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  • NIGHTHAWK WiFi 7 RS200 - Up to 6.5Gbps streaming speed - Up to 2,500 sq. ft. WiFi coverage - Up to 80 concurrent devices - 2.5 Gig internet & LAN ports (separate modem required)
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NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

Model:
RS200-100NAS
SKU:
10735781
$229.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 272 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

91%
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  • Great plug and play functionality!

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

    Great “plug and play” functionality! Wasn’t something I needed to pull up a YT video on how to set it up.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Reliable but limited

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

    This item works well for high traffic internet usage but fails to offer more user interface options through the app and online.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Set up difficult

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

    I had to call Net Gear to set up the router and again when I couldn't connect it to the printer. Net gear helped and was very pleasant. Instructions that came with the unit not so helpful. I had to call geek squad 3 times before I got everything working.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Just do it

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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.

    My spectrum router was shocking at best yielding a wireless signal of MAYBE 50mbps. Within 48 hours, I'm showing speeds of over 300 . Don't second guess it. Just do it.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Fast wifi

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

    Really nice router easy to manage fast wifi, will recommend!

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • One Year Later...

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

    1 year almost to the day, and it connected to Internet 97 times in 4 hours. Firmware up to date, factory reset, power cycled, and it continues to connect about every few minutes. Reset the the starlink to use that to see if it was the issue. Nope, there weren't any events logged. Good thing I bought the coverage. Hoping the coverage from Best Buy gets this replaced.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

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

      Hi LeighP,

      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 the connectivity of your RS200. When experiencing an issue with connectivity we recommend a few troubleshooting steps; including the updating of firmware, reset and power cycle of your device, we also recommend ensuring all cable are securely fashioned and in good order, reposition your router to a different location free from obstructions and objects like metal cabinets as well as microwaves. Additionally, if your connected modem or ONT also acts as a router, please turn this device to bridge mode to avoid any Double NAT issues.

      If you need additional assistance, please reach out to us at netgearteam@netgear.com with your contact information and a copy of your review, and we will be happy to help you.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Net gear has great products

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

    I had a 10 year old net gear and it was time to replace so I bought another net gear with modem router combination and it solved my connection issues.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Nighthawk Router

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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.

    Upgrade to old Nighthawk router. Very easy to set-up. Good signal. Have over 30 devices connected and no issues.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Router

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

    Great produce my WiFi has improved tremendously. The man in Best Buy was a great help also

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best in it's class

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

    Solid, though the dropout distance is less than expected.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Super Router

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

    Router is very fast and can connect 80 devices! I would recommend this router!!!

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not up to par.

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

    Terrible is you are using ONT (Fios for example), at the current firmware release this unit struggles with stable connections and speeds. A 1 gig Fios connection is typically same or very close to download and upload speeds. This unit provided the proper download speeds consistently 85% of 1 GB, but uploads forget it, max was 30 mbs out of 1 gbs. Just unacceptable. There are many posts and papers complaining about this to back me up. Maybe when Netgear decides to release a proper firmware this will be a great option but not today.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

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

      Thank you for your review and valuable feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have been having a difficult experience with the speeds from your RS200. We recommend updating your Firmware to the most recent version v1.0.1.90, which contains an update which addresses the slow upload speed issue for 1 Gbps internet service: https://kb.netgear.com/000066664/RS200-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-90.

      We would like to follow up with you regarding your RS200 after updating to firmware version v1.0.1.90. Please reach out to us at netgearteam@netgear.com with your contact information, and we will be happy to help you.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Msgt, Ret

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

    Pretty much works as advertised. Range not so much as advertised.

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    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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

    Great product, I'm always very impressed with any netgear nighthawk

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Disappointed in Netgear

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

    The Nighthawk app is annoying. Getting to the GUI for setup much more difficult than it needs to be. Even worse is the constant emails and pushing of getting a subscription to Netgear Armor. The administration of an extender is also lacking. Doesn't have 6Ghz.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Fast at first.

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

    Was really fast when I first bought it, now its slow. I tried using my old router and its faster than this one. If i could still return it, I would

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

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

      Thank you for your review and valuable feedback. We would like an opportunity to improve your experience with the speeds while connected to your RS200. Many factors can affect your Internet connection speed for devices on your home network. We recommend visiting this troubleshooting resource: https://kb.netgear.com/19279/Why-am-I-not-getting-the-maximum-speed-that-my-router-is-capable-of?language=en_US.

      We also recommend ensuring your RS200 is on the most recent firmware, v1.0.1.90: https://kb.netgear.com/000066664/RS200-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-90.

      We'd greatly appreciate any additional feedback if the steps provided helped to resolve the issue with speed you have been experiencing and we would like to follow up with you. Please reach out to us at netgearteam@netgear.com with your contact information, and we will be happy to help you.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Piece of junk

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

    Piece of junk ... would not connect to internet except intermittently. It's supposed to work for a 2500 sq ft home. Mine is 1400 sq ft. won't stay connected. I replaced my modem, and it won't connect through the new one at all. Total waste of money and I should not have been sold a protection plan that is less than useless!

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

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

      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 intermittent connectivity with your RS200. We recommend a few troubleshooting steps when experiencing intermittent connectivity with the internet including checking your cables to ensure they are secure, performing a full power cycle of your modem and RS200 router and connecting a computer directly to your modem to verify internet connection. Additionally, if your ISP modem is a Modem/Router, ensure your Modem/Router is in Bridge Mode to address any potential Double NAT errors.

      We also recommend ensuring your RS200 is on the latest firmware released as recently as 5-9-25, v1.0.1.90: https://kb.netgear.com/000066664/RS200-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-90.

      We would like to follow up with you regarding the connectivity you have been experiencing with your RS200. Please reach out to us at netgearteam@netgear.com with your contact information, and we will be happy to help you.

      Regards,
      NETGEAR Team

  • Planned Obsolescence Incarnate

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

    The stupid thing ran perfectly and lasted for just a few days past the warranty. Now it is an expensive paperweight. Save your money for a better brand.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • VERY Weak Signal Distance - I would not recommend

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

    I am not sure about all the positive reviews. The reviews must be bought or something. I have had 3 other routers in the same spot, in the same house, with the exact same devices and my reception in the front room of the house with NO walls in between, and the signal is VERY VERY weak. My house is 2300sf. The reason I bought this router was because it was rated for 2500sf. It did NOT work for me. I would NOT recommend this router. My old routers did not have ANY problems reaching my front room. VERY VERY disappointed in this routers' range. I thought I was upgrading, I downgraded.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Stay away from this one

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

    Worst router I've owned. I have owned probably 20 different routers and this one is by far the worst. Setup was ok but once that is complete the rest of the experience is bad. Kept disconnecting. I like to have my wifi bands separate but on this router as soon as you do that you have no wifi. Slower speeds. Just terrible. I returned this one the same day i bought it. I went with an ASUS router and never looked back. Netgear used to be decent but not anymore. They have gone downhill fast. Stay away from this one.

    This review is from NETGEAR - Nighthawk BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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