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NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 Smart Wifi Router (R8000) - AC3200 Tri-band Wireless Speed (up to 3200 Mbps) | Up-to 3500 sq ft Coverage & 50 Devices | 4 x 1G Ethernet and 2 USB Ports | Armor Security, Black

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Brand NETGEAR
Model name R8000-100UKS
Special feature Reset button^Security algorithms:WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK^Web-based management
Frequency band class Tri-Band
Wireless communication standard 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g
Compatible devices Laptop, Personal Computer, Tablet, Smart Television, Smartphone
Frequency 1 GHz
Included components LAN (RJ-45)
Connectivity technology Wi-Fi, USB, Ethernet

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  • FAST Wi-Fi PERFORMANCE: Get up to 3500 sq ft wireless coverage with AC3200 speed (Tri band up to 600 + 1300 + 1300 Mbps)
  • RECOMMENDED FOR UP TO 50 DEVICES: Reliably stream videos, play games, surf the internet, and connect smart home devices
  • WIRED ETHERNET PORTS: Plug in computers, game consoles, streaming players, and other nearby wired devices with 4 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • LOADED WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: Designed with a 1GHz dual core processor, 6 amplified antennas, Beamforming+, Dynamic QoS, Smart Connect, Amazon Alexa Voice Controls, and more
  • USB CONNECTIONS: Share a storage drive and printer with any connected device, and create a personal cloud storage to access from anywhere, using the 2 x 3.0 USB ports
  • CIRCLE APP PARENTAL CONTROLS: Pause device internet access, view site history usage, and filter websites for free. Set online time limits, schedule device internet access, and more.
  • ADVANCED CYBER THREAT PROTECTION: NETGEAR Armor (powered by BitDefender) is network wide anti virus, anti malware, fraud/phishing/ransomware security on an unlimited # devices for a 30 day free trial. Note: Netgear technical support number 03448754000
  • System Requirements : Microsoft Windows 7, 8, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, or Google Chrome 11.0 browsers or higher
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Up to 3,500 sq. ft of powerful WiFi coverage

Easily upgrade your Wi-Fi experience and coverage with the Nighthawk R8000. Range-boosting Beamforming+ antennas and Tri-Band streaming deliver fast, reliable Wi-Fi to every corner of your home.

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Built for Heavy-Duty Streaming

Up to 3200Mbps wireless speed for demanding activities like 4k Ultra-HD streaming and multi-player online gaming.

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Seamless WiFi for up to 50 Devices

Intelligently selects between three bands to minimize interference and maximize speed for your many smart wireless devices.

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Secure WiFi Connections

Rest easy knowing your network is protected with high-level WPA/WPA2 wireless security, firewall protection, and the ability to create a Guest Network separate from your home network and private information.

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Circle Smart Parental Control

The Circle App lets you easily manage internet content access and device screen time. Use the app to set usage time limits, device schedules, filter websites and more for every connected device in your home.

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Easy 5-Minute Setup with App

The Nighthawk App makes it a snap to set up your router. Just connect your internet Ethernet cable to the router and the app will walk you through simple setup steps. Connect your devices to the network and you’re done.

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Four High-Speed 1G Wired Connections

Gigabit Ports give you fast wired connections to your computer, game box and other devices. Two USB ports let you share a storage drive or printer across your network.

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WiFi Speed AC2300 (Up to 2300 Mbps) AC2300 (Up to 2300Mbps) AC2600 (Up to 2600Mbps) AC3200 (Up to 3200Mbps) AC4000 (Up to 4000Mbps)
WiFi Coverage Up to 2000 sq ft Up to 2000 sq ft Up to 2500 sq ft Up to 3500 sq ft Up to 3500 sq ft
Recommended # of Devices Up to 35 Up to 35 Up to 45 Up to 50 Up to 55
Wired Ethernet Ports 4 x 1G 4 x 1G 4 x 1G 4 x 1G 4 x 1G, Supports 2G Port Aggregation
USB ports - For Shared Storage/Printer 1 x 3.0, 1 x 2.0 1 x 3.0, 1 x 2.0 2 x 3.0, 1 x eSATA 1 x 3.0, 1 x 2.0 1 x 3.0, 1 x 2.0
Parental Controls (schedule device access, etc) Circle App Circle App Basic controls Circle App Circle App
Network Security WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall
Armor Cyber-threat Protection (anti-virus, unlimited devices, and more) 30 day free trial, then £59.99/ year 3 years free (a £179.97 value) --- 30 day free trial, then £59.99/ year ---
Advanced Technology Dual Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect Dual Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect Dual Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+ Tri-Band, Beamforming+, Smart Connect Tri-Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect
Additional Features Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control

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    Customers find the router fast and easy to set up with its simple software. They appreciate the quick loading of websites and the priority internet traffic. The app quality and coverage are also praised. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the WiFi signal, quality, reliability, and value for money.

