20 Best Wifi Extenders For Xfinity (2023 Updated)

Needed internet access in an outbuilding which was in direct line of sight, through a brick wall, of the router but too far away for WiFi to reach (20m). Had spent days looking online at dual band and tri band, WiFi 5 and WiFi 6, which really confused me and the variations in price and reviews were bogging me down.

Decided to just give this a try as it was on offer. It works! Initially placed (10m) halfway between the router and where I wanted the signal as instructed, the device lit up green suggesting good connectivity but it didn’t give me the improved range I wanted so moved further away.

At 16m away, still green, the coverage and speed was much improved but not good enough for high speed gaming. At 27m away, the signal was now red and it suggested I should move it closer to the router, however the speed is now as good as it is in the house and perfect for gaming (and watching Netflix) through the extender at the same time! Our pc was connected through 2.

4ghz and the Netflix through 5Ghz. As a bonus, I can also connect to WiFi, right down the garden another 15m further on from the extender which is 27m from the router! Technical stuff – I have WiFi-5, dual band (should say on your router whether it’s 5 or 6, or disconnect and connect to your WiFi and if it says WAP-5 then it’s WiFi 5, if you have the option of 2.

4 and 5Ghz then you have dual band – if it doesn’t show on your router, type 192. 168. 1. 254 into the internet search bar and use the passcodes on the back of your router to log onto your router control centre and it should tell you under ‘my devices’).

I doubted whether the tri-band devices would work with my dual band router which is part of the reason I purchased this extender. I’d happily buy another at full price now and have recommended to family and friends.

Internet speed tests now consistently show poorer results when this device is plugged in. No idea why. Our son set this up for us. All the blue leds are on, as they apparently should be. The differences are not huge, but they are not in this units favour – plugged in they are around 10 for download and 7 for upload.

Unplugged? 14/9. Both sets of figures are poor. We only began to notice over the later part of lockdown, so the amount of traffic may have something to do with it. The online manual is a horrifying mess, the exact and precise opposite of plug and play.

Looking at it makes my heart sink. Even if you do set it up correctly, plainly it doesnt necessarily stay that way. Resoundingly NOT recommended. And I challenge all those who thought this was beneficial to at least try switching it off and see what happens.

Plug it in near the router, press the WPS button on the router snd the WPS on the TP-Link, wait about 30 seconds, repeat the procedure for the 5ghz frequency (if you have it, if not dont bother). Move it then to a socket not too far away from the router, wait a couple of moments and job done.

Much easier than I expected; took no more than 10 minutes to set up. Instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Coverage is excellent: the erratic signal from the router is perfect now in those parts where it would come and go and be regularly interfered with by neighbouring routers.

As I move around the house, devices switch automatically from the original router to the extender and back. Doubtless, there will be some situations, eg big house and/or many and thick walls, where the coverage might not be adequate (buy a mesh system for that, perhaps), but for most domestic users this gadget will be more than enough.

Only a small criticism: the device is larger than the pictures suggest and you need to ensure enough space around the wall socket when the aerials are extended.

I purchased the Netgear AC 6120 because my Xfinity modem was not allowing my Epson WF 7520 Was not being allowed to mean he was the router do the some security measures. So I purchased in Netgear AC 6120 Extender/repeater Because it will allow me not only to communicate with my printer was 24 other devices! And call me important or the following benefits 1.

) Once you register your device For the one year TECH support. You login with your original screen name and password then then you log on to the AC 6120 extender/Repeater look for your screen name with the abbreviation EXT Selected login with your original password for the morning and I also do the same with my laptop to ensure the communication with my printer Epson WF 7520 with no problem.

2. ) if you need to relocate the AC 6120 extender/repeater you could do that with no problem. Unplug it find it the outlet do you want plug it in there wait 3 to 4 minutes for the morning to Reconnect.

Cannot do this with other extenders/Repeaters I have tried. in the price range with Netgear products such as the AC 6120 extender/repeater is not only reasonable but very well worth it! And I am very much like the size of the AC to 6120 extender/repeater.

And I’m very glad that they have a ethernet port that you can use for gaming or other devices that need Internet connection. And you could use the light indicators on the AC 6120 extender/repeater to help you find the best location for the AC 6120 extender/repeater to pick up the Wi-Fi signal from your modem if the light is Red that is not a good place if the light is Amber that’s a good place if the light is green as the best place.

And usually best to have the AC 6120 extender/repeater somewhere about halfway between your modem and the Area where you want to enhance your Wi-Fi signal. I am very glad that I was able to find this Netgear AC 6120 extender/repeater.

I asked my cable provider to help me with this issue for four months and they could not help me resolve it at all. But I happen to speak to a friend who recommended trying the Netgear AC to 6120 extender/repeater!!.

Three problems on firmware V1. 0. 0. 54_1. 0. 34: – Dropped connection between laptop and extender regularly (light on the extender turning from green to red), once per day at least. – Intermittent traffic – on Windows 10, in Task Manager Performance, could see that a few seconds normal traffic, a few seconds 0.

