NETGEAR - Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router (RAX120v2)
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"run 3 tbs, 3 phones, ps5, laptop, xbox all from it, with 2 tvs, 2 phones, laptop, and ps5 on pretty much at all times, and experience 0 issues. ... ibe had my current router about 3 years now, not a single issue, i run my entire house daily on it, minus 1 tv, everything else is on, and runs with 0 issue, 0 lag, standard load times for my laptop, and thats even with watching youtube on my phone, disney or netfilx on one tv, streaming and gaming from 1 laptop, hbo on the other tv, 3-4 phones going at all times (medical devices) so, why do i need to switch to wifi7?"
"had it for 3 years now and it never has failed me"
"Also, I have the 1gb internet and had their router, and I still ended buying a netgear nighthawk router. Their router kept causing my internet connection to go in and out."
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"run 3 tbs, 3 phones, ps5, laptop, xbox all from it, with 2 tvs, 2 phones, laptop, and ps5 on pretty much at all times, and experience 0 issues. ... ibe had my current router about 3 years now, not a single issue, i run my entire house daily on it, minus 1 tv, everything else is on, and runs with 0 issue, 0 lag, standard load times for my laptop, and thats even with watching youtube on my phone, disney or netfilx on one tv, streaming and gaming from 1 laptop, hbo on the other tv, 3-4 phones going at all times (medical devices) so, why do i need to switch to wifi7?"
"had it for 3 years now and it never has failed me"
"Remote play to xbox sx (xbox wired) with 5 ping on iphone, very playable, all while wife and son are streaming something on tv/phones/tablets all on wifi."
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"had it for 3 years now and it never has failed me"
"almost never needs a reboot."
"it's been great for two years solid"
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"We have a Samsung TV 40' from the router through 4 walls and it doesn't skip a beat."
"It's got great range"
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"I get my full internet plan speed (1gb down and up) over wifi through my fiber connection."
"I have a 300 mbps plan, but I usually get 400 mbps with my own router."
"I get the 1000mbs with mine, it is a newer model"
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"I had a Netgear Nighthawk router that ended up getting a bug in it after a firmware upgrade. ... The bug didn't allow me to filter by MAC address. ... I had to end up actually editing the HTML of the router page to get it to work. ... It was a known issue on Netgear's website for years, but they never fixed it."
"I had a Netgear Nighthawk system that would randomly start spazzing out and start dropping packets on the wireless network and need a full power cycle every once in a while."
"The last Nighthawk I had constantly resulted in "Connected, No internet" for too many devices."
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"It was a nightmare to troubleshoot"
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"none of them even came close to the signal penetration I got from the GLinet flint 2."
"I got U6 and it has an awful signal transmission that feels like can't even penetrate paper."
"I got U6 and it has an awful signal transmission that feels like can't even penetrate paper."
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"I had a Netgear Nighthawk system that would randomly start spazzing out and start dropping packets on the wireless network and need a full power cycle every once in a while."
"The last Nighthawk I had constantly resulted in "Connected, No internet" for too many devices."
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"none of them even came close to the signal penetration I got from the GLinet flint 2."
"I got U6 and it has an awful signal transmission that feels like can't even penetrate paper."
"I got U6 and it has an awful signal transmission that feels like can't even penetrate paper."
CompleteCellist867 1.0Top options are the ASUS RT-AX88U Pro for strong performance, the Netgear Nighthawk RAX120 for reliability, and the Synology RT6600ax for good features. These offer solid coverage and handle multiple devices well without huge speed drops.
KD2ITW 1.0I bought a Netgear RAX120 in 2020. It has a 2.5gb wan interface, very strong radios, and supports LAG on the Lan ports. We have a Samsung TV 40' from the router through 4 walls and it doesn't skip a beat. It is mated to a Nighthawk cm3000 which pushes the limits its of the ISP. I'm certain Netgear has later models, however, I no complaints with my current configuration. best regards James
MountainBubba 1.0RAX120 has one port that will go up to 5 Gbps and four 1 Gig ports that can be aggregated. I used it to connect to a cable modem through two aggregated ports while it used the 5 Gbps to connect to one of my multi-gig switches. It was OK given the limitations of old timey Wi-Fi 6. Modern higher end routers have at least two high speed ports that go up to 10 Gbps as well as support for the 6 GHz Wi-Fi band. If you're going to spend money on a router today, you should get one, they're marketed for Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) but work with all the lower standards as well. If you ever use your NAS for something other than Plex, it's nice to have multi-gig between the NAS and the PCs that use it. Netgear has modern routers, and so does Asus and many others. I personally prefer for an all-in-one device, but you may want to stick with Netgear if you like their stuff. Asus is good for tinkering and bad if you're not into fiddling with lots of settings. RS600 and RS700S are both good. Asus RT-BE96U is also good, but avoid the dual band and quad band routers from both companies.
240hzghost 0.5Netgear Nighthawk AX12 is really great router and can easily handle more than 10 users. Though if you want to change and If budget is not an issue then, I would suggest you to get Mesh Router with Wifi 6 or 6E like TP Link Deco series or Netgear Orbi series.
Yes, definitely Netgear Nighthawk AX12 will perform way better than TP link.
Adventure-Backpacker 0.5You were right. The Netgear blows the TP Link out of the water!
ptj748 0.3very happy with my spaceship router
i have a $400 netgear,,,bought a couple years ago.. has the fold out wings...very happy with netgear
Moms_New_Friend 0.1Considering that you’re using a very old 802.11n-only device, an upgrade to a decent WiFi6 device will modernize you greatly. These can be very inexpensive. I picked up a used Netgear Nighthawk WiFi6 router for $30 and it covers my apartment perfectly, despite the 200 neighbors. Then, when the future arrives and it’s time to expand, I’d buy something new. WiFi7 prices are only going to fall faster and WiFi7 clients will become all that more common, so it will pay to wait. Network gear is one of those things that you can’t future-proof. The tech changes fast enough, and the prices change fast enough, and the client support lags enough to the point where it’s is more efficient to buy for today, and not for 24 months from now.
BruceLee2112 0.1Netgear nighthawk for 6. Using tplink easy mesh for 7 and been happy so far
NCResident5 0.1Definitely 👍. I use a Netgear Nighthawk with WiFi 6.
Academic-Swimming919 0.0I agree. I have tried numerous Netgear products, going back to a PCMCIA card, and all of them have had problems. The last Nighthawk I had constantly resulted in "Connected, No internet" for too many devices.
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