Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love this product. Dependable, fast would purchase again!

very good price for it so far so good ,no problen whit it

The Linksys Max-Stream MR9000 (AC3000) Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 5 Router promises much but doesn’t improve on what I already had. My scenario – two level home, 2600 square feet, lots of wireless devices but only two users. Our most data-hungry systems (4K TVs, tower computer etc.) are all hard wired on a Gigabit network. For wi-fi (phones, tablets, laptop, a photo image server, some Amazon Echo devices and Firesticks), we had an aging Apple Airport Extreme (6th Gen) router hidden away upstairs, with its predecessor hard wired downstairs – both sited more to be out of the way than in the best spots. Let’s talk about the good things in regards to the Linksys MR9000 – the setup is very easy and Linksys has designed it well if you download their app ahead of time. Once that is up and running, it should be simple to follow the instructions and get your new router set up the way you want it. I can remember struggling a little with Apple’s routers but no such problem with the Linksys which talks you through step by step and will troubleshoot with you if you do run into problems. For review purposes, I deliberately ran mine on a disconnected Ethernet port in my kitchen and it did fine until it tried to connect to the Internet and correctly diagnosed the problem. When I started again on a known working port, it ran through flawlessly and I would say from start to finish, it took about 5 minutes, if that. The app is pretty good in that you can manage your router the same whether you are at home or anywhere in the world. The dashboard will tell you if you are connected to the outside world and also give you a quick way to see how many devices are connected at that moment. It can show the signal strengths each device is getting as well as which band they are using – newer devices with line of sight should use 5GHz. while older devices will stick with the 2.4GHz. band. WiFi settings are pretty standard – name it, assign a password to get on to your network and then decide what security type you want it to be – WPA2Personal is most common in home usage but you could make it open if you needed – not recommended for general use but might be useful for troubleshooting sometimes. The channel finder function is good. I recall using an Android app with my Apple routers to avoid my neighbors’ channels which would impact wi-fi speeds. With the Linksys app, it can set your router off to find the unused channels and it does a good job of deciding which ones will avoid any interference automatically. The guest network is handled well. My Apple Network has a guest network that is permanently on but you could toggle the Linksys guest network on when needed and turn it off via the app when it was not needed. There is a built-in Speedcheck that checks ping, download and upload speeds and then lets you know what it thinks your devices can handle – at 125 Mbps down, mine says I can stream HD videos, hold video conferences and play online games on multiple devices at the same time. It is possible to put parental controls on individual devices via the app such as pausing all Internet access, scheduling a pause or blocking specific websites. This could be very useful for those with kids of various ages. You can also set Device Prioritization so that a device that might need the most bandwidth gets first bite of what is available. I set my laptop to have priority but gamers who connect wirelessly would probably find this feature the most useful. Various router information is available via the app as well as advanced things only power users will be interested in such as port forwarding, MAC filters and DHCP settings. All in all, I was impressed with the app and could manage most functions from within it, on my phone. You could also just hit the router directly through a browser, via its IP address but it seemed to be basically the same with just a different interface. So why wasn’t I blown away by this very impressive (at least on paper) router? The connection range and speeds seemed inferior to what I already had. I was expecting good coverage with the 4 antennas, to at least give me super-fast connections within the same room but it seemed patchy. It was about as good as what I was getting split between the two old routers, even if I had line of sight to the antennas which is unusual. The device that got the best connection (full bars on the device list) was a basic 2.4GHz. device that was in the garage, through an external wall (drywall, insulation, drywall). My laptop even when right next to the router wasn’t showing full bars on the device list. Any device I ran upstairs on the next floor was lucky to get 1 bar and test speeds showed it to be slightly slower than if it was downstairs. My Ring Doorbell would not connect at all which was something I feared all along and a reason I kept my Apple network up and running for now. Ring usually blame this on the router being too far away which is quite possible as it previously connected to a secondary router that is on the wall behind it. I had to put it back on that network in order to keep it connected. I wonder if I would have had better luck if I also ran the optional Velop nodes but this is a considerable amount to add to the router cost and as my ISP currently only guarantees 125 Mbps download, I am not sure it is worth the jump just yet. I’m going to continue experimenting with router location (currently central, downstairs but hidden in a corner about 2 feet from the ground) and also see how it fares when I upgrade my Internet to something faster than 125 Mbps. A Velop node or two might also be in my future but I will hang on to my Apple hardware just in case. I would hope others have a much better first experience with MU-MIMO WiFi Tri-band than I had but it certainly has potential and I’m not ready to give up on it just yet. The app is way better than anything I have managed a router with before and I think Linksys are going in the right direction with this hardware and software combination.

It was easy to install and works well with the many devices we have.

The router was easy to set up. The signal quality varies from day to day and hour to hour. I honestly can't totally blame the router as it could very well be my service provider's issue. Several times over the past year I have had to reset the router due to a lost signal on both the wi-fi and hard patched lines.

Great value at good price. Performs as good as hoped it would!

Definitely helps with the speed and connection of wireless traffic

Works as advertised. Much faster internet speed in the house.

Great update from my older router, very fast and easy setup

works as advertized. price reasonable. Easy to set up

Works great! I'm actually very impressed with this new router.

Probably the last router you’ll need for a while! No complaints

It was an easy install And has met our needs. Would highly recommend.

Easy to set up. Very happy with the quality and ease of use.

It's a great product and powerful, Much better than the cable Company

WiFi reaches my whole house. The parental controls are easy to use.

Awesome! No issues what so ever! Reliable and worth the money!

Had to replace a dead Wi-Fi router that was about three years old. Found this one on sale . Very easy to set up. Had it up and running in minutes. We had added a range extender a couple year's back because our original Wi-Fi just wasn't strong enough. This new one is stronger and faster. Hopefully it lasts a few years.

I'm able to run multiple devices without any issues this far.

Good range coverage and works fine with xfinity comcast