1st, I use my own equipment instead of my ISP equipment. I had a Linksys and tech found it was the problem. I got the Nighthawk and it' nailed the problem. I already had a Nighthawk system at my other house with great success, that's why I made this choice. Extremely fast..
I had bought RAX50 a year and a half ago because I thought my RAX80 was bad. At the time I could not find another RAX80 so I bought the RAX50. This router is great for a mid size house with average usage. I have inlaws always streaming videos and two young adult kids always gaming and an extra large amount of devices. Well my Rax80 finally died after receiving a large power surge through the house. The RAX50 isa great router just is at its limit at my house, therefore only 4 stars and I'll have to go up another level soon. Otherwise my wife can't work at home.
Since we’ve purchased Netgear nighthawk it has been great to be able to watch a full program without losing Internet. The Netgear nighthawk is great we are very pleased that we purchased it
Works good but the login interface needs work (when you can actually login to access it...as this is a big problem), more specifically, the configuration interface is weak and difficult to access.
Response from netgear.comBy Consumer Affairs, August 17, 2022
Hi JohnB,
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult experience with your product. This resource should help easily access your device using the Web Interface and the NETGEAR Nighthawk App: https://kb.netgear.com/980/How-do-I-log-in-to-my-NETGEAR-router. To detail the features and advantages of using the App, please visit: https://kb.netgear.com/000055501/What-features-does-the-NETGEAR-Nighthawk-app-support?language=en_US.
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