Nighthawk CAX30 – AX2700 Cable Modem Router with WiFi 6

Netgear CAX30 is a good performer and is the only solid device amongst many bad ones. I own one and the speeds are per spec.

Hello my wonderful people. I wanted to ask about what modem and router I should get. Currently I have xfinity and I don’t have cable. Just stream everything with internet only. Right now I have the: NETGEAR - Nighthawk AX2700 Router with 32 x 8 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem. It’s been ok but I had had issues with the connection dropping frequently. I have good download and upload speeds with my plan. It’s just me & my roommate. Pretty much I game and watch a bunch of movies/shows at 4K. Also want to make sure this will be future proof and last me for a while.

I did and it completely fixed my internet which plagued me for years. I had a 10 year old nighthawk modem/router combo that I hardwired into and I experienced constant lag and rubberbanding. I upgraded to an asus router and an arris modem maybe 6 months ago. I also upped my internet speed for good measure. Now I have the best connection I’ve ever experienced and have absolutely no issues. I paid a pretty penny for the luxury though ngl.

I use an Orbi with one satellite and a netgear 3.1 gateway in bridge mode. They’re expensive but I got it used for cheap and it’s been great.

Considering 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.

Netgear nighthawk for 6. Using tplink easy mesh for 7 and been happy so far

Definitely 👍. I use a Netgear Nighthawk with WiFi 6.

I dont know about this model but fuck Netgeat Nighthawk. I owned a different one few years ago that was supposed to be a a high spec version, and it caused me infinite problems, which all disappeared when I bought a different one.

I 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.

I moved from a Netgear Nighthawk router and extender to an Orbi network... Well worth it to me.