Best Internet Speeds For Working From Home (2024 Updated)

I have had my modem/router for two years without incident until recently. I Purchased this because I did not want to have to pay a rental fee every month to the cable company. Recently I had trouble connecting to the Internet and the cable company assured me it was not on their side.

When I called Netgear, I waited an hour and a half on the phone just to speak to a tech support rep!!!!!!!! The gentleman on the phone was super nice and courteous, we went through how to reset the router, but still no Internet.

He assured me that the hardware was OK, but that I would have to purchase a tech agreement to check the software. That’s ridiculous! The tech agreement was nearly the price of the router/modem to begin with! I had no idea this was how Netgear operated! I thought that the tech would help you with troubleshooting the software as well….

NOPE! I told him, I may as well go out and buy a brand new modem router for the price of the tech agreement!! So after 2 hours (waiting an hour and a half and being on the phone for half an hour). I hung up the phone with no resolution! Fortunately, the problem resolved itself a few days later… The network popped back up working OK!!??? I do want to give kudos to the tech support guy on the phone though, I know his hands were “tied” By the NETGEAR company and he could only do so much without making me pay for a tech agreement.

He was extremely nice, polite and courteous.

Was having trouble with a Surfboard modem with a Netgear R6260 attached after doing the latest update through Nighthawk. Decided to replace it with a modem/ router combo, the C6250. Set up in Nighthawk kept stalling at the “firmware out of date” stage.

I was able to get into the settings through my MacBook but couldn’t find any settings to update it. Turns out with the modem, Spectrum is responsible for updating it. It had the latest update according to anything I could find.

Tried doing setup again, deleting the app, all of it. Nothing worked but oddly I was able to download the old Netgear genie app and that works fine. Just seems like I lost a lot of features that I was used to with Nighthawk.

Speeds seem the same as before and it’s not dropping the connection so all in all I guess it’s an improvement.

This Netgear-Nighthawk Cable modem replaced my 3 yr old ARRIS – SURFboard 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3. 1 Cable Modem – after experiencing intermittent drops in service for last 5 months and having ruling out my ISP and router as not being the cause.

Upon installing this new modem upon recommendation from Astound ISP technician the problem has ceased and now have returned to stable internet. Speed is same as before and the unit is sleek and has small foot print on my entertainment furniture.

Very quiet and light is not distracting and due angled face not pointing at you if in a highly visible area like mine is. This works w/ many ISPs but best to confirm w/ your before installing to avoid returns.

My max speed is 1 GB so this one fits the bill as it is 1GB rated and delivers as promised.

You may not have to pay the rental fee from your provider but with Xfinity, they still have full control of your modem. They can flash your firmware so they can do anything they want to it. There is nothing user-friendly in the web interface that no longer works after Xfinity said they would fix my problem.

If your interface works then the only thing you can do is read the logs. I have seen other posts with the same issue of no longer being able to access your web GUI. You can not fix this problem since you don’t have access to the firmware & Netgear told me they can not flash the firmware because it is taken care of by the ISP.

This does not sound secure that my modem can be flashed from the public side. It also means I bought it but I don’t own it.

This was probably the best purchase we made for our household within our first few months moving there. We went through three of the standard issue xfinity modem’s within the span of a couple of weeks because they ALL had the same problem.

The internet would cut out constantly when using a wired connection (???) but worked perfectly for wifi. After trying with them, we concluded their modem was the issue and decided to take the plunge and buy this one.

It was kind of on the pricey end but not bank breaking (depending on your budget), but it worked amazingly after we got it set up. Setup is easy enough if you read the directions provided. Wired connection never dipped or cut out and the wifi was perfect as usual.

As someone who both works from home and games, this purchase was certainly worth it. It’s been two years since we got it and (so far) it still works great.

I upped my xfinity subscription past my old router’s 600mbps so I bought this. So far it’s doubled my upstairs speed (5mb to 10wifi). And my phone gets 256 on WiFi while leaning on the modem. I would like to see more controls for time of use and access.

It’d be nice to be able to lockout the kids at a certain time so they’re not hiding under the covers surfing the web at 2am or to be able to cut them off from WiFi until their chores were done. I should be able to cut them off with the genie app or nighthawk app but they don’t always let me log in and the nighthawk app lacks A LOT of the genie’s functionality.

I like the one source printer share app when it works but I often have to dink with the control app on the source computer. Overall a decent device but I’d have taken it back if it wasn’t 1 of 3 products I found that had all my needed functions.

(the other two were considerably more costly and/or unavailable).

I bought this modem/router to replace Xfi. It works well. The wifi range doesn’t seem to be a wide as Xfi. And it was not an ‘open the box and set up’ experience. Everything was set up and lights on but no internet.

