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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1442 reviews

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Customers appreciate the AC2600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router's impressive range, ease of use, and strong signal, leading to positive feedback on performance and setup. Many found the router easy to install and use, resulting in reliable streaming and great coverage. However, some customers experienced connection issues and noted the router's relatively high price and larger-than-expected size. A few users also mentioned concerns about the firmware and occasional lag.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Router Available

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the second one of these I have purchased for remote offices. The power and speed of this router is amazing. Range in the offices is fantastic, if your looking at this for your residence you can't go wrong.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Replacement for Leased Router

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great router! We were leasing one from Spectrum and we were unhappy with the over all quality of it (it was a modem/router); so we went to BestBuy and found this one along side with a new modem. Its a definitely an improvement overall, and we were able to link up all our wireless devices without sacrificing internet quality and speed (organizing devices over the 2g and 5g bands helps out). The app that you can use with this router is pretty user friendly as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Should be better for the cost.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this unit to replace my 2 year old Belkin, assuming it would reach further. Wrong. It is faster, but has the same range as my $79 Belkin.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Linksys Staff
      Posted .

      Hi, Phil,

      This is certainly not the type of experience we wanted you to have with our Linksys EA8500 router, and we appreciate your bringing this to our attention. Allow us to lend a hand in improving the performance of your router. Tweaking the wireless settings will optimize the router's capability to broadcast wider Wi-Fi coverage. We recommend to relocate the router in central part of the house, free from possible intereference which will decrease the signal strength. You may access the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi page and go to wireless tool. Try changing the channels for the 2.4 GHz to channels 1, 6 and 11, and Channels 36, 40, 44 and 48 for the 5 GHz frequency. Should you have queries, or should you need assistance, get in touch with us via email at [email protected] along with your contact details and the link to this post for reference. We would be more than happy to assist you.

      Regards,

      Linksys Support
      http://www.linksys.com Linksys

  • Pros mentioned:
    Range, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Router

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast, long range. I have 10 devices connected with no issues, and get fast connection 3 stories down from the router

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does exactly what I needed it to do

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I cut my cable and depended on my internet for streaming apps to view TV but with my sons xbox gaming console that was impossible with the cable offered modem/router. I was able to snatch this up on sale for 179.00, black friday in july and bought a modem with it to push the amount of mbps I had been paying for (200mpbs) for years and was not getting it out of the modem provided by the cable co. who i also paid to lease their offered modem. It has surpassed my expectations!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic router that does the job

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would fully recommend this router as I have a 2 story 3500 square foot home and the coverage is everwhere now except for the garage for which I don't need access there as of yet and if I do I'll just purchase an extender. My router is located upstairs and we do most of our tv watching and streaming downstairs and there is no lag and speeds are around 40-50mbps down and 6-8 Mbps up which is what I pay for. I replaced a 600n router that just wasn't doing the job.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great wireless router for large home

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent signal strength on multilevel, large home. I even get a strong signal at my mailbox . Reliable, easy setup

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Investment

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Router is easy to set up and configure. Didn't have any troubles with it at all, worked beautifully right out of the box. Wireless signal is strong, high speed, it's just unfortunate that the "current gen" video game consoles don't support 802.11ac and only go up to 802.11n. I anticipate the next generation of consoles will though. With this router you would be ahead of the game. Any wireless device built in the last two years will support 802.11ac so there's no worries there.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Grest Router for large house

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good coverage for a large house. Covers almost all of my one story 4300 sqft. Nice iOS app for managing from phone or iPad. Config via web pretty easy and I did a completely manual config

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works as expected. Easy to install. After installed this router, it provides very good on movie streaming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    meh

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    doesn't get any where near advertised speed. I switched high speed network to ac only and could get over 200 mbps. coverage was fair in 2.4 ghz range. if you have more than an apartment I'd recommend a velour or some mesh system. I just bought this in febuary and I've already had to invest more $ in another solution and Best Buy didn't even let me exchange it even though I was investing more $ w/ them.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to install and setup. Noticed my speed went up almost 4 times download and 3 times upload. Very happy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Router

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great router! Easy set-up and signal strength(4800 sq ft house). This allows us to use several devices

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Speeds

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very fast, easy setup. High recommend. This is the best router for increasing the speed of your home network.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Range, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Range Better Speed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like this router. Range is good. I get reception throughout the house and the 1/4 acre lot. Speed is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Range, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    perfect

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Has great span at regular setting, and fast but less span at 5mghz. Perfect to reach where I need it to at my house

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Upgrade your wireless speed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We used to have a lot of slow speed spots at the house before and max speed was never what you paid to your ISP, we upgraded to this router and no more blind spots or slow spots, this device also keeps the bandwidth usage well distributed, you don't feel when another device connects to Netflix and all the wireless was terribly slow. No more disconnect and reconnect to obtain a good speed, it's very stable, you can manage the device from your phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Signal strength

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to install

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This router sends a strong signal through out my store. I had it up and running in a couple of minutes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Powerful router

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I say it is powerful because I am able to pick up a signal through 2 exterior stucco walls, I cannot get a connection on the 5 ghz band but I do pick up a strong and fast signal on the 2.4 ghz band.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great fast router. Long range

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing wireless router. Awesome range. 5G is super fast in the same room. My download rate is off the charts.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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