– Signal strength is very location sensitive. I live in a house with common construction for this part of central North America (wood frame and drwall), so no concrete or steel structure for the signal to go through.

Maybe the steel ventilation ductwork interferes in places. There is a huge difference in the signal strength and connection reliability (my previous two comments) depending on where I site this extender.

I even resorted to plugging it into an extension cord and moving it around a room a couple of feet at a time, without moving my laptop (or router. ) Some spots had better signal strength and fewer drops than others, but none was trouble free.

I’ve never seen another wifi device so sensitive to location. I worked with support, who gave a few ideas, but nothing helped. I stopped using it and went back to using my wifi router which worked much better, but I got an email recently that there is new firmware.

I just loaded firmware V1. 0. 0. 64_1. 0. 39 (Oct 18, 2021) and will try again. I will comment again if there is any improvement.

I bought this gadget to extend the range of the wifi to be able to use it in our travel trailer in the driveway. It worked great over the 2 or 3 weeks straight that we used it! I never had it glitch out or anything like that, and the extended wifi was always fast and reliable.

The only time I ever had a problem with the connection was when someone bumped the directional antennas to point away from the trailer– an easy fix! On this note, it is a good idea to place it somewhere where it’s unlikely to be bumped, as even a small change can cause a drop in speed.

It’s really important to get the antennas right when you set it up, as they are so useful when set properly! All in all this is a great product, and the only thing I wish was improved is the time it takes to boot, find the router, connect and be ready, but this is really just me being spoiled by faster technology, as the entire setup from out of the box takes maybe 5 minutes! It takes probably all of 30 sec to boot and another 30 to fully connect to the router and complete the WPS authentication, then after that you just have to play with the positioning to get the best signal.

I really love the 2 different bands, 2GHz and 5GHz, as well! Well, that got kinda long, but I hope it helps direct potential buyers to choose this product, as it is really worth the money!.

If the EX7000 does not work properly with Spectrum or any other ISP, come forward and let users know. Instead, one will be troubleshooting with Netgear technical Staff and repeating again and again, due to the fact the extender goes back to provide intermittent Services after being fixed.

How is it possible, a device as this on with a Ethernet Hub, is not capable to provide Internet access if the systems are connected via Ethernet cable (NIC)? I need Netgear to resolve this challenge if they expect the rating to be change to more Stars.

This means, if they are willing to utilize my case to resolve the technical challenges of this extender model is having with the ISP providers, I am willing to help out versus expending more time doing the same troubleshooting of setting the device.

Netgear, you have my information, just in case look up case# 45914133. I challenge Netgear to own this challenge and resolve it in a Win-Win manner.

I absolutely love this product, I live in a basement, nothing worked extending the Wi-Fi, we have spectrum. So it does work with spectrum. Mainly used for my PlayStation. Before I was getting maybe 20 MB per second, after installing it and really easily hooking it up with my phone.

That speed went from 20 to 60 all the way up to 175 and yesterday I caught it at 215 MB per second. I haven’t had any issues with it disconnecting Mind you I am using an ethernet. But you can always use an ethernet splitter for more devices.

On my phone Wi-Fi signal reached over 260 for mobile and computer devices. It is also Dual broadband so it works with almost everything. Will definitely be recommending this to anybody with Internet issues.

Not only does it extend. it is easy to set up and it multiplies your speed Theres also a $60 version, I’m sure if you’re looking for a cheap way to get Internet to extend this may work too. I took a shot of the dark only reading a couple reviews so glad I did this.

I hope anybody who needs Internet extended or has a dead spot in their house. Finds this review and buys it.

This is the fourth try with extenders from different manufacturers. Needless to say, the other three were complete and utterly failures due to the way they configure their extenders, how the extender connects wirelessly to your router, how they complicate the configuration (DHCP, MAC filtering, bands), failure to connect right next to your router… see where I am going? Purchased this EAX15 directly from Netgear, avoided doing it at a store because there is this money back guarantee from Netgear and free shipping, so what we had to lose?, configuration time? – Use Needed to cover the other half of the house to have better coverage for several devices that needed an RSSI better than 59.

– Configuration Not overpowering with menus and this and that. Simple interface to what you really need: connect and extend. Look at this as another device connected to your router, obeying the rules and security of your router (Password Key, Security type, DHCP, MAC filtering, bands, etc.

). Once connected to the router it can propel your signal forward to blanket the area that needed a strong constant signal. – Cool thing about it You can choose to extend it using the same SSID/naming of your router so all devices can roam around (mesh), or assign a different SSID to that sector thus allowing only those devices to use your extender.

We chose the latter, assigned a different SSID. And here comes the WOW, we found in the configuration this FastLane Technology that gives you the choice to simply extend both bands (2. 4 and 5GHz) for the simplistic users, or the other cool one where you connect the AX15 to the best (less contaminated) band like 5GHz, to then extend the 2.

4GHz to the sector and devices that need it. And boom! It worked flawlessly, all devices in that half of the house have a cool RSSI of 50 or less. Plugged it to the wall 2 weeks ago and simply forgot about it like my own router.