Had to call customer service and waited 1-1/2 hrs for help. CS Rep was not very professional, spoke over my trying to speak, was noticeable irritated. I was irritated after waiting on hold for 1-1/2hrs but still did not take it out on him.

I did mention it of course and asked if this was a typical wait time. I would really have to think twice before buying another NetGear purchase. I am looking forward to lower bills with Xfinity.

Full disclosure. I purchased NETGEAR Orbi 753S from Costco not Amazon, because Costco offered 1 year of Free Technical Support not NETGEAR’s 90 Day standard Technical Support contract. After Unboxing and setting up, I already had my first call into Technical Support, as the product was not plug and play like advertised.

Many devices that use 2. 4G not 5G had issues trying to connect to system. Trying to get help from Tech. Support is impossible! After long wait times on hold (30 minutes to over 1 hour) you will hit a call center based in a foreign country, so language barriers exist and are quite prevalent.

The system seems to be very quirky, as it may work for multiple days and weeks flawlessly, but then for no reason, quite working altogether or have satellites drop in and out causing your wi-fi connected devices to stop functioning properly.

The system is set up with warning lights on the router and the satellites to warn you of issues with the system, but unfortunately ghost lights do occur according to Tech. Support, and they have no solutions to fix the issue.

Costco 1 year Technical Support is not worth the paper (Box) it is written on, because after the 90 days I have spoken with multiple technicians who want to charge you on a per call basis to fix the issue, which never really seems to get resolved.

Unless you are a programmer, or no something about programming, Technical support often leads you through going to a login, and completing multiple steps (writing code) which is supposed to fix the issues, but never does.

NETGEAR is interested in the initial sale of the Orbi, and then signing you up for a service contract after the free 90 days of support that can cost anywhere from $140 to $220. That may work for you, but when you have a product that is warranted for 1 year, try getting your product repaired or replaced for free when Technical support won’t even talk to you because you have not signed up for their service contract.

This is pure extortion on NETGEARS part because they know that they have a product that will need Technical help at some point, and if you are unwilling to pay for it, you basically have a paperweight not a router with Wi-Fi extenders.

DO NOT BUY! This issue seems to be prevelant on all NETGEAR Routers and Extenders!.

We have subscribed to Gigabit internet service for a couple of years and since my home office is the furthest distance away from the wifi router, I would struggle with much slower speeds and internet stability/connectivity issues during video calls.

I started researching mesh wifi router systems which led me to the Orbi WiFi 6 system (RBK750 series). Initially, because we live in an older home with plaster walls and other physical obstacles (i. e.

the plumbing, tile and porcelain in bathrooms all likely add some interference), the wifi mesh did help my internet reliability, but it did not help my download speeds. After two cable company visits and more research, it became clear the solution was putting a wifi mesh satellite in my home office and then using an ethernet cable to connect my laptop directly to the satellite.

Even though the signal to the satellite is still coming over the mesh wifi wirelessly, the speeds coming directly out of the satellite via the ethernet cable are VASTLY improved! Before this solution, I was averaging 100Mbps to 150Mbps and a ping of 14 to 18 (using speedtest.

net) to now averaging 500Mbps to 600Mbps and a ping of 9 to 12!! The other satellite in our system with a more direct site line to the main wifi router is averaging 800 Mbps using this same connection setup!! Now that everything is set up, it is working flawlessly and I am very happy with the results!.

[This is more like 4. 5 out of 5 —but no way to specify a. 5 so I chose 4 simply because it’s not perfect] So far so good. It’s not a modem/router combo so if you’re used to Xfinity’s modem/router device, you will need to buy a separate router for your wifi.

It’s been almost 1 month now and it’s performing well. I used to get a lot of network drops from my old modem and I have not seen that issue since I replaced it with this device. There are only 2 issues for me which are very minor.

The first one is with the placement of its LED lights. In order to see all the lights, you’ll have to be looking directly straight at it. So if it’s late at night and just want to verify that all lights are Green meaning no technical issues, you can’t see it in an angle.

The 2nd issue is with the setup and activation. The setup is quick and easy but at least in my experience, you may need to go through the activation process 2 or more times in order to get it connected.

Using my ISP app, it’s telling me a certain minutes (e. g. 10 or 11 mins) for the ISP to recognize the device and activate it, and I wait and wait probably for double the estimated time and it wasn’t connecting.

I initially thought the device is not supported even though it is in the specs. It was only when I decided to stop the process and repeat the whole process again that it went through. But other than that, everything is working fine and stable and I have not gotten any issues lately.

Purchased for use with lowest tier (200Mbps) offered by Spectrum. I initially tried the CM1200 but it gave issues during activation; modem not supported even though it’s on their approved list site at the time.

For this model, the LEDs light up in a way that’s very easy to understand: green = active/okay status, yellow = not active/issues status. So far it has been working great but it’s only been 1 month. The real fun comes 6months to 24months from now just from general usage.

