Linksys - AC1750 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router - Black

I bought one of these in a kit with a range extender a few months back when my primary router decided it was time to fail. If you've read reviews of Linksys' routers, you undoubtedly know that Linksys has a cloud-based feature for controlling your router away from home. I won't rehash about that feature, but it does work pretty well from anywhere that you're connected to the internet. Wired network performance is great, wireless AC performance is great, and wireless N performance is where I expect it to be. Keep in mind that AC1750 is just a number Linksys' marketing department puts on this; it's derived from the AC1300 5GHz theoretical limit and the N450 2.4GHz theoretical limit; I saw around 775mbit/sec on 5GHz and around 130mbit/sec on the 2.4GHz connections. The router was able to keep up with a Google Fiber connection with ease, saturating the connection speed on download after download over direct connections and bittorrent. Both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz range is decent and will give you coverage in a smaller house or any apartment, but don't expect the kind of range you'd get from Linksys' RangeMax line or WRT line, since internal antennas trade off range for style. The USB ports also prove handy for expansion purposes. With a USB 3.0 and a USB 2.0 port, you can easily add storage and wired-only printers to this router that can be shared among all your devices on the network. One other thing about this router is even though Linksys won't advertise it as such, it can be "hacked" easily with alternative firmwares like DD-WRT and Tomato. These alternative firmwares give you additional features that don't come standard with these routers such as VPN endpoint functionality, but they will void your warranty if you install one and the router fails. All in all, the EA6700 is a good value for what it is, made even better if you're not afraid to void your warranty and tinker with it a bit. Even on stock firmware, however, It's definitely an upgrade over what most ISPs give you for a router and worth looking into if you're still using a single-band or older N300 router, as the performance improvements will help your internet experience.

The set-up procedure requires a lengthy firmware update before the router is operational. If you request tecn support from Linksys to assist with the update, there are several billable service plans. You'll be dealing with tech support in India. The assisted firmware update takes about an hour. After the update was installed, the WiFi connection was superb. However, connecting a printer to a USB port requires another software update. Unfortunately the current update from LInksys is not compatible with the current Apple OSX operating system version, so a USB printer connection will not work on a Mac for the time being. Be aware of this glitch if you're planning to connect a USB printer to your Mac.

The router is nothing spectacular. Cuts out sometimes and need to reset it. But as cheap as I got it and for a broke college student it works well for the year my roommate and I need it. We have lots of devices on it and usually it’s okay with reaching most parts of the house, though we have issues with the farthest part but it is an old house so it could be because of that. Overall 3/5

My old router was damaged by lightnig. This unit has featues that my old router did not. The 5 Ghz band works with all my devices. The old router did not work with all devices and you needed to choose either the 2.4Ghzor the 5Ghz band. This router supports both bands at the same time. The other feature which I really like is the guest access feature. You can have guest use you network for internet use but are firewalled off from seeing your devices on your network.

Can you imagine if you can remote control your router? That's what it does with smartphone. And pretty fast and no lagging when you watch movies. Antenna range is beyond normal it can be better but still can be reach to everywhere in your house. Im lucky I got this when it's on sale. Normally expensive. You will be happy if you can get a similar model or better. I always liked linksys and this is what i recommend.

It was time for an upgrade. I’d had my last Linksys router since the internet was invented. Fast forward to today’s technology and I had to put the old Linksys out of its misery. I have a smart house and this router handles all of my devices easily. The speed is awesome and no buffering when streaming. Didn’t think I would need the remote access until my brother was visiting and needed the guest password. Piece of cake. An added bonus is this router ‘s sleek and elegant design.

I had some B.B. rewards to use, and started looking new routers, Don’t need that fancy, expensive mesh WiFi, I just needed to upgrade my 6 yr old Linksys wireless router... I looked at reviews of several and decided on getting this one. The day I wanted to buy it, it was the deal of the day...wow! I got it for almost half off used some rewards and I have a awesome WiFi router. It was easy to setup since you connect to the router and it walks you through everything.

I ordered this router for a new home so that I can set up my wireless security systems there. Configuring the router at my existing house was quick and easy. I also like that it has an app so that I can monitor and restart the wifi from anywhere. As for performance, I will not have a verdict on this until April of this year.