Netgear Nighthawk Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System, 3-Pack , BLK (Renewed)

I used to be a router snob. No more. I had an ultra-expensive router at my home a few years ago when a friend asked me to come help him install this system in his new home. I did and it was easy to install--and it gave him fine speed for his needs, adequately covering a 6000 sq. ft home. My ultra-router has been nothing but a pain in the years since while this Netgear ultra-cheap mesh set has just plugged away, performing reliably well in my friend's house.So when I needed a router for my vacation cottage, this is what I bought--a refurbished mesh set for dirt cheap, and it's working just fine. I like the fact that I can manage the vacation cottage's router from home. But most of all, I like that it's cheap, reliable and sufficiently fast to handle my 300 megabits/second service.Really, this is all most of us will ever need. And in the recent past I've spent over $500 on a single router. The only thing this set seriously lacks is wired ethernet that goes faster than 1gb/sec.

I have had this product for several months and am still happy with it. My home has a metal roof and I live in the country where WiFi signal is spotty. I was dropping calls all over my house and if I stepped outside on my porch I would disconnect from the WiFi. I bought this product hoping it would solve some of my problems. Woo did it. It was very easy to install. The WiFi signal is very strong and has good stability. The coverage is amazing. I haven’t not dropped a call since installing it and I can even walk in the middle of my yard and still talk on the phone.

I live in an old adobe home in Northern New Mexico, where Starlink is my only option for high-speed internet. To extend its coverage throughout my property, I bypassed the Starlink router using the app and connected a Netgear Nighthawk Mesh system via CAT5e patch cable.From the main Nighthawk Mesh router, I ran a second CAT5e cable directly to my Xbox Series X in the living room, effectively turning the router into a local area network hub. My second Nighthawk Mesh unit connects to my PlayStation in the bedroom via another CAT5e cable, providing a stable, wired connection.The third Nighthawk Mesh unit extends connectivity out to my garage studio. I ran CAT5e through the kitchen wall to a Nighthawk 7200 router in the studio, which connects my MacBook Pro, iPad, and iPhone to my StudioLive AVB network. This includes Presonus and MOTU devices running through an AVB switch for my daily music production work.I invested in the Nighthawk Mesh system to improve signal strength and stability across all my devices—and I’m glad I did. I now enjoy the speed and reliability of Starlink without the extra cost of Starlink’s proprietary mesh accessories.

I purchased this in August of 2023 on Wirecutter's recommendation. The first six months were great. Good speeds, setup only moderately frustrating, and a decent price.It's now January 2023 and my router has stopped assigning IP addresses properly. If I try to connect via DHCP, it never finds an IP address. I have power cycled; I have done a factory reset; I have changed the range of IP addresses assigned; I have used my google-fu as best I can. I can only connect to wireless if I assign a static IP. I've looked at the logs and I can't see anything that changed that would cause this problem. It's been on the same firmware since I purchased it, and that's the most recent version.This wouldn't normally be that big of a deal, but: I use a lot of smart switches. I love a cozy room but I don't want to turn 12 lamps on and off manually. Giving each of them a static IP address *once* would be a PITA. Plus, the first advice that Netgear offers for troubleshooting is "do a factory reset". Then I'd have to reassign the static ip's all over again.I haven't even come to the worst part. NETGEAR DOES NOT OFFER CUSTOMER SUPPORT after 3 months unless you pay them. That's right. They want to charge me for troubleshooting a product that has failed within 6 months of purchase.This product has become a waste of money and a source of endless frustration. I don't even feel right giving it away and handing the problem off to someone else. It's literally just trash now.Do yourself a favor and buy literally anything else. And NYT, you might want to update your recommendations.

I bought this to replace my previous single satellite unit. They try band dual satellite with its own ethernet plug is super helpful. The bait station is in the other side of the house and I have this right next to my office plugged into my desktop. I’m getting considerable higher bandwidth, upload and download and neckers and super reliable, especially these nighthawks. I highly recommend recommended and have recommended to friends and family who have bought the same ones. My previous ones lasted six years before I decided to replace like me Wi-Fi devices in the house are getting more and more. I have over 30 devices and it’s been doing a pretty good job. I highly recommend it.