Customer Ratings & Reviews

Glad I purchased this as it seems to help with the signal quite a bit.

I could not beleve how easy it was to set it up and it works great

I received one free with my router, but needed 2 for my house. I don't think one is working right and the other is working fine. I will need Geek Squad back to help with the non working one.

Easy to install and works great. No real genius to make this item work

Extending my nighthawk router across the house. Works perfectly.

I connected this product up as indicated on the instructions, not all of the lights lit up. Item did not work at all.

Able to connect easily and no dead zones in the house now.

Get help from Greek Squad. It is a great tool for higher speed.

I was worried it would be hard to set this up, but it worked well.

Works great! My previous one quit working. Good product

This product is doing the job I hoped it would so I guess I'm happy with that but disappointed in service offered by the geek squad. They would only help for an additional $99 or MORE as they said they would have to make an on site visit. So I just went ahead and did it myself. Probably will think twice before purchasing NetGear again. They advertise ease of set up then demand additional fees for help in setting up.

this DST does widen your wifi coverage area, essentially extending your range therefore eliminating "dead spots"

Exceeded my expectations for coverage in my home. My home is very long and one floor. With the two extensions every room in my home has wi fi we can use our devices now. This may sound like a small thing but previous to this we had to stay within a 3 room area to use internet.

For the money I would like it to be a little more powerful but it is functional and does improve things.

We needed another booster for our router and this was the same brand we had bought for our main router.

There are still some dead spots in my home that I am not able to pick put the internet.

Not the easiest to set up and not sure if the added expense adds price worth coverage

Product: Add-on DST Adapter Model: DST6501 Purchased at: Received from NETGEAR as part of a product review and test program Overview: This product is an add-on to a custom solution for Best Buy’s Geek Squad that comes with 24/7 phone and web support for an entire year! The Dead Spot Terminator (DST) is a device that plugs into an outlet in an area of your home where normal wireless signals may fail – using your homes electrical wiring to talk with the “main” router, then acts as another WiFi hotspot with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz signals! In my review, I used the Nighthawk R7300 Router from Best Buy and I had 3 DST adapters to attach to it. You can attach up to 16 DSTs for those with a really, really big home or office. Packaging: Nicely packaged. Easy, frustration free removal. Add-on DST device came in sturdy, custom-formed inner cardboard box nestled inside a plastic bag. The power cord, instructions and an Ethernet cable were also included. Initial Setup: Installation was a snap: 1. Unpack the DST, plug it into a wall outlet. This is assuming you have already properly setup your Nighthawk DST router (ensuring it is NOT plugged into a power strip). 2. I let the DST boot up to a steady power light, walked over to my Nighthawk router and pressed the WPS and DST Adapter Sync button. 3. I walked back to the remote DST device and pressed the WPS and DST Router Sync button for the required 2 seconds. It took approximately 60 seconds for the connection to setup. 4. I immediately logged into the Nighthawk Router web page, selected the DST Remote Maintenance tab and updated the Wireless settings and Firmware. Both updates worked flawlessly and I watched the new wireless networks appear on my iPhone. Features: I’ve owned and reviewed many routers. I’ve also had several dead spots in my home. Using an Add-on DST adapter solved this effortlessly. The only drawback is that you need to select the wireless network that is strongest in that particular area of your home or office. My iPhone and laptop do not automatically connect to the strongest signal – so that’s an extra step. However, once you define the network to your device, it is simply a matter of selecting it. Performance I added my DST adapters one at a time to the network. After each was added I upgraded the firmware and wireless settings from the main router. I then connected to the DST wireless network and performed a speed test. Each test maintained a consistent bandwidth although slightly slower than when I tested on the main router itself. Overall, I was impressed with the setup, connectivity and performance the DST Add-on Adapters delivered. Suggestions: I have a few suggestions for NETGEAR/Geek Squad regarding the future versions of this product. For my purposes, I’d like to see the following: • The DST adapter includes a single LAN port – which I tested and it worked well. Perhaps the DST device could have 4 ports on it like the router – so I could plug it in behind my entertainment center and run Ethernet to my audio/visual devices. • The DST does block an outlet – so perhaps adding an outlet on it would still leave me with 2 outlet plugs that could be used. • One step further, if you’re adding an outlet, maybe that is an outlet then controlled by the DST adapter – which would allow for light control lighting, etc. OVERALL: In summary, I was impressed with the ease of setup and performance of this product – but I’ve come to expect that from NETGEAR. During my testing, I had a system that I recently updated to Windows 10 and its wireless adapter was acting flaky, so I simply plugged it into the DST adapter and BOOM – instant signal and much faster than the WiFi I had in Windows 7! If your location has multiple Dead Spots or low signal strength – don’t be afraid to add up to 16 Add-on DST adapters to give you the ultimate in flexibility. I have already recommended this product to family, friends and neighbors and they have also been happy with it’s performance.

The Dead Spot Terminator connected automatically to my router without any additional setup. I like the option to plug a device directly into the Ethernet port included in the Dead Spot Terminator.

Be sure to read the package of what system it works with