NETGEAR - Smart AC1600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 Router - Black

Fast Speed Good Range Small House

Upgraded to this router for the nighthawk app and extra range. Good performance so far. Good range 1500 square feet I have a signal in my back yard and driveway. High-speed broadband with multiple devices streaming YouTube, Hulu, and online gaming If your house is bigger then buy the next sizes up in this lineup.

Shane . Review provider: walmart.com

Great WiFi Router with GBit Ethernet Ports.

I use a Wifi router toprovide WiFi access from a cable model. My old router only has 100MB ethernet port. Speed test showed only 10Mbit download speed. After upgrading to this router, speed test easily reaches 60MB, which is 10MB over my plan's limit. The new router has Gbit ethernet ports which seem to work well with my cable modem.

Jeff . Review provider: walmart.com

What the man wanted

We were on the hunt to find a more efficient router that could reach further than what we had before. it looks different than what we had before too with the antennas, it does what it's supposed to!

Alexandra . Review provider: walmart.com

Excellent Product

It was easy to install, set up and change network names. I also like the ability to have three networks including 5G and a guest network with separate passwords. I have had no issues with this product. Having the ability to program and make changes through app is a plus.

Dionne . Review provider: walmart.com

Excellent Affordable Dual Band Router

Great signals range (dual band), low profile design, easy setup and affordable. Be sure to use the provided CAT 5 cable with your modem - this resolved any setup issues caused by my modem's proprietary cable. Firmware updates automatically, insuring current security measures. Been using NETGEAR products for over 20 years - secure, reliable, affordable and a wide range of products to meet my networking solution requirements. Walmart got this router to me in 2 days - free, zero charge shipping. Could not be more pleased.

Edward . Review provider: walmart.com

Good, but not super-great SOHO router

Netgear makes good, reliable computer networking equipment. I have used its equipment in my own home/office and with clients' installations. This router is no exception. Notably, WiFi coverage with just the router can be as good as older equipment -- say, router extender. It is very attractively priced. However, there's a sneaky bit here: The smartphone management software is neither complete nor entirely honest. For a complete installation, the only real option -- as with most routers -- is to use the command interface in firmware. Netgear's is very good, but deficient in that it omits support for, e.g., IPv6 addressing. Also, the app-based management tool includes a speed test that is deceptive. The reported speed is ISP-to-router, over a gigabit ethernet connection. It is NOT the >WiFi< speed, which is commonly about 20-25 percent of the hard-wire speed. (I checked this....) The external drive connection is unfortunately USB 2.0; most external drives support USB 3.0's higher transfer rate -- desirable esp. if using a central backup strategy. Bottom line: This is a good router for a new installation, or for replacing a very old router. It may not be the best option for routers that are still in the "current spec" window, or for managed central backup installations.

. Review provider: walmart.com

Good router for single level home

The router has a fairly good setup app you can use on your mobile device or you can access the routers own interface through a connection. Either was simple enough and performance wise the router does fine, I thought range was pretty weak for 5 ghz band. It's a decent router for the average single level home of around 1500 square feet.

JohnS . Review provider: walmart.com

Had bad range for me

This router worked good as long as I was right by it, but if I went into another room or got around 10 feet away from it my speed and signal would drop. I tried moving it to other areas in my apartment within my limit of cable length and still no matter where I put it when I got about 10 feet away the signal and speed dropped.

Drumman3 . Review provider: walmart.com

Caution: short support duration

Poor and confusing product support. Instructions only make sense to an expert. Was unable to set up two-tier login passwords and when I called for help the product was off the support period. I won't be purchasing Netgear products in future and will ask to see the Product Manual BEFORE any future network router purchases.

Sideboards . Review provider: walmart.com

We bought this router because we had a Netgear N150, which performed well for the past 6 years. However, since we recently upgraded our internet speed to 400 mbps, we need a faster router. This one advertise a speed of 1600 mbps. It's a joke. I could barely get 50 mbps standing right next to the router. The worst part is, it disconnects every 30 minutes. For the few days we had it, I got disconnected from meetings give times and my son got disconnect from school and had to retake his midterm. We spend hours calling Specturm and doing research online trying to figure our what the problem is. We initially thought it was the modem, but after connecting our old N150 back, everything went back to normal. No more disconnections. We then purchased a TP-Link Archer A7, and it was spectacular. It is superfast and no more disconnections. Conclusion: This Netgear router is piece of junk, it's worst then my 6 year old N150, and it's even compare to the TP-Link Archer A7. We were lucky that we were able to return it, but we got a lot of headache and wasted a lot of time on it.

Xiaohu . Review provider: walmart.com