eero’s Mesh Wi-Fi Still In Development

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Tim Higgins

eero logo eero‘s is ramping up beta testing of its mesh Wi-Fi system.

An email blast to eero customers today said it is still in beta testing and contained no ship date update.

Specifics noted were:

  • Systems are installed in 50 employees’ homes
  • Field beta is being expanded to an additional 200 homes
  • Hardware design is "locked"

eero added "It’s now all about fine-tuning our software and app while ramping manufacturing".

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The rest of the email contained claims of Wi-Fi speed improvement of 300 to 400% "relative to testers’ old equipment. There was also a nod to Google’s OnHub announcement with some competitive positioning of eero’s multi access point solution vs. Google and all other single router solutions.

Pricing via Amazon is still at $199 for a 1-pack and $499 for a 3-pack, with availability still showing "This item will be released on December 1, 2015".

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