That is how a Wifi extender should work! – App Not impressive at all and forces you to be connected to the same SSID of the extender, totally unnecessary, could be done by IP address instead, like you access it with a browser, right Netgear?.

Recently purchased this clever, low profile Wi-Fi extender and am immediately grateful. Due to some structural complications with my old home, I have difficulty getting any Wi-Fi to certain parts of the house.

I was able to utilize a mesh system (one on each floor) to fix this, however half the kitchen, as well as the backyard and garage were a poor signal at best. The AX1800, with a simple click of my WPS, synced with my mesh router, maintaining the same SSID, allowing me for the first time in many years, to enjoy internet in the rear of my house.

The signal is strong and consistent, and because it shares the same SSID, I can move seamlessly from yard to kitchen, bedroom, etc. , without awkward disconnect/reconnect issues. The product depth easily fits discretely behind a wheeled wooden cabinet, with no cost to signal strength.

Got this at a great price during a site promo, and my only regret is that I had not looked into this solution sooner.

Range is quite poor . If you leave your room the speed drops even through it’s supposed to stay stable . Trash extender don’t recommend. Speeds only go up to 100 MBPS.

I bought this to extend my current wifi network to my living room. I used to only reach 50-55 mbps prior to installing it, but now it can reach from 115-200 mbps on my 2GHz network, which is almost the same speed when I’m near or if I connect directly to my router via ethernet.

I didn’t have to worry losing access or experience any lags in my internet whenever I’m working in different rooms. Would recommend to anyone who wants a fast and reliable wifi range extender. I’ve also been using it with my new Netgear AX1800 router, and it’s been the best upgrade I’ve made so far! Everything is easy to setup, and I definitely got more for what I’ve paid for.

I can’t recommend to NOT buy this product enough. There is no way to tell if it’s connected and working in your home, the app that it has you download is faulty at best, and down right criminal at worst.

Calling the customer support to get help my extender losing connection every day resulted in a confirmation that the app is only meant for setup, but on the app store and on the product instructions that come with the product it confirms its supposed to be used to manage the use of the product.

On top of that the customer support is absolutely worthless, both calling in and with their chat support. They’re third party, as is everyone these days, but after spending hours with multiple of them they have don’t even have the decency to check what product you bought from netgear; one rep I had literally copy and pasted the support from their customer support page (I’m online and asking for help netgear, obviously I’ve already googled quick fixes and they don’t work).

When this thing works, it works great, the issue though is the app tells you you lose connection every hour or so, and the PC setup website you go through also doesn’t confirm when the extender is working and when your router stops utilizing the extender.

This is the first netgear product I’ve ever used, and it will be the last; cherry on top of this interaction was being told by their third party customer support over the phone (they use a vpn to make it seem like they’re in California but I got the rep to admit he was in India) that he couldn’t help me and to call netgears business centers directly (not the number they provide you) if I needed continued support.

For your sanity, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.

Here’s my honest opinion. This product (and many others like it) will “help” somewhat in extending your Wi-Fi range. However, would I have found is you are WAY better off opting for the higher end base Wi-Fi box that most companies now offer.

I didn’t think it mattered at first, but I found that PLACEMENT of your base Wi-Fi box makes an enormous difference in how wide your wireless footprint will be in your home. Don’t place it in a corner or near large windows or large mirrors.

Don’t put it near the floor, near TV sets or other electronic equipment. Place it at average height and as close to the center of your room as you can get it (not always easy). It may take some creative rearrangement, but the end result will be much better than getting ANY of these extender boxes.

I’ve tried many of these extenders (including this one) and nothing came close to simply placing my base Wi-Fi box correctly, which for me is Xfinity’s latest brand new “XB-8” Wi-Fi gateway box.

I needed to extend and boost my wifi signal. After careful debate, I decided on the Nighthawk AC1900 WIFI PLUGIN EXTENDER. It was more than what I had planned on spending, but felt it was worth it. I ordered it from BESTBUY about 9am on a Saturday and received by 4pm the same day.

I was excited. I downloaded the Nighthawk App, followed instruction to install, twice. I could not get it to function with my Verizon Frios router. I call netgear Customer help line. Tech remoted into my network to diagnose my problem.

After being on hold, the tech came back and told me thatI needed to pay another $15 or $50 (I couldn’t really understand tech due to tech heavy accent) for a needed software. I explained that the unit just did an update.

She stated that the software had to be paid for with her and that it must be installed by a tech. I explained that I just paid almost $200 for the extender and asked if there was another netgear model that doesn’t require additional software.

The tech hug up on me. I then. Allen best buy, and they approved the unit to be returned for a return. I’m looking at Linksysor other brands. Greatly disappointed.

So far it works well. It can cover the wifi range to make the weak points within my house far better than before. The only shortcoming is its app setup procedure. I used the nighthawk app to set it up.

At the very beginning, it has its own network and my phone needs to connect to its own network to set it up. It worked well, and after all wifi settings mostly finished, I noticed that a firmware upgrade is needed and clicked upgrade.

