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This device is wonderful. I live in apartment that is known to have dead zones. I have always had issues with WiFi and it was not until I purchased the NetGear Orbi mesh cubes Home WiFi device that I began to see a difference.

I had issues setting the device up on my own, but I called NetGear support and the technician was very fast, nice, supportive, and efficient. I was able to have my cubes up and running in no time. I was thankful to have the NetGear support.

The quality of this device is amazing! I am able to work from home as a special education teacher and have no worries about my lesson cutting off due to internet issues. I always have a child who loves to play tablet and watch tv well now with these satellites that come with NetGear mesh cubes allows the whole house to engage in whatever they want without having to cut down on devices.

It is truly a game changer and I’m glad I purchased this device!! Makes a huge difference.

I had been comparing Amazon’s and Google’s mesh devices and came across this Orbi kit at Walmart. After walking the store and mumbling to myself, I decided to test out the less expensive Orbi. My reason for needing a new Wifi system is that we have a garage that has been converted to a den.

Our current signal pretty much does at the brick wall separating the room from the rest of the house. With the kids schooling and my occasional working from home, it was critical that we get a better signal in that room.

After a handful of failed “extenders”, I decided to give the Mesh design a try. Since installing my Orbi, the connection in the den has been amazing! I placed them so that the device in the room and the device in the house are basically in line of sight through the doorway.

There is now no dead spots in the house and the kids have stopped complaining about connectivity. Thank you Netgear!.

I bought this device in January, it worked great initially. Then the Orbi would lose Internet connectivity multiple times a day even though I could connect via my modem/router. I worked with Netgear’s‘s technicians and ultimately their solution was to connect me to google servers rather than use a normal IP address.

This worked for about a week. Now I’m getting the same issues again. When Orbi indicates I don’t have a connection I immediately switch to the modem/router and see that I do indeed have Internet the fault is the Orbi.

I bought this unit to ensure a strong signal at the far end of the house. I have used several Netgear’s products over the years and had no issues. This is by far the worst networking product for reliability I’ve ever encountered.

The Orbi router was easy to setup and gives great Wi-Fi coverage in our home. For those of you who believe they need to separate the 2. 4 and 5ghz bands, here is what I did for my setup. Before I did the setup of the Orbi, I created a list of items connected to my old router on the 2.

4 band and another list of what was connected on the 5ghz band. When I set up the Orbi I used the 5ghz band SID and password from the old router and then setup the guest network on the Orbi using the 2.

4 SID and password from the old router. After the Orbi setup was complete I took the lists I created from the old router and checked to see if everything connected. Everything connected including all my Ring equipment and an old wireless print server.

Over the next few days, I gradually moved everything off the guest network I created and now everything is on the one Orbi SID. Having everything on one SID will make setting up new items on the network easier instead of having separate SIDS for the 2.

4 and 5ghz bands. Love the Orbi and so far, it works great!.

Bought this router at the beginning of 2022 after reviewing 25 other routers. I’ve been in the IT business for 30+ years and needed an ultra-reliable solution for my business network without having to migrate over to NOC level aspect.

The cost for this router was comparable to other high end routers. I also purchased the CM2000 Modem and discarded my ISP’s equipment due to their unreliable functionality. Unpacking and setup was very simple and all equipment appeared to be brand new with easy instructions to get started.

Changing the default login info was effortless and I was able to configure the entire process with no problems. Updating the firmware was also unproblematic and the phone app installation when well too.

Several months after the initial installation, I had some issues with the phone app. The app would not sort the list of devices connected and the reset function would not work on the app. Shortly thereafter, the phone app was updated and everything worked fine again.

A couple more months later, I ran into a few new issues with the router. First, I cannot change the QOS function. If I try to define my internet bandwidth – the router interface does not save the setting and reverts back to the “SpeedTest” setting.

Second, the “Security” says it is not enabled on the Home page of the router after logging in. Even though there is security setup on the routher and the phone app, it still says that it is “Not Enabled.

” Lasty, I am unable to turn OFF the “WPS” function and button on the router. The “LED Control Settings” just turn off the lights on the actual router device. This is not what I need. The WPS button can still be pushed and a device can be connected.

The “WPS Wizard” get to a point when it asks to input a “PIN Number” if chosen not to use the recommended “Push Button” option. If a 4-8 digit PIN is not entered, there is an error requesting that a PIN be entered.

And at this stage, nothing more can be done to disable the WPS feature on the router. So, minus the listed issues; it is a good router but I think I am going to go with the NOC network option and hopefully there will be no feature holes or discrepancies.

To begin: This is not a long term review as I just purchased and installed this yesterday. This is more to review the set up process and how is has been running in the brief time in which I have owned it.

