Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Refurbished Excellent - Nighthawk AC1900 Router with DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great connection speed
on March 9, 2025
Posted by: Marcos Nieto
I got the modem to relieve the bottleneck of data that my old modem had. Being a 2 in one modem/wifi router has improved speeds across all devices, wired and wireless.
The WiFi speeds are decent and LAN speeds or solid. I have a 600mbs download speed service but realistically get <300 on 5G Wi-Fi right next to the box and <400 on LAN speeds. I think the box is marketed up to 1gb down so I was expecting more, especially for the price. And the app is user friendly but very buggy. Good luck getting access to admin console from the app.
We purchased this router/modem combo so that we didn't have to rent one form the cable company and it has been perfect. It makes everything easier having a single unit rather than a modem and router separately.
It works, but when I watch anything on Netflix, there are constant gaps where the sound cuts out for a second. Eventually the sound is not in sync with the video. I have to pause for a couple seconds to let the sound catch up. But it does become a bit annoying.
Replaced Comcast modem with Netgear AC 1900 and immediately lost internet speed. From 450-500 mpbs with Comcast down to 50-90 Mpbs with AC 1900. Called Netgear and they didn't help much, just had me switch to using the 5G, which increase things somewhat, (300 Mpbs, sometimes), and couldn't trouble shoot their system because I don't have a computer in my house that uses Ethernet and they need that to determine what the speed is before it goes thru the modem. So problem still exists unless I want to buy a desk top, which I am not going to do.