We've recently had issues with the single D-Link "Saipan" router fading out or slowing down in some parts of the property, plus it also recently started freezing out certain devices....and needed to power cycled to reset it. It felt like a memory leak. Anyway......it seemed to be getting worse.

So time for some new tech.

I had a $150 gift card for Westfield, so I invested it as part payment for a 3-node set of Google WiFi from JB HiFi. It plugs into the Spark HG659b router. But the Spark router can't be in bridge mode.....it needs to be in IP Routing mode....(and I know there is a memory leak there....so we'll see how that goes). Looks like Google WiFi isn't a full router in it's own right....Or I didn't configure it properly

It meshes....so I spaced the three nodes around the house, with the primary node being on my UPS. If the power goes out, we can make do with one node.

I'm impressed. It's really fast. It's easy to set up. You get a solid signal everywhere and the throughput is even across the property.

Downsides.....each node only has one usable ethernet port (unless you use the wan one, too, if the node is a bridged one?). So I bought an 8-port D-Link switch from PB Tech for $58. Cheap, but far from the cheapest.

My desktop PC used to connect to Wifi at 468mbps up to 702mpbps on a good day. Now it connects at 866mbps. I have 200/200 fibre and several people banging away on it via wifi....so the traffic separation and extra signal strength feel like goodness. I have set up port forwarding for a couple of services I access remotely. That all goes well. 

Here's a screenshot of my desktop's connection. Anyone else used Google Wifi? I only installed it two days ago. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.