Prior to purchase I did a lot of research and heard some worrisome things about the setup process using the app. Most of the negative reviews I had read which I was concerned with were with respect to the setup process, wireless range and durability.

While I cant speak to durability yet, the app was painless to use to set up my router. Given the reviews my first attempt to set up my router was to use the website but I couldn’t find the proper link and the Netgear website took me into the deathloop trying to find a proper link so I just installed the app to install and set up my router.

The app was really straight forward and my router was up and running within 20 minutes and the walk through was very easy to follow and understand. The signal strength is exactly what I was looking for.

Our house is about 3000 Sq ft and the router is set up next one exterior wall and there is signal right across the property which is approximately 10000 square ft. So far I give this item five stars.

If I run into any durability issues in the future I will edit my rating and leave more clarification with that respect.

The family has owned Netgear routers over many years upgrading them as the technology improved. Needless to say this router is the best one We have owed offering improved security, easy installation, greater coverage, wonderful app interface, and monitoring of devices connecting to it.

Netgear has upgrades for protection of individual devices with products that compete with the leading edge protection software. You can customize to the degree that you feel most comfortable, at home and away.

After installing the router, the protection that has a trial period picked up malware on two devices that the devices themselves did not detect. That confirmed my purchase, and along with my experience with Netgear, I can continue to use the internet with confidence and know that I have the best product available to safely navigate as well as protect my family’s investment at home.

Did I say I liked it, if I did I meant to say “I love my AX6 6Stream. Thanks Netgear!.

The Orbi system has been largely disappointing. After one of my Asus routers died (from extreme environmental conditions), I sprung for the Orbi to get the improved speed/coverage, and I thought Netgear would have a good back-end without having to fiddle around with flashing custom firmware.

The initial Orbi setup was straightforward, but I had an issue with one the satellites right from the start but didn’t think much of it as most of my coverage needs at the time were being met between the router and the functioning satellite.

Now that I have additional IoT devices ranging further afield, I wanted to get the faulty satellite working. I tried factory resetting and opened a warranty case with Netgear to troubleshoot or replace, but after several weeks getting the same generic “reset the router”, “re-sync the satellite”, etc nonsense from Netgear, I’m ready to throw in the towel, because I don’t have the time for this BS.

Based on the performance of the router and functioning satellite, I think the Orbi system is very solid when it works, but if you get a lemon, return it ASAP or you will get jacked around by Netgear and not get a replacement.

The app and web-based admin portal are pretty weak, particularly if you’ve had an Asus or other router with more advanced functionality. You can revoke network access for devices but can’t allow local access without internet access.

All the parental controls and traffic monitoring require a subscription which is ridiculous. It’s fair to say that I made an ill-informed (and expensive) purchase, so I thought I’d write a review to prevent others from making the same mistake.

If you just want to set it and forget and get great coverage, this is probably a good option, but if you have any issues during the initial setup, RETURN IT IMMEDIATELY. If you want some semblance of network control without paying for a subscription, find something else.

And if you have to make a warranty claim, I hope you have better luck than me.

The Good: Wifi Speeds were amazing. Nice looking units that fit in nicely on a shelf with existing decor. Easy to do address reservations and port forwarding. The Bad: Limited Features. The router determines whether a device uses 2.

4 or 5ghz signal. Might be great for a regular user, but to me this is annoying because my new iPhone can connect to either, so the router placed it on a 2. 4 channel that yielded slower speeds and there was no way for me to change it like I can do with my old Nighthawk.

It has known compatibility issues with wireless Amcrest cameras (wish I would have known that since I have a system built around Amcrest), Satellite Signal Drops from base station constantly. I bought the system that has 3 satellites and live in a 4,000 sqft house yet they kept disconnecting.

App Issues – It took 3 hrs to get the app to work correctly to finalize setup (I have a nighthawk and am used to the app and it still gave me issues), The other issue with the App is that if you change a device name, it doesn’t translate to the Embedded UI.

Device connectivity to the satellites is an issue because when booting up the system, it seems that the router boots before the satellites thus having everything connect to the base (router). It would be nice if you could also manually move devices to the appropriate satellite, but you can’t do that.

I had a satellite in my finished basement that next to it was a smart TV and a Google Home, both of which would not connect to the satellite next to it, they connected to the router 1 level up. Very frustrating.

I read some blogs about turning signal strength down and that seemed to help, but my wifi range suffered in other areas. I have over 50 devices connected to my router between wired and wifi. I don’t think Orbi liked that many devices (35+ continuously active).

I also read about ways to get Orbi to communicate better by disabling MU-MIMO, but to me that defeats the purpose of a state of the art router. Lastly, Netgear Armor destroyed my connectivity and streaming capabilities.

