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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 427 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Performance

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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87%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are enthusiastic about the Nighthawk 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3.1 Voice Cable Modem's speed and overall performance. Many find it easy to use and set up, and appreciate its compatibility and connectivity. Some customers find the price a bit high, and a few have mentioned issues with the modem itself.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Modem - replaced my Xfinity One

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

    Great Modem and have noticed a tremendous speed increase since we purchased it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Modem

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Bad modem

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

    Never was able to get this modem to work. I was in contact with the Netgear support and they had me changing different setting but still would not work. I contacted Xfinity, my IP and they tried sending different signals and still did not work so I returned it.

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

    Poor performance

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

    Very disappointing performance. Did not work as promised.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great purchase

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

    Great modem that was easy to setup and get operational

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Modem

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    No to netgear

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

    I was told by 3 people to get netgear. It did not work at all for me. Setup was forever and still wouldn't work right. I bought what i thought was best of everything and it was the worse modem i have ever tried. Netgear customer support was no help either.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Modem

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

    Great modem gives the best speeds will recommend!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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 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
      Posted .

      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

    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 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