The only time I had connection problems was when there was a power outage or an outage from my ISP. I have no complaints with bandwidth, it’s about what I expect for the tier I have with my ISP but have not verified with any speed test.

Also, I am unsure if it is standard practice but this product DOES NOT include a coax cable. Be sure to purchase that as well unless you have a bunch laying around. The only con I have is that this product is not DOCSIS 3.

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I think the eero 6 mesh wifi set is pretty amazing. Due to where I have to keep my router I have been suffering from weak signals in parts of my house. Our house isn’t very large, but the cable hook up is in the southeast corner of the house.

The two bedrooms on the north end of the house have always struggled to get a decent wifi signal. Earlier this year I got fed up with it and did some research and came to the conclusion that our nearly 10-year-old router must have been the issue.

So, I swapped it out for a Netgear Nighthawk after reading rave reviews. Alas, it didn’t help very much. Then, I read about wifi extenders and bought one of those. While this did give me strong signals throughout the house, the extender’s network came with a bit of a lag, as it had to relay from the main network.

This made streaming tv (we’re cord cutters) difficult, especially if there were multiple devices running on the main network. I realized that a mesh network was probably going to be the best solution for our situation.

In came eero 6 to the rescue! I had just succumbed to the idea of living with spotty wifi in our house when the chance arose to get this system. I thought I was getting pretty decent speeds with my Nighthawk, but the eero blew that out of the water.

I ran speed tests in a few areas around the house to see how much of a difference, if any, the eero system would make. In the living room (where the router is located) my speed more than doubled. In the master bedroom, the furthest away from the router, my speed quadrupled! I know, impressive.

What’s even more impressive is that those speed numbers are indicative of only having the main router hooked up. I hadn’t decided where I wanted to put the two satellite routers yet. After installing those, I was able to get speeds almost 10 times faster than the Nighthawk alone gave out to the master bedroom.

I am even able to get decent speeds in the furthest corners of my back yard, whereas before I was lucky if I got any signal at all just outside the back door. One thing to think about before running out to get one of these systems is where you want to place the two satellite units.

While they are wireless in the sense that there aren’t any wires connecting them to the main router, they do still have to be plugged into a wall socket. This could be an issue if you have an older home with very few spare outlets.

Fortunately, the routers are relatively attractive, so they won’t be an eyesore sitting on an end table or nightstand. You can even turn off the LED light if that poses an issue. One thing that bothered me about my Nighthawk was how bright it made my living room in the middle of the night with all its very bright blinking lights emanating from behind the TV.

There is one thing I have to criticize the eero 6 on and that is its instructions. They are very minimal and they leave out one key piece of information, which is to turn off wifi on your phone. I tried over and over for 20 minutes and could not get the router to connect.

Then, I just happened to recall that when setting up a Ring doorbell you have to turn off wifi on your phone. Having that one step in the instructions would have saved me a lot of frustration.

Reliable system. I’ve had the Eero 6 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 system for over a month now. The router and the extenders are placed all throughout the house. Each are located on all three levels of the house. The router and extenders communicate Wi-Fi to each other and splits the connection between multiple devices.

My phone will connect to one of the three Eeros that is nearby. Walking between different rooms my phone will connect from one Eero to another. A different device may be connected to the same exact Eero or on a different one with my phone.

This alleviates pressure from a single router to transmit Wi-Fi to all devices. On a side note, these Eeros will only connect to new/relatively new devices (e. g. phones, laptops, tv’s doorbell, etc.

) to use Wi-Fi 6. Don’t disconnect your devices from the old router immediately. Make sure all your devices can pick up the Eero on Wi-Fi 6 first. You can change the bandwidth but Wi-Fi 6 is stronger.

I still have a couple of devices connected to my old router due to this condition. Until I update those low tech devices. I believe this should be rated as five stars. Great and reliable. Especially if you plan to add multiple devices throughout your residency.

I recommend purchasing the Eeros or at least a mesh Wi-Fi system.

In the world of work from home, remote everything, it’s nice to be able to upgrade to something faster and better. If you are still rocking an 802. 11n or even worse 802. 11g router, it is time for an upgrade.

In the world of routers, the current Eero 6 features the 802. 11ax spec in the form of the dual-band Eero 6 and tri-band Eero 6 Pro. The latest 802. 11ax spec (now called Wifi 6 or Wifi AX) improves on the previous 802.

11ac (known as Wifi 5) abilities by providing greater bandwidth, more simultaneous wifi use, and better range. In theory, even if your existing devices are not Wifi 6 capable, they will be able to utilize the greater bandwidth and better management of the frequencies to provide a better internet streaming experience.

