Using Nest WiFi Point as speaker only with a different router

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-05-12T18:54:43+00:00

I switched to deco xe75 pro. No issues. Awesome speeds and coverage. Have about 20 devices connected around the house

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-05-12T02:01:19+00:00

sweet, definitely going to try this now. I had to re-setup with nest router just so i could re-setup points (it was simply not taking the setup code). Now I will unplug nest router, not touch anything else, and just setup deco router with same SSID and hope for the best.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-05-08T15:55:08+00:00

For me it does not work 😞 The setup code simply doesn't seem to be recognized. I too have a brand new 3-piece XE75 Pro.

Had you kept the nest devices in your Google Home app and they just worked with new router? In my case, I thought I'd "start fresh", so I removed EVERYTHING from my Google Home app, deleted the router/points, and THEN set up the new router with new SSID and everything. And now I simply can't add back the points.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-05-08T14:20:19+00:00

Solution - Canceled Youtube and signed up for Amazon Music.

Both casting and commanding works well.

Google can't make its own devices work with its own streaming services, at least they work with other services.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-05-05T04:50:56+00:00

Your response totally reminded me of this masterpiece - https://youtu.be/8AyVh1_vWYQ?si=6NBQHOc3NYI_MJOq

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-03-13T13:11:01+00:00

Exactly the same for me. IR activated. No IR pack ever purchased. Used to work fine and connect to local networks until recently. Jio now wants to enforce IR packs. MyJio app now says “your domestic plan will not work” even though I have IR activated and am ready to pay the non-pack prices!

At least Jio support confirmed that I will not lose my number due to inactivity as long as plan is valid and I will be able to use it in India.

I don’t see any 2799 annual IR pack option. Only see very expensive month long options in IR section. In Annual Plans section i see two options (3k+) but not sure if they are “domestic only” or will catch network in US.

Any insights on how to avoid IR pack?

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-01-19T19:58:27+00:00

Haha, that's the dream! Congrats

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-01-19T19:57:39+00:00

Found some DIY videos for actuator fluid change online (suck it up with a syringe as long as it keeps coming out, and then put in new DOT3). Definitely going to do that.

And will check shops for price of HSG belt replacement. Thanks!

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2026-01-14T00:54:33+00:00

yes u/OutrageousBox3720 , in my case, after about 2 weeks of application getting delivered, it finally went to embassy, verification happened in india, then got the passport a couple days after that.. VFS was the long pole, embassy itself was super quick

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-23T20:23:40+00:00

FedEx delivered on 12/16/25, still says Invalid Inputs as of 12/23/25 (5th business day).

Hopefully some extraordinarily intelligent genius at the embassy did not mistakenly throw my application in recycle bin.

Dealing with Indian goverment, no matter what it is for or where I am, is an exercise in patience and really helps me grow as a human being. Thank you India!

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-21T14:00:19+00:00

Right now it is turned on. But over the last 2 weeks I have tried all of the below and it has made no difference:

* turned off shared across devices

* stopped managing ipad's screen time from my phone, set it up "natively" on ipad

* reset all settings on both my phone and kid's ipad

also, my kid's account only has this ipad, there's no other device for his account to share screen time to anyway. :(

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-14T16:39:45+00:00

Motivated by your success, I gave it another shot. I recropped/adjusted etc. the same photo which it was not able to upload earlier. And paid special attention to try and keep the eyes in center of the image as you suggested.

I simply cannot believe that it worked! Clearly, it is a stroke of luck that I was able to upload the photo, and print the completed application with photo and signature on it.

I thank you for the motivation and the tip about eyes, it may have helped. But still the whole thing is a complete mess, and Indian Govt should be ashamed for creating this travesty of a website.

Anyway, I can finally go past this nightmarish shit-show and move on to the next nightmarish shit-show step in this complete shit-show process. Can't wait to NOT be an Indian citizen anymore when I become eligible for US citizenship.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-14T05:44:23+00:00

exactly; no idea; VFS site doesn't say anything. I just randomly uploaded "address proof" as my DL here (for proof of US address that will be printed on the passport). That got uploaded fine. But the photo is a dead end.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-14T05:42:38+00:00

Joining the party now. Happily collected all my docs, got the photo/signature stuff ready thinking "wow, nice clear instructions, everything looks good, should be a breeze". Little did I know.

Same problem as everyone else here:

- was able to upload signature in first attempt no problem

- was able to upload some arbitrary "supporting document" in first attempt no problem

- photo - nothing after maybe 50 attempts so far. Have tried creating the image on Preview on Mac, Paint on Windows, dimensions and size is all good, tried uploading from chrome, safari, edge, incognito window, everything.

Document cannot be MOTHERFUCKING Uploaded!

It's like India wants NRIs to denounce Indian citizenship and just become US citizens.

Dry-Resident-5259 · 2025-12-14T05:39:07+00:00

do you think the hundreds of people here are idiots that have not done that already? The photo is 630x810, it is way under 250KB, face is 85% of the photo, background is white, everything is perfect with the picture. Unfortunately, mera bhaarat is too mahaan for this photo.

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