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    321 customers mention ‘Speed’255 positive66 negative

    Customers appreciate the router's speed. They mention it's fast enough to play high-bitrate Full HD videos from network drives, load websites quickly, and prioritize internet traffic for certain devices like IP TVs. The router has a rock-solid connection and no lag when watching. Streaming between devices has been more reliable, and the QOS prioritises internet traffic so there is no more lag when watching.

    "...click, extend time limits quickly as a reward, and provides a full breakdown of the URLs and apps accessed by each user, with times and dates, and..." Read more

    "...and in the end I bought this beauty, and so far so good, high latency to those devices that ask for it, and connectivity Virgin could only dream..." Read more

    "Great product! Helped ensure all of my devices had equally good WiFi speeds and fixed black spots in my three storey house...." Read more

    "...Just get this - it just works, it's fast, it is easy to set up. Boom." Read more

    286 customers mention ‘Ease of setup’226 positive60 negative

    Customers find the router easy to set up with its user-friendly software. They appreciate that all the usual setup and configuration options are available. Some mention there is an app that helps set up the router, but it didn't work for them.

    "...The app also allows you to quickly and easily enable and disable internet access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits..." Read more

    "...Overall, It’s not that hard to set up, I worked out where it needed to go first, then unplugged all the hard wired devices and rerouted the wiring..." Read more

    "So my provider is EE and it's 100% hassle free to connect this. Type your IP address into internet browser. Login to router...." Read more

    "...The only thing which I disliked was the set up as it did not appear to be straight forward for me...." Read more

    74 customers mention ‘App quality’74 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the router's app. They find it useful for checking speed, advanced features like QoS and access control, and a lot of functionality. The app allows them to set online times, pause or disconnect individual devices, and control the LEDs.

    "...access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits quickly as a reward, and provides a full breakdown of the URLs and apps..." Read more

    "...The app is great but I'd like to play around with more settings...." Read more

    "...this was fairly easy to set up, and then gives you a decent amount of advanced features you can tweak...." Read more

    "...Manually switching back to 5ghz put me back up to 170~. App is good...." Read more

    72 customers mention ‘Coverage’64 positive8 negative

    Customers appreciate the router's coverage. They say it covers the whole house and garden, providing Wi-Fi connection across the entire garden. The router easily covers their entire London flat with extenders. Customers also like the 5 GHz coverage and speed with a large number of channels that reach the entire house.

    "...are on conference calls and we’ve found that these channels actually reach the entire house so we’ve found only the lower priority devices like the..." Read more

    "...It easily covers my entire London flat, and then some (including street side and into the garden below)...." Read more

    "...will be faster and the connection will be more stable and coverage will be further. So far very happy, highly recommended." Read more

    "...Good signal strength and coverage around the house, I even have internet access from the bottom of the garden (but doubt I will need that..) *..." Read more

    733 customers mention ‘Wifi signal’503 positive230 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the WiFi signal. Some find it better throughout their home, with excellent connection upstairs to devices like a PS4 and smart TV. Others say it's slightly better than the Virgin router, but it timeouts all connections for 5-10 minutes, and has issues connecting to its own support services for firmware updates.

    "...The app also allows you to quickly and easily enable and disable internet access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits..." Read more

    "Great product! Helped ensure all of my devices had equally good WiFi speeds and fixed black spots in my three storey house...." Read more

    "...Now this router has dramatically improved my internet experience. Broadband providers should be teaming up with these manufacturers...." Read more

    "...signal fallout an absolute joke, watching programs only for the TiVo box to tell you the signal has been lost from one TiVo to the other, or just so..." Read more

    190 customers mention ‘Quality’117 positive73 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the router's quality. Some find it good but not ideal for their setup, while others report issues like faulty routers that wouldn't connect to the modem, poor range, and temperamental issues. The router is also described as large and bulky.

    "Great product! Helped ensure all of my devices had equally good WiFi speeds and fixed black spots in my three storey house...." Read more

    "...Downsides? The router is a big old lump (see pic) which will need a decent amount of space, close to your Virgin Hub...." Read more

    "...price, you would expect a product thoroughly tested by Netgear - the HW is good, just a firmware that doesn't work..." Read more

    "...That wasn't the case though. So in summary, it is OK, almost good, but I was hoping for better - especially for what I paid for it." Read more

    174 customers mention ‘Reliability’94 positive80 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the router's reliability. Some find it solid and reliable, with good hardware and strong signal. Others report issues like unstable performance, going into failsafe mode, or flimsy antennas.

