NETGEARNighthawk Dual-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS200) Router Only– BE6500 Wireless Speed (up to 6.5 Gbps) - Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft., 80 Devices – 2.5 Gig Internet Port - Free Expert Help

This is a fantastic router!! Setup was a breeze! Connected it, powered it up and 10 minutes later everything was up and running. Didn't even have to perform setup on anything including smart plugs and switches. Kept the same wifi name and password. It was an amazing thing. Last switch, it took me a couple hours because I had to reset each device and one wouldn't connect. Performance- speeds are all maxed. I'm even running on WIFI 6 with internet access. Reliability and compatibility have not been an issue. All things are great after running for a week now! Well worth the purchase and I highly recommend this product. Coming from a former network admin and computer support tech.

As someone who relies heavily on stable and fast internet, I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the NETGEAR Nighthawk BE6500 Wi-Fi 7 Router (RS200). The dual-band Wi-Fi 7 technology delivers remarkable speeds—perfect for streaming, gaming, and handling multiple devices all at once. The coverage is excellent, easily reaching every corner of my home without a hitch. Setting it up was a breeze thanks to the Nighthawk app, and the built-in security features like NETGEAR Armor give me added peace of mind. While it doesn’t include the 6GHz band that tri-band routers have, its performance on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands more than makes up for it. Overall, it’s been a great investment for upgrading my home network and improving everyday connectivity!

This router replaced a 7-year-old plus netgear router which no longer was providing adequate coverage. Installation was fairly easy. I did most of it myself, I consider myself average computer Savy. Contacted customer service for WiFi connection confirmation, to make sure I did it right. Connectivity to my printer was almost instantaneous just followed printer (HP printer) instructions, less than a minute to connect. I installed this router on Sunday so far it has been performing beautifully; daughter no longer complains of pixelating zoom calls. have excellent coverage throughout the whole house. I know a purchased a higher capacity router than needed for the size of my house, however for $20.00 extra bucks I thought it would be worth it. Very happy with my purchase.

I would have given it a 5 but the setup instructions just weren't there. Had to call support and I've done this several times before with different models by myself. That said, it boosted my internet speed from about 900GB to 1100GB. It also has great range in the house so my laptop averages about 300GB now at 5G speeds, plenty fast enough. Really happy with the purchase.

So far have had no issues. Although it took an hour with the tech department to get it up and running. I've had no issues with compatibility, all my phones, computers, and wireless products have connected instantly without a problem. The quality is amazing even though I bought this refurbished it's still great and I got an incredible deal on it. Also it looks really nice. Right now it sits behind my TV that displays my video surveillance cameras it will eventually be on display when I redo my living room. I think it will look really nice where it will be placed. Also it covers my entire house without a dead spot anywhere. I have walked my whole yard and still connected. I have yet to test how far out from my house I can go before losing connection but I'm very pleased with this one.

Works great, easy to set up, greatly extended My Wi-Fi ,no dead spots even in my yard, also enables great phone calls over Wi-Fi., we have FiOS, need to leave old Verizon router in place for the tv functionality

TL;DR - Frustrating setup process, contrary to the promised "fast and easy" configuration. Range actually seemed worse than my current Netgear router, which is 7 years old. Very unreliable connectivity. Speed was great, when it worked, but that's the rub. Devices would randomly be kicked off the network and we frequently had to power cycle the modem and router to restore the main carrier signal to get back online. None of this is good for any router, but it's unacceptable at this price point.Extremely disappointed with this product, which resulted in it being returned. Specifically, this review is for the 17Gbps, 10G Port model, which you know, happens to be the top of the line, most expensive offering.Disclaimer: I am not an engineer (lot of folks claiming that these days...IYKYK). I am also not a network admin, SYSOP, BBS, modem, ICQ, wonder-guru tech guy. That said, I'm not a total dunce with computers. I've built my own rigs for over a decade and have configured home WiFi networks for myself, friends and family, so I at least know the basics of what I'm doing.Also, I am normally a fan of Netgear products. I am currently using an older Nighthawk router, one which I went back to using after returning this POS, one which is still running more reliably then this newer, supposed marvel of technology.Okay, let's get into it. The coolest thing about this device is probably the box and packaging. They really upsell you with the presentation. It's a good thing, too, because those were the only positive feelings I have left from this item, so it was kind of them to trick me right out of the gate.Basic setup is, well, basic. You plug it in to an outlet and connect it to your modem. However, when it comes to setting up the WiFi network itself, they make you download an app. Okay, whatever, this is nothing new since literally everything has an app these days. They claim it is "easy and effortless setup." The setup, was in fact, neither easy, nor effortless.After the app was installed, I had to repeatedly go through the basic setup of connecting to my ISP because it kept failing. And this wasn't a "once or twice" type failure, it easily happened over a half-dozen times before it finally established a connection.Then came the actual network configuration, where you use the preestablished one they provide you, but then change to your own name and login credentials. This was a repeat of the process failing out midway and then having to start all over. This whole "easy setup" easily took over an hour, so yeah, all I was doing was clicking buttons on the app, but it was still frustrating.Finally, finally everything seemed to be getting ironed out and the network was established. Okay, great, lets start connecting our myriad devices. Surprisingly, this was rather painless. Phones, tablets, PCs, security cameras, TVS, everything seemed to be connecting. I resigned myself to the whole configuration process just being teething pains, and thought the worst was behind me. How wrong I was.The first 24 hours of usage were...fine...for the most part. One thing I noticed though was that despite speed tests showing good numbers, the perimeter security cameras were all showing lower signal strength than normal and seemed to be taking longer to access the live feeds. That's...curious...especially considering how strong a signal they had with the old router. This new one was supposed to have nearly twice the coverage range, right? Surely, the manufacturer wouldn't lie, right?We got about another day of relatively reliable usage and then the problems really started. Devices kept getting dropped off the network and we were prompted to re-enter the password. The cell phones and televisions would show connected but would have "no internet access." Then we started noticing sluggish performance on the work computers, with frequent drop-offs in connectivity.It got to the point where almost daily, and sometimes even multiple times per day, we had to power cycle the modem and router to get things up and running again. Based on the strange disconnection issues of the various devices, I feel like there had to be something weird going on with the tri-bands and that the 2.4 and the 5 and 6 weren't playing nicely. I certainly did not diagnose this, but it's just a hunch.I was not going to bother dealing with tech support. I really don't have time for that, especially not when I had a perfectly functioning, older router just sitting there that I could plug back in. And plug it back in I did. The older Nighthawk powered back up with the old network still in place and all the bad thoughts went away. Perfectly reliable connectivity was restored at only marginally slower speeds. Oh, and the cameras around the property all had their stronger signals back. Funny how that works.I really wanted to like this product because the promise of faster speeds and greater range was, well, promising. Alas, it was not to be, and with a tear in my eye, I packed it up and started the return process. Maybe I got a dud, but when you consider that this is their top model, that's not really excusable in my book. As I mentioned earlier, I've used Netgear products for years (and still do, technically), but I will be looking elsewhere for a router upgrade because I'm simply not willing to roll the dice on another one after this experience.

Easy set up and the wifi range is phenomenal. No lag!!