Customer Ratings & Reviews

Had a premature failure and had to return unit. It failed on a software update, Replacement was slow and tedious. Bought a new unit immediately. Took weeks to get the failed unit replaced. Lucky the unit is relatively inexpensive. Netgear support needs improvement. However when it works the router is great even if their support sucks.. I hate infant mortality.

My 7 year old Cisco router died and this Netgear model was the best option as a replacement. It was simple to install and runs very fast. I also feel the design is durable and thoughtful. Plenty of connections and control features. It reaches every corner of my 2000 square ft ranch house (including the basement).

I purchased the NETGEAR - Smart AC1600 router and am very pleased with the overall performance in terms of speed, range, and bandwidth. Very easy to set up and includes two bands so that you can optimize for your device. I think this is the best compromise between performance and affordability.

I purchased this for my first home rather than using the cable/internet company’s rental router to save some money. I’m so happy I did! It has a very simple set up and I like the phone app feature. On the app you can troubleshoot and test any connection issues, change your WiFi name or password in an instant, and turn on the “Guest” feature without making any changes to your own regular home network. There’s only 2 of us in the house but we both have our cell phones, a laptop, and a smart TV constantly running on it and have had no problems in the 5 months I’ve owned it. Also, it’s easy to hide on a shelf with decor! Don’t let the cable/internet companies scare you into thinking you absolutely have to use their router or your connection won’t work. That’s false. As long as you buy one strong enough to handle your internet requirements/usage you will be fine. The amount you’ll spend renting a router for 1 year is far more costly than purchasing this Netgear router for the 1 one time price.

Works great, easy to set up. I'm not sure if I needed this one or if the AC1200 would have been sufficient. I had the AC1000 at first, but that was only good for 100 mbps input.

Sleek design and easy to install. Reaches all corners of our house concrete walls and all. Highly recommend this router!

I bought this router to replace an older Netgear N router. The setup was so incredibly easy. I love that you download an app to setup the router. Learning on the difference between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks has let me take my home internet to the next level. I stream a lot, before my old router sometimes had some lag, thought it may have been to living in an apt building. But after getting this new AC1600 router, I learned it was the router. I pay for a 200mbps plan for my internet and supposively my modem is only to put out not even 100, but on the 5GHz frequency, I pull about 133mbps.

After increasing speed with ATT, I was still having buffering issues. The routers are the worst in modem/router combos provided by ATT. Purchased Netgear AC1600 and speed was immediate improvement!! The Netgear app was easy to navigate, I really like how it shows you how many devices are connected at one time!! I would recommend this unit for medium sized homes.

I was having a problem with getting disconnected from the internet (LAN was fine). I switched out 2 different routers with the same results so I decided to try a new one. This router was on closeout at a good price so I gave it try. I have not been disappointed. There's around 4 devices connected most of the time with no problems. Sometimes there's 8 or 9 devices connected with no problem. It does what I need.

Easy setup. Good signal strength and range. Highly recommended

The unit was easy to install and simple to use. The netgear ac1600 is an incredibly fast router. I feel that this router was a was a good deal for the price I paid for it. I have paid more money for routers that I purchased in the past and they did not perform nearly as well as this unit. I would recommend this router to friends and family.

I really don't know much about this other than it works for what we intended to use it for. It seems to have quick speed and easy set up to start working. From store to out of box, set up and use took very little time and no real instruction reading. I would buy another if needed.

We had gotten an updated cable box. After hooking up, our WiFi wouldn’t work. We had replaced some wiring earlier in the day, due to house remodel/update and thought it got fried or something. After two router purchases, we realized that the cable box had to be activated. Lol But we kept this router hooked up and will use our other as a back up, in case of future misfortunes. I have absolutely no complaints about it. We have 3 phones, 4 laptops (one of which is a Lenovo gaming laptop, 2 xbox’s, and 3 televisions that we run Netflix, etc., on and the router keeps up fantastic. Buy it, you won’t be disappointed!

Great router for the price. Very stable and solid connections all the time. Range is fantastic to not be the top of the line Netgear router. Easily covers 2500 sq feet. Highly recommend

Easy set up and I haven't had any problems. Fits in a small place and you never know it is there. Provide plenty of coverage for my entire house. Good product. I like Netgear.

This is a great product !! I followed online instructions I printed out, and was able to install it by myself.....and I'm no expert. It's been doing a fabulous job so far, and very happy with the purchase.

old wifi - also netgear went bad - replaced with this one and speed has increased threefold. This was a really good purchase. I did a thorough review before selecting this particular wifi.

Great router for the price. Have this thing running a gigabit line to support 60 IP cameras. No problems at all. Would recommend to anybody

This router was perfect for my 1500 sq ft house. My speed is great for working from home and using all my electronic devices at once doesn't seem to cause any lag.

I don't do streaming but even so this router has been great for computer and smart tv work. Very easy to install. Very slick as a matter of fact.