I did confirm that a 6GHz band was actually available using a Wi-Fi analyzer app but for the most part, it remained on backhaul duty. Keep in mind that it's not possible to specify to which node my device connected, so, at each location, airplane mode was cycled before the test.Įero Pro 6E internet speed tests (two runs) Device With this in mind, speed tests throughout the house were strong, and most importantly, the connection felt plenty fast. I have cable internet through Cox with a maximum download speed of 940Mbps and an upload of 35Mbps. Still, the system's overall speeds and even ping times were great, so I put this annoyance in the back of my mind and got on with the testing. I did manage to run a few tests and saw speeds over 900Mbps using 6E. It did sometimes connect at 6GHz, and the performance was as strong as expected, but with no way to separate bands and no way to set preferred connections for devices, I was unable to create an isolated test for the 6GHz connection. I restarted my Pro 6E system multiple times and even let it be for multiple days on end, and the result was the same, my Wi-Fi 6E-capable Zenfone 8 spent the vast majority of its time on 5GHz.
In my case, all of my devices immediately went for the 5GHz band and stayed there.
Eero will steer your devices to whatever it determines to be the most appropriate bands. The eeros will use one of these wireless connections as a backhaul, and in my home, it was the 6GHz band. The fastest Wi-Fi 6 devices will be able to connect to the eero Pro 6E at up to 2.4Gbps on either 5GHz or 6GHz.
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