In theory it was a great idea, but once I disabled it my speeds and streaming ability improved. I like Netgear products, but this one wasn’t for me. I went back to my Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 and it performs twice as good with my devices than the Orbi did (even thought I’m comparing Wifi 5 to the Orbi Wifi 6 which doesn’t even compare speedwise).

I think my next step will be the newest Wifi 6 Nighthawk Router. My advice is to do more research before buying Orbi if you’re a power user.

I purchased this product after seeing multiple positive reviews on tech review sites. There were some negative reviews on Amazon but there are always a few. I should have listened to what they said. When the Nighthawk Mesh extender arrived, I followed the installation instructions using the Nighthawk app.

The QR code didn’t scan correctly so I did a manual install. Unfortunately I had to stop when it mentioned using the “included” Ethernet cable, which wasn’t included. I then configured it using the WPS approach but none of my devices received any signal despite the extender appearing to transmit.

On my iPhone, I kept getting a separate security certificate error message and it didn’t receive internet either. I tried to go through the reconfiguration steps several more times and then called tech support.

After being on hold for almost an hour, I was connected to someone who said I needed to speak to a specialist. I was on hold for 30 more minutes. By this point, when I checked my computer, it seemed to be receiving a signal.

I couldn’t check my phone because I was speaking on it, but the tech support person said that the error message I got was nothing to worry about and it shouldn’t appear again. But the next day, it did and I couldn’t send email from my iPhone without shutting off the nighthawk extender.

I looked online for solutions and apparently this is a common, known problem with this extender and Apple products. All of the “solutions” being suggested on the community forum involved significant admin level changes to fix and many seemed to weaken network security.

As an IT professional, I’m perfectly capable of doing complex command language level changes, but not if it compromises my network security. Consequently, I ended up returning the product. The return process seems to have gone smoothly but I’ve not seen my charge refunded yet so I’m reluctant to say that it’s too easy.

Overall, I’d recommend going with a brand other than Netgear especially if you have Apple devices that you need to connect.

This router was really easy to set up – just plugged it into my cable modem, then opened the web page for the router. It walks you through the basic settings to configure your wifi network, then you’re pretty much done if you want.

There’s also a mobile app you can use, but I’ve mainly been using the web interface from my PC. With everything including the kitchen sink wanting to get online (yep, the kitchen faucet accepts commands from Alexa or Google), my old router was running into issues with a limit on the number of concurrent devices it would allow on the wifi network.

With smart TVs, smart sockets, smart speakers, cell phones, laptops, tablets, kindles, doorbell, garage door openers, it’s surprising how quickly the number ticks up. The ASUS router page is showing I currently have 38 devices connected, and does a pretty good job of identifying them all, and gives me control to temporarily block individual devices.

The interface is fast and responsive. My old non-ASUS router also provided a mobile app, but would frequently decide it couldn’t show me any devices on the network, depending on which way the wind was blowing.

The ASUS offering has been a breath of fresh air. We’re pretty heavy internet users in our household, with two tween/teen kids who are forever streaming video from Youtube or Twitch. We also subscribe to YoutubeTV, so if there’s anyone watching TV, it’s coming through this router.

We haven’t experienced any problems with streams buffering or dropping quality. I say “pretty much done if you want”, because there’s a ton of features this router provides if you want to dive in further.

Aimed at gamers, you can quickly set it up to prioritize certain computers or mobile devices. I haven’t tried this yet, as we just haven’t needed to – our connection has been just fine – but It may be useful to those with more limited bandwidth.

There are options to set up shared access to a printer or storage via a usb connection to the router. It appears you can configure it to share files over the internet, or have the router download to the storage device without needing a computer to be running.

There are also considerable logging and traffic monitoring tools, so you can see what device is using what amount of data, and where that data is going or coming from. Wifi range is good, nothing spectacular.

It’s about the same as my old router. It gives good coverage throughout the house, but outside it’s a little patchy. Nothing unexpected, though. I have a cheap extender relaying wifi to the back yard.

I did notice I my PC subwoofer was picking up some interference from it, so I’ve had to move these devices a couple of feet further apart.

I’m using it as the main router for AiMesh in our 3900 square foot house. Awesome speed. Initial testing in the same room as the router I was getting 490mbps from my 400mbps rated internet connection, and 250mbps 50 feet away and one level down through several walls with just one router.

I had some hiccups figuring out how to setup the AiMesh system – you have to download new firmware for all older routers. It only took a little research to get it all worked out. I now have one main GS-AX3000 and two AC1750 nodes.

It would probably be better with all WiFi 6 routers like the main one, but baby steps.

