Why we recommend Google Nest WiFi for your home

That free WiFi router your broadband provider gave you is not very good

Everyone is working from home, so it is rather vital that you can get online with ease. Home WiFi is unlikely to be as good as the WiFi you usually have access to in the office. Office WiFi typically will have been professionally installed with WiFi hotspots strategically laid out around the office, so no matter where you are, you have access to a secure and robust WiFi connection.

At home, you're most likely using the built-in router WiFi that your broadband provider gave you when you signed up for the service. It is most likely a few years old. You've probably not changed its master password, and it's unlikely you'll have updated its firmware. Firmware is the software that runs on the router. Like Windows, it needs regular updates to fill in security holes that have been found after its initial manufacture.

You may find that your WiFi connection is not great in parts of your home that are further away from the router, especially if you live in a big or old house with thick walls. The router has also most likely been installed near the edge of your home, where the main telephone line enters, which is not an ideal location. Having your WiFi more central in the house will give you better coverage.

Why you should get Google Nest WiFi

Google Nest WiFi is the solution we suggest to our clients to boost their home WiFi if they are struggling to get a decent connection.

With this system, you can place two or more WiFi hotspots around your home (replacing the WiFi your free router is offering) this builds a WiFi mesh. Hence, as you move around the house, your device seamlessly connects to the hotspot that has the most robust connection. The system is also gets auto-updated by Google, so you have the most secure and feature-rich WiFi connection.

Google Nest WiFi also gives you extra controls over your free router WiFi. You can set up multiple separate networks, such as one for your work, one for your family or one for guest to use. By separating the networks, you add an extra layer of security. For example, if a friend where to visit, you would give them access to the guest network, if their device had a virus on it, this would not pass to your devices as they would be on the family or work network.

You may wish to limit your children's access to the internet, with Google Nest WiFi you can setup limit for individual devices, from time limits to content blocking. The Google WiFi app lets you easily control all these functions with ease, and setting up the hotspots only requires you to scan a QR code and then placing the hotspots around your home.

So if you are struggling to get a decent WiFi connection at home from the free router your broadband provider gave you, try Google Nest WiFi.

P.S the Google Nest Wifi hotspots also have smart speakers built in - there is an extra bonus!