Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought this to see if I could get a better signal on a free hotspot near me. Let me tell you not only do I not have to pay for internet now but i was able to find 20 more routers that are broadcasting near me. This thing is STRONG!

Provides good bandwidth but sometimes loses internet signals.

Not very familiar. I would recommend to. Friend. Reliable

Works great with my computer for gaming. My son made the suggestion for me.

Item provides wifi to computers, laptops and tablets fair enough

I suppose it gets the job done. After trying multiple solutions I've found on the internet, I finally fixed the disconnecting issue. Funny enough, I'm pretty sure one of the steps I had to take was disabling the plugin that the device installs. I would NEVER recommend this product to anyone. It took tons of research and fiddling with my settings to get this thing to work like it should've outside of the box. The store employee recommended this as the best device to get for using wi-fi with my desktop computer... I couldn't disagree more. And after seeing online reviews, I don't think I'm the only one. Please don't buy this unless you're either, A.) a person who enjoys technology that doesn't work right or, B.) as masochist.

I had purchased this product due to its "Netgear" reputation. Following all the directions to the "T" the speeds were ridiculously slow at 5g and slow at 2.4g. My router/modem was tested by my internet provider and all was good. Removed adapter from 3.0 usb port, disabled in device manager and engaged internal wireless card and the speeds were much faster and consistent than with the nighthawk. Spent over one hour on the phone continuously transferred from one tech to another and gave up when the last tech said it was going to be another hour. Went to the Netgear community site and had no success there as with the emails from Netgear. Returned item after three days and bought a Linksys adapter, smiling now.

Speeds were great while this lasted. There were some random overheating issues where it would shut down due to heat protection. I positioned it over my computer's upper exhaust fan and didn't have that issue any longer. The bad part is it ended up dying only 45 days after purchase. Went to use the computer one morning and the adapter wouldn't power up. Tried multiple ports and 3 different computers, re-installed the drivers and still nothing. The extension cable and stand still work fine, but the adapter itself is dead.

Was ok but broke on its own about after two to three weeks.

Works like a charm. Had to move my son's computer desk to another room to accomodate a new bed and room setup and unable to be wired. This works perfect and with stable connection.

Netgear products are garbage. Every single item I purchase by them fails or stops working. Had this wifi card for 6 months and constantly get disconnected every 10 minutes. It worked great while it was working....

I do not like that you have to have an amazon account to download Apps

The newest 802.11ax compatible verizon router does NOT allow thin is dual band can only run wifi on 2.4 band. And goes down to 802.11n. There is no fix from the company's on either end right now.

disconnected at random times no matter what . I change drivers , used it on different computers and it still not worked properly.

I'm shocked that a manufacturer would ever use a magnet that could damage a computer....but Netgear did. I needed a wireless connection for my desktop computer. With limited space on my desk I placed the unit on top of the computer case. Well, I got it setup but it damaged my hard drive making the computer unless to me at that point. I have used other products by Netgear in the past that was why I trusted it would be a good product. Whoever designed this product does not know the dangers of magnets and computers.

i thought by the name of the brand and its reputation it would be a great Wifi Adapter, sadly i was wrong. It worked fine the first couple of days then all of a sudden it would constantly connect and disconnect it was really frustrating to say the least.

I am only about 6 feet from the router, with nothing in between, and the device kept connecting and disconnecting.

Ok kool no more thanks tho I took it all out on and made

This device did not work for me. I upgraded my wifi to a high speed, but my 2015 PC has an older wifi card that cannot process the higher speed. This was supposed to help with that, but it never worked. I returned it.

didnt' work- IP Config not Valid and NO HELP from netgear support! none, zero, terrible. Even though its a common problem