Eero7 review

Eero 7: Introduction

The Wi-Fi 7 has proven incredible in terms of speed, but it’s also breathtakingly expensive to buy.

There are also a few more midrange systems on the market, but up until now there have been no truly affordable systems on the Eero 7 system.

To reduce the price, Amazon removed the cover of the Eero 7. It was released earlier this year along with the New Eero Pro 7.

Amazon returned in 2023 when it first plunged Amazon into the Wi-Fi 7 pass with the Eero Max 7, which is not only surprisingly fast but surprisingly expensive.

Although sitting under the Max 7 on the Eero Hierarchy, the new Wi-Fi 7 Duo on top of the Eero Pro 6e and Eero 6+ makes multi-gigabit speeds more accessible and will tighten up your home network in the future for years to come.

Here we are reviewing the Eero 7. This is a dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5GHz system at $169.99 for a single unit, at $169.99, and provides wireless and wired speeds up to 2.3Gbps, when using a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port on the back.

However, since there is no 6GHz band, it works best in areas with little to no congestion, as it has the least transfer speed.

But if that’s right for you, this is a great mesh system with one of the best apps in the business. Read the full review.

Setup and specifications

The Eero Max 7 used a much larger satellite than the other Eero systems, but the Eero 7 returns to a smaller size, just like the Eero Pro 6.

To expand your current system, you have the option to purchase the system three packs ($349.99), two packs ($279.99), or individually. This makes the Eero 7 much cheaper than other Wi-Fi 7 systems.

In a standalone system, one Eero 7 device must connect to the internet and act as a gateway. The other devices are satellites.

There is also the option to connect the Eero 7 to an existing Eero system, but older standard versions also allow you to limit speeds and reduce available channel bandwidth. This is only used with other Eero 7 or Wi-Fi 7 systems.

Each satellite has two 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports on the rear. This is a neat and free upgrade to network speed, especially since the standard runs through standard CAT 5E cables.

In addition to wired devices, Eero 7 devices can be connected together using 2.5 Gigabit (wired backhaul) instead of wireless backhaul.

Given the lack of dedicated channels for intersatellite connections, wired backhauling is a good way to improve performance and can provide the option of placing satellites in larger areas such as outbuilding.

Each Eero 7 device uses Wi-Fi 7, but only uses 2.4GHz (2×2) and 5GHz (2×2) bands. There is no support for the 6GHz band, which offers less range but much faster throughput.

On paper, the Eero 7 doesn’t seem to be much different from the Eero 6+. However, Wi-Fi 7 offers several advantages over Wi-Fi 6 even in dual band.

This includes wider radio bands (up to 240MHz compared to the Eero 6+’s 160MHz), and support for 4K QAM.

Of course, all of these features rely on less crowded wireless spaces. This is difficult to guarantee at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Both bands can be used simultaneously on Wi-Fi 7 clients, increasing the maximum speed your device can use.

Overall, the Eero 7 has a maximum throughput of 1.8Gbit/s compared to the 1Gbit/s offered by the Eero 6+. As explained below, actual throughput varies, but this is a significant on-paper advantage.

Features

Eero 7 works just like any other Eero device controlled through the cloud using the Eero app.

This is a truly amazing system that is easy to use and easy to control, with a clear screen showing the status of your network and a list of all connected devices.

Free to create profiles for each person in the house, assign devices and access the internet. For more information, you will need the Eero Plus ($99.99/£99.99 per year).

With this subscription, you will get the right web filtering, including options to block specific sites and applications such as Snapchat and Roblox, as well as MalwareBytes, 1Password, and subscriptions to VPN.

Additionally, to obtain Internet backup capabilities, you can specify a second Wi-Fi network as a backup in case your main connection goes down.

This can be a Wi-Fi hotspot, a 5G router, or a network of neighbors. You can also choose which devices are available to prevent slow connections from overwhelming. Overall, the Eero Plus is worth the price, especially if you have kids at home.

Smart home users have built-in Zigbee and Thread, which can be controlled by connecting the system to Alexa.

Additionally, Alexa integration is available and voice control is provided. This still works in the US than in the UK, allowing individual devices, profiles to be voice controlled, and guest networks can be turned on and off. In the UK, we were able to pause our profile. That was everything.

This app is not often offered in advanced control methods, such as setting up your own network channels.

Rather, the system takes care of everything for you. I didn’t have any particular issues with this, but if you want to check what the system is doing and adjust it manually, this is not a mesh system.

performance

The main advantage of Wi-Fi 7 is its use of the 6GHz band. This is to increase the congestion and speed at close range. Without this, the performance of the Eero 7 is heavily dependent on local interference.

I tested it using OpenSpeedTest, which uses the iPhone 16 Pro as a client. In the same room as the Eero 7, I got a throughput of 600.05mbit/sec. This is good, but it is not much faster than the 561.75mbit/sec that the Eero 6+ achieved under the same conditions.

When I moved to the first floor of my house, the Eero 7 fell to 361.45mbit/Sec, and on the second floor the speed was 218.70mbit/Sec. It’s better than the Eero 6+, but not in immense volume, and speed is behind what the Eero Max 7 achieved.

However, as I live in a terraced house in London, there are many networks nearby, all hampered by the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

The Eero 7 satellite has been moved to the garden office. There was much less interference in this office. Here we saw a throughput of 1297.55mbit/s. This is behind the Eero 7 Max, but is much faster than the Wi-Fi 6 system we tested.

This highlights the problem of not having 6GHz. Speed ​​is only good if there is relatively little interference around you.

Final Thoughts

At an attractive price, the Eero 7 is faster if there is no interference, but in many cases it is not that fast. If you live in a country with very few wireless networks around you, this is a cheap and reliable mesh system. For most of us, it doesn’t offer anything more than a Wi-Fi 6 system and it’s better to buy one of these or spend more on a Wi-Fi 7 system with 6GHz networking.

However, if you have an Eero 7 Max system and you want an inexpensive node that just bolts to improve coverage for some of your home that doesn’t require maximum speed, the Eero 7 is the right choice.

Testing method

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Eero 7: Specifications