Currently, the Intel 10 gen processor-based computers and modern smartphones (iPhone 11, iPhone 12, Samsung S10, S20, Note 10) all support this new standard. In the Box: The dual-band Eero 6 comes with three matching power supplies, two matching Eero 6 mesh expander units, one Eero 6 mesh router (with ethernet ports), and an ethernet cable.

The box comes with instructions that will help you set up the unit. Setup: The beauty of the Eero is the quick hassle-free setup. The experience does not change regardless of which version of the Eero you own.

The initial setup does require you to use a phone or tablet to download the Eero app. The setup device should be connected to the internet for an email & phone number, as part of the setup requires you to activate your account.

Once you have plugged in the main unit (the one with the ethernet ports) to the internet modem and given it power, the setup process can begin. It seems to use a combination of Wifi and Bluetooth to find the router to connect.

Once you enter your serial number of the router, the setup is almost complete. Add your network name (SSID) and the passkey and you are done. Setting up the nodes can now be completed by following the on-screen information in the app on your phone.

The Eero will update and maintain itself, with little for you to do. Eero does offer “upgrades”, as part of the setup process, particularly the Eero Secure and Secure+ features. By default, you are signed up for a free 30-day trial, but you can turn that off.

Eero Secure at $30/yr is plenty for most people, keep track of your kid’s internet use, block ads and prevent them from going to naughty websites. For that, the price is worth it. The Eero Secure+ builds on features and provides a VPN, Password Manager, and an Antivirus for $99/yr.

It must be noted that I am reviewing the three-pack, dual-band Wifi 6 device, which features only one of the routers with ethernet ports (doesn’t matter which one is LAN and which is WAN, it figures it out) that connects to the modem.

The mesh expander routers only have a power input. The three-pack of the tri-band Eero 6 Pro, is larger and features the exact same router, and is agnostic to which router is connected to your modem.

The dual-band has a difference in the design as the mesh expander units do not support a wired backhaul, however depending on the version you buy, you could technically create the feature by purchasing multiple dual-band Eero 6 router units.

Performance: The Eero 6 dual-band Wifi Router is a must-have if you are looking to upgrade your service. Eero’s current generation of Wifi 6 devices includes the tri-band Eero 6 Pro, the dual-band Eero 6 (main unit), and Eero 6 Repeater units.

The difference is in the performance achievable by the routers. The Eero 6 Pro obviously is going to be faster, and more capable as it supports a dedicated wireless backhaul frequency, and an optional wired backhaul to connect between the routers The 3-pack Eero 6 however is a dual-band and does not support the wired-backhaul (unless you buy multiple wired units).

The inter-connections between the mesh units use the existing wifi signal to expand the wireless connectivity. This reduces the effective total speed capable to be used by the wireless units and limits speeds to 500 Mbps Now that does not sound like a whole lot, but it is more than enough for a vast majority of the people who are looking to improve their wifi connectivity and internet experience.

For me, the biggest drawback to this dual-band Eero 6 unit is the expandability of the network. With only 1 spare ethernet port on the main router, you will require the use of a switch if you need a wired network for legacy devices.

In general use, I find speeds quite good. Initial speed tests were a bit lackluster, but after 36 hours the system optimized itself and I found the speeds to be more than adequate. I have a 200 Mbps connection, far lower than the theoretical cap of 500 Mbps, and I was able to extend the range to let me stream movies while sipping cocktails by the pool without losing performance.

The ability to easily expand my wifi connectivity to the pool by just placing the mesh wifi units wherever I deem convenient just makes this brilliant. The good news is that Eero devices are backwardly compatible, and my existing Wifi 5 (802.

11ac) Eero plug-in extender was easily integrated into the Wifi 6 network, providing easy expandability. Neat Features: If you are like me and use smart home devices, this latest generation of the Eero 6 units features Zigbee protocol and can act as your smart home hub.

You can expand your Zigbee device range by integrating the Eero 6 mesh routers. What uses Zigbee? Well, a whole lot of devices, from your Amazon Echo / Alexa, Philips Hue, Belkin Wemo, Samsung Smart Things, etc.

Basically, if you use any smart home devices from locks to lights, the ability to extend the Zigbee protocol signal is brilliant, as now you can technically have amazon echo control your smart home devices from anywhere, just have to connect your Eero to your Amazon account.

Pros: * Ease of setup – though requires a working cellphone with internet connectivity for SMS and email verification at the time of setup * Generally advertised speeds are achieved with ease, but the dual-band Eero 6 does take a performance hit for the wireless backhaul, still, 500 Mbps is more than enough for most people.

If you are fortunate enough to be able to have gigabit internet service in your area, you should upgrade to the Eero 6 Pro. * Self-healing wifi network. * Backwardly compatible with previous generation Eero units available on the market Cons: * No wired or dedicated wireless backhaul for the mesh expander units unless you buy multiple router units, or just get the Eero 6 Pro.

