Customers are pleased with the Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender's ease of use, Wi-Fi range, and signal strength. Many appreciate its quick setup, compact size, and good performance for the price. However, some experienced connection instability, and compatibility issues were also reported by a few users. The Ethernet port was a welcome feature for some.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Below Average
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This extender provides minimal performance. I would suggest spend the extra money and purchase a decent wifi entender.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not worth it
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I did not see any difference in my WiFi when I set it up and plugged it in
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Useless
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I should have spent the money on a new router instead.
Unfortunately I figured this out too late and couldn't return it without a restocking charge.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
junk
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Couldn't get to work. Called factory support. They had to have someone call me back. Wanted to charge $79.00 to get working.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Set up may be difficult
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I could not finish setting up the extender even though I've set one up before. It might have just been that particular one.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
does not do the job
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The strength is not steady. I get better connection from the main router than the extender itself.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesn't work...
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After hours of my time and that of my company's IT department we could not get this device to connect to the internet.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Trash product
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Not work good after 2 months to my purchase I don't know what happen with those but can't connect now is a trash. Thank you
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Range extender
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The device really does not work. I have the same dead areas that I've always had
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Netgear Support
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Hi Alan,
Thank you for your review. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, you can visit Netgear. com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
Thank you.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
waste of money
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stopped working after 1 month, i tried calling customer service which was no help at all
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Pricey not very good range
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Does not boost WiFi by much. Have to log out of regular WiFi and sign in on this unit. Very inconvenient!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Signal strength
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
boosting wifi for upstairs
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WOW -- It worked. I just bought this today and I don't know much about wireless networking, but it was a snap to install and is doing a great job. Also it turned our wired printed that is connected through one of the computers through the network into a wireless printer. My oldest was doing his homework and just for fun thought he would try to print it out from his wireless laptop which he could never do before and this time it worked. Where i have my wireless router is kinda tucked away and on the side of a metal file cabinet. It gives off a strong signal through out the house. Our middle and youngest son's rooms are on the other side of the house and get a poor signal. We switched about a year ago or so to a router that can be used as a wireless and wired network. Did not think too much about it when the middle and youngest told me that there internet signal was weak. They are just playing games on the Wii. Now they have a few more gadgets so i needed to find something to boost my signal. I told the guy at the store my problem and that for the most part i am a " COMPUTER MASTER " ( I always joke about that. I do know a lot of basic and not so basic stuff about computers. self taught. } but i don't know much about wireless networking. He suggested this product. Told me it was not big deal to setup and the price was right. When i got home I plugged it in, got one of the laptops and did a few tests and within 30 mins. I was up and running.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not worth it
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have yet to see the difference between having it and not.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Does not function well I do not see a difference
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Does not provide better range of service. I am disappointed with this product. Not sure if it's because the home is 2 story
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
no
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Don't buy not worth it. Almost gimmicky. If you don't have a good signal without this you wont have one with it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Help
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It wasn’t working well. Everything on my console was still lagging.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
still cant get it to work
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still have not been able to get it to work for some reason :/
really needed it to work too probably will try to return it
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Does nothing
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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I set this up in my office and, when I connect to it, I don't have internet. Does nothing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
It lasted one month
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Purchased this to increase wifi signal strength for ring floodlight, after a month it no longer functioned. #P0S
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Garbage, broke after 2 months
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Look elsewhere, stopped working after 2 months. Not typical Netgear reliability.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Netgear Support
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Hi Jason,
Thanks for your review of your product. We understand that you have been having a difficult time with the product lately and we would like to look into some of the support opportunities that we have available. Your product comes with a one-year warranty and 90 days of complimentary tech support. If you need further assistance, please log in to MyNETGEAR and click support for additional resources or to contact one of our support experts. They will be happy to help.