    "...bandwidth, or close to, on mobile devices, and the stability is absolutely rock solid...." Read more

    "...I doubt it was the settings changes. This is what I mean by the product being unstable I’m guessing that the router is randomly losing its..." Read more

    "...over 18 months I have owned, it has never once failed to deliver a high quality, strong signal to anywhere in the house...." Read more

    "...Every other day the router would "freeze" where some devices may drop off, internet would slow down or more commonly no internet access at all...." Read more

    155 customers mention ‘Value for money’69 positive86 negative

    Customers have different views on the router's value for money. Some find it worth the price for a stable and quick WiFi connection, with a free basic package that allows filtering content for various age groups. Others feel it's not worth the cost with poor performance and overkill for average users.

    "...It's also not cheap of course, but when you're paying £50 a month for 200 Mbit internet, your devices are struggling to see a tenth of that in..." Read more

    "...Definitely worth the money! Would recommend...." Read more

    "...fine so I now have a powerline socket that's of no use to me.. More wasted money!..." Read more

    "...To round up though. This piece of kit is worth considering...." Read more

    Transformed our Virgin internet experience
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    Transformed our Virgin internet experience
    As Virgin internet users (Vivid 200), we'd been muddling along with our Super Hub 3 for the past year, and frankly were getting to the end of our tether with the poor internet connectivity we were seeing. Wi-Fi devices were randomly kicked off the network, or would show as connected but with appallingly slow internet access (speed tests as low as 150 Kb/sec). Coverage was also poor, needing a booster for the back part of the house, which considering it's a small 3-bed semi with mostly stud walls, wasn't exactly stellar. What's more, like many people we are adding smart switches and sockets to the house, and with every new device, the creaking performance seemed to get even worse. The other thing sorely missing from the Virgin Hub 3 was any form of decent parental control.I ordered the R8000 hoping to resolve all of these issues, and a week in, I have to say I wish I'd done it sooner. I now get full internet bandwidth, or close to, on mobile devices, and the stability is absolutely rock solid. Also, the coverage reaches the entire house, and down to the bottom of our 30ft garden with no need for any form of extender. In short, it gives you a proper Wi-Fi network that allows connected devices to perform as you would expect.Installation was a doddle, and took all of 5 minutes to get it connected and working. Simply log in to the Virgin Hub 3's admin webpage, and switch the Hub into modem mode. This disables all of the Wi-Fi functionality on the Hub 3, and uses it only to connect to the Virgin network. Reboot the Hub 3, connect one end of the supplied ethernet cable to any port on the Hub 3, and the other to the yellow "Internet" port on the R8000, using the Nighthawk mobile app. Download the Netgear Nighthawk app to an Android or iOS device, connect the device to the Wi-Fi on the R8000 with the credentials on the sticker on the top of it, launch the app, and simply follow the instructions. It instantly identified the router, connected to it, installed the latest firmware update, prompted me to update the admin password (no brainer anyway), and then it all came to life and started working.There's a lot the Nighthawk app can't do, so after doing this, you will need to go to the admin web page for the R8000 (192.168.1.1 default) and log in with the admin credentials you just provided in order to complete the config, set your Wi-Fi security and SSIDs up, configure your access control and guest network, and so on. You'll be tweaking stuff for a while, but you really do get a basic, functioning Wi-Fi network inside of 5 minutes.The full parental control is achieved via the Circle app (by Disney, strangely), which does come at a monthly cost of £5 (with a month's free trial included), but it is absolutely brilliant. It gives you all the control you need, lots you probably don't, and is so easy to set up and use that it's worth every penny. I created profiles for both my daughters, and assigned the devices they use to them. The software then logs and manages everything these devices do on the network. It will enforce internet access times, bed times, and even let you control access to individual websites or apps. For devices used by adults, or static devices such as our Amazon Echos, smart switches or media streamers, you can set these as 'unmanaged', so that they work without any interference at all.The app also allows you to quickly and easily enable and disable internet access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits quickly as a reward, and provides a full breakdown of the URLs and apps accessed by each user, with times and dates, and the amout of time spent on each. The other really handy thing is that you get a push notification to the app if a new device accesses the network. I have experimented with MAC address access control on Wi-Fi before, but it is a pain having to log in to the admin console every time you have a guest who wants access, or whenever you buy a new device. With this, you can leave access open, but get a notification whenever a new device logs in. It's a much better solution, for me anyway. Of course, you can still go a step further and restrict access by MAC address, if you prefer.Downsides? The router is a big old lump (see pic) which will need a decent amount of space, close to your Virgin Hub. It's also not cheap of course, but when you're paying £50 a month for 200 Mbit internet, your devices are struggling to see a tenth of that in reality, and the standard hardware supplied by the ISP simply isn't fit for purpose, the performance upgrade it delivers is instantly noticeable. It has been nothing short of a transformation in terms of the real internet speeds we are seeing, and I love the visibility it gives over what the kids are doing and when, as well as the easy control to stop unwanted behaviour. The difference between "proper" Wi-Fi, and what you get with the standard ISP provided junk really is staggering, both in terms of performance and configurability.Fantastic bit of kit. Highly recommended.
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      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC3200Verified Purchase
      As Virgin internet users (Vivid 200), we'd been muddling along with our Super Hub 3 for the past year, and frankly were getting to the end of our tether with the poor internet connectivity we were seeing. Wi-Fi devices were randomly kicked off the network, or would show as connected but with appallingly slow internet access (speed tests as low as 150 Kb/sec). Coverage was also poor, needing a booster for the back part of the house, which considering it's a small 3-bed semi with mostly stud walls, wasn't exactly stellar. What's more, like many people we are adding smart switches and sockets to the house, and with every new device, the creaking performance seemed to get even worse. The other thing sorely missing from the Virgin Hub 3 was any form of decent parental control.

