Customer Ratings & Reviews

I don't know how I feel about it...there were a lot of problems with it when I first got it. Had to reset it many times, I considered getting it replaced after using it in case I had gotten a defective one, but then it started working and didn't want to go through the hassle so just kept it. Did anyone else have any problems?

We were expecting to have a better signal in the farthest room at our house, from where this router was placed but still not providing a good signal. We are still observing the unit, otherwise, may replace it with a much stronger one. This is probably good at homes where there is not much divisions or wall barriers.

Seems to work great. We haven’t had any problems with it.

Does everything that I want from a router and more

setup was somewhat easy ..signal strength not great

Excellent router__________________________________

I returned the product because after six connected devices the WiFi was slow.

I had ano earlier version of this router and upgraded. We have been pleased with it.

The equipment has kept the internet dispersal nice and even.

Choosing a router has become complex and needs are variable depending on many factors (type and number of clients, use, internet speed, competition, structure etc). My comments are based on use in a 2 story ~4000 square foot home in a neighborhood with 1/4-1/2 acre lots and many competing routers. I am comparing to a 2 year old R7000 Netgear Nighthawk. I have business class cable internet with a speed of 100Mbps/7Mbps. I use Ethernet for several of the devices on my network and wireless for laptops, an AIO, smartphones, printers and some Blu ray/smart TVs. My internet is faster than any 2.4 GHz device connection that I have tested. I easily get full internet speeds with the 5GHz network but the range is limited. Note that if you are transferring large files within your network you would be best served with high end 5GHz clients OR running cable. The promised advantage of MU-MIMO (no clients are available to me) is that if one has several devices using significant bandwidth it they will no slow down as much as older wireless protocols. Say you have two smart TVs watching a 10-20 Mbps amazon or netflix stream and a another client (also wireless and with MU-MIMO) downloading a giant stream update, the MU-MIMO should help. My solution (and many others) of using 5GHz and Ethernet whenever possible limits the wireless competition and would make MU-MIMO of little help. I performed some primitive real world testing, alternating the two routers with the same connection in an upstairs centrally located closet. I choose the locations in my house where I know signal is weak or I frequently stream/download. The Linksys (now owned by Belkin) router firmware was 1.1.2.170091. Signal in -dBm based on Wifi Analytics App on Galaxy 6 Edge (less than -80 dBm is considered poor) Location 1 -E7500 2.4GHz -62 5 GHz -88-- Netgear R7000 2.4 -62 5 -72 Location 2 - E7500 2.4 -58 5 -83 Netgear 2.4 -60 5 -70 Location 3 - E7500 2.4 -65 5 -86 Netgear 2.4 -59 5 -73 Conclusion - Netgear better range 5GHz radio, 2.4 GHz Netgear and Linksys similar Speedtest run at common sites where I would stream or browse internet -tested with Microsoft SP3 windows 10 Location 4 - E7500 65Mbps 2.4 and 5 GHz 105Mbps (full potential of my internet connection) Location 4 - Netgear 2.4 48 Mbps and 5GHz 105 Mbps Location 5 - E7500 2.4 16Mbps and 5 GHz 43Mbps Location 5- Netgear 2.4 13Mbps and 5 GHz 105 Mbps Location 6- E7500 2.4 75 Mbps and 5GHz 105 Mbps Location 6 - E7500 2.4 78Mbps and 5GHz 105 Mbps Conclusion - despite not having MU-MIMO the Linksys was faster than the Netgear on the 2.4 GHz band in some locations BUT the increase range of the Netgear at 5GHz seems to be an advantage at the worst 2.4 GHz location. I use the 5GHz for any client that has it available (many wireless printers and many older devices may not have 5GHz available). Business use: I also have a Cisco 881 router behind my primary router for secure business use and I notice no significant speed issues when comparing the Netgear and the Linksys. A few other comments about the Linksys - the web based configuration is easy to navigate but less customization is available than the Netgear. There are parental controls on the E7500 but not linked to the excellent opendns service like the Netgear. The guest network is turned on by default. So overall a nice router with good range, good performance but slightly less range and speed than the Netgear R7000 when tested with the superior 5GHz band in my environment. The MU-MIMO may prove useful if you have the yet to be released clients/devices and must rely on wireless for simultaneous high bandwidth uses.

Picked this up to replace the free one my ISP gives you. Great upgrade.

Able to get WiFi throughout the house. Was recommended by a Best Buy Geek!

This router is soo much better than what I had before

This is the best router that I've ever purchased!!

Strong, solid router. Worth the extra cost. Just returned to usa and upgraded

I took this to Ecuador hoping to get a better connection throughout the house, explained to the sales rep that the house is all concrete and need something powerful to breakthrough and he recommended this product. Unfortunately, it did not work for me. Maybe it's just simply the connection there.

This is a good, quality router to use in a home environment.

Setup was a little tedious but once it’s setup it works good

The device is great! No issues and it reaches my second floor home!

We replaced an 18 month old netgear router that went out. No more netgear for us that's two in 3 yrs. This one seems to work fine I still get knocked off line. It does handle the 8-10 devices we have through out my 2200 sq ft home without any boosters. We have it hooked up to a minimac through TWC internet.