* Limited account controls in the app for monitoring kids without paying for the Eero Secure service ($30/yr). * Lag in switching from 5 GHz to 2. 4 GHz and vice versa, it seems some devices hold on to the frequency and will not hop over to the 2.

4 GHz band (which has a slower speed but signal travels a longer distance) when moving around as seamlessly, so a performance hit occurs. This will probably be fixed in a firmware update in the future.

I have an existing Linksys Router with multiple remote boosters and was interested in moving to a true mesh network. This system had high expectations to meet as we have a farm and run wifi cameras out in the barn and horse arena.

The current configuration gets the job done usually but the camera out by the arena loses wifi strength for large points in time. I recently setup a Netgear Nighthawk Mesh Wifi 6 in the main house and that was very seamless and great improved the reliability and speed of internet through the house – I was expecting a similar experience with the Linksys.

It’s been two weeks and I’ve finally gotten Linksys’s mesh setup. The setup was supposed to be simple and easy. But I found pain in every attempt. I was disappointed that the only setup documentation in the package was a business card telling me to download an app, no QR code so I had to take on faith that I picked the right one.

The app continually failed to load the router. My thinking was that the web admin portal would be a valid way of working however when you login to 192. 168. 1. 1 all you get is a referral to use the app: There is ZERO option except to use an app wizard to set this up.

Once I finally got the router recognized by the app and got started with the process I found the process was overly step by step where I could’ve setup the network in 5 minutes each individual step took multiple minutes and to get both the router and the additional node setup took well over 30 minutes, and that’s after I finally got the app to recognize the router.

Once I got everything setup the speeds were impressive and while the WiFi by the arena is not perfect I no longer get Nest notifications that the camera is out (so outages are brief and far more reliable).

In the end, after the bad setup days you do get great WiFi over a broad coverage area. I do goback to that Netgear Nighthawk Mesh that I have in the house though. If I had the choice of one, this that I have in the barn or the one in the house, I would buy the Netgear over again over this.

It’s not bad, and in time I’m sure it will be great but the setup did really leave a bad taste in my mouth.

This is my second Netgear product. The first one went bust within 24 hours of purchase. This one worked well for a couple of months. Then all of a sudden, the 2. 4G no long works. I Googled it and found out that users of several different Netgear wireless products experienced the same problem.

Some users reported that after factory reset the 2. 4G came back on only to went out again in a few minutes. So I would not even want to waste time trying. My temporary solution is to run a Wifi range extender (not made by Netgear!) that broadcast both 5G and 2.

4G. I will look for a new modem of a different brand. Since this one can no longer be returned, I will have to get Netgear replace it under warranty. Then I will probably sell it. Well, as they say, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

I should not have bought my second Netgear product. But definitely no more Netgear product for me ever again.

Great router for the price, i have a small house and it covers its range. For around $30 it is probably the best you could find. Wireless works great, connects to any wifi device just fine. I did not use any software, just dlinks default gateway of 192.

168. 0. 1, went from there and adjusted to my specs. Unfortunately im giving this one away and getting a linksys because this model(idk about other dlinks), do not like voIP devices like the magicjack and such.

Its security parameters are a bit to strict with the ports, even after statically configuring and opening ports its still fussy. I hear the linksys will still work fine in auto DHCP, sounds good to me! If you do not use an voIP device i highly recommend it though, its great otherwise for anything.

Sucks im letting go, but then again it was not much to begin with!.

I have set up several wireless routers in the past that included several brands including D-Link, Belkin and Linksys. Well, I decided it was time to upgrade to a “N” series router at home. I saw this router as a Daily Deal on Ebay for $16.

99. I did a Google search to see what kind of reviews were out there. most were very well rated. I bought the router and received it about 5 days later. I took a quick look at the instructions, then installed it.

I had it running in about 5 minutes! I linked my laptop within another few minutes! This router works great with excellent performance. I can stream HD quality video to the laptop flawlessly. This is an easy to set up, high quality router that I would recommend to any of my family or friends!.

I finally replaced my linksys router with this little beauty a couple of months ago (waited to try it out before I reviewed). First, the setup was strange, but I just called tech support & they had me up in 10 minutes 🙂 and 2 months later.

I haven’t had to reboot my router once!!! After using that garbage lynksys for several years, it would cough & sputter if more than 2 devices connected to it & now I run 3 computers, 1 printer, wii, iPod touch and an android phone all wirelessly with no problems.

I’ve never gotten less than 3 of 4 bars with signal strength in the house (4 bedroom with router in middle). It’s been cold, so I haven’t tried to see how far I can go in the yard, but I expect it to be plenty.

Basically, it works, it’s fast & I’ve not had 1 problem in 2 months. I researched for a month before replacing my old router & seems like no router pleases everyone, but I would be surprised if you have any problems with this one.

