The subscription packages for other smart doorbells are considered a bonus, but when it comes to Google’s Nest Doorbell and Nest Hello, these subscription packages are an absolute must. Whether you buy the wired model or the battery operated, you’ll be using your home’s Wi-Fi network to get these cameras connected to the internet. Wi-Fi OnlyĪnother thing you should know about these Nest Doorbell cameras is that there is no power over ethernet option.

The Nest Doorbell takes things a step down, but focuses more on delivering in the “porch action” coverage that doorbell cameras are becoming known for. The Nest Hello used the extra power from the wired power supply to support a higher resolution camera as well as better overall technology. The other big difference comes in terms of the power of the technology on board the camera. This gives the Nest Doorbell more convenience when it comes to installation, but also gives you a battery that you have to occasionally replace.

The biggest differences come from the Nest Hello having a wired power supply and the Nest Doorbell given a choice of a battery-powered option, or a wired option. As a quick overview, both of these are smart doorbells that integrate security features as well as plenty of convenience. There are a lot of small details that make the Nest Doorbell different from the Nest Hello (the latter being Google Nest’s first foray into smart doorbells). Whatever they've done with recent updates has broken that rule.A black Google Nest Hello Video Doorbell. Really not looking forward to packing up my Nest Routers and going the eBay route, but stability is the first rule of WiFi. Ordering the eero Pro 6, which has some known issues and I'm fine with it. They acknowledge problems and discuss updates. No solution is perfect, but I'm thoroughly impressed with the eero support over in the eero subreddit. Having read this was a known issue that's yet unresolved, I've decided to jump ship. It would go out for less than a minute and these were wired devices. This continued and noticed it with our computers during the day. For example, my Google Nest Hub would switch from photos to no wifi message. Over the past month or so, I noticed dropouts. I replaced Unifi with 5 Nest Routers, using ethernet backhaul. Really disappointed by Google in this case.Īdding my issues to the thread of discontent with Nest WiFi. I will replace my complete Google Wifi setup with some other solution. So long story short: After several weeks of testing and talking to ISP support etc. The Google Wifi (running on latest firmware update) was really the issue here! I mean, the hardware is not that cheap and it's pretty pathetic that the device is unable to provide a stable network connection (which is the main purpose of the device). So since yesterday I've replaced the Google Wifi Router with some other Router (FritzBox) and I have a completely stable network and internet connection ever since! I've tested all devices in the network chain (ONT, switch, Google Wifi as router, and even the cables in-between) and even factory reset the whole Google Wifi network (router + 2 mesh pucks). Video-calls abort or freeze for a couple of seconds. The disconnect is only for 1-2 seconds, but all devices handle their reconnect differently. It happens ever 30 minutes and you can really set your clock by it. Over the last month or so I've been experiencing suspiciously regular dis-/reconnects of ALL network devices (WiFi and wired).

So I have a setup, where directly behind the ONT (FTTH) the main Google Wifi Router was placed and after that the switch handles all wired connections in my household. I've been really frustrated because of regular disconnects, too.

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