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Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router RS280S
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NETGEAR - Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router RS280S

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"Is all very easy to set up btw, instructions are included."


"Netgear routers are great! Easy to install and use."

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"had it for 3 years now and it never has failed me"


"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?"


"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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"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?"


"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."


"The router though, I really wanted the ability to manage the devices connected to it and prioritize certain devices and applications. The one I have handles things the way I wanted."

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"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."


"I get my full internet plan speed (1gb down and up) over wifi through my fiber connection."


"is super stable"

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"I get my full internet plan speed (1gb down and up) over wifi through my fiber connection."


"This maxes my 1GBPS internet connection which is great."


"The "marginal performance boost" is an increase from getting 4/5th of the subscribed speed to getting 1.25x the subscribed speed."

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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."


"The last Nighthawk I had constantly resulted in "Connected, No internet" for too many devices."


"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."

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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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"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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GeneralXadeus • 12 months ago

Just picked up this router for $199. Still a good deal for what you get. I have a 3x3 Qualcomm NCM865 wifi adapter in my desktop and can get a link speed of 5764 in Windows. This maxes my 1GBPS internet connection which is great. From the reviews I saw for BE9200 Netgear routers looks like max wifi speed would be 1.6GBPS. So if you have a 2.5GBPS internet speed you will need a BE16000 or higher router. What I am having trouble with is my 5ghz devices wont use 160mhz channels. More investigation needed!

r/Costco • Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router RS280S ->
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torokunai • 12 months ago

I was seeing spotty internet connection with my AppleTV with this unit purchased last night, but after the firmware upgrade, connection appears solid now

r/Costco • Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router RS280S ->
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MuchoBooterro • 3 months ago

Almost went with this but the WIFI 7 Netgear Nighthawk was less than half the price so I went with that. 1 2.5gig port for desktop, one for laptop. It's awesome

r/pcmasterrace • Got the router all set up! ->
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Western-Walk9792 • 6 months ago

Not everyone wants to shell out $500 for a wifi-7 nighthawk though. Seems redundant when the one provided for free runs the same frequencies and allows full wifi control with 250 simultaneous devices compared to nighthawks 50 devices.

r/Spectrum • Modem+router for 1G ->
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codeman113501113 • about 1 month ago

i've had nothing but problems with my net gear wi-fi 7, after few weeks stuff buffers for split second, social media doesn't load immediately, i also have the net gear wi-fi 6 AX5400 router and works fine. seems walmarts website also has allot of complaints about wi-fi 7, and seeing that you actually have to have devices that use wi-fi 7, which technically none do, im going back to wi-fi 6, ether a new net gear router from amazon or MSI gaming routers or something.

r/HomeNetworking • Wifi 7 Routers - reviewed & compared ->
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i80west • 7 months ago

I got a $110 wifi 7 Netgear router from Walmart. It works fine with my Spectrum cable modem.

r/Spectrum • Router? ->
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i80west • 7 months ago

Take their free modem, put a surge protector on the incoming coax, buy a router of your own. I got a wifi 7 Netgear at Walmart for $110. Get whatever bandwidth you can afford, as it sounds like you'll be using it. When/ if Spectrum brings fiber, it's their equipment they'll replace, not yours.

r/Spectrum • I need a modem and router for my first apartment and need some input. ->
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reconGhost82 • 2 months ago

I had the same problem spectrum came to my crib tried to hook everything up couldnt figure it out so he left the new wifi 7 router in the box and hooked up a wifi6e router..after i hooked it up myself when i got home from work and was very disappointed. I went and bought the new netgear wifi 7 router and with my 1Gig Internet i pulled 1134mbps..

r/Spectrum • My best decision: Getting rid of the Spectrum router ->
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Standard-Raccoon8238 • 7 months ago

I had one of their WiFi 7 routers and the gig plan. It was absolutely garbage even for a 2 bedroom apartment. I couldn't even get speeds close to 500 and at times it would just restart on its own. No 2.4G band steering as well. I returned it and got my own wifi 7 router from Netgear and damn that did a much more wonderful job than that garbage spectrum

r/Spectrum • Wifi 7 router coverage ->
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deval35 • 6 months ago

stay away from netgear they are good, but once they no longer support the router they throttle your internet speed so you can buy a new one. only way to fix it is buy reverting to an older update making you vulnerable to getting hacked. plus the spectrum routers are netgear routers, so you'll be in the same boat where it will goes down every day. I had a netgear nighthawk gigabit router and it would go down every day and then when it was no longer being supported with the last update it was throttle to 200 mbs. try out an asus router, I've got one of their cheap $60 routers two years ago and I have not had any issues with it. if it goes down it's on the spectrum side.

r/HomeNetworking • Switching my modem/router? ->
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Matrix5353 • 6 months ago

Yeah, I gave up on consumer grade crap too, after 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. Ended up going with Ubiquiti a few months ago and I've been pretty happy with it so far.

r/HomeNetworking • Mesh vs access points? ->

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