5*.

If you are needing a Wi-Fi router/cable modem combo that will pull actual Gigabit speeds for a few devices without much fuss, this one is perfect. That is what I required of mine when purchased a year ago and that is what I got.

If you want to to stream 4k quality TV in one room while you browse online for a new router/modem while your wife and daughter are watching TikTok on their phones and your son is using his PlayStation to test if the “unlimited data” promise from your ISP is truly unlimited, with a couple devices on Wi-Fi here and there, this modem is for you.

Mine handled all that and more for a year with little issue. Now, if I want to do some gaming with my kids… FAT CHANCE. Even with everything else disconnected, three game systems are just too much for this thing to handle and you should not expect it too.

Taking away one star because the Arris is not actually Arris, it is Commscope and the app that they push on you is complete garbage that never works and their “customer service” goes no further than “have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?” Beyond that and you’re on your own.

Additionally, the manufacturers warranty will have you without a modem for two weeks unless you want to shell out $100 to pay for “advanced replacement”. I recommend the replacement warranty offered by BestBuy for this device and I rarely ever say that.

We were looking for a decent cable modem & router for our apartment, so that we need not squander money paying Comcast to rent one of theirs. The reviews on this one looked good, so I pulled the trigger.

It’s a nice package, with a compact footprint which is nice. Setup via the free app software was tolerably easy. The MAC ID on this modem is not clearly identified: there are 2 of them, which differ by one character.

This caused confusion and delay when setting it up with the cable company, but once resolved ceased to be an issue. Signal strength is not as good as what you would get with a dedicated router with adjustable antennas; the thick brick walls also impede signal at the other end of the house, and was easily remedied with a $20 mesh extender.

Throughput is decent and as-advertised; note that this unit is best for households with routine data loads, rather than multiple persons streaming 8K video. For a normal user looking for a decent household modem/router, this is a good product.

I like this modem/router a LOT! It performs! I have been struggling for the past 2 years with a Spectrum supplied Technicolor modem/router. Had all kinds of glitches and irregularities with it. I couldn’t get the speeds and performance I was paying for.

Finally had enough. I couldn’t be happier with this Arris G34 modem/router combo. I have had and used many different brands of modems and routers over the years. I am very pleased with this G34. It does what it says – no if, ands or buts.

It was easy to set up. I didn’t use the App. I like to use the user interface – 192. 168. 0. 1. I had everything configured as I wanted it in a few minutes. I have a couple devices that need assigned (static) IP addresses on my network.

Doing that was a breeze with this router. The user interface in this router is probably the easiest I have ever used. I highly recommend this modem/router combo. I am now getting the speeds I should have been getting.

I am happy to know that I have the latest technology. The WiFI 6 capability and performance is phenomenal! Highly Recommend this modem/router.

– From a corporation perspective, this product is a marketing disaster and if I were ASUS I would be doing whatever necessary to rectify the situation and give paying customers what they were promised on the box.

– If the “fast” Mbps speeds were never promised in the first place, then I would consider this to be a very good router from a “working product” perspective. – I am currently reading the box the router came in and I quote, “Concurrent 300 Mbps (2.

4GHz) and 867 Mbps (5GHz) throughput for HIGH-SPEED wireless performance”. – That statement could not be further from the truth, considering this device’s max output is 100 Mbps, regardless of the wireless channel you’re connected to, wireless device proximity, or if it is hardwired.

– Keep in mind this router is directly hardwired to my other router which outputs around 450 Mbps (limitation due to service provider) – Considering my current success with my ASUS RT-AC66U, I didn’t think twice about purchasing another ASUS router as an access point, but unfortunately this product changed that trust.

– The only reason I purchased this product was because I am a little too far to get 200+ Mbps on the 5GHz channel so I needed to extend my wireless range. – So while this router does in fact boost the signal strength, the boosted signal is essentially pointless, as this router did not deliver what was heavily advertised on the package and on the Newegg website.

– To you ASUS, getting rid of inventory by misleading customers, is not a great way to boost customer retention.

Actually this product is solid gold. Love the interface and setup was a breeze, well not exactly but in a great way. Let me explain. This product is for a customer of mine that has Comcast Business class modem.

I was having issues setting up the router mainly because the modem DCHP was disabled. Asus tech support was helpful but glad that I caught the issue as an IT professional. It was pretty obvious because on the router’s interface page, it clearly showed a DCHP error on the main page.

Great reporting, after Comcast enabled DCHP, I was online in no time. Now i’m going back in the morning to finish the job by doing port forwarding then i’ll call in a day.

I think I’ve had this router between 6-12 months now, and had to get rid of it. Although the 2. 4ghz range was fine, the 5ghz coverage was surprisingly small. My problem was constant wi-fi disconnects and slow connections.