So far I’m very happy with the MR5200. I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks though. I have been the unhappy recipient of a long term power outage so this has been quite a test. ( Snowstorm packing very wet and heavy snow.

Many thousands if trees and power lines down. ) My 5g Samsung S20 for the first 4 or 5 days of the power outage couldnt get any internet, and the phone service wasn’t great. But, even though I have AT&T for my Samsung and my Netgear, the Netgear has worked very well.

When I couldnt get out with a straight shot on my phone, I was able to use WI FI phone service and that worked great. I bought a highly directional antenna for the netgear but with the massive amount of snow everywhere I haven’t been able to figure out where it needs to go.

However, even with one bar signal strength depending on where I set the netgear, I can still get enough data speed ( even during peak hours ) to stream 1080P video. I did think I had a WI FI issue with the netgear but have found its apparently a Vudu/Fandango problem.

( I seem to be having problems I never had until Vudu merged with Fandango. )The movie “Contact” keeps giving me “slow internet” warnings. I did several speed checks and at that time I was getting 60 mbps.

So no, it was NOT a internet connection issue. For experimentation reasons I tried several different movies on Vudu and only had trouble with ” Contact “. But get this. If I restarted the movie from the beginning, it was fine.

But if I did ANY FFWD OR REV it would hang up repeatedly after that. So never assume it’s anything in particular. Experiment. Let this be a warning to those of you like myself who has 100 videos I “Own” on Vudu.

I will not buy any more Vudu movies. If your internet goes down or has trouble or the service isnt working well, “YOUR” movie can be useless. Buy the Blu_Ray or 4K discs. Players are very cheap and give the best quality picture available.

And if you don’t “need” to have a movie right at its release date, they are cheaper than buying a movie online. Often even cheaper that renting a movie online. The battery in the Netgear lasts at least 8 hours.

(I havent pushed it. ) So thats a plus. On the occasion or two that I had any trouble a reboot fixed said problem. And it reboots pretty quickly. Ive been at this adress for ten years and this is the first time I’ve ever had fast and reliable internet.

I’m in a rural area and there are few choices available. And with this recent and Id say very harsh test of power lines, trees, and I’m sure cell phone infrastructure problems, I am really so very happy with the NetgearMR5200.

To repeat. The first several days of power outage, my new 5g Samsung phone was of little or no use. But even though I have the phone and the Netgear running on AT&T, the Netgear has not let me down at all.

Even with a mile of snow laden trees in between me and the closest cell tower/antenna.

I have been using the Orbi 4g router for almost a year now and have to say that I love it, the security is amazing. The functionality is incredibly user friendly and the best part is I can take it anywhere in my bag with my laptop and have 4g high speed internet anywhere I go.

The user interface is very easy to manage and understand. I would recommend this 4g router over every other on the market based on my knowledge of most of the others out there solely because of how secure it actually is, and it’s useability user friendliness.

I have been repairing electronics for about 20 years now and I highly recommend this router to anyone who wants the ability to have high speed internet where you might otherwise not be able to get it, or simply because you travel and this can be used in a vehicle quite easily with only an inverter.

I use this product daily and for streaming music nonstop as well as using it for movies and tv occasionally. Highly recommend product.

I bought this for a friend who had an AT&T LTE hotspot. The hotspot barely could reach 8MB download and upload was abysmal. He had it inside his house and placed it everywhere he could, but to no avail.

The AT&T hotspot also had poor in-house coverage in his 1200 square foot house once connected. I bought the AC2200 router and an additional outdoor antenna, coax, etc as we thought the issue was building penetration and antenna gain on the AT&T hotspot.

We received the AC2200 and proceded to install it with the Orbi app as instructed (took a while to download over the AT&T hotspot but we perservered). We installed the AT&T SIM into the AC2200, followed the instructions and crossed our fingers.

The AC2200 recognized the SIM and connected to the AT&T network immediately. We answered a few questions on the app and were up and running with a WiFi connection via LTE before we knew it. Using the Oribi app, one can see the “number of signal bars” that the AC2200 “sees” for signal strength from the AT&T tower.

We hadn’t installed any outdoor antenna at this point. Inside the living room, without a clear view to a window, etc, we had 2 bars of signal strength and the OOKLA speed test came back at 8MB. My friend was estatic as the AT&T modem had spotty coverage there.

I then placed the AC2200 near a window in clear “view” of the AT&T tower (there are web pages on line which show you where the towers are, what LTE bands they use, and their coverage so I knew where to “point” the AC2200).

Immediately, after a reboot, the AC2200 showed 4 bars of signal strength! We ran a few OOKLA speed tests and they consistently showed downlink speed at 50 MB or higher and uplink speed at 8 to 10 MB.