      I ordered the R8000 hoping to resolve all of these issues, and a week in, I have to say I wish I'd done it sooner. I now get full internet bandwidth, or close to, on mobile devices, and the stability is absolutely rock solid. Also, the coverage reaches the entire house, and down to the bottom of our 30ft garden with no need for any form of extender. In short, it gives you a proper Wi-Fi network that allows connected devices to perform as you would expect.

      Installation was a doddle, and took all of 5 minutes to get it connected and working. Simply log in to the Virgin Hub 3's admin webpage, and switch the Hub into modem mode. This disables all of the Wi-Fi functionality on the Hub 3, and uses it only to connect to the Virgin network. Reboot the Hub 3, connect one end of the supplied ethernet cable to any port on the Hub 3, and the other to the yellow "Internet" port on the R8000, using the Nighthawk mobile app. Download the Netgear Nighthawk app to an Android or iOS device, connect the device to the Wi-Fi on the R8000 with the credentials on the sticker on the top of it, launch the app, and simply follow the instructions. It instantly identified the router, connected to it, installed the latest firmware update, prompted me to update the admin password (no brainer anyway), and then it all came to life and started working.

      There's a lot the Nighthawk app can't do, so after doing this, you will need to go to the admin web page for the R8000 (192.168.1.1 default) and log in with the admin credentials you just provided in order to complete the config, set your Wi-Fi security and SSIDs up, configure your access control and guest network, and so on. You'll be tweaking stuff for a while, but you really do get a basic, functioning Wi-Fi network inside of 5 minutes.

      The full parental control is achieved via the Circle app (by Disney, strangely), which does come at a monthly cost of £5 (with a month's free trial included), but it is absolutely brilliant. It gives you all the control you need, lots you probably don't, and is so easy to set up and use that it's worth every penny. I created profiles for both my daughters, and assigned the devices they use to them. The software then logs and manages everything these devices do on the network. It will enforce internet access times, bed times, and even let you control access to individual websites or apps. For devices used by adults, or static devices such as our Amazon Echos, smart switches or media streamers, you can set these as 'unmanaged', so that they work without any interference at all.

      The app also allows you to quickly and easily enable and disable internet access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits quickly as a reward, and provides a full breakdown of the URLs and apps accessed by each user, with times and dates, and the amout of time spent on each. The other really handy thing is that you get a push notification to the app if a new device accesses the network. I have experimented with MAC address access control on Wi-Fi before, but it is a pain having to log in to the admin console every time you have a guest who wants access, or whenever you buy a new device. With this, you can leave access open, but get a notification whenever a new device logs in. It's a much better solution, for me anyway. Of course, you can still go a step further and restrict access by MAC address, if you prefer.

      Downsides? The router is a big old lump (see pic) which will need a decent amount of space, close to your Virgin Hub. It's also not cheap of course, but when you're paying £50 a month for 200 Mbit internet, your devices are struggling to see a tenth of that in reality, and the standard hardware supplied by the ISP simply isn't fit for purpose, the performance upgrade it delivers is instantly noticeable. It has been nothing short of a transformation in terms of the real internet speeds we are seeing, and I love the visibility it gives over what the kids are doing and when, as well as the easy control to stop unwanted behaviour. The difference between "proper" Wi-Fi, and what you get with the standard ISP provided junk really is staggering, both in terms of performance and configurability.

