NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart Dual Band WiFi Router (R6700)($52)(Amazon)

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02-05-2020 at 10:35 AM #2

I've been running this for about 3 years without many issues. Don't have to reboot often, maybe once every 6 months. GUI/Web interface could use work though. Overall these are solid.

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02-05-2020 at 10:42 AM #3

Damn it I missed it if it's "100% claimed" I'm assuming?

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02-05-2020 at 10:43 AM #4

does this have any open source firmware? I was checking Google and didn't see anything like OpenWRT.

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02-05-2020 at 10:44 AM #5

100% claimed . Sob

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02-05-2020 at 10:48 AM #6

Is this right? Seems really low coverage and load; Up to 1500 sq ft Coverage & 25 Devices

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02-05-2020 at 11:04 AM #7

I have it and it's been going strong for the last two years. I've had to reset it maybe twice.

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02-05-2020 at 11:05 AM #8

Walmart still has the Nighthawk AC2100 for $50 YMMV.

https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=770680374

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02-05-2020 at 11:11 AM #9

Quote from JoshE24 :

Walmart still has the Nighthawk AC2100 for $50 YMMV.

https://brickseek.com/walmart-inv...=770680374

Ooo, 6+ in every walmart near me, weird. Wonder if it's worth upgrading from a ASUS AC1900 router...

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02-05-2020 at 11:27 AM #10

Quote from teaberry :

Is this right? Seems really low coverage and load; Up to 1500 sq ft Coverage & 25 Devices

Most routers are pretty conservative with the coverage ratings... I'm using this router in a 2 story that is about 2700 sq ft and covers everywhere perfectly

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02-05-2020 at 11:29 AM #11

Quote from All4theglory :

I've been running this for about 3 years without many issues. Don't have to reboot often, maybe once every 6 months. GUI/Web interface could use work though. Overall these are solid.

mine died at 3 years, wifi would either slow to a crawl or just outright crap out and die (usually the 5ghz band but the 2.4 did too a few times). It would crap out 1-3 times a day requiring a hard reset to fix.. tried several older firmwares, tried a few setting tweaks (went through about 3 weeks of various troubleshooting efforts).... it sat on a monitor stand completely open (well ventilated). I would not recommend this router.

I ended up getting an asus rt-ac68u for $100 and so far it has been worth the extra money (2 months in no issues). GUI is way better than netgears. I hope it lasts. the r6700 was a good modem for the first 18 months then it started to die a slow death before it really became unreliable.

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02-05-2020 at 11:33 AM #12

Quote from XiDa :

Ooo, 6+ in every walmart near me, weird. Wonder if it's worth upgrading from a ASUS AC1900 router...

Nope. I have the ac1900 and both are great but if you are keeping stock firmware, asus is by far better.
I wonder if i could use the nighthawk as an access point

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02-05-2020 at 11:40 AM #13

Quote from XiDa :

Ooo, 6+ in every walmart near me, weird. Wonder if it's worth upgrading from a ASUS AC1900 router...

I had the ASUS modified from T-Mobile and it worked ok for almost 2 years when it started acting... (no 2.4GHZ wifi or both).
I got the AC2100 for $80 a bit over a year ago... it took a while to get used and set up with all my preferences, sharing, port forwarding, DNS..., but afterwards is running rock solid, only 2-3 reboots. I would buy again!

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02-05-2020 at 11:56 AM #14

Actually I find most routers claim way more coverage than they can handle. we moved into a 2800+ sq ft place 1.5 story with some funky high ceilings and roof angles and my old Asus 1900 was having issue with extending signal to garage so I got a Samsung mesh 3 unit setup and that's been a nightmare. At this point I'd have to take a day off to change the router. Also 25 devices seems like a lot until you have several cameras, IOT devices, tablets, Echos and Google devices, TVs, mobile phones, etc.

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Most routers are pretty conservative with the coverage ratings... I'm using this router in a 2 story that is about 2700 sq ft and covers everywhere perfectly

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02-05-2020 at 12:11 PM #15

Quote from All4theglory :

I've been running this for about 3 years without many issues. Don't have to reboot often, maybe once every 6 months. GUI/Web interface could use work though. Overall these are solid.

Run DD-WRT!

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Rating:	(4.2 out of 5 stars)
Reviews:	20,010 Amazon Reviews
Product Name:	NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart Dual Band WiFi Router (R6700)
Product Description:	The NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart Wi-Fi Router delivers extreme Wi-Fi speed for gaming up to 1750Mbps. The Dual Core 1GHz processor boosts wireless & wired performance. High-powered amplifiers and external antennas increase range for whole-home mobility, while Beamforming+ boosts speed for mobile devices, up to 100% faster.
Manufacturer:	Netgear Inc
Model Number:	R6700-100NAS
Product SKU:	B00R2AZLD2
UPC:	606449106039

Number of USB 3.0 Ports:	1
Item Weight:	1.65 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H:	13.7 x 10.08 x 3.11 inches

NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart Dual Band WiFi Router (R6700)($52)(Amazon)

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