I told my friend my cable supplied internet only does a bit better. Smiles all around. We chose to not install an external antenna as the performance was outstanding without one. Kudo’s to the Netgear antenna and radio engineers (I design wireless systems and antennas for a living) for an incredible job well done.

LTE antennas have to cover a large frequency range and be small enough to fit inside the AC2200 package. Awesome performance. I would, in a heartbeat, buy this product again. (I did actually, and two of my friends neighbors have placed their orders after seeing the performance.

) You may not have the experience I had if you live far from an AT&T tower. My friend is at least 5 miles from his tower and the land is flat. I do think that using an outdoor antenna in places with poor coverage will help a bunch (put the antenna above your roofline so it can see all around).

The antenna I was going to use is a Wilson 4G Omni Plus Building Antenna (they sell on Amazon for about 50 bucks, well worth it, great antenna). We didn’t need it, but I’m keeping the antenna for another day when the AC2200 needs help and we have to install an outdoor antenna on someone else’s house.

I’m a big Netgear fan. I’ve bought a lot of Netgear products over many years and have always been a happy customer. The AC2200 is a great product, well designed, and a great performer. The best part of the whole experience this time was seeing my friend’s wife’s face light up when she said, “WE HAVE WiFi?”.

Priceless. Several days have passed and each day I get a thank you email from either my friend or his wife. BTW. The WiFi coverage of the router is incredible. They have a 1200 square foot house. The AC2200 is placed in one corner of the house (so it “sees” the AT&T antenna the best) and my friends wife’s computer room is in the opposite corner of the house.

The WiFi on her MAC shows 4 bars, and she is getting high LTE data speeds on her MAC. The AT&T hotspot would WiFi would barely cover one room when connected to LTE. Again, your mileage will vary with the LTE experience, but if you want to try an LTE connected WiFi router (and you have AT&T or one of the providers Netgear’s AC2200 has been approved for) you can do no better than the AC2200.

It may cost a little bit more than some of the others out there, believe me, it’s worth it.

So I got this mesh system to replace my router and repeater that were driving me nuts with reliability issues. This system works great! I’m getting 5g connections reliably whereas in the past, I only got that connection close to my router or repeater.

I’d say the range of these is great! Also, of note, I don’t see that the speed decreases when the signal is being received by the satellite unit. I get 120mbps five feet from the main unit, and I get that much connected to the satellite 20 feet away.

Really remarkable! Oh, and this: it works great with a tv streaming video in one part of the house while several other items are also attached with no reliability issues. This is my favorite and best wifi system I’ve ever owned and I am literally in awe that I don’t have to mess with wifi anymore – it’s done! I just want to stare at the little white cubes and admire them.

I’d previously been using a Netgear Nighthawk wireless router and extender; however, with a growing population of home automation devices, it was time to upgrade to a mesh network. I’m using two RBS850 satellites with the RBR850 router (in AP mode) with terrific results.

Excellent video and audio streaming results, strong backhaul signals in our mid-sized tri-level home. Orbi iPhone App works really well for initial setup, basic configuration and day-to-day management.

Web app provides more advance features. Super-handy Ethernet ports on the back of each module allow a mix of wired/wireless devices and provides extender-like capabilities. I have nothing bad to say about this mesh system.

I have a main house covered in steel siding, and a detached shop/garage area 30 feet from the house. The ISP supplied router (non-Orbi) cannot penetrate the sliding out to the shop/garage area and the SSID was barely detectable in most areas of the shop.

In the house (MBPS) I got 350 on the level of the house with the router, about 100 upstairs, and zero out in the garage/shop. Drat! I purchased an Orbi AX6000 with two satellites. Installation was simple.

In the house (MBPS) I got 450 on the level of the house with the Orbi router, 450 upstairs using one of the satellites, and 217 out in the garage/shop using the second satellite (entirely satisfactory speed level compared to the former Zero).

Yes, the Orbi AX6000 was expensive but it ended all the connection issues and supplied the latest tri-speed Wi-Fi platform coupled with reliable performance. All the satellites are on the same SSID. IMHO I give it high marks toward regaining that peace-of-mind about nagging internet problems, and access for other devices et cetera.

As a consumer router with a cat6 LTE modem it is an adequate product. Both my wife and I telework for major corporations and performs to task. Because we live on a farm outside of cable and fiber internet coverage I’ve had to teach myself the ins and outs of LTE modems.

This is the first integrated router/modem I’ve used. Previously used a cat3 AC341U modem connected to a Nighthawk AC1750 using a Cradlepoint CBA750B bridge router. The detail over information available to evaluate connection quality is disappointing.