      Fantastic bit of kit. Highly recommended.
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      5.0 out of 5 stars Transformed our Virgin internet experience
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2019
      As Virgin internet users (Vivid 200), we'd been muddling along with our Super Hub 3 for the past year, and frankly were getting to the end of our tether with the poor internet connectivity we were seeing. Wi-Fi devices were randomly kicked off the network, or would show as connected but with appallingly slow internet access (speed tests as low as 150 Kb/sec). Coverage was also poor, needing a booster for the back part of the house, which considering it's a small 3-bed semi with mostly stud walls, wasn't exactly stellar. What's more, like many people we are adding smart switches and sockets to the house, and with every new device, the creaking performance seemed to get even worse. The other thing sorely missing from the Virgin Hub 3 was any form of decent parental control.

      I ordered the R8000 hoping to resolve all of these issues, and a week in, I have to say I wish I'd done it sooner. I now get full internet bandwidth, or close to, on mobile devices, and the stability is absolutely rock solid. Also, the coverage reaches the entire house, and down to the bottom of our 30ft garden with no need for any form of extender. In short, it gives you a proper Wi-Fi network that allows connected devices to perform as you would expect.

      Installation was a doddle, and took all of 5 minutes to get it connected and working. Simply log in to the Virgin Hub 3's admin webpage, and switch the Hub into modem mode. This disables all of the Wi-Fi functionality on the Hub 3, and uses it only to connect to the Virgin network. Reboot the Hub 3, connect one end of the supplied ethernet cable to any port on the Hub 3, and the other to the yellow "Internet" port on the R8000, using the Nighthawk mobile app. Download the Netgear Nighthawk app to an Android or iOS device, connect the device to the Wi-Fi on the R8000 with the credentials on the sticker on the top of it, launch the app, and simply follow the instructions. It instantly identified the router, connected to it, installed the latest firmware update, prompted me to update the admin password (no brainer anyway), and then it all came to life and started working.

      There's a lot the Nighthawk app can't do, so after doing this, you will need to go to the admin web page for the R8000 (192.168.1.1 default) and log in with the admin credentials you just provided in order to complete the config, set your Wi-Fi security and SSIDs up, configure your access control and guest network, and so on. You'll be tweaking stuff for a while, but you really do get a basic, functioning Wi-Fi network inside of 5 minutes.

      The full parental control is achieved via the Circle app (by Disney, strangely), which does come at a monthly cost of £5 (with a month's free trial included), but it is absolutely brilliant. It gives you all the control you need, lots you probably don't, and is so easy to set up and use that it's worth every penny. I created profiles for both my daughters, and assigned the devices they use to them. The software then logs and manages everything these devices do on the network. It will enforce internet access times, bed times, and even let you control access to individual websites or apps. For devices used by adults, or static devices such as our Amazon Echos, smart switches or media streamers, you can set these as 'unmanaged', so that they work without any interference at all.

      The app also allows you to quickly and easily enable and disable internet access for an individual user with a single click, extend time limits quickly as a reward, and provides a full breakdown of the URLs and apps accessed by each user, with times and dates, and the amout of time spent on each. The other really handy thing is that you get a push notification to the app if a new device accesses the network. I have experimented with MAC address access control on Wi-Fi before, but it is a pain having to log in to the admin console every time you have a guest who wants access, or whenever you buy a new device. With this, you can leave access open, but get a notification whenever a new device logs in. It's a much better solution, for me anyway. Of course, you can still go a step further and restrict access by MAC address, if you prefer.

      Downsides? The router is a big old lump (see pic) which will need a decent amount of space, close to your Virgin Hub. It's also not cheap of course, but when you're paying £50 a month for 200 Mbit internet, your devices are struggling to see a tenth of that in reality, and the standard hardware supplied by the ISP simply isn't fit for purpose, the performance upgrade it delivers is instantly noticeable. It has been nothing short of a transformation in terms of the real internet speeds we are seeing, and I love the visibility it gives over what the kids are doing and when, as well as the easy control to stop unwanted behaviour. The difference between "proper" Wi-Fi, and what you get with the standard ISP provided junk really is staggering, both in terms of performance and configurability.

