Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router RS280S

This is a nightmare company to deal with. I just bought a new Netgear Nighthawk RS280S, after my last NETGEAR reached its demise (that one lasted 4 years). In trying to connect it, using the password, to my Samsung TV, it won’t allow me to complete the password. It does connect to my iPhone & iPad, but not the TV. It reaches the 10th character and then crashes. It does connect via WPS, but that connection disengages if the TV is off for longer than a few hours (overnight, for example). I’ve spent at least 5 hours with their support teams, trying a variety of things: system upgrades, reboots, etc. The crazy thing is I can use the password if I connect the TV with my phone hotspot. I was assured I’d receive a return phone call today, as the technician wanted to review the case with higher ups. I provided a 3 hour window, ignoring the rest of my life, and that has come and gone. I’ve just been assured that a senior technician will call within the hour. If I don’t get that call back I am going scorched earth. I will notify a few equity analysts about the treatment, and the unreliability of the product. The router costs them about $75 bucks, a negative write up from an analyst will cost a lot more than that.

Just finished a three day saga. Finally reached a senior enough manager who was able to navigate the issue. He repeated the rebooting step, changed the router password and that one allowed connections with TV. Now my only concern is will it still be connected when I’ve turned the TV off for any extended time. I’ll live with this one, but never getting another NETGEAR product.

If you want to stick with Netgear: * RAXE300: WiFi 6E, tri-band (2.4/5/6ghz), about $150 on Amazon. [https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Wireless-8-Streams/dp/B0B1LZMH78/](https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Wireless-8-Streams/dp/B0B1LZMH78/) * RS280S: WiFi 7, tri-band (2.4/5/6ghz), about $180 on Amazon. [https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Router-RS280S/dp/B0DGPLBRDQ/](https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Router-RS280S/dp/B0DGPLBRDQ/) The WiFi 7 router is newer so it will be supported longer. It's only $30 more, and it has faster ethernet (LAN) ports. So if I were picking between those, I'd get the RS280S. For WiFi 7, if you want a slight upgrade from the RS280S then the RS500 has more streams on the 5ghz band but doesn't have as many 2.5GB LAN ports. But you could always hook up a 2.5GB switch to get more ports. RS500 is $399 new from Amazon, less expensive if you buy a used one. [https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Router-RS500/dp/B0DG71H4GD/](https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-Router-RS500/dp/B0DG71H4GD/) Amazon sells used/like new models too but if you get a used model I recommend buying it from Amazon as the seller. That way if there are problems you can more easily return it for a refund (usually there's a 30 day return policy). **If I were in your position I would pick the RS280S for $180. It's a good midrange pick and upgrades you to WiFi 7 without breaking the bank.** If money/budget is not as much of a concern then the RS500 is a good choice too. Good luck

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.

ASUS, got better UI on the app as well. I used to have Netgear

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

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.

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

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.