Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Refurbished Excellent - Nighthawk 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3.1 Voice Cable Modem - Black
Customer Rating
1
Poor performance
on September 14, 2023
Posted by: Art678
I purchased this model to replace and older voice modem but so far I can only get speeds of 0.4 gbps which is half the speed of my old modem and have 1.2gbps xfinity service. Also setup was a complete nightmare and had to get xfinity tech support to set it up. My previous modem was a piece so easy. I will give it a few more days to troubleshoot but if I cannot get better speed back to my old modem.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from netgear.comBy Consumer Affairs, September 15, 2023
Hi Art678,
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 troubleshooting resource for your device should help you: https://kb.netgear.com/000061156/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem.
If you need further assistance, you can contact NETGEAR Support by going to: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx and follow the onscreen instructions. Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.
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