I would expect a product with older technology (cat6 modems are several years old) that purports to be capable of carrier aggregation to at least have the ability to show me what bands it sees and which it is using.

More specifically I should be able to see detected signal strength and signal quality for each band detected. Ideally there should be an advanced function to allow for band locking. I’ll be the first to admit that I was spoiled with the detail level of the Cradlepoint bridge routers interface.

But that detail level greatly aided me on several occasions to diagnose issues with my carrier provider were their issue vs being an issue with my equipment/network. Event logging being one of those things I no longer have.

We live in a area with no internet, none! So I Purchased this router because it said it worked with ATT Sim cards. It does not! Twice went to the ATT store and they activated 2 different sim cards for me and neither worked to give us a hotspot.

Finally one ATT agent attempted to set up router manually and it came up requesting a TMobile login. The app for Nighthawk is terrible! You can’t do anything on the app until you have internet connection, well what about the people who have no internet and trying to set it up?!? Frustrating! No paperwork or manual in the box, had to go back to website and look up PDF for manual to find out that you needed LTE antennas.

Oh, which you have to order 3rd party, because Netgear doesn’t sell them. Overall this was a terrible experience! Equipment didn’t work, wasn’t provided with everything needed to use with LTE only. The to top it all off and weeks of trying to get this thing to work and it didn’t, I called to return it and they tried to tell me that I only had 14 days! They did finally let me return it, but only because I told them how it says compatible with ATT and it clearly isn’t.

Why don’t you make a simple router that works for hotspots for all us rural people who don’t have WiFi of fiber.

This is the best router we’ve ever owned, it’s lightning fast, keeps the Internet speeds consistent, has a whole range of functions and options that most of the other high-end routers do not offer. I am a truck driver, and I am gone a lot.

The router does security scans on all of the devices in my network, I get those updates real time to my phone no matter where I’m at in the country. I’m glad we got it. My network is more secure, and I get a notification of any new device that connects to it.

So I have security, speed, and real network monitoring are important to you for your home network, then definitely get one of these. It’s sports up to 20 devices streaming simultaneously, with no lag that we’ve experienced before with other routers.

We are going to buy another one as a back up in case anything ever happens to this one. Thank you for reading this, and thank you to Netgear for bringing all of us this awesome Nighthawk router.

I bought this the 1st week of April and was excited with my purchase, I replaced a Linksys 32x gaming router with this one, and I assumed that it was an upgrade boy I was wrong. The Net Duma software is glitchy, fails to functions, and struggles to do the advertised functions.

I figured I needed a firmware update and I believe it did a total of 3 but no improvement. I had the router reset itself to factory settings multiple times just for hitting the reboot option, devices lose connectivity and not connect for up to 24 hours later.

All my cameras became unresponsive to view and ironically lags in matches. I hit up customer service via web and they wanted to do the basic troubleshooting usually done with people clueless with tech.

Left me hanging for a few days while they “sent it over” to another department to resolve. Yea no pretty easy to jump in my car and buy a competitor. I’m sorry but check the Netduma forum and look at all the issues and people claiming its an expensive brick.

Its pretty basic netgear sell a product that you plug in and works. I bought a Linksys comparable in value and guess what it works flawlessly. Defective Radio?May be doesn’t make up for the glitchy software.

Easy enough to install and works well. Had an improvement in Gbps speeds. However, Providers make it very difficult to self install! In this case, Comcast. Yes, it works, but we’re getting no where near the download and upload speeds we pay for! Buying your own WiFi system is getting to be a lose/lose proposition! The equipment is getting more and more expensive and the service providers are making it more and more difficult to connect and get the speeds you’re paying for! Was getting about 90 Gbps download and 20 Gbps upload with previous equipment (Netgear CM500v Modem and Asus RT-AC68P (from 2013).

With this new router, speeds have increased to 120-150 Gbps Upload (depending on time of day/traffic) and 30 Gbps Upload. Not the greatest considering the cost of almost $700 (including the Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Router and CM2050V modem).

According to our ISP (Xfinity) we should be getting 900 Gbps – That’s what we pay for, at least. Considering returning and just renting Xfinity’s equipment. Typically, modems with routers built in do k no it have the range needed.

If youre playing on Xbox and have AT&T Fiber (cant speak for anything else cause this is how i was using it) DO NOT BUY! Latest firmware does not allow the basic router functions let alone DumaOS operating incredibly slow.

Ive had a Nighthawk R8600 for years now and has worked flawlessly, decided to upgrade to the XR1000. Strict NAT on my Series X no matter what i did. Tried for 10+ hours to resolve the issue and nothing would fix it.

Port forwarding, DMZ, oh and the UPnP doesnt even work, neither does NAT set to Open under WAN Settings. Kept getting Double NAT, DMZ would fix this but then it would still be Strict cause UPnP doesnt fuction.

