NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 6E Router (RAXE500) - Security Features, 12-Stream Gigabit Router AXE11000 Tri-Band Wireless Speed (Up to 10.8Gbps), New 6GHz Band, Coverage up to 3,500 sq. ft, 60 Devices

I bought this router to replace one supplied by our Internet service provider so we don't have to pay monthly rent. I took it out of the box, installed the app on my tablet, plugged it into an outlet, then moved the existing internet cable from the ISP provided router to the new Nighthawk. Configured the new router with the same network name and password as the former router and boom- everything worked. Speed and quality appear to be perfect, as we streamed an Amazon movie with no lags and good video quality. Very happy with this purchase.

Nice router; strong reception. Easy to use; love nighthawks. Dual band

Update: 3.9.35My previous review of the NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE 300 was not as accurate as it should have been to properly exhibit its awesome ability to blast Wi-Fi signals as they were meant to be. Unfortunately, my internet provider, provided me with a modem that was not the right one for my setup as explained to me by a recent service technician coming to my house for a different problem. Apparently, the modem I had at the time was wasting a significant amount of my bandwidth. He switched it out with the right one and I retested the wireless speeds with the Oolkla Internet Speed Test app. Now, it turns out my speeds are consistently in the 900's (see inset picture) instead of the low 700's (see the earlier posted inset picture compliments of my previously poorly trained IP tech). (My modem is a 1Gig download and 20 Mbps upload.) Since using the right modem, the NETGEAR RAXE 300, has no problem broadcasting and maintaining the faster speeds. There's no signal drop, just solid WIFI. I'm using the RAXE300 as an access point and it is connected to a NETGEAR RAXE600 with 100 feet of CAT 6 Ethernet cable and to now be getting almost maximum modem speeds at that distance is a tremendous tribute to NETGEAR's engineering. My highest recommendations are for this NETGEAR RAXE300 Router for reasonable cost, excellent design and unbelievable consistent range and speeds.A while back I had purchased a NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE500 router because I couldn't get decent speeds at the other end of the house where I spend the majority of my time with previous routers and had even tried an extender without much improvement. Still not satisfied with the modest improvement with the RAXE500 because of too many barriers throughout the house, I made the decision to buy this NETGEAR RAXE300 and set it up as an Access Point after running one hundred feet of CAT 6e ethernet cable to connect the two. I called NETGEAR Tech Support just to make sure I had a clean install from the beginning and I'm really glad I did, they were excellent to work with and what was once only a dream, now is a reality because as you can see by the inset picture, I'm getting a solid 700 plus Wi-Fi download speeds from my 1 Gbps download, 20 Gbps upload modem at the other end of the house. The router was simple to set up, no hiccups from start to finish. I get consistent speeds all day long and the app you can download for your phone makes it easy to log on from anywhere to check on it or make changes. The router itself is a very cool looking piece of electronic wizardry and has 6 strategically placed antennas placed throughout the wings. I give this NETGEAR RAXE300 5 Stars for cool design, consistency of speeds, ease of setup and cost to emotional value.

it improved wifi signal, but not as much as I hoped, speed seems better too, I was expecting much more in comparison to the providers equipment.

5 Monts of crappy use the router was awesome as per the speeds but the app you must use pain in the you know what I will never purchase another NetGear product hard to believe they were once at the top going back to ASUS. My last router was ASUS and it lasted 3 years and it was a refurbish one at that The only reason it went to one star and not 0 is because like i said when it worked the speeds were awesome. NEVER AGAIN.

That is what I named my new router, "FasterThanYOU haha. Not only does it look like a cool space ship,the range is INCREDIBLE. I walked 3 houses away and still was connected to my wifi, amazing! It comes with apps you can download on your smart phones to scan for virus' etc too. The router has a main app you can install to have complete visibility of what is connected to your network. It will let you know when it blocks malware and from what device it came from. You can speedtest it anytime, super easy from the netgear app.

I used to work in IT years ago so I know how to set up a router. This thing didn't seem to like that 1) I hadn't connected it yet to the Internet and 2) I wanted to enter my own settings. It paused for about a minute while searching for an internet connection after I clicked the thing that said I wanted to configure it myself. These routers are 'built' for the average user who don't know a thing about setting up a router so the interface is very simplistic. That actually makes things more difficult for people like me that were taught to set up a router BEFORE you connect it to the internet. And for some reason, it didn't like that I did that so it locked up twice in a matter of minutes, thus forcing a reset. After the second time I called tech support and was on hold for a half hour before someone picked up and then when I told them the model number, he said there was a special team that handles these high-end devices and I needed to be transferred to them, and be put on hold for an addition hour. I hung up, packed it up and sent it back. I don't have time to deal with this kind of junk, not when I spend $300 on a router that's normally a $600 router.I ended up buying a refurbished R7000 for less than 1/3rd the price and swapped the OS with DD-DWT and I was up and running in less than 20 minutes.

Thank heavens for my Grandson, I would never have gotten this set up myself. He is very good and he had trouble.