Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router

As far as I know there is no mesh router with 5G. That being said I’d recommend you get a good 5G router like the netgear m6 pro and a great wifi7 router like the netgear rs700. I used to have the orbi 960 and they suck. When the orbis are working they are super fast. But at times they are not working… that got on my nerves so much that I now have the rs700 for wifi and I don’t even need a mesh.

I would say instead of getting a mesh system, get Neatgear Nighthawk rs700s , the range on this router is insane , try it

My only issue with Netgear is their app is total garbage. Their hardware has treated me well. Moving onto a different brand though

Thanks for the response. Did the factory reset. Relocating the router will be challenging based on where the service comes in the house. Far corner.

RS700S - good for 3500 sq ft.

Netgear nighthawk rs700. It's very capable. replaced my old mesh system and am getting gig wireless on the 6ghz band throughout my house. You may need to upgrade your network cards in things like PC's with a new tri band card.

netgear nighthawks (RS300, 500, 700), ubiquity stuff is nice but overpriced. TP-Link mesh are ok too. Just went through 6 different routers finding the best solution for my house, a refurbed Netgear Nighthawk RS700 was the best solution for my house and devices. I can now get 1gb wirelessly to multiple capable devices up to a few rooms away. Where signal strength was showing 60% and speeds of about 10mb/sec before, I now get 90% wireless strength and 480-500mb/sec. I found one single more powerful router to work better than the mesh systems for us. (7 users, 40+ devices, 3500sq ft home)

Just went through 3 different mesh systems and 4 different netgear nighthawks. Picked up a refurbed netgear nighthawk rs700 and it destroyed everything for coverage and speeds.

Nighthawk, I’ve got a rs700 but the 500 is good too. I wanted the best I could get so I went with a refurb 700. Love it.

Just did this - 7 people, 3 floors. Went through a few mesh systems (tplink be4800, be5000, XE75). Hated the way mesh worked, walked to another room device would hang on the further node and online games were choppier (higher ping and latency) than a single nighthawk (even had wired backhaul from main to second of the 3 nodes). Then went through multiple Netgear Nighthawks (rs200, rs300, rs500, axe3000). Ordered a refurbed RS700S for $349, its a beast but better coverage, better speeds, lower pings, less latency than any of the Mesh systems. Dead spots where we got 5-10mb/sec now getting 550mb. Using the nighthawk app I could see with the RS500 60% signal level in some of the dead spot areas, now getting 90+%. I've got a 1GB connection from Spectrum and they overprovision so wirelessly with iphone 17 getting over 1gb a floor above or under the router and up to a room away still. Wired to PCs getting 1.1-1.2 gb too. I tested speeds in every room of my house with each system to record speeds. I found a single, more powerful router to be a much better and consistent solution for 3 floors and 7 people.

Which Netgear Nighthawk router do you have? What does he get with the ethernet wired to the netgear, then ethernet connected from router to the modem? I've got the Netgear Nighthawk RS700 and get 1.2gbs on my iphone 17 from 2 rooms over or a floor below. I tested 3 other mesh options and kept coming back to the nighthawk, it was faster and coverage was better than the mesh systems in my house. I did also try the Nighthawk RS300 (it was junk, terrible signal strength some rooms had NO service) and the RS500 (decent). I bought one these refurbs, its been amazing [https://a.co/d/3zliEdp](https://a.co/d/3zliEdp)

My house is \~3200sq ft, PCs in the basement, main floor and upstairs. We have 5 kids and about 50 wifi devices (ipads, iphones, laptops, TVs, rokus, android tablets, amazon echos, etc), a few dead spots (was getting 5mb at a desk in one room, now getting 450mb) in the house (built 2001). Its overkill but highly recommended if you need coverage and speed! ..so if that tells you anything about what I needed and that the RS700 won....

Yes, but higher pings and mesh is just finicky. After testing a bunch of mesh systems I went through some nighthawks (300,500,700) I Found the overall best coverage and performance from netgear nighthawk rs700 refurbished from Amazon. Dead spots getting 5mb now get 450-500. House is about 3500sqft with 7 users

Refurbished Netgear Nighthawk RS700 from Amazon destroyed everything else I tried including 4 different Mesh systems. Range, coverage, speed, latency, everything...