Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have a U-shaped house and it ranges through out my 2,500 sf Ft house…even at the pool. This router works perfectly, easy to hook up, the app helps you manage the router. I also have two desktops and a printer wired directly to the router, which allows all laptops tablets and iPads to print by Wi-Fi. I’d buy this one again.

Easy set up ( replaced an older model Nighthawk). Speed and signal strength are improved. Happy so far. (1 week)

Our last router was 6 yrs old so this one greatly improved our performance and speed. Very easy to install using previous app, and great security features and updates. Very impressive router and recommend to anyone looking for new upgrades to a 2700sf living area single story home.

Excellent router. Our old one could not handle all of our family devices and was having major lag and connection issues and it was only 18 months old. And it was interrupting my wife's work performance at home. I went out and got this one and was amazed buy it's performance after the set up. No lag or connection problems, lightning speed and eveyone online at the same time. I even dedicated one connection to my wife's work connection for her cell phone,laptop and wireless printer. Pro: 3 dedicated connections, one 2.4g and two 5G all password protected. Two Guest accounts, one 2.4 and one 5G password protected. 4 Ethernet ports. Easy and fast setup App connection and controllable. CONS: I have not had any yet. Lets hope it is not like the model I replaced. When it does and updat to the firmware, it resets the router and you have to redo your passwords.

I have Frontier Fios as part of new home construction and am paying for 1GB up and down. I never realized how bad the isp routers are until I got nearly no signal in the bedroom, which is not that far from the modem. I bought this router, which is super easy to set up, and speeds increased x 10. Blazing. If you’re paying for GB service, you should enjoy the benefits of that speed. Highly recommend the Nighthawk.

This router is great! I have had 3 PS4’s (WiFi) and a PS5 (Ethernet) hooked to it along with phones and have has ZERO issue. I have 1GB fiber optic service FYI for those reviewing before buying. Great product zero lag for gaming and streaming. Full bar connection I’m my entire house and garage. Definitely recommend! Easy parental controls and internet speed test and setting changes all from the app!

Best router i've ever owned. I did disable the Armour software. I replaced a Linksys EA9500 which was good but didnt have wi-fi 6. This router is very fast and i get great coverage. Consistantly will test out at 11-14ms Ping,22-23Mbps upload and 424.82-464.06Mbps download. Highly recommend. we have about 25-30 devices connected to this router

I got this router in hopes of reducing latency when streaming games from my desktop PC to the living room TV (located one floor below and opposite end of the house). Currently using a Google nest wifi mesh network. While it increased the speeds on devices on the same floor where it was placed, ultimately the wifi couldn't effectively reach the TV which I was hoping to improve the speeds on. This was used in a ~2k sq ft stacked townhouse, with multiple neighboring wifi routers nearby. With the exception of the first try (had to force close because the app froze), the setup was much easier than I expected - used the iPhone app. As much as I liked this router, I ended up returning it since it did not work effectively for my setup.

Easy to set up, app on phone works great and very fast. Not one issue in the first two months of use.

After having a failure of my old router, I needed a quick fix, so why not upgrade, as well. This is a bit more than I expected and provides more security than any other router I've used. While logical to set up/install, I won't say setup is "easy". It's simple, but procedural. Follow the instructions, and all goes smoothly. My speeds are up, the strength of signal is great throughout the house, without a booster.

I have had this router for a few weeks. I upgraded my internet speed from 100 mgs to 400 thru charter. Setup was simple. My avg speed is 450 mgs. I have a 1500 sq ft home. My speed in my downstairs man cave hit between 300 and 425 download speed. I should add that my router is setup in my upstairs bedroom. Outside i also get a good range of about 70 feet from my house.

Beast of a router! I upgraded to this from a Netgear X4S AC2600. I "cut the cord" on cable TV and stream everything now. As I have added more and more streaming devices in my home, I began to notice performance issues with the X4S. This router has solved all those issues. The range is great also. I get signal from the opposite side of the house and even in my backyard. Definitely worth the money for the upgrade.

This was a huge upgrade from my old router, but it has really good range and I love the 3 channels and how it automatically decides which device should use which channel. I had to do a lot of research on routers and what all the new technology is. I'm happy with my decision and would recommend it to others. My only complaint is it's a little on the large size.

very good strong easy to set up works all over my house strong

Very fast, reliable and easy to use. This is one of a long list of routers I have own over the past 20 years. The last 3 routers were Nighthawk too. The Nighthawk routers have never let me down and this one is no exception. Works great for gaming and streaming along with net surfing. The range on this is good enough I can connect from my back yard. Highly recommend.

I bought this router to upgrade from an old model . The moment I got it up and going , which was really simple, I noticed a difference immediately. I increased internet speed dramatically and was able to run over ten devices with no lag time or buffering. This is an outstanding product and would recommend it to anyone .

I had bought a very expensive ASUS WiFi 6 router, only to find issues with speed and connectivity. After weeks of tinkering, I was still not able to get Gigabit speeds or reliable connections. I swapped it with this Netgear router. Instant gigabit speeds and haven’t had any connection issues. Everything. Just. Worked. I’m so happy I switched. I’ll be a lifelong customer. Highly recommend

Originally bought a Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 and that router was horrible, so returned it and got this Netgear and this is 1000x times better. The interface for the Asus looked like it was designed in the 90s by a pre-teen obsessed with Quake. The Netgear interface and app just have a much more polished and intuitive interface to set up things. Speeds on the Netgear are much faster than the Asus and the range is also better on the Netgear.

Very fast wifi. (Verizon Fios) No complaints. Works as designed in my 3 level townhome. Signal is very strong all throughout. Easy to configure through the netgear NightHawk app. This WiFi router will automatically switch your more bandwidth hungry devices to its 5G band. Love it !!

Router was easy to set up. The only issue I have is with the software which has a trial for extra protection and is quite irritating with popups and emails reminding that the trial period is ending and wanting you to purchase this "extra protection". I paid in the $200 range for this wifi router. With the price I paid for this router, one would think everything would come with it. It has been a long time since I purchased a NetGear router and most likely, I will think again before purchasing another one when this one dies. I purchased this one since it had Wifi 6 and the other brands mostly had older versions. The only reason I was in the market for a wifi router was my previous router died unexpectedly after several years and I needed one for wifi internet and tvs. NetGear has left a bad taste for their product for me because of this aggravating upsell. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because the wifi router is working and was easy to set up. Otherwise the rating would be a "1 star" because of the constant nagging to purchase the "additional protection" of the software. I'm an adult and computer savvy. Never will I give NetGear $200 to constantly nag at me!