However, after that the app still shows the original set-up is not yet finished, and at that point I can no longer connect to its own network to finish the setup. So now the app is stuck there and I cannot do any further.

But anyway the box can work its extender function well, and after I moved it to a different location it works as expected, though I cannot continue setting it up anymore. I think there is some bug with the app software.

I guess next time, if I change my wifi router with a new wifi username and password, I will need to click the reset button to recover it to the original factory setting and do this from the very beginning, and the nighthawk app also needs to be reset.

As of now, I do not need to worry, and should be able to enjoy its extender function.

Says easy 5 minute set up, hassle free. I spent 2. 5 hrs with the router plugged in next to a 4 month old Nighthawk wifi6 5g router. it never would link in either 2. 4g or the 5g bands. Couldn’t get closer as I set it onto the router.

LEDs never lit up on the device side. Surprise turning it off and back on did nothing. Nor did unplugging it and plugging it back in. In short even with decades in IT work I couldn’t get this to link up.

Now maybe I had a bad one. but having all instructions and set up based upon if you can get the extender to link n make its own WiFi network to log into should be a router only thing. On day 3 it melted.

Got so hot plugged into a wall outlet the plastic case melted. I had given up and taken the WiFi extender upstairs to see if it was just stubborn and it melted like a toddler throwing a tantrum. Output tested fine by an electrician no other things plugged into that output have melted.

All in all a wild item never worked and the spontaneously melts into a puddle of goo. Not gonna recommend unless you like frustration and a clean up.

IšverstiShow in original languageI wrote a bad review before (and asked to remove it) mostly because of a bad interaction with ‘support’ person, who ran diagnostics on my computer and offered some expensive products to help me make this extender work.

Turned out it was not a Netgear support person but a scam. Luckily at that point I realized it and did not pay anything. Beware, there are many scammers who pretend to be Netgear’s support. They use slightly different URLs and similar colour schemes on their websites.

Only call the number in the manual for support, and if you see a support online chat it’s a scam (Netgear doesn’t have it). I WRT the product itself: setup wasn’t easy (that’s why I looked for support and fell into that scam).

When I connected to the NETGEAR_EXT network on my laptop it got me to the right page but I was unable to complete the process because the network kept dropping. Finally, I switched to my phone and then it worked.

Once set, the extender seems to do the job.

IšverstiShow in original languageThe extender works fine – its the greasy scummy technical service that I would rate lower than a 1 if I could. I recently moved and when I needed to change the Network name on the wifi extender – I couldn’t figure out how to change it.

I called technical support – which tells you straight out they expect you to pay for their help by buying a scum sucking grass tech support CONTRACT. I used chat instead, which led to a technical support guy calling me.

He wanted to get on my computer screen using a screen sharing program – which was totally unnecessary then tried to prove to me that I should BUY at a price of 99. 99 149. 99 or 299. 99 a security protocol for my IP address.

He claimed that it would be impossible to set up the wifi extender without this. I refused, went to the product and hit the RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS button and was able to set up the extender as I always have.

The product works fine — its the SCUM SUCKING GREASY MONEY GREEDY Technical support that is SHAMEFUL.

IšverstiShow in original languageBought this one today, after my ancient Netgear repeater finally bit the dust. I’ve set up many routers, access points and repeaters since WiFi was first deployed and this has got to be the easiest and fastest setup I’ve ever experienced.

Literally plugged it in, connected to the internal network, told it to repeat my existing network, put in the password and voila! Done. Getting great throughput from it all over the house (1550 sq. ft).

I couldn’t be more pleased! Especially considering I dropped about $150 on the last Netgear repeater, this is a GREAT value for money! I’m considering buying a couple more in case they discontinue these.

even though any newer models would probably perform the same, I KNOW this one rocks!!!.

You’ll most likely need an extender to get the signal to cover your entire house or building. Your Ex7000 can most likely either manage which frequency a connection should connect to at a particular moment or it may leave it up to you to have both broadcasting with different names for you to decide which to connect to.

A lot small mobile devices have trouble switching between networks. So I recommend having two separate networks for each band and setting each device manually. It’s rare, but some older devices may only be able to connect to 2.

4 gigahertz connection. The signal strength can be adjusted from 25% to 100%. In case you may interfere with some access points near you.

I set up an EX7000 in conjunction with a RAX40. Initially everything worked exactly as expected, and between the two devices, significantly improved performance over the old Apple router that had been in use.

Unfortunately, a few days after setup, the RAX40 appeared to “lose” its WiFi capability, cutting off everything, including anything connected to the EX7000. This is a remote setup which I troubleshot with the help of my non-technical, 84-year-old mother.

The temporary solution was to power down the EX7000, followed by a power-cycle of the RAX40. Unfortunately, everytime the EX7000 was powered back up, the RAX40 WiFi appeared to go offline. I will further trouble-shoot at my next physical visit, but in the meantime, the EX7000 has been left powered off to allow the RAX40 to continue functioning.