Many times I’d be connected to the 2. 4ghz channel to browse something waiting for a connection, and I’d turn the wi-fi radio off on my phone because cellular was just faster and less of a headache. Constant connection complaints from the rest of the family, poor wi-fi performance and everyone streaming school or video at home because of COVID made this router more of a hassle than a deal.

Gaudy interface (but a good amount of configuration options, surprisingly) and no DD-WRT support unless you get the later G hardware revision, no wireless bridge mode IIRC, and it’s from 2015. Pick something different.

This is the worst experience I’ve ever had with a router. I was configuring via the router’s web interface and after setting a password (and logging in with it successfully), it would ask for the password again and it would not work, nor the default.

Do a full reset, wait a few minutes, try again. Same thing. I’d get some settings in and it would say it’s changed it’s IP address to 10. 0. 0. 0 or something, then my password wouldn’t work. I spent two hours before I actually got to set up the router.

Then it still required that I create an account with Netgear. I’ve set up dozens of routers over the years and NEVER dealt with such a terrible product. I hope I never have to mess with this piece of garbage again.

I was running an older DOCSIS 3. 0 router combo and needed an upgrade badly. I got a deal on the Nighthawk and instantly saw speeds increase. I was getting 100mb download speed at best on my PC Wi-Fi.

Now it’s 250mb consistently. That means way better range as my PC is in my furthest bedroom from the router. The Coax cable was a bit snug and took some maneuvering to get on. At least it’s on tight lol.

Most importantly, the Nighthawk app was a bit finicky when I set it up. After calling my internet provider to activate the modem/router, I still couldn’t get on the network. Make sure to download the app and make every attempt to login to the router and change your network name and password.

You can also do this from a web browser, but it has to be on the network first. Overall, I’m very happy with the upgrade. I didn’t find out it’s DOCSIS 3. 0 until after I set it up. I guess I don’t really need DOCSIS 3.

1 as long as this continues to work. Bonus: props to Netgear support for getting back to me quickly about registering an already registered product(bought it on OfferUp). They were effective at communicating and making things easy.

I’d buy another Netgear product because of that experience.

Initially easy to set up except for 2 major problems. This router is not initially configured to work well with airplay. If you use airplay to stream music or video around your house, beware. My research shoed that many other people have had the same problem, including in the Netgear support community.

Netgear support was polite but of no help as they never seemed to understand the issue. I eventually stumbled onto a solution that solved the primary problem here at my house after many hours and much stress.

But that led to the next issue. THis router does not have the ability to automatically select a good 5ghz channel. It has auto for 2. 4 but not 5. This means you will spend additional experimenting with channels to find one that works well for airplay in you house.

And when you find one it will probably only be a temporary solution and you will eventually be looking gor another channel. It is ridiculous that this unit does not have auto channel select for both,a technology that has been around for long time.

Very good value for money router. I have been using it for 2 weeks already, and the router is rock solid: no restarts, no connection drops. We are two people working from home with constant video meetings, plus we have close to 10 devices hooked on the router most of the time (work laptops, personal laptops, phones, tablets, chromecast, etc.

) and the router seemed not to be bothered at all by it. The network coverage is solid, although it drops quite fast with the distance and walls between the router and the device. Anyhow, for the given price range I must say I cannot ask anything more from the router.

Some figures: I have a 100/100 Mbps connection. In the same room wit the router I am measuring around 95/95 Mbps which is acceptable. In my office, which is a complete hallway away (and 3 walls between my computer and the router) I am constantly measuring 80 Mbps (down/up), which is more than acceptable in my book.

Overall, does not get much better for 490SEK, thus the 5* rating despite the certain shortcomings pointed above.

So far, this has been a great improvement over the router we were renting from our provider, and it will pay for itself in four months. It was super easy to set up; it took me maybe 10 minutes, and I even made a mistake.

We pay for 150Mbps, but we usually get download speeds close to 200Mbps. We’re not even close to pushing the capabilities of the router, so I wouldn’t expect anything less, really.

I’ve been on the phone with Arris and Xfinity too many times since I purchased this modem/router almost 2 years ago. Since it’s still under the 2 year mark, I finally insisted with Arris that I needed a new one and they just sent it.

I had to pay for it ($200) plus $20 in shipping but the agent told me I’d get a refund once they receive my old product. My main problem was that Arris said the signal levels were off, which is why I kept losing internet connection.

Xfinity came out to fix the signal levels twice, adding a splitter on the outside, then on the inside of my house. Both times they said they could not reach the ideal signal levels that Arris insisted they should be at.

I’m almost ready to give up and pay the $14 per month rental fee for Xfinity’s gateway. But I’m so against the idea of renting something we should be able to buy. So far the new arris is working without as many event logs.

