Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Refurbished Excellent - Nighthawk AX5400 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router - Black
Customer Rating
4
Update from R7000
on May 19, 2023
Posted by: Chris
Have been using R7000 for almost 5 years, it was an reliable choice and I hope RAX50 can do the same for me. The new Wifi6 feature has not been quite noticeable yet, but hopefully it can provide a better experience when my gaming gears are set up. Anyway, a smart choice so far.
My Netgear has worked fine so far but there are times where the wifi isn’t as strong. Therefore, I had to buy a Netgear wireless extender so I can have good wifi access throughout my apartment.
I needed a dual band router and the Netgear Nighthawk is more than I expected! I highly recommend this router. It was very easy to set up with my Spectrum modem.
After some comparison to other routers of this tier, I find that my choice was the right one. The 6 stream / 5.4Gbps / 25 device support offered with this router has, thus far, held up to its potential. I am a gamer and absolutely demand uninterrupted internet at high speeds and so far, it handles that job to my satisfaction. Reception on my wireless devices holds up well. I appreciate the NETGEAR phone app that lets you gage the signal strength so you can see if you have good peripheral device placement. I connected my Smart TV directly into the NETGEAR using a network cable, and it provides quick and seamless streaming for viewing any of my media choices. I have no negatives to list at this point because it was easy setup and pretty much plug and play experience. I cannot report on any long-term reliability because I've only had it about 3 weeks now. I hope it holds up; it's doing great so far.
Before I installed this router our speed test ran at about 278 Mbps. After installing, which was easy using the mobile App, the speed test ran at about 368 Mbps! Very nice improvement! I like that the advanced and more detailed configuration is managed through a web browser interface, and just the basic stuff is in the mobile App.