topic Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router in Broadband & Landline

Eero mesh with Ee home router

pkbad — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 22:05:35 GMT

Getting a lot of bad areas in house and also garden with EE home broadband - can I use EERO to create a mesh and if so do I still use the EE router provided by EE

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

James_B — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 11:28:04 GMT

Hi @pkbad,

Welcome to the EE Community. 🙂

Yes, you can use a mesh system with your EE router.

James

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

christhorn — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:51:52 GMT

Just signed up for the gb EE router - and realised it’s significantly more powerful than my current mesh set up which will need to be replaced.

As it looks like we’ll be starting from scratch on that front, any recommended mesh systems/options that work well with the current EE router? (not sure exactly what it is yet - sue to be fitted in a few weeks).

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

bobpullen — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 21:39:54 GMT

@christhorn - what mesh solution are you currently using? Are you moving to EE from another provider or are you an existing customer upgrading? It would be useful to understand which router you are being sent as it could be one of several.

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

christhorn — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:00:09 GMT

Thanks @bobpullen .

i’m coming over from BT where I’ve curently got a BT hub connected to a TP link combination of Deco M4 and M5s

Just checked the new documentation and it looks like U’ll be receiving a ‘Smart Hub Plus’ - expectee speeds of 900mbps (down) / 110 mbps (up). Sorry - that would have been helpful before!

Thanks again

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

bobpullen — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:15:42 GMT

Thanks Chris.

You're right in saying the capability of the Smart Hub Plus is (on paper) better than the Deco's, but I'd probably recommend you see how things perform in practice before making any purchasing decisions.

Your options would be to either subscribe to EE's Smart WiFi Plus, or purchase an aftermarket mesh solution of some sort. If you were to go the latter route, then you want something that's at least dual band WiFi6, with a 4x4/4x4 antenna array and support for 160MHz 5GHz channel width. That would put you on level'ish playing ground with the Smart Hub Plus. You could go one further and opt for a tri-band WiFi6E device which would also give you access to the 6GHz spectrum (assuming you have devices that support it).

If you go the after-market route (or even keep your Deco's), I'd suggest doing away with the EE kit entirely as it's unlikely it would be needed (most mesh kit can be connected directly to the fibre ONT with a small amount of configuration).

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

christhorn — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:24:30 GMT

Fab, thanks again @bobpullen - was in a bit of a panic thatI’d need stuff ready before the new one is set up. This is very reassuring - really appreciate the detail and quick responses!

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

barnes6605 — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:56:46 GMT

what speed can i expect?

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

barnes6605 — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:59:34 GMT

with ee Kit wat is the speed sold I Expect

Re: Eero mesh with Ee home router

JimM11 — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:55:30 GMT

@barnes6605 As you do not say what speed you have purchased from EE, then it will all be down to what you have and how you configure it all.