I like the device, but this issue surfaced several days after initial setup, so I cannot provide a full review at this time. If possible, I will update this review after my next onsite visit. I write this on 10/28/2020, and expect to be able to update sometime after 11/30/2020.

This is a very effective wifi range extender though it is crippled in some ways. It is limited to 2. 4Ghz and it does not extend ethernet wired connections to make them wifi. These are its only limitations.

A wifi range extender’s job is to pick up weak wifi signals from a router, and boost them into a space where devices are trying to connect to wifi. Thus if a router is sending signals from a first floor to a third floor, on a network named “homenet,” the extender will amplify homenet’s signals to create an extension called homenet_EXT.

A device such a smart phone now logs onto homenet_EXT and is online. There is no need to run wire and set up another router to boost signal. This unit is neat, quick, and easy to set up. Plug it into a wall outlet.

The web based configuration is foolproof and reliable. The unit’s SSID can be active or turned off. The router’s signal is amplified accurately without drop outs. The unit is small and unobtrusive. It’s price is remarkable! This unit fills the gap where blind spots affect wifi connectivity.

It eliminates the need for additional equipment. For all these reasons, I score this unit at the top of the scales for price, reliability and utility. Great job, Netgear.

Well I gotta admit at first I was worried that this was not going to perform as advertised but for petes sake; Boy was I wrong. This lil puppy was super easy to install and my computer even seems to run faster than normal.

I balled out on this bad boy so I could have my laptop setup and online out in my garage where my WiFi signal was weak AF! But after plugging this mofo in the outlet, I got more bars than Rittz the rapper, (and hes got bars for days!) Then I put it to the ultimate test.

I logged on to Facebook to see if it could keep up with all the stupidity and ridiculous questions people post like whats the biggest size Tires my truck can fit stock? And yo fam, whats the pros and cons on me doing a 8 lift with 24×14 wheels plus 4 spacers? And hey guys, my truck is lifted, on 30s, I just hacked the factory exhaust off and removed the active fuel management system, how come Im getting poor gas mileage? and hey, I just bought a new truck, what should my first mod be? Let me see pix of your truck so I can do the same exact thing.

The list goes on and on. But my point is, if it can keep up with all the non driving, nonsense then its definitely gotta be one of the best devices out there. I am super happy with it and I would most definitely recommend it to anyone and I would buy it again.

Once its setup the first time, your all set. It will recognize the device and connect it to the WiFi network automatically. This item is definitely baller AF! Bloop-Bloop.

This WiFi range booster was purchased on recommendation from a family member. My router is on 2nd floor, and XBOX system in the basement. It was having trouble keeping up during live games. I added this WiFi range booster on the 1st floor, and it solved the problem.

Download speeds improved dramatically in the basement. The trick was to put the WiFi range booster half way between the router and the XBOX. When I initially put the WiFi range booster in the basement, it didn’t work because it was too far from the source to get a signal and boost it.

Set up was easy, I just did the push button method vs online method. The other trick, is that you need to wait 30-60 seconds for the signal to register when you plug it in, or turn on a device. Just have to be patient.

After that initial connection delay, the system is good to go. I recommend purchasing this WiFi range booster.

This WiFi Range Extender (EX3110) was easy to set-up with an online assistant that walks you through each step. The extender is very convenient– I can unplug it from one part of my house to plug it into another part quickly, and it begins extending WiFi approximately 45 seconds to one minute after being plugged in.

One notable drawback is that the WiFi extender noticeably decreases the efficacy of your router/main network. I live in a college house of 9 people, and the 4 individuals who live in the unit where the router is located have noticed their WiFi become slow and ineffective when all myself and 2 others use the WiFi range extender from our own unit.

I have set up the extender in two separate locations of the house, with each location having drawbacks: when I set up the extender close to my room, my WiFi has 3 bars and is very fast; however, my roommate’s WiFi on the other side of the house is essentially down/not working.

When I plug in the extender halfway between my room and my roommate’s unit across the house, all of our WiFi works moderately well, until all 9 of us are using it, in which we have very patchy WiFi. Overall, this product is effective and easy to use.

Beware if you plan to use it in a house with more than 8 people connected to one network; it may be possible to find a solution by moving the extender to different areas of the house, but you may be better of with a mesh network system.

Seems to work well so far. My TP-Link WiFi router is towards the front of the house, so at the back of the house inside the signal was low and outside there was no signal. I placed the Extender more towards the back of the house than the middle, where it still gets a full signal from the router plus increases the signal on devices at the back of the house to 100% inside and 60% outside.

Setup was easy following the instructions – I used the online instructions and did the setup manually as this was recommended in a video I watched on YouTube. But I’ve read other reviews saying the automatic setup works too.

You do have to be aware that the Extender has a separate name and therefore separate connection compared to your main router. You therefore have to swap between them in order to get the best signal depending on which part of the house you’re in.

I use the same password for both connections to make it easier to swap if I have to. But my kids are mainly in the back and middle of the house, so they just stay on the Extender connection and I’m in the middle and front of the house so I stay on the main Router connection.

