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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 503 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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82%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers highly value the Essentials Edition N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender's ease of use and ability to extend Wi-Fi range and improve signal strength. Many appreciate its simple setup and the improved performance it provides for streaming and internet access. While some experienced occasional connection issues or compatibility problems, the positive feedback on ease of use and performance outweighs these concerns. The product is also praised for its affordability and compact size.

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  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    WiFi Booster

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

    Does not work. We’ve tried numerous times to get it to connect to our Wi Fi Netgear but doesn’t I’m bringing it back Linda Kijek

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi LindaKijek,

      We appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult experience with your product. This installation resource with guided assistance should help you: https://kb.netgear.com/23517/How-do-I-set-up-my-NETGEAR-WiFi-range-extender?language=en_US.

      If you need further assistance, you can visit http://support.netgear.com to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.

      Thank you,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Thumbs down

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Didn’t work as it said it would. The signal quality was low. I returned it and bought a better one.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi PB79,

      Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult first experience with this product and returned it. If you need further assistance, you can visit Netgear. com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
      Thank you

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Couldn't connect to my wifi

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Item does not work to extend my WIFI. This was a waste of money and time to try to connect. I put it back in the box.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Good,

      Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, you can visit http://support.netgear.com to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.

      Thank you.
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    1st one good.2nd hard to sync

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

    Called Netgear.com, rep told me I was being billed $79.00 for their service! Made me angry, what kind of customer service do they provide? I was having a problem sync with. WAS ON MODEM.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Never work

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Never work... keep cutting out.... plus it was a good deal

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Tony,

      Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, you can visit http://support.netgear.com to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.

      Thank you.
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible wifi extender

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

    Sucks. It does not work for house. I would like to return & exchange for something that will better suit my needs to extend wifi throughout my house.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Unsatisfactory

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall was not happy with this purchase. I returned it, I t was not needed for my hime.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Jenn,
      Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult first experience with this product and returned it. If you need further assistance, you can visit Netgear. com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
      Thank you

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Useless

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very useless and very poor WiFi signal Reset it and still useless

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not buy

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

    Terrible extender, bought another brand that matched my router's brand and that one works great. I will be dumping this one on eBay.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Doesn't stay connected

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would've returned it but i waited to long and now its in a draw somewhere

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Rick,

      Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, you can visit http://support.netgear.com to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.

      Thank you.
      NETGEAR Team

  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works fine

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

    This is a small and easy to set up wifi extender. The easiest way for me to set it up was by having my laptop find its wifi name (SSID) among all the available networks, once connected it opens a special page on a browser and takes you step by step; WDS configuration didn't work, but that's probably down to my ISP's poor choice of modem. I had to move it around to find the best location between my router and an old Mac Mini which had trouble connecting - my laptop and phone connect fine. Once this was done it has worked like a charm. Remember that water and metal interfere with the wifi signal, I had to move my router a little as my water heater is smack in the middle of the apartment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Range Extender

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

    NETGEAR - Essentials Edition N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender - White didn't work as expected. Hard to setup

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Returning it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It worked the first week, it stopped working. I'm returning it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Aileen,

      Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, please log in to MyNETGEAR and click support for additional resources or to contact one of our support experts. They will be happy to help.

      Thank you.

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    I'm having problems getting it hooked up!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really can't review this because I can't get it hooked up.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not quite what I expected - but works well enough

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

    I lose quite a bit of signal significantly in my basement and upstairs bedrooms. I bought two of these to extend the signal to those areas. Does it work? Yes. But it doesn't seem as quick as if you're connected directly to the main wifi router box - like there's just this extremely slight delay. But again... it works - well enough that I can't complain too much about it - especially given the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Did not work as described. Never could connrcted.

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

    No help from either NetGear tech. Support or Geek Squad.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    No good

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

    Didn't work made it worse. Would not recommend to amyone

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple solution for dead spots.

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

    Works great! Router is in living room at the front of the house. Master bedroom is at the rear and we quickly realized was a dead zone. Picked up this handy Netgear wifi extender (easy breezy setup) and placed it in the hallway. Perfect connectivity throughout entire house now.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to set up and works great

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

    This is a must in a big house where wi-fi signal may become blocked by walls and other objects in the house. It does drop a speed from 25MB to about 17MB per sec, but the strength of signal is great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    easy and works

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

    this was easy to set up and it works great. my router is in my living room and was having a weak signal in my bedroom. i put this in the middle and it fixed my problem. i had purchased one from a different place that wouldn't let my smart blue-ray connect and this one does without downloading anything.

    I would recommend this to a friend