Long story short, this router is awesome! It has almost tripled my download speeds. The next day when he came out, he ran all kinds of tests and, ultimately, told me that everything was working but that I may want to try the Netgear Nighthawk router. They told me they could send out a Time Warner technician to make sure everything was installed correctly. They explained that they only guaranteed the 300 mbps speed thru ethernet and I was lucky to be getting what I was getting thru wi-fi. Anyway, I called in and spoke with two different level 3 tech support reps. So I thought it was safe to expect a little better than 70-90 mbps with the 300 service.
Which was weird because when I had the 50 mbps service, I was getting close to that thru wi-fi. For some reason I was only getting between 70-90 mbps wirelessly with their leased Arris modem/router. With the recent speed increase in my area, I was eager to take advantage of the 300 mbps advertised by Time Warner cable. If you want superior wifi connectivity in your home and can stomach the $400 price tag than with router is the one for you. Even with all these devices connected to my network this Netgear router can handle it and much much more. In my home I have multiple computers, iphones, ipads, smart TVs, and three gamming consoles connected to my wireless network. In minutes I had set the router up and had screaming wifi throughout my two story 2600sqft home without the use of wifi extenders.
NETGEAR R8500 NIGHTHAWK X8 AC5300 FREE
Once I returned home it was easy to setup, and the free Netgear genie app made it even simpler to setup and understand. After I recovered from noticing the $400 price tag, the GS rep reassured that I could return the router even after I opened it so I decided to try it out. He explained this this Netgear Nighthawk AC5300 was the newest and fastest router on the market. The Geek Squad rep took me over to the home router and cable modem section of the store and pointed this router out to me. So I went to Best Buy and explained my heartache to the Geek Squad representative. The all in one cable modem/wifi router that was provided to me from my cable company only had a 17’ range which wasn’t cutting my wifi needs for my home network.
This thing is overkill for my 45 devices but it suites my needs well. The USB ports work great with a usb 3.0 external hard drive too. I do use a network printer connected through the router, it works perfectly without having to change settings or configs on my pcs from my old router. For a consumer based wifi home router this thing is tailored for the gamer or family with a ton of network needs. Keep it in a ventilated space, I'm sure it's fine in most applications but it does get pretty warm. The lights on this are bright but they can be turned off in the routers settings. This unit takes a lot of real-estate so plan on making room for it. When did routers become as expensive as a mid-ranged pc? All in all it does everything and more than I asked for. My wifi was great with my router but this one extended my connectivity to a good 100 ft from my house. Making it easy to connect to my home network. Love the extra lan ports, the qos works just as good my old one, the Vpn features are great. I bought this to replace an aging netgear 4500.
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