Latest firmware wont even allow you to turn it on, downgrading to a previous firmware allows you to turn it on but it still doesnt work. I mean that literally, tap shows it on but it doesnt work, might as well still show off.

These are the basic functions of low end ISP gateways and a “Pro Gaming” router cant do it. My old router runs fine and gives me an open NAT, with only UPnP and NAT Open under WAN Settings, nothing else needed with that one to get things working correctly.

Returning this garbage for a full refund, from what i could tell in the forums is that they are aware but its been months sense the latest firmware with no dates on a fix listed. This thing was put out as a finished product and came standard with DumaOS 3.

0 but it appears its still in beta as you will see developers for this software can only trouble shoot with people online, forcing you to take hugely inconvenient steps just to get basic functions working.

I didnt volunteer to pay $300+ to be a beta tester. Do your research before buying and make sure everything is worked out before purchase, this review is from September 2021. I will give it to the other functions, my wireless signal was stronger and faster than its ever been and my hardwired connections were also extremely stable and fast.

Those were the only positives that got heavily outweighed by the negatives.

I picked this up after getting intermittent signal drops with my aging Linksys WRT 1900ACS and wanting to modernize my network. Pros: 1. ) Very fast 5ghz connectivity at ranges spanning my home and most of my yard.

2. ) 2. 5Gb NIC – great for compatible NAS systems with 4k transcoding 3. ) Easy to use software to setup and configure your network including VPN support and local NAS drive using an external USB drive.

Cons: 1. ) Size and form factor – this is not a small router, and given its feet geometry it is nigh impossible to wall mount 2. ) AI Mesh is still pretty buggy when not using a wired back-end This is probably as top tier a 5ghz wireless router as it gets.

I’d safely say that this should be the go to option unless you have several 6GHz (Wifi6) compatible devices that live within 10ft of your networking hub or really need a 10Gb NIC for your NAS setup. I’ve been getting about 850mbps at the top floor where my router is located, ~500mbps on the main floor, and ~350 is the basement, nearly doubling what my 1900ACS what providing if I could stay connected at all.

I dabbled with both the Asus and Netgear Mesh offerings before setting on the GT-AX6000, and had marginally better performance and fewer connectivity drops with this single device solution than the 3-hub versions of the same AX6000 speeds.

That said, I was not using the mesh with a cabled backend (house isn’t wired for it) and have a boiler/radiant heat solution which leads to water piping everywhere, thus doing no favors to the backend bandwidth.

The GT-AXE11000 is an excellent upgrade over an aging Netgear router. It extended the WiFi range significantly and the router itself has been rock solid after upgrading to the newest firmware. The range is so good, I don’t have any current need to extend it with AiMesh.

Other reviews do a good job speaking to the functionality, so I’ll just add that the accompanying android app is a pleasure to use opposed to some competitors products. You really don’t appreciate that simple quality of life upgrade until you’ve tried to configure/maintain other routers with subpar software.

Overall, even though this router is priced at the higher end of the consumer spectrum, you’re paying for the latest and greatest in performance. Pros: Great range and solid connection 6e WiFi band and a 2.

5G port Enterprise level routing configurations Excellent built in networking tools and consistent firmware updates (so far) Cons: Subjective visual aesthetics (Not a huge fan of the colored lights, but they can be turned off.

) Only LAN 4 ports (Full disclosure, this review is left based on a 90 day added extension to product warranty. This in no way biased my final opinion of this product or the accompanying rating. ) Enjoy the router and piece of mind that probably won’t need to upgrade for quite some time.

I purchased this ASUS ROG GT-AX6000 as an upgrade to my ASUS RT-AX82U mesh system. No issues with the previous router. I pay for 1Gbps/1Gbps up/down on fiber with Cat6 going to router and other clients.

I’ve consistently gotten 3mbps upload speeds hardwired to one client. I’ve completed several firmware updates to include Merlin firmware. It did not fix the issue. Tested WiFi upload speeds to an AX client (iPhone 13 Pro) and was able to get an avg of 80mbps at the most.

I contacted ASUS support to have my router repaired under manufacturer warranty. I was out of the return policy due to me being optimistic and waiting for firmware updates to rollout. I was hoping this was an isolated issue and possibly defective hardware.

I’ve done plenty of research on the ASUS forums and Reddit. It is a known issue without a fix. I had detailed troubleshooting to rule out other variables such as my ISP and cables. Believe me, I wanted this router to work.

I specifically noted in my troubleshooting notes to ASUS that to please do not send me a new unit and just test/repair this known issue. ASUS sent me a brand new router and no details on diag/tests being done.