      Fantastic bit of kit. Highly recommended.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2019
      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC3200Verified Purchase
      With a son who has been complaining for weeks about lag on his online gaming issues and numerous calls to Virgin media to sort out their signal etc, we are supposed to have 200Mb Fibre and a Hub 3 but the signal between 2 x V6 boxes less than 10 feet apart and wired PC’s has been appalling! signal fallout an absolute joke, watching programs only for the TiVo box to tell you the signal has been lost from one TiVo to the other, or just so laggy the Wi-Fi just can’t keep up.
      From what I have read online & in forums etc (Though I am sure some other suppliers have similar issues) Seems the Virgin Hub 3 isn’t that good at distributing the signals to the devices that need the best connection – Please do look up the difference between “Bandwidth” and “Latency” as latency is the key! You may well be getting good signal coming in the Hub say 200mb, but it is how the signal is distributed and how quickly (Latency) to your devices that is the key and the Hub 3 is pants at doing that! Though they would never tell you!
      The latency with the Virgin was so bad during online gaming that you could say in Fortnight shoot first but get shot first because of the lag etc, I decided to go online, do some research and in the end I bought this beauty, and so far so good, high latency to those devices that ask for it, and connectivity Virgin could only dream of!
      Overall, It’s not that hard to set up, I worked out where it needed to go first, then unplugged all the hard wired devices and rerouted the wiring etc to make life easier! just some simple wiring, attaching of network and power cables, and then some good old common sense a bit of tweaking and all is fine.
      I also bought the smaller Gigabit switch (To the right of the Nighthawk in the pic) to allow me a few more wired network connections and this just connects to the Nighthawk through one the of LAN ports giving you 4 extra ports to play with.
      Once you get set up, give yourself several hours to do it, as it’s not a 5 min job, I’m no computer expert but have a little bit of an idea and it took me most of the day to place, fit, wire, download, test etc.
      The result so far is, by just using the Virgin Hub 3 to introduce the internet signal into the Nighthawk, there now appears to be no more latency lag on the online gaming front (The Hub 3 is ok for bringing a signal into your house but appallingly bad at distributing the signals to where they are actually needed!) but with this there is no issue at all, you just connect your Hub 3 in Modem mode (Video’s on you tube to show you from other users how to do it) and then you use the Nighthawk router to connect your devices where you can via a network cable or just use the Nighthawk’s superior Wi-Fi signal for all your mobile devices (You can connect up to 64 wireless devices to this router alone should you wish to).
      Regarding Virgin TV, The Virgin Wi-Fi signal for one of our TiVo boxes was often at 18% and would always cut out! and now, with this Wi-Fi its often over 90% with no drop out what so ever.
      Really happy just made the decision to buy this router, just sorry I didn’t not do it earlier and save the earache! I Also still need to tidy the cabling up as you can see!
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      5.0 out of 5 stars Top bit of Kit
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2019
      With a son who has been complaining for weeks about lag on his online gaming issues and numerous calls to Virgin media to sort out their signal etc, we are supposed to have 200Mb Fibre and a Hub 3 but the signal between 2 x V6 boxes less than 10 feet apart and wired PC’s has been appalling! signal fallout an absolute joke, watching programs only for the TiVo box to tell you the signal has been lost from one TiVo to the other, or just so laggy the Wi-Fi just can’t keep up.
      From what I have read online & in forums etc (Though I am sure some other suppliers have similar issues) Seems the Virgin Hub 3 isn’t that good at distributing the signals to the devices that need the best connection – Please do look up the difference between “Bandwidth” and “Latency” as latency is the key! You may well be getting good signal coming in the Hub say 200mb, but it is how the signal is distributed and how quickly (Latency) to your devices that is the key and the Hub 3 is pants at doing that! Though they would never tell you!
      The latency with the Virgin was so bad during online gaming that you could say in Fortnight shoot first but get shot first because of the lag etc, I decided to go online, do some research and in the end I bought this beauty, and so far so good, high latency to those devices that ask for it, and connectivity Virgin could only dream of!
      Overall, It’s not that hard to set up, I worked out where it needed to go first, then unplugged all the hard wired devices and rerouted the wiring etc to make life easier! just some simple wiring, attaching of network and power cables, and then some good old common sense a bit of tweaking and all is fine.
      I also bought the smaller Gigabit switch (To the right of the Nighthawk in the pic) to allow me a few more wired network connections and this just connects to the Nighthawk through one the of LAN ports giving you 4 extra ports to play with.
      Once you get set up, give yourself several hours to do it, as it’s not a 5 min job, I’m no computer expert but have a little bit of an idea and it took me most of the day to place, fit, wire, download, test etc.
      The result so far is, by just using the Virgin Hub 3 to introduce the internet signal into the Nighthawk, there now appears to be no more latency lag on the online gaming front (The Hub 3 is ok for bringing a signal into your house but appallingly bad at distributing the signals to where they are actually needed!) but with this there is no issue at all, you just connect your Hub 3 in Modem mode (Video’s on you tube to show you from other users how to do it) and then you use the Nighthawk router to connect your devices where you can via a network cable or just use the Nighthawk’s superior Wi-Fi signal for all your mobile devices (You can connect up to 64 wireless devices to this router alone should you wish to).
      Regarding Virgin TV, The Virgin Wi-Fi signal for one of our TiVo boxes was often at 18% and would always cut out! and now, with this Wi-Fi its often over 90% with no drop out what so ever.
      Really happy just made the decision to buy this router, just sorry I didn’t not do it earlier and save the earache! I Also still need to tidy the cabling up as you can see!
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2020
      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC3200Verified Purchase
      Great product! Helped ensure all of my devices had equally good WiFi speeds and fixed black spots in my three storey house. Definitely worth the money! Would recommend.
      Only slight criticism, and reason for 4 stars rather than 5, is the lack of manual QoS settings which is what I was expecting for a router in this price range. This router (R800) only offers dynamic QoS. However, I’ve found once using it that I don‘t think I would have needed it with the increased speeds this gives me for all devices all the time.

