There were dead spots in my house, specifically my bedroom (across the house from the router) and it was so frustrating. I put the NETGEAR AC1750 Mesh Extender on an outlet directly between the dead spot and the router and now my bedroom has great wifi connection. I used the app to set it up and it was pretty straightforward.
This has been great so far. We have wifi throughout the entire apartment and have been able to stream just fine. My only complaint is it is hard to connect to at times. Overall it’s been great.
The equipment is fine. It works well. But it is beyond me why it would be packed with the sticker that has the necessary QR code, username, and password on the OUTSIDE of the plastic that is meant to be stripped away and discarded. I peeled off the plastic when I set up the unit, seeing that it would impede the ventilation if it had been left in place. Much, much later I realized that the sticker with the QR code and the username/password was on that plastic which had been thrown out. PLEASE, for the sake of future customers, PUT THAT STICKER DIRECTLY ON THE UNIT, NOT ON THE PLASTIC COVERING THAT IS MEANT TO BE REMOVED AND THROWN AWAY!
Response from netgear.comBy Consumer Affairs, July 21, 2021
Hi Photomark,
Thank you for your valuable feedback. We will escalate your concerns to the appropriate department for review. Please reach out to us at netgearteam@netgear.com if we can be of further assistance turning that 3 star into a 5 star experience!
After almost 40 years of using personal computers as a hardware installer and troubleshooter, programmer, software company owner, and computer user, I am pleasantly surprised by the ease of installation of my new Netgear AC1750 Smart WiFi Router. In the past, the installation of hardware has always been a real pain. And then trying to make sense of instruction manuals that accompany the hardware and software has been much too difficult for ordinary computer users. But this installation was truly a rapid, flawless process without the usual stress of new hardware. You should be congratulated for the time and effort in producing a product for real people. Thank you and I wish you continued success with a revolutionary change in hardware installation.