Works fine at first and then chokes my whole wifi system
on February 25, 2025
Posted by: Hawktuawifi
Works fine for a few weeks and then chokes my wifi. Access through the extender stops working and it blocks off internet access through the primary router. Incredibly frustrating.
Brought this WiFi modem router in October of 2022. The unit has been a mainstay for me to receive/send emails, pay bills online, and basically stay connected to the world. The Netgear modem is my lifeline.
The netgear WiFi router was very easy to set up. Love the nighthawk app to fine tune your personal settings. This is our 2nd netgear router since they’re so easy to install and always seem to be a good device to go with.
After installing this, my WiFi went from almost never having issues or dropping quality in video, but now that it’s installed I constantly get low latency notifications while gaming and my streaming resolution drops. The app’s speed test won’t even work, even after following its instructions to reset the router. Going back to my old one.
Response from netgear.comBy NETGEAR Team, February 18, 2025
Hi MaW,
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 are having a difficult experience with connectivity with your R6400. We recommend checking out this troubleshooting resource: https://kb.netgear.com/1110/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-wireless-network.
If you need further assistance, you can visit: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.