So far there has been no detectable loss of signal to devices connected to the Extender although occasionally the LED turns to red but the devices are still showing a connection. Happy with this and the good price I got from Harvey Norman at the time of purchase.

I was using 2 of these with a Nighthawk R7000 where I had the R7000 on the 2nd floor of my house, one extender on the main floor and one extender in the basement. Everything was working fine until I downloaded firmware for the extenders about 3-4 months after purchasing them and the extenders stopped working after the firmware update.

There were no interruptions to the download and no logical explanation from Netgear, but they honored the warranty and sent me 2 replacements. Several months later, I was notified by another firmware update in the admin console for the extenders, so I reluctantly proceeded to update the firmware again and the same thing happened again.

Only this time, my warranty had already run out. I have bought many different network equipment over the course of 20 odd years and while I know all the caveats around firmware updates, this is the first time that I have seen firmware updates completely render hardware that was once working fine completely non-functional.

I am now hesitant to update the firmware on my R7000, but might do it anyways so that if it breaks the router, then I will have an excuse to go back to Linksys or Asus network equipment that was reliable for me in the past.

BTW, not like this is different with any other hardware manufacturer, but the off shore tech support (presumably from India) were not much help and in my situation acted more as a glorified CSR to initiate fulfillment orders to replace equipment rather than actually troubleshoot and provide value to consumers.

I have learned never to say never, but I will be avoiding Netgear equipment until I have a compelling reason to try again.

I have received a Netgear AC1200 EX6200, a dual band (2. 4 and 5 Ghz) Wi-Fi range extender for free in exchange for this honest review. The long story: Once received the item, I went home and unboxed it immediately.

The first thing I noticed was that the range extender was very well packaged. I have to say that both the color and the material are not my favorite but I do not really expect a range extender to be a piece of art.

Also I think it is a bit too wide, I have 2 other wireless routers and both are much smaller (but also less powerful). Installation and mounting of the Netgear range extender was very easy, helped by a very simple and effective setup manual.

Once the connection between the Wi-Fi range extender and my home router was established, I extensively tested the quality and strength of the signal in different areas of my house and found that overall the signal was very strong even in an environment that is crowded with other wireless networks.

I am particularly happy that I am finally able to connect from my garage. I also enjoy the USB 3. 0 port on the Netgear AC1200 EX6200 Wi-Fi Range extender that allows me to store and stream files and music to/from a flash drive and all my connected devices that include laptops, smartphones, an iPad and a wireless printer.

Also using the DLNA server I can stream to my blue ray player and smart TV. In conclusion, I have been using this range extender for a week now and I am overall satisfied with its performance. The summary: Pros: Nice packaging and very easy installation.

The modem was unboxed and assembled in less than 3 minutes. Very easy setup (with a very well done step by step manual). On a side note, I personally prefer the manual setup rather than the WPS because I feel I have more control over the settings.

Both are available. Once ‘connected’ to the router it can be unplugged and plugged in again within range and it will keep the configuration Range extension works even in an environment that is very crowded with other wireless networks.

Areas of the house where the current router signal does not reach like the bathroom and the garage are now well covered and signal has good strength. The connection is stable. Cons: A bit bigger than I expected.

For the current price range, it looks like it is made with cheap plastic and, in my opinion, it is not very stylish.

I’m a bit surprised to say this actually worked – certainly much better than I expected. My goal was to have internet in the backyard (where I previously had no connectivity) and now I have full signal strength.

I received the product free and was asked to write an honest review. Setup: I was hesitant to set it up because I thought it would interfere with my current network if the installation didn’t go well.

The one sheet of instructions was easy to follow and the network extender was installed in a little over 5 minutes. Once it is installed, you can move it around the house and when it is plugged back in it automatically connects.

Function: My condo isn’t that big (~700 sqft) so I didn’t really need an extender for inside, but I have a backyard and the internet wouldn’t reach back there if I wanted to listen to Bluetooth speakers or do work.

In under 10 minutes from first opening the box, I was working in the backyard with full signal strength. I also have a number of other WiFi devices (2 iPads, 2 iPhones, 2 laptops, Bluetooth speakers) and I was able to use any combination without suffering speed.

The full signal covered the backyard, which is another ~300 sqft, and previously was out of range. Other notes: – The antennas don’t stay up very well just by hand-twisting. I’m sure I could get pliers and tighten them up but don’t want to strip the knobs.

The device can sit flat or stand up, but I can’t use it standing as the antennas droop. – I had to set up the extender twice in less than a week because I got a new wireless network. The original setup was easier on my Mac, but it still worked on the PC.

The only drawback was despite hitting ‘reset’ the initial pairing was done by finding the device under my old network name, so I wasn’t sure if it was going to work. I tried it and it worked, and during the rest of the setup became renamed under the new network.

– I’d like to know a bit more about security. I know you can use your existing password or make a new one, but I’m not 100% sure if this is just as secure as my network pre-extender.

