Fi is attached to anything else, that might be more of a concern...
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