NETGEAR - Nighthawk AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Router with DOCIS 3.1 Cable Modem - Black

I’ve had this Modem Router for 2 years now and it continues to perform both wirelessly and hardwired. Do yourself a favor and tell your internet provider to keep their garbage modem / Router combos preferably the day they come to install the internet. They are the biggest scam ALL internet providers run. They will charge you 10 dollars a month FOREVER to use their terrible routers and if that’s isn’t comical enough I’ll tell you what is. You’ll never see the speeds you pay for using the provided routers from any company, most would think Xfinity has solid ones but I promise you they don’t and never did. I used to work as a Geek squad home install guy and every time I saw one of the internet provider boxes I knew my job was going to be harder that day lol.. The best investment you can make if you want a future proof modem that is sure to be relevant for years to come. Wifi speeds are impeccable with gig speed (Mediacom) cable internet. The Fastest speeds you’ll see come from the multi gig Ethernet port on the back using a high quality Cat 8 line. Do not use Cat 6, trust me I literally doubled my speeds to both my Xbox Series X and my laptop, switch to cat 8. I’d suggest the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 if you have gig speed and are more on a budget, it runs about 200 and will still outperform every cable company’s little crap box they give you and best yet your bill goes down 10 a month and you OWN it. I just installed one at my parents and they are getting very solid speeds for that price range, also fixed their security camera issues as the “new” modem Xfinity gave them wouldn’t communicate with the Blink cameras! This unit and the Nighthawk AC1900 both have 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz channels. Use the 2.4 ghz for longer range wifi (security cameras, smart switches / bulbs) and the 5 ghz signal for Tablets and Smartphones / computers (hardwire when possible with Cat 8 and a USBC to Ethernet adapter if your device doesn’t have an Ethernet port if you want max speeds and less traffic. Wired is still king, run it whenever possible. That includes your smart tv, you’ll never see anything buffer again on it.

I cut the cord from xfinity - did lots of research . This unit is both a modem and router , very easy set up if you still pay for internet through xfinity . My X1 modem /router received 1100 Mbps and this netgear will only receive up to 690 Mbps ? Which , yes - everything that is hooked up to it works fine , but I pay for a GIG so I want download speeds of a GIG . Talked with netgear 3 times and the help me get up to the 690 Mbps and said that I could not get any faster unless I bought the new MESH system they have. Also said I could buy the the modem and a router as separate units. I have all my important equipment hard wired direct from the unit , for the best connections. All other wifi equipment I choose what gets 2.4ghz or the 5ghz signal . 2.4ghz is slower speeds but a bigger area of connection. 5ghz is the fastest speeds but the signal distance is smaller . All my research to cut the cord ended me up with this — my own modem/ router - the xfinity stream app , xfinity extreme 185 channel with 1 gig internet speed for $165 a month . I tried all the other apps and services — with the high end equipment that I have - I want the fastest speeds -no buffering - the highest quality pictures up to 8k and sound quality of 7.1 with atmos . I have a theatre with a 9.4.4 set up — high end equipment and tv — my house rocks and is just as good as going to the movie theatre, if not better . When I was using xfinity cable box and their X1 modem/router my bill was $225 a month for the popular plan (100 channels) and 1 gig download speeds. I only saved $50 a month but I learned a lot and have higher quality set up with no rental fees .

Was worried about it covering 3500 of home but it works without hiccups