NETGEAR - AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Router - Black

I don’t normally take the time to write reviews but I felt it was necessary, especially considering for those looking to purchase this as there’s not much information on it yet. First, setup is super easy. Can be done from your phone, or PC. After getting it setup I tested range and speed after connecting all devices. I must say I’m impressed. I only have the 100mbps plan from spectrum but consistently averaged around 117mbps. Never came close to that on my old modem/router combo. Yes it was aged and outdated. However I purchased many routers. Different brands, different models. None were acceptable. Returned them all. While I had a decent speed I had the same range problem. With my bedroom being at the far end of where my router is placed I’d be lucky to get 10mbps. Netflix and Hulu were a nightmare trying to watch. Constantly buffering or losing connection. With all failed attempts I gave up. That is until WiFi 6 routers started hitting the market. Being a Netgear fan and not wanting one that looked like a space ship I decided to give it a shot once this entry level router was released. Very impressed so far. Even with multiple devices connected and being used I managed to still pull around 110mbps in the far bedroom. Finally I found a router with great speed and range. So far my iPhone 11 Pro is my only device that supports WiFi 6. I do plan on upgrading the WiFi card in my 2019 ThinkPad for future use. Overall I’m satisfied and very pleased. My only complaint is the price, but that’s expected with new technology. So if you’re looking for an entry level WiFi 6 router with a traditional design this is the one. Highly recommend.

Easy setup with the app. Good signal strength. Features excellent protection too.

I got this router because my previous setup was unable to reach the 400mbps download / 20mbps upload I upgraded to. This router gets 400-460/20-24 consistently. But one issue I ran into that had me scratching my head for a while was while "Traffic Meter" was enabled the router was only able to manager 250-270mbps download. Disabling the feature brought speeds up by 200mbps, I wouldn't think monitoring how much data passes through should have such an impact on the throughput so I hope netgear sorts this out in future firmware releases. I have the RAX20 connected to a Nighthawk Mesh X6S Tri-Band Extender and have had great results. I'm not sure what the expected throughput is for AC transfers but I get 270mbps on the 5Ghz network. I was hoping for faster but I'm assuming my laptop is the bottleneck here. The WNIC in my laptop is a RTL8821CE (Wifi 5 / AC) so I have no input on how the Wifi 6 (AX) performs.

Needed a newer wifi router due to work and school from home. Hsd to reboot modem and router regularly so was a little disappointed. However it could have been an issue with our internet provider.

I am having issues with my internet connection being slow or dropping signal often. I don't know if it is the WiFi router or our internet company telcom. I am told that Telcom is the problem so I think it may be the internet company why I gave this a four star.

I needed this because of all my smart devices that have increased in my household. I haven't had any problems with it so far. The only con is that if my power goes out, you have to push the button physically to turn it back on. I never had to do that with the other ones I've had but besides that it's worth the buy.

Easy to set up and works seamlessly with devices. Netgear hawk app makes it easy to identify new devices logging on.

Got this for my PLEX setup and OMG! Once you set this badboy up your PLEX streams and shares are always HD. No more of that 480 crap when on the road. Handles My RING SYSTEM and WIFI all at the same time! Gonna get me another one... Wish the price was about 20 bucks less though. Maybe a coupon? Wink Wink BestBuy! Got get it today.. you will be rocking and setup in 15 mins.