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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Sadly my phone is the only tech i have that gets the fastest wifi speed. Works really well, super fast with our fiber optic internet.

It's an ugly router if you're not into gaming, or all things macho, but nothing a well ventilated bag couldn't fix. It's bulky, but what router now-a-days isn't.



Cons

The router keeps randomly rebooting. Firmware updates are automatic at 3 am but the reboot happens at random times day and night. Have to now reboot it 4 to 5 times a day. Quitre often it stops responding and my internet dies.

This router is now paperweight. Far more functional and stable products are available more cheaply from other manufacturers. Sadly, this is typical for these cheap consumer grade routers.

Oh they say after you fully set up the router there was a hack to the chipset and it's vulnerable by design. Cannot be set up as standard repeater.

No way to turn off wpa. Only has two options of no security or wpa/wpa2-personal. There's no way to disable wpa and leave only wpa2. It prevents devices on parental control from connecting.

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Quality


It was pretty easy to set up and the admin software is fairly decent


Gets an excellent signal rating on my roku device


The bad points are usually poor or improper ventilation the wrong antennas for the job and misleading descriptions or information


For reasons i dont understand the qos settings for the quality of service engine pretty much broke in my router

Price


Im very happy with the price and speed


Very good price and comes with 4 antennas


00 bucks to tell me i needed a new router which was only a year and a half old


I wont spend another dollar on netgear

Shipping


It arrived very quickly ahead of schedule was decently easy to set up and works great


I did what many of us who buy routers do once mine arrived


Nice upgrade from stock unit from charter

Packaging/appearance


Box was a little messed up but item was fine and works excellent

Competitiveness


Excessive router that made a very large difference to connectivity and speed compared to our ancient dlink


Bought this to replace a much older dlink router that was starting to die


I brought the product to best buy to see if they sold a longer power cord they didnt have one either however the guy at best b...  Read More


If you have no other alternative using a wifi guest zone for iot internet of things or smart plugs and switches provides more s...  Read More

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was having lots of issues with a netgear router that was about 78 years old


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It would just quit working and need a reboot on a daily basis


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I also had a lot of printer issues needing to reboot the printer whenever i tried to print anything


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have a very small place about 800 squ feet so i didnt think i needed anything fancy


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was having problems like my devices losing wifi and my zoom video calls freezing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And its not an attractive piece of equipment so i didnt want it out on my desk


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I reached out to dlink to see if they sell longer cords they dont


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was afraid to use an extension cord bc i was plugging it into a power strip

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