The current work around that I have found to work is to enable dual-WAN and set it to use WAN(2. 5Gbs) port and Ethernet LAN 4. I set LAN 4 as primary and 2. 5 WAN port as secondary. I left 2. 5 WAN port unplugged.

I now can have functioning 1Gbps up/down speeds. I don’t recommend this router (until they have a solid fix) for those that require >1. 5Gbps up/down speeds from ISP. I work 100% remote with over 17 years experience in Cyber Security.

My ASUS RT-AX82U performed as expected while waiting for my ASUS GT-AX6000 to be repaired. As of this writing, (22 Sept 2022) there are no known fix to this issue. I hope this review helps. Kind regards.

Its easy to setup this router via their Asus app. But the network gives up and cannot reach 1 level up nor down. The speeds reduce drasctially if you move away from it. I have 5 Gbps At&t network and this router(has 2.

5Gbps max output when you are close to the router)hence doesn’t meet my requirement. Will opt for Netgear Orbi instead. One more thing would like to add here is if you are planning to go above 1Gbps internet plan do remember you need to upgrade your switches from 1Gb port to 5Gb or 10Gb port(expensive ethernet/SFP+ switches).

Also, I would recommend CAT6A/CAT7 cables to get the best speeds for all the devices. Only a few routers in the market have 1 x 10Gbps port on it. If using it on a PC then you also need to upgrade your LAN/NIC card to 10Gb to get the most out of your network speed.

I wanted to replace an Asus AC3100 with a router that was capable of AX for a select number of new devices (iphone 13’s). The previous one was fantastic with excellent range (two slow spots in the house) for a 3,400 square foot house and almost never required a reboot.

Extremely happy so far. The range seems to be very similar but I am now getting slightly faster speeds on all 5ghz legacy devices as well as significantly more speed with AX devices. The router has been stable and I have not has to reboot once since I turned it on.

I love Asus routers plus you do not have to pay additional fees for some of the features like other brands. Please note, that the previous Asus router before the AC3100 was terrible but I am glad I kept with them.

Sometimes you just get a bad one.

I’m not going to waste time on how great the router is. Look at the specs, see the reviews. It is what it is. fantastic! Cons: the ASUS logo has a lighting flaw on it. I know, it is petty. I’m paying $430 and always ‘eye magnet’ right to that flaw everytime I look at the router.

Example, why have a laptop RGB keyboard and not use it, same with my router. if it has a RGB logo, I’m turning it on. You can turn it off but I have seen google pics and youtube videos of other GT-AX6000’s with perfect logo and flawed logo like mine was.

Seems to be something ASUS should fix considering it is one of the most expensive, if not THE most expensive, dual band WiFi6 router on the market. Also, the antenna do not light as it may deceive you to believe.

No idea why the see through red plastic antennas. I did not buy this for bling, but if it has it. make it work correctly. Price. $399. Meh. it is expensive. Considering the AX11000 is slightly more (even the same on ‘occasion’) why? The AX11000 is Tri band.

Then you have the RT-AX86U. $269 (lower when on sale) Dual band. I refunded the router. IF you don’t mind the $ or the flaw on the (top right corner not lighting up correctly) logo, it is a great router, just pricy.

Runs warm to the touch. 2. 0ghz processor is snappy but gets warm.

One weekend a month we have a get together at our cabin and it’s really far out in the middle of nowhere. At first we didn’t really worry about getting keeping in touch but then my cousing mentioned that we should always have some form of communication.

We didn’t really need anything too overly expensive and we really didn’t want to use anything but our own stuff like my laptop; I’m glued to that thing! The isavi has worked quite well it supports multiple devices pretty well.

Going to Indonesia on business and I always check out the sites which takes me off the grid a lot. I picked up one of these so I could still use my smartphone. I didn’t realize how this needed to be used, I tried it out at the bottom of a cliff with an overhang since I camped there and it was comfortable but was surprised when I could not get an attention.

I knew I couldn’t use this inside a building but didn’t know about tall things in nature. Not a deal breaker, just more difficult to connect than I previously thought.

Pros: It works well and seems to work where ever I use it. It’s a great device! I am using it in my motorhome. Cons: Nothing

I don’t recommend you buy this AC810. Security is flawed, anyone can pick it up go into settings/more/device information and see your network name and password – been on netgear website and forum and there is no way to lock this or disable it (unlike earlier versions of the air card).

What were Netgear thinking, you can’t see the guest network password doing the same thing.

Its light enough with decent speeds; some networks might require manual set up that may be cumbersome but on the whole, its a worthwhile product. Its really helpful when traveling abroad and you need a portable WiFi without purchasing a data line for your phone.