Customer Reviews for NETGEAR - Dual-Band Gigabit Router - Black
Customer Rating
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Not as good as Xfinity WiFi performance
on February 2, 2020
Posted by: Adam
I bought this for increased speed and range for my in-law suite about 50 ft from the house. Right next to the router, I got 300 mbps with xfinity router and only 90 mbps with netgear router. At 50 ft I got equal performance at about 45 mbps. Though streaming Netflix had constant buffering with game console at 50 ft. I do get the extended range past that but no speed benefit.
Response from netgear.comBy NETGEAR Team, February 4, 2020
Hi Adam,
We are happy to look into the configuration of your R6400 router to improve the speeds. We have linked the user manual below and please reach out to us at Netgearteam@netgear.com with a link to your review and your device serial number and we will look into the support opportunities with you.
Set up was simple, at least for me. No real IT experience, but I managed to set it up just fine. It’s been working just fine. I like that you can disable the WiFi function by the push of a button.
Once I figured out the ethernet plug was for convenience and not required for setup, this Netgear extender became a whole lot more desirable. Installation was a snap. Works great.
This is a great product. Easily configurable for even non-IT people. I really like that it gives me updates messages of what it has blocked and the devices on my home network. Would recommend to anyone who is looking!