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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 421 reviews

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87%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the Nighthawk 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3.1 Voice Cable Modem's overall performance, ease of use, and straightforward setup. Many appreciate its compatibility with various internet service providers and reliable connectivity. While some find the price to be high, the positive feedback on performance and ease of use outweighs this concern for most users.

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  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    No longevity

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

    It was great while it worked. Unfortunately this modem died less than 2 months after purchasing it. I’m not sure if this is Netgear specific but I have been going through a lot of Netgear equipment late; they break down within one year.

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

      Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. All NETGEAR products come with a 1 year hardware replacement warranty, and if your CM2050V is defective or has failed NETGEAR Support will be happy to help you with this, and issue an RMA replacement if necessary. You can contact NETGEAR Support by going to: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx and follow the onscreen instructions. Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    High speed but lasted less than a year

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

    I originally purchased an identical model about 10 months ago and it failed for no reason. Since everyone works from home, I needed one right away and BB had them in stock. Even though still under warranty, it took over two weeks to get it replaced. From now on, I am keeping (an expensive) spare.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Too expensive but is excellent

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

    This is a great modem, but for its price it should also do wireless routing as well

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

    Buy the warranty!

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

    Malfunctioned after 18 mo of use. I had purchased the extended warranty with Geek Squad (well worth it) and Best Buy was awesome with processing a quick exchange.

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

    Bricked by Internet outage

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

    There was an internet outage in my area for several hours. When the provider turned the internet back on, this modem started flashing rapidly and would no longer connect. After some research, I found out that this is a known issue with these modems. Because I was a few weeks outside of the warranty, Netgear would not provide any service or repairs. Would not recommend.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Router review

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Never opened/ used this router therefore unable to write a review

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Netgear Support
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      Hi Oceans11,

      If you need further assistance, please email us at NetgearTeam@netgear.com for additional resources or to contact one of our support experts. We will be happy to help.

      Thank you.

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Netgear NIGHTMARE

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolute utter garbage died after 2 months. Went from 934 Mbps to 212. Comcast measured 1500 Mbps into the modem. Netgear tech support tortured me for a month with the slowest emails on earth and finally decided to send me another piece of junk. They are horrible. Netgear should be sued putting out this trash. I took 4 hrs for Comcast to set it up...none of the "support" personal could seem to manage it. NIGHTMARE

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Blazing fast but unstable?

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not sure if the issuing I’m having with Wi-Fi dropping daily is due to the maiden, router (orbi) or provider. Whatever the issue, when the signal is stable it’s great

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

    Money down the drain

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Don’t buy, it’s software is no longer supported (less than. 1 year after I bought it) and it is now experiencing a NetGear bug that prevents me from getting the speeds I am paying for on Xfinity. xfinity even sent me multiple emails with SUPPORTED modems and said that the NETGEAR issue will not be fixed for a couple months. What a joke and ripe off

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

    please dont buy is pure junk

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

    pure junk and will not work with xfinity, I was on the phone with netgear and xfinity for 4 hours trying to get this working, xfinity gets a error the modem can not be added to inventory, I was told by netgear this is a cable modem issue even though I paid for the pro plan there is nothing they can do for a few months

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

    Avoid, not able to support comcast upload speeds.

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

    horrible upload speeds. It was supposed to be a top-of-the-line modem but had super slow upload speeds. Netgear support was not helpful and ultimately returned to get a cheaper but better product from a competitor.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Router

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

    I am not getting the internet speeds I thought or was told I would get

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

      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 experience with your product. This resource should help you: https://kb.netgear.com/000061156/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem.

      If you need further assistance, you can visit https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx 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 5 out of 5 stars

    great modem

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

    works great. i bought this to get a modem with a phone jack

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

    Wrong purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lost power and this thing turned into a brick and couldn't be recovered. Went with a less expensive model and it has been much better

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

    Keep having to unplug and reboot

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

    Not sure why but I have had to unplug and reboot the modem 4-5 times a week and we have only had it a month now

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

      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 experience with your product. We recommend checking out this troubleshooting resource for your device: https://kb.netgear.com/000061156/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem.

      If you need further assistance, you can contact NETGEAR Support by going to: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx and follow the onscreen instructions.
      Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Hopefully It's Just the Wrong Router

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

    It would not connect. Hopefully It's Just the Wrong Router

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

      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 are having a difficult experience with your CM2050V not connecting. This resource should help you: https://kb.netgear.com/000061156/How-do-I-troubleshoot-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem.

      If you need further assistance, you can contact NETGEAR Support by going to: https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx and follow the onscreen instructions. Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    be careful

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

    I returned this. it was advertised as a modem and router but it is NOT A ROUTER. it is clearly stated on the box that it requires a router and WIFI connection. I also received a link from Best Buy stating "Look what your new ROUTER can do!"

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

    Netgear

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

    It did not work with my Xfinity it only had a 2.5g I returned it the same day still have not got my refund

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

    Never Worked

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

    returned to store. Never worked. Never was able to get a connection. Spent 3 hours on the phone with Comcast.

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

    Not worth the money

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

    Not worth it. Stick with the equipment that your provider has, keep in mind they won’t help trouble shoot.

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

      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 resource should help you https://kb.netgear.com/000061716/How-can-I-troubleshoot-my-NETGEAR-router

      Please let us know if this resolved your issue by updating your review. If you need further assistance, please email us at netgearteam@netgear.com for additional resources or to contact one of our support experts. We will be happy to help.

      Thank you.
      NETGEAR Team