These are by far, some of the worst mesh systems I’ve ever used. I have given these things nearly 6 months, but will be returning them. Setup: Setup seems simple enough, but nowhere close to as smooth as Eero, Linksys or Nest Wifi (Google wifi).

If you don’t setup the nodes/satellites correctly it can be difficult to get them adjusted later on, my units needed to be reset 3 times before they recognized my modem and it’s internet connection. App: all modern mesh systems need a good app to accompany the hardware.

For diagnostic purposes, checking network health, updating basic settings. But this app is very unreliable, only seems to work well if you are directly connected to the network. On top of that they spam you about their warranties/network protection services.

Operation: this is the crux of the issue with this unit. I live in a small apartment, but I needed hardline connections in every room. So I went with the 3 pack, so I could hardwire as many devices as possible that need as low of latency as possible.

The 800mbps that I have coming in, immediately off the first satellite, on my wifi 6 devices with direct line of sight to router, they get 450-600 mbps. The good news is at the farthest satellite, I will still get about 400 mbps.

But to be honest, unless you’ve got a lot of bandwidth/speed to play with, this is a similar drop off to just using a range extender. My old Linksys Velop system maintained about 90% of its speed wirelessly, but losing 50% is very pitiful performance-wise (and yes all firmware is up-to-date Netgear, stop treating your customers as if they are stupid).

But the biggest reason for my disdain for this product comes from its constant failure and reboots! This unit will either tank (speeds as high as 2-4mbps) or completely shut down and start back up for absolutely no reason.

I have lost too many online matches this way or have been disconnected during important calls just because the router was “tired” or throwing a fit. My modem, which is nearing 4 years old at this point, chugs along just fine.

I cannot stress enough, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. If you need wifi 6, buy Eero, Velop or Amplifi. Do not bother with the joke that is Netgear nor their inferior “premium” brand Nighthawk. This performance barely justifies a $200 price tag, let alone a $500 one.

Absolute garbage. I only looked at all the 5 star reviews when I purchased. Wrong on my part; they’re probably all fake. This device literally DOES NOT WORK. Caused s lot of aggravation. I even tried hardwiring it via Ethernet.

Couldn’t even be found through Ethernet which told me, it’s definitely a bad, poorly made device. Don’t waste your time like I did! So upset, returning immediately and not even repackaging it the way it cans because I don’t want anyone else getting stuck with it.

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TraduciMostra in lingua originaleJak dla mnie bardzo dobry wzmacniacz. Pokrótce problem jaki miałem: dotychczas u mnie w domu pracował tylko jeden router od dostawcy Internetu, który zasięgiem pokrywał 3/4 mojego domu.

Dodam, że dom jest piętrowy o pow. ok 200m. , router umiejscowiony pośrodku skrajnej zachodniej ściany. Z zasięgiem najgorzej było w pomieszczeniach wschodnio-południowych. Zakupiłem nowy router tp-linka Archer C80 i w połączeniu ze wzmacniaczem RE300 utworzyłem sieć mesh w domu.

Wzmacniacz umiejscowiłem naprzeciw routera pośrodku skrajnej wschodniej ściany – odległość między urządzeniami 9 m, po drodze dwoje drzwi. U mnie te dwa urządzenia wystarczyły aby pokryć zasięgiem cały dom – dociera nawet do piwnicy Jak dla mnie rewelacja! Co do parametrów samego urządzenia nie będę się wypowiadał, gdyż można sobie o nich poczytać.

Natomiast najistotniejsze rzeczy jakie zauważam z punktu widzenia zwykłego użytkownika: zdecydowanie lepiej działa sieć 5Ghz, pod warunkiem, że wzmacniacz ustawiony jest na maksymalny zasięg. Tak na prawdę nie ma wtedy praktycznie żadnych spadków prędkości – wszędzie, gdzie mierzyłem, byłem w stanie uzyskać prędkość w granicach 120 Mb/s i takie też mam łącze.

Gorzej jest ze siecią 2. 4 Ghz, która na wzmacniaczu osiąga prędkości mniej więcej o połowę mniejsze niż na routerze. Tak więc gdy z routera uzyskuję jakieś 70 Mb/s w 2. 4Ghz, to na wzmacniaczu jest już ok 35-40 Mb/s.

Niemniej jednak jest to dla mnie wynik bardzo zadowalający. Urządzenia podłączone do sieci działają szybko i bardzo płynnie, bez zawieszania się, buforowanie platform streamingowych na dwóch telewizorach niezauważalne.

No i dla mnie wisienka na torcie: dzięki onemesh mam w domu jedną sieć mimo dwóch urządzeń. Zakup uznaję za udany!.

TraduciMostra in lingua originaleThe device found a signal with no effort and I’m in an area where that seems difficult. I haven’t been able to use my cell phone in the living room and using my laptop just a room away (in a small condo) from where my hub is was iffy.

Streaming to my TV. not happening. Therefore, I was happy when after pairing next to the hub, I was able to move the TP-Link to my hallway. I had a good connection on both bands within a minute. Results: I can use my cell phone sitting on my couch and I have a good signal at my dining room table (MacBook pro).

