The setup was simple and the features are great. I had 30 devices on wifi with drops so I got the Nighthawk which solved all issues. The range is also longer.
Not sure what happened but after setting this up for a client the Wi-Fi radios stopped working right as I was about to walk out the door. I’ve never seen this behavior in any other product. After several reboots and the radios not turning back on, I did a factory reset and had to completely reconfigure the Wi-Fi router. I lost nearly an hour of time because of this. Inexcusable.
Response from netgear.comBy Consumer Affairs, May 25, 2021
Hi Alan T,
Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, you can visit http://support.netgear.com 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.
I bought because of the need to connect some devices at multiple ends of the house inside and outside. I tried range extenders with no improved connection. Finally purchased the nighthawk and it has been awesome!
This is a good router. The connections are strong, consistent, and VPN compatable (you can install a VPN directly onto router) with Express VPN. My speed tests have increased (even with an on board VPN) as compared to xfinitys Gateway. I can easily log into router controls through QR code reader or simply typing in the default gateways ip and configure many settings, or stop any connection I choose.