Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Refurbished Excellent - Nighthawk 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3.1 Voice Cable Modem - Black
Customer Rating
5
Internet speed and WiFi coverage is awesome
on April 11, 2025
Posted by: Drew
After connecting to the Netgear CM2050V modem I had just purchased and getting setup with my Internet provider I started getting crazy fast Internet speed and WiFi speed as well when running the modem speed test I was hit 1400 gbps my WI-FI was running 1300 gbps download speed and I hit 50gbps upload speeds. So my Internet speed was almost doubled compared to what I was running. I've checked it periodically and it's been running those speeds since I got it up and running. Then I was outside from my house and had to use my phone usually when Im at the lower end of my garden where I was I never had a wi-fi signal and to my surprise I was still connected to the WI-FI and that's a good 75 yards away and my router is in the middle room of my house I should have kept moving away and checked how much further I could have went because I have cameras I've always had to keep close to the house to connect now I have such awesome coverage I will be moving them to better locations. But all in all this setup has exceeded any expectations I had and has greatly increased the distance of the WI-FI signal along with the crazy fast speed of my Internet now it's a awesome setup and now I know what I have like I said I will have a much better coverage of my house perimeter for my camera setup. I am very happy I made the changes and it's exceeded what I ever expected! Thank you Netgear for producing such a awesome product.
This modem is not compatible with Xfinity. The speed is crippled because of a Netgear firmware issue. Look elsewhere for a better modem for Xininty - or just avoid Xfinity - who will charge you for max speed and deliver 30% of that
I've had this modem for about 3 years with no issues. I have Xfinity service. They have told me several times my modem is a problem. Usually, it is a service issue. I get 653mbs download just before this review. I never used the voice line feature.
Surprisingly, the modem is not as big as it looks and a little smaller than my CM1150V. It looks sleek and doesn't take up as much space. Activation was easy using the Xfinity app. It has stayed connected, and I've had no problems.