      I had a virgin superhub 3 prior to this and previously was struggling to get good WiFi speeds for all devices connected. Usually only one or two would actually get the 200mb/s we were paying for. Now all devices get these speeds. The black spots that we were previously experience with the Hub 3 have also now gone. Would definitely recommend getting a router like this and putting the Hub 3 in modem mode if you’re struggling to get the speeds you’re paying for with Virgin Media!

      The two 5ghz channels help to split load when both laptops are on conference calls and we’ve found that these channels actually reach the entire house so we’ve found only the lower priority devices like the printer need to be on the 2.4ghz channel.

      App for router is useful too and saves time (rather than logging into it via a browser) when changing settings.

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    • Tom Foley
      5.0 out of 5 stars Stay away from NETBETSHOP
      Reviewed in the United States on 21 February 2021
      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC3200Verified Purchase
      •••••Strongly NOT recomend*****
      Seller charges 30 % restocking so he makes profit on returns
      Will not work on centurylink fiber
      BUY FROM AMERICAN
    • mcXVi
      5.0 out of 5 stars En busca de los 600mb contratados !!!
      Reviewed in Spain on 15 December 2020
      Velocidad y cobertura de verdad
      Netgear R8000P ac4000 cumple con lo que nos vende , no es papel mojado como otros
      - Cobertura excelente
      - Velocidad por wifi muy buena
      - Fácil configuración
      - Buena app, eso si desde el smartphone con múltiples funciones fáciles y útiles
      - tribanda 2.4GHz (invitados) +5GHz-1 +5GHz-2 dando 150mb+600mb+400mb (comedor)
      Me llegaban 50mb de los 600mb ahora 500/560mb a 15metros lineales y tres paredes desde Netgear R8000P Router WiFi Nighthawk X6S modo bridge (router vodafone) del comedor a la habitación PC con la TP-Link Archer TX3000E - Tarjeta Wi-Fi PCI Express Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 (Comentada) Siiiii XD ESTO ES OTRA COSA

      Pues una vez instalada la fibra 600mb mi mal estar , no entendía que con esta velocidad no se le instalaba un nuevo router mas acorde con los tiempos y sustituyendo la tostadora de adsl ,fibra 50, 100 ...600mb... pues no !! tostadora y ONT bien por ellos. Solución por su parte 1h al teléfono, 5 llamadas y técnico que analiza mi casa , añadir unos repetidores vintage incrementando 10€ mas al mes (año 2020 mobile world congress 5G aplazado, podrían unificarlo con el TostadorasWC domótico 2021 las compañías telefónicas, muy interesante!!! )

      MUY BUEN ROUTER QUE ACOSEJO para casas grandes llegando asta el jardín o viviendas con penosas coberturas con tosta de origen
      (Conectar modo britge al tostador y anular la wifi, muy facil : RJ45 puerto 1 amarillo del tostador al puerto azul internet del Netgear R8000P Router WiFi Nighthawk X6S encender, descargar app aplicación, sincronizar desde app y seguir los pasos, la nueva contraseña será del Netgear esta debajo del router network key password...
      PD: si no logras sincronizar la App con el router Netgear resetearlo y volver a intentar a mi me paso y perfecto
      Saludos y adios tostadora XD
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      mcXVi
      5.0 out of 5 stars En busca de los 600mb contratados !!!
      Reviewed in Spain on 15 December 2020
      Velocidad y cobertura de verdad
      Netgear R8000P ac4000 cumple con lo que nos vende , no es papel mojado como otros
      - Cobertura excelente
      - Velocidad por wifi muy buena
      - Fácil configuración
      - Buena app, eso si desde el smartphone con múltiples funciones fáciles y útiles
      - tribanda 2.4GHz (invitados) +5GHz-1 +5GHz-2 dando 150mb+600mb+400mb (comedor)
      Me llegaban 50mb de los 600mb ahora 500/560mb a 15metros lineales y tres paredes desde Netgear R8000P Router WiFi Nighthawk X6S modo bridge (router vodafone) del comedor a la habitación PC con la TP-Link Archer TX3000E - Tarjeta Wi-Fi PCI Express Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 (Comentada) Siiiii XD ESTO ES OTRA COSA

