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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 904 reviews

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  • Setup

    Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars

  • Range

    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

  • Signal Strength

    Rating 3.6 out of 5 stars

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74%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the Nighthawk AX8's impressive performance, extensive range, and ease of setup as significant advantages. Many appreciate its strong signal and the inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 technology. However, some users mention occasional connection issues and a higher price point as drawbacks. Concerns regarding the router's firmware and mobile application have also been raised by a few customers.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid Router

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

    Excellent and stable router with plenty of speed .

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product

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

    Easy set up and works great. Netgear always delivers!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Underperformed

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not what I expected for the price I paid. It was easy to setup all my devices but underperformed in every other category. The signal wasn’t as strong and isn’t very reliable. The range is ok at best

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Setting up

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

    Setup easy, all done from phone. No laptop required.

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

    Great router that doesnt drop reception

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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.

    Bought the Norbi and had issues with it dropping the wifi signal. The consultant at best buy told me about this and so far it hasnt dropped signal once. We have 8 devices, iphones, streaming tv's, and ipads. This is what you need for a solid connection in a 3500 sq foot home. So far havent needed any satellites.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very reliable

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

    I have the router in for more than 3 weeks with no interruptions.

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

    Great Wifi 6 router!

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

    This is a great Wifi 6 router and have noticed the difference in speeds with my Wifi 6 compatible devices. It still works great with last gen Wifi devices and has great range. I also like the app and the extra features that it offers for control over your network.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Ready share needs work

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

    Readyshare doesn't work most of the time. Distance is good.

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

    Amazing router

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

    So started off rough when getting it setup, but now that its finally is its working great, along with handling all my internet traffic. I recently cut the cord, and with all my streaming devices, new phones, laptops, tablets, and alexas this was a well needed upgrade!

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Incredibly slow download and upload speeds.

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    YOU WILL NOTICE SLOWER UP/DOWN SPEEDS AND LAG. I am a software developer and gamer. I need fast internet. Bought this router with high hopes but it throttles down and up speeds due to QoS and WMM configurations. It doesn't have the stable firmware to support the powerful hardware specifications. Netgear support is lackluster, there hasn't been a firmware update to fix the issue in over a year.

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

    Worth it

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

    I was so tired of having replace my routers every year or so I never believed in spending the extra money to get a higher tier router, this changed my whole ideology. Worth it I have never had a problem with it in the app based interface works flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nighthawk Router

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

    A little trouble getting it set up but once I did it works fine

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Its okish

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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.

    For the rooms next to where I set the device up, it was awesome. And the wifi 6 feature is great for the phones that can receive the feature. But the range is bad. Also there were 24 device connected to the router. Its Good if there are less devices connected.

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

    Replaced a Frontier Fios Gateway

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

    I purchased this to upgrade to WiFi 6 and replace my Frontier Fios Gateway. Simple, straightforward, and fast steady connections are all there. We have on average 15 devices hooked up through wifi and 4 direct wire devices, and all have a great connection.

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

    Works Great but no parental controls.

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

    I purchased this and was unable to enter the store due to COVID-19. The representative got this one and told me it had parental controls. After a lot of self trying to set it up and 2 hour call to customer support I was told that it didn’t. I was really upset because I specifically stated I needed a router that I could use to maintain multiple devices and needed to block Facebook , Twitter, YouTube and any other social media site. After 2 hours on the phone I was told none of those sites can be blocked because they are secure login. So the router has zero parental controls and for the price that is completely unacceptable. If it had parental controls I would give it a 5.

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

    Nice looking but wouldn’t stay connected

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

    Have fiber main line speeds of 1gb. Had issues with the speed of data to the wireless devices from the NETGEAR router. Was very slow. After several hours with NETGEAR tech support changing settings, rebooting the speed finally were within acceptable limits. Everything seemed like it was going to be fine, until the next day the wireless devices would connect for a few minutes and then disconnect. The only way to reconnect was to reboot the router. Had enough of all the issues. Returned the NETGEAR and purchased a Linksys, which was less money and worked well right out of the box. It’s been a almost a month now since the router switch to Linksys. Have not had any issues.

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

    Easy set up Consistent stream

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

    Run approx 22 devices regularly without dropping or holds.

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

    All my transfer are faster on my network,

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

    Getting into this router at first is a bit hard. But once you have got into the router the setup is easy. Also much to my surprise it comes with a Month of Bitdefinder for all types of devices. Also since it a newer router the firmware is more secure.

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

    great item

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

    I love this router and this 2 nd time I got this router the only problem did I have last time was the update can't be on the devise that is why I had to return this item because was long prosaic for me to do this but over all this router its great item

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    WiFi 6 router

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

    It is a good router. I would recommend this product.

    I would recommend this to a friend