I was renting my modem from Comcast until very recently. It was okay, not knowing I had another option. After purchasing my Nighthawk, I was thoroughly impressed. This is a cost-efficient, secure alternative. Even better, it allows me to monitor devices connected to my network. Very impressed.
I have been a Comcast/Xfinity customer for many years now and rented their modern and cable boxes the entire time. I finally decided to purchase my own modem/router and I am very happy that I decided on the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900. The changeover was a very simple process. My apple and Roku streaming devices as well as my laptop, tablets and phones all respond beautifully to this modem. Although it is not the cheapest modem/router on the market, I highly recommend it. Saving the monthly rental fees will pay for it in a very short period of time. I am so happy that I decided to make the investment!
The USB port on the router does not detect usb devices. I made sure the devices were in the compatibility list. I made sure they work on other machines. This is a defective product and according to the forums a far too common problem with netgear routers. I didn’t try to use the usb until 6 months after purchase... to find out that my router was defective out of the box. Then when I called tech support they told me they couldn’t help me because it was past 90 days unless I pay for a subscription to gear head or whatever. No thanks. I’ll make sure to purchase a different more reliable brand next time since I as the customer feel like I’m being treated like shirt.
Response from netgear.comBy Joshua, NETGEAR Team, February 20, 2020
Hello,
Thank you for reviewing your C7000. We will be happy to check on the USB devices with you. Please reach out to us at Netgearteam@netgear.com with a link to your review and your device serial number and we will look into the support opportunities with you.
We are on Spectrum and their cable/router they give for free is poor to say the least. We need the top bandwidth and the 2.4 and 5 GHZ channels and the AC1900 delivered the speed and ease of setup. Would definitely buy this one again as specs continue to get faster and improve. You wont be disappointed.