——— I had to do some finagling to establish the link to my hub to begin with. This is an Apple AirPort (model is about 8 years old, attached to an 8 year old iMac). Some persistence and I had a connection established but I’m fairly adept at setting up Macs including dealing with permissions, etc.

I don’t know if it’s the age of the AirPort (and computer) or that Apple devices can sometimes present a challenge, as opposed to a PC environment. At any rate, I did get it set up and working, so all’s well.

I’ve been using this product in a 3500 sq ft house for the 2nd floor and I never had issues. Also the app makes it very easy to locate the device and personalize all the devices using the wifi through 5GHz and 2.

4GHz. Good internet speed too.

My garage is 90 feet from the house and my wireless router signal is poor. Added this wireless booster to my home network and now have it plugged in the garage and I it improved the signal. I have no issues logging into work from the garage now.

I have the extender almost over two years and today the performance is insufficient. Because my PC has no WLAN module, I bought the extender to directly connect my PC with an RJ45 cable (a connection with the router was not possible due to space-limitations).

In the first months the connection was ok (I had about 20Mbs) but over time the connection got worse. When I try to check the connection on the extender, it is a game of luck if I managed to get a connection – via cable.

The connection between the router and the router is shown to be quite good (80%-90% with approx. 200Mbs) but when I do an online speedtest, it achieves 0. 5MBs – both with cable and with my phone, connected to the extended network.

When doing a speedtest with a WLAN connection of my phone to the router I get over 100MBs – that’s 200 times better! I had enough of it and bought a simple USB WLAN adapter.

I have this little extender running in my barn to extend my farm network! Yes the horses need internet also lol. This little unit has been on for more than 2 years 24/7 maybe rebooted once lol. What it does is feeds internet to my outdoor wifi plugs that control the horses water trough heaters so it’s value is important which it does and has been doing flawlessly.

I understand it’s not really a simple simple device for most people to comprehend how to figure out at times and I think that’s why this extender and most extenders get such bad reviews. Regardless if you happen to know just a little about the directions you’ll appreciate this device.

Remember that this model broadcast only the 2. 4 Ghz wifi of your network so if you want both 2. 4 and 5 Ghz then look for Netgears other extender.

I just installed my new Netgear N300 and I am WAY impressed! I live in a pretty big ranch-style home, so the modem is connected in a front room where the DirecTV is already wired in to connect to the modem.

It’s far away from the other rooms, but I couldn’t really move the modem closer to where I work on my computer in the back of the house. After researching different options and reading reviews to see which were genuine, I chose this model and was hoping for the best.

I am VERY happy with this Netgear extender so far (even though I’ve only had it connected for about 30 minutes). I read through the instructions and they were easy to follow, but I’ll just explain what I did, which only took 3-4 minutes and required almost NO WORK on my part.

1. Plug the Netgear extender in an outlet in the same room or very near your modem/router. This will help it pair quickly with your modem. 2. Let the lights on the Netgear light up from amber/red and wait until you see the various LED light up green.

If nothing happens, try pressing the “on/off” button on the side of the Netgear. 3. Press the “WPS” button on the Netgear FIRST; then within 2 minutes (immediately is fine), press the “WPS” button on your modem.

Note: If you don’t have a WPS button, look at the instructions for how to hook up your extender using a browser – it’s easy. 4. Once you click the WPS buttons on each device, it will start pairing — you will see the Netgear do a little light show for a minute.

Once the lights are green and stable, you can now unplug it. 5. Bring your Netgear somewhere in-between your modem/router placement and where you need it to extend your WiFi into (like a bedroom, living room) – remember, don’t place the extender too far away from the modem or it won’t connect, which defeats the purpose.

— I placed mine in the middle of the hallway leading back to the back of the house – a nice half-way point. 6. Plug the Netgear into the outlet and wait until it turns green again (all lights that illuminate should turn green if you have placed it in a great spot).

If one of the lights is amber, try moving it closer to the modem. 7. If all lights are green, you’re good! Leave it plugged in and point the antenna to beam the signal to where you want it. 8. Use your computer or smartphone and go to your WiFi options.

9. The extender will have AUTOMATICALLY created the WiFi choice for you: it will be your EXISTING WiFi name with “_EXT” at the end. Easy as pie. 10. Click that WiFi name and login using your existing password.

You’re DONE! I looked on my computer and immediately saw I had FULL bars for once, and so I ran a speed test and it’s SO much better now. Now I can actually use my smart TV again, my phone, and my computer in my back room and everywhere else back here! The installation was so simple.

While it looks like a long ordeal with the instructions above, that’s just because it’s written out. It really only takes 3-4 minutes. It just consists of plugging it in, pressing WPS buttons, waiting for the Netgear to turn green, plugging the Netgear in where you need to extend your WiFi, and clicking “connect” on the new WiFi name that it automatically creates for you.

I could not be more impressed with the simplicity and how easy they made it. I’m pretty good at tech-related stuff, but the fact that I had to do nothing made me happy. Definitely worth the money.