Google Wifi and Google Nest Wifi are getting some interesting functional updates, and Google is lowering the price of the older product.

“Lately, our homes have become busier than ever,” Google’s Pushkar Sharma notes. “We work, attend classes, enjoy entertainment from movies to video games and even exercise right in our living rooms. This means our Wi-Fi needs to be dependable and strong, and keep us covered in any room of the home.”

To address our shifting Wi-Fi needs, Google is improving both generations of its Wi-Fi mesh networking solutions—Google Wifi and Nest Wifi—with some new features. Key among them is new device notifications, where you’ll be alerted in the Google Home app when a new device joins the network. Google is also reducing network delays and improving network performance to help you avoid congestion when multiple devices are online. And it’s continuing its work to improve speeds on slow Internet connections.

As important, Google is lowering the price of its previous-generation Google Wifi solution. A single node, which covers homes up to 1,500 square feet, is now $99. And a three-node pack, which covers homes up to 4,500 square feet, is now just $199. By comparison, the more powerful Nest Wifi, which has better performance and coverage, is more expensive at $169 per mode or $349 for a 3-pack.

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