I’m a Comcast 125Mbps internet subscriber and have been using my own Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 (DOCSIS 3. 0) modem for over a year. I was recently offered this Netgear modem for free. At first I wasn’t sure I wanted to bother because I already had my own equipment, I remembered getting my old modem registered with Comcast being a hassle, and there are a number of negative reviews for this particular model.

But, since it was free and since I like tinkering (I don’t have any technical training), I accepted. I could always go back to my Motorola if I didn’t like the Netgear modem. The setup process was pretty painless.

I just unplugged my old modem, switched the coax from old modem to new, unplugged the ethernet cable from my PC to my Airport Extreme, plugged the PC ethernet cable into the new modem and plugged the new modem into the wall.

Once it booted up, I just had to navigate in my browser to Comcast’s setup page and the modem registered itself (after login). The registration process took about 5 minutes–all on Comcast’s end. After that, I ran speedtest.

net and and was surprised to get a much faster ping than on my old modem and to pick up about 4 Mbps in added download speed. I figured the better performance was probably due to the fact that the modem was connected directly to my computer, rather than to my router, for setup.

After getting the modem registered, I switched the ethernet connections so that it fed into my Airport Extreme instead of directly to my PC. But, at that point, my router and connected devices weren’t getting internet.

I reset the router and still nothing. All I had to do was power cycle the modem and it all worked. After that, I ran several more speed tests from my PC and got the same increased speeds. The modem has now been running for several days and I haven’t had any of the issues raised in other reviews.

So, at the end of the day, this modem ended up squeezing more performance out of my internet connection and it will be permanently replacing my Motorola unit–a pleasant surprise. It’s also a bit smaller than the Motorola, although that wasn’t really important to me.

Bought this for connection to Comcast Xfinity. Hookup was EASY. The technition / installer just plugged into the coax cable and verified that it was working (I could have done that !). It’s been running for about 2 weeks now with no issues.

I wanted something in-expensive and small to start – our Comcast service is a promo offer that we might not keep, so I didn’t want to invest a lot in equipment – but I also don’t like to rent from the carriers, so I chose to buy my own.

this will pay for itself in about 6 months. I am a fan of Netgear equipment and so far this little modem is living up to my expectations.

As an IT guy, I’ve been a long-term fan of Netgear products. Unfortunately, this particular product has an apparent flaw which causes it to lose sync with Internet service provider and returns ranging response errors and recycles in an attempt to reconnect.

During the first year of service, we experienced fast throughput via quite a few desktop computers, laptop computers, smart TV’s, cell phones, video game consoles, etc in our household. But, without warning the Netgear CM400 began recycling and we’d lose Internet every few minutes.

Netgear won’t support anything outside of 90-days from date of purchase, but would have been happy to sell me an extended warranty of some sort at a rate at least twice the purchase price of this product.

With no recourse, we are left with either renting a cable modem from ISP, or researching and purchasing a different brand. Buyer beware!.

Called the tech support to get the case Id for return and it took 30 minutes on the phone with them to do things which seems stupid and pointless to me. I don’t know if they have no idea what they are asking or just want people to give up.

They asked to send back everything like original and if not they will deduct like manual ($15), stand ($20). I didn’t keep those things after month. why just returning the hardware and get back the same thing like other manufacture.

The cost to send back to them is $8, they will send me back a new one or a refurbished, and I have to paid for manual and stand $35. Totally, it costs me $43 for returning. I could buy a new one, not Dlink this time, why bother.

I purchased this cable modem 3 years ago for use with Comcast internet service. At the time, I was on the 6mbps plan, but then upgraded to the 8mbps a year later. When Power Boost was rolled out in my area, I noticed a small improvement in download speeds, from 8000kbps to 9000kbps.

After doing some research this past month. I found out that this DLink modem is not compatible with Power Boost. This is because Comcast can only see it as a DOCSIS 1. 0 modem, and not a DOCSIS 1. 1, which is required to use Power Boost.

I decided to purchase the Motorola SB5101 from NewEgg and see if that made a difference. After changing over, my speed went from 9000kbps to 26000kbps. I can also tell that the SB5101 is built better than the DCM202, and does not flip over since the base is larger and doesn’t use a little stand.

I highly suggest that if you have Comcast with Power Boost to get the SB5101 (or older SB5120) instead.

Plugged it in, gave my cable co the mac address, and have pretty much forgotten it! I run that to my wireless router and let it do the heavy lifting. I’m sure it’s paid for itself a couple of times by now vs renting a modem from cable co.

Cool, a product that makes you money! Would be nice if a similar model was available that could actually be used as a router, with multiple wired ports, QOS for device priority and wireless so a secondary router wouldn’t be needed, but I haven’t seen anything like that available, but then again, I haven’t looked into cable modems for a while since this one has worked flawlessly.