      Pues una vez instalada la fibra 600mb mi mal estar , no entendía que con esta velocidad no se le instalaba un nuevo router mas acorde con los tiempos y sustituyendo la tostadora de adsl ,fibra 50, 100 ...600mb... pues no !! tostadora y ONT bien por ellos. Solución por su parte 1h al teléfono, 5 llamadas y técnico que analiza mi casa , añadir unos repetidores vintage incrementando 10€ mas al mes (año 2020 mobile world congress 5G aplazado, podrían unificarlo con el TostadorasWC domótico 2021 las compañías telefónicas, muy interesante!!! )

      MUY BUEN ROUTER QUE ACOSEJO para casas grandes llegando asta el jardín o viviendas con penosas coberturas con tosta de origen
      (Conectar modo britge al tostador y anular la wifi, muy facil : RJ45 puerto 1 amarillo del tostador al puerto azul internet del Netgear R8000P Router WiFi Nighthawk X6S encender, descargar app aplicación, sincronizar desde app y seguir los pasos, la nueva contraseña será del Netgear esta debajo del router network key password...
      PD: si no logras sincronizar la App con el router Netgear resetearlo y volver a intentar a mi me paso y perfecto
      Saludos y adios tostadora XD
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    • M. Reginald BEETON
      5.0 out of 5 stars Reglé!
      Reviewed in France on 12 February 2019
      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC7200Verified Purchase
      Après des problèmes, depuis longtemps, avec mes ordinateurs et pertes de connexion avec mes périphériques (NAS’s etc), j’ai essayé cet appareil pour remplace le routeur de mon FAI. Installé a l’intérieur du routeur FAI, elle fonctionne bien et mes problèmes sont bannis. J’avais eu quelques trépidations au niveau de configuration, mais, rien plus simple – elle s’installe, elle détecte, elle connecte, voila !
    • Kevin S.
      5.0 out of 5 stars Voll Zufrieden, wenn auch nur primitives Anwendungsgebiet.
      Reviewed in Germany on 11 July 2019
      Bin mit dem Router hier voll zufrieden. Habe ihn für 100€ als Warehousedeal ergattert.

      In unserem Haushalt sind etwa 20 Geräte mit dem Router verbunden. Die meisten über das 2.4 Ghz Netz.

      Für die TVs zum streamen nutzen wir das 5.0 Ghz Netz und für mich habe ich nochmal ein gesondertes 5.0 Ghz Netz gemacht, welches nur ich für meine Geräte nutze.

      Seitdem ich den Router eingerichtet habe, haben wir Wlan ohne einen einzigen Abbruch genossen.

      Die Reichweite im 2.4 Ghz Netz ist super und reicht bis ans Ende unseres Gartens.

      Für mehr brauchen wir den Router nicht. Wir haben weder Festplatten noch sonstige Spielereien in Benutzung.

      Der Gaming Mode ist in meinen Augen ohnehin nur Marketing geblubber.

      Unsere 200 Mbit kommen Verlustfrei an und der Ping liegt meist zwischen 15 und 25, also ein wirklich gutes Ergebnis.
    • JoLi
      5.0 out of 5 stars Wahnsinns Wlan-AccessPoint
      Reviewed in Germany on 3 January 2018
      Size Name: Nighthawk ACStyle Name: AC3200Verified Purchase
      Toller WLAN-Access-Point mit integriertem Router. Das Gerät läßt bezüglich Konfigurationsmöglichkeiten und Leistung keine Wünsche offen. Für Anfänger allerdings eher ungeeignet, wegen der vielen Einstellmöglichkeiten. Auch der Preis ist hoch, aber für den Porsche unter den Wlans wohl O.K. Das Menü finde ich trotz des Umfangs sehr übersichtlich. Etwas verbesserungsbedürftig ist das Manual. Das Manual sagt einem, dass man zunächst etwas installieren soll (eine App), um den Router einzustellen. Das das auch per Browser direkt geht dachte ich mir und habe es nachdem ich schon alles fertig hatte dann auch hinten im Manual gefunden. Aber wie gesagt: Top-Leistung, Top-Funktion