Google Nest Wifi, Nest Hub and Google Home Speaker Set-Up in London

• Matter over Wi-Fi and Thread: the Google Home Speaker, Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wifi Pro and Google TV Streamer
• Matter over Wi-Fi only: Nest Audio, Nest Mini, the Nest Hub (1st gen) and older Google Home speakers
• Google lists the Google Home Speaker as a Thread 1.3 border router, and Nest Wifi Pro and the older Nest Wifi as Thread border routers too

• The Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Cam (battery), Nest Cam with floodlight and Nest Protect join 2.4 GHz only in Europe, so a point near the front of the house matters more than top speed
• Nest Wifi Pro is Wi-Fi 6E on three bands, with two Ethernet ports on each router, and the pro links points by cable where a route exists
• Nest Wifi Pro cannot mesh with Nest Wifi or Google Wifi, so a mixed set means choosing one system
• Google no longer sells Nest Wifi or Google Wifi, but existing sets are still placed, reset and extended; Nest Wifi points double as speakers
• Ofcom's advice is a router placed centrally and off the floor, and mesh rather than extenders, which can slow the connection

• Your home and its members, so the right people see cameras and controls
• A guest network and Family Wi-Fi on Nest Wifi, with each device on the right band
• Speaker groups, or two Google Home Speakers paired with a Google TV Streamer for surround sound
• A Nest speaker or display announcing visitors from a Nest doorbell that has no wired chime
• The Google Home Premium trial that comes with a new Nest Cam, Nest Doorbell or Google Home Speaker, started or linked to your account; JACK never sells the plan
• A Nest Mini (2nd gen) hung on the wall, or a bracket you have bought for a Nest Hub fixed up, with the cable run neatly

• Nest Wifi Pro had a Buy button, and the Google Home Speaker was listed as new
• Nest Hub (2nd gen) and Nest Hub Max were out of stock
• Nest Wifi and Google Wifi are no longer sold by Google
• Google promises security updates for at least five years from a device's launch; for the Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Audio, Nest Mini and Nest Wifi that minimum has passed, though Google still lists them as getting updates

A vetted pro prices your Nest job from the model and your photos, and the JACK app shows that fixed price before you book.

On heating, where the Heat Link goes moves the price most: a 3rd gen Heat Link in place of a programmer on the same wiring is the plainest job, while hot water on a cylinder, an S-plan or Y-plan wiring centre or an old wired thermostat to take out of the circuit adds to it. Anything that must be wired at the boiler itself is left out of the price and handed to a Gas Safe registered engineer.

On doorbells and cameras, power comes first: a battery doorbell or Nest Cam with a good 2.4 GHz signal is the lightest job, a weak bell transformer is swapped on its existing supply, and the Nest Cam with floodlight is priced as electrical work on your outside-light circuit. For a camera high on a gable, your pro can ask another pro on JACK to help through the Pro2Pro feature.

JACK does not sell devices, so the Nest kit is yours to buy. Accessories the job needs, such as a bell transformer, a fused spur or an outdoor junction box, are agreed and added at cost before you book, and so is parking where it has to be paid for. Several devices go on one booking for one fixed price. Prefer to pay for time? As a guide, hourly hire is typically £45–£95 per hour for smart home work and £55–£110 per hour for electrical work, and a full-day handyman booking is a flat £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on site.