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No more WiFi dead spots. The powerful Nighthawk DST AC1900 WiFi Router along with the DST WiFi adapter eliminates WiFi dead zones. Create additional WiFi coverage right where you want it. The DST Router comes with a year of worry-free set up and support from Geek Squad.
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Best wireless router I've ever had...
on October 21, 2015
Posted by: gcrxpower
Allow me to add a little backstory before I get into the actual product. My home is about 2400 sq ft and my garage is located at the back of my property, about 50 feet from the house itself. I had previously used the netgear EA6500. It did great for a while, but after we started upgrading our phones and adding new devices, it seemed to drop off frequently. I tried to update firmware with no real improvements. We decided to try the Nighthawk AC1900 with the addition Dead Spot Terminator and here is my real world thoughts on the product... We placed the router in our living room and the DST in our upstairs main bedroom. Instructions provided were simple enough to follow that it only took me about 20 minutes from start to finish. It integrated seamlessly with our Samsung 4k smart tv, as well as the other devices we paired with it. I have seen MAJOR increases in download and streaming quality. We ran a speed test on our laptop in the living room and hit 52.15 Mbps download and around 19 Mbps upload. Which to me, is absolutely astonishing for home internet speeds. Upstairs in the farthest corner of the house it only dropped to 50.39 and 15.14 respectively. When it comes to my garage, obviously the data drops dramatically. But it's just enough to stream Iheart Radio while I work on my car. I'm going to try another DST out there to see if it improves. Now I'm no professional, but what I do know is that to hit consistently above 50 is no small task. So to be brutally honest, if you are looking for a solid router for your home or office, this is it.
My Best Buy number: 1056903185
I would recommend this to a friend!
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No more WiFi dead spots. The powerful Nighthawk DST AC1900 WiFi Router along with the DST WiFi adapter eliminates WiFi dead zones. Create additional WiFi coverage right where you want it. The DST Router comes with a year of worry-free set up and support from Geek Squad.
what is the optimum up load and down load speed for a wireless router?
From the research I've done, upload speeds are generally considerably lower than your download speeds. I can give you real world numbers from my own experience with the AC1900. I maintain steady 50+ Mbps download and between 12 and 18 Mbps upload anywhere in my 2400 square foot multi floor home along with the Dead Spot Terminator plugged in on the upper floor. I have found these speeds unmatched by any previous product I've personally used. I hope this helps.
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