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Costco Members: Netgear Nighthawk Tri-Band 8-Stream AX6200 WiFi 6 Router Expired

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Netgear Nighthawk Tri-Band 8-Stream AX6200 WiFi 6 Router (AX8 RAX 78-100NAS) on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks community member bpowers001 for sharing this deal

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Features:
  • Tri-band WiFi 6
  • Works with NETGEAR Armor Advanced Cybersecurity' Reliable WiFi Coverage for all your Devices
  • Easy Setup with the Nighthawk App

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MSRP $349.99, Regular price at Costco $299.99, $100.00 sale good through 4/4 = $199.99 with free shipping

Model RAX78 - Costco specific model number. Essentially equivalent to RAX70 (not RAX80) except for 6200 total gbps instead of 6600. All other features appear to be the same.

RAX70 prices = $341.99 (Amazon, Best Buy), $349.99 (Netgear)

https://www.costco.com/.product.1483920.html
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used it for 3 days and had to return it. the wifi 5 bands have short range. (yes I had the latest firmware installed)
my Asus AC68U router has the same range which is 5+ years old.
wasnt impressed by this router at all.

also after doing research, Netgear filters ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) connection for IPV6
my connection grade on https://ipv6-test.com/ could never get above 17 (out 20) because of this filtering.
With my Asus router and with Merlin installed my grade is 19 (out of 20)
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Wow, people here always seem to hate these Netgear routers that generally get good reviews elsewhere. My theory is that many of the criticisms come from power users who dislike things that most of us, myself included, don't even understand. Maybe that's an oversimplification?

Basically I just want it to be reasonably priced, easy to setup and use, fast, reliable and long-lasting. Why is that so hard to find sometimes? Isn't that what most of us want?! Confused

I'm still leaning toward this one because of the price and the Costco warranty (I usually try to bend over backwards to get my tech at Costco) but I truly appreciate all of the comments and feedback I can get.
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I know it's a different product, but I got a R7800 to replace an Asus RT-AC68U and it wasn't the upgrade I was expecting. It can handle more devices, but man does Netgear software suck. You HAVE to run Voxel firmware, because stock requires semi-frequent restarts. I have my all my dumb devices on 2.4GHz and only phones/laptops on 5GHz, and I still have 5GHz clients drop occasionally. I never had these problems on my Asus, which I only upgraded because I needed to support more devices (>30).

Ethernet backhaul is nonexistent, so there's pretty much no upgradeability. I got a RT-AC86 for another family and it has been flawless for them. I regret not just getting two AC86's.

Also no one should be buying a WiFi 6 router. WiFi 6E is where all the real gains are, and if your devices don't support WiFi 6 then what's the point?
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DannyKABOOM
03-27-2021 at 06:50 PM.
03-27-2021 at 06:50 PM.
used it for 3 days and had to return it. the wifi 5 bands have short range. (yes I had the latest firmware installed)
my Asus AC68U router has the same range which is 5+ years old.
wasnt impressed by this router at all.

also after doing research, Netgear filters ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) connection for IPV6
my connection grade on https://ipv6-test.com/ could never get above 17 (out 20) because of this filtering.
With my Asus router and with Merlin installed my grade is 19 (out of 20)
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wesdeal
03-27-2021 at 09:08 PM.
03-27-2021 at 09:08 PM.
Quote from mikedaley :
Can I put in a sim card and will it work?

No this requires a cable or fiber internet connection.
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cloudedsky
03-27-2021 at 10:11 PM.
03-27-2021 at 10:11 PM.
Bought this a month ago and returned it. After about a week was losing wifi connectivity to all devices.
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03-27-2021 at 10:27 PM.
03-27-2021 at 10:27 PM.
The software on these and the links's are absurdly awful.

If you want to turn the network off, it just stops serving DNS -- IIRC this one actually requires a subscription for "parental controls" - lame.


I just go into the basement and pull my kid's ethernet port when it's time . . .
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03-27-2021 at 10:36 PM.
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I just returned mine. Bad router is bad.
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03-27-2021 at 11:12 PM.

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I know it's a different product, but I got a R7800 to replace an Asus RT-AC68U and it wasn't the upgrade I was expecting. It can handle more devices, but man does Netgear software suck. You HAVE to run Voxel firmware, because stock requires semi-frequent restarts. I have my all my dumb devices on 2.4GHz and only phones/laptops on 5GHz, and I still have 5GHz clients drop occasionally. I never had these problems on my Asus, which I only upgraded because I needed to support more devices (>30).

Ethernet backhaul is nonexistent, so there's pretty much no upgradeability. I got a RT-AC86 for another family and it has been flawless for them. I regret not just getting two AC86's.

Also no one should be buying a WiFi 6 router. WiFi 6E is where all the real gains are, and if your devices don't support WiFi 6 then what's the point?
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avaire
03-28-2021 at 05:20 AM.
03-28-2021 at 05:20 AM.
How different is this model at Amazon for $165:
https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-Ni...B086ZNJ1J2



Quote from bpowers001 :
MSRP $349.99, Regular price at Costco $299.99, $100.00 sale good through 4/4 = $199.99 with free shipping

Model RAX78 - Costco specific model number. Essentially equivalent to RAX70 (not RAX80) except for 6200 total gbps instead of 6600. All other features appear to be the same.

RAX70 prices = $341.99 (Amazon, Best Buy), $349.99 (Netgear)

https://www.costco.com/.product.1483920.html
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03-28-2021 at 06:49 AM.
03-28-2021 at 06:49 AM.
I'm thinking about returning my RAX75 (Costco version of the RAX80) since it's starting to have issues, and replacing it with this. Is it worth it for the 3rd 5ghz band in a VERY device dense area?
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03-28-2021 at 07:54 AM.
03-28-2021 at 07:54 AM.
Quote from avaire :
How different is this model at Amazon for $165:
https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-Ni...B086ZNJ1J2 [amazon.com]
I wouldn't do that. The Costco one has 50% more speed, 8 streams instead of 6, tri band instead of dual, quad core processor instead of triple. Just seems like a lot more router in general for $35 more.
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03-28-2021 at 07:58 AM.
03-28-2021 at 07:58 AM.
Wow, people here always seem to hate these Netgear routers that generally get good reviews elsewhere. My theory is that many of the criticisms come from power users who dislike things that most of us, myself included, don't even understand. Maybe that's an oversimplification?

Basically I just want it to be reasonably priced, easy to setup and use, fast, reliable and long-lasting. Why is that so hard to find sometimes? Isn't that what most of us want?! Confused

I'm still leaning toward this one because of the price and the Costco warranty (I usually try to bend over backwards to get my tech at Costco) but I truly appreciate all of the comments and feedback I can get.
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03-28-2021 at 07:59 AM.
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Quote from Vorter :
I'm thinking about returning my RAX75 (Costco version of the RAX80) since it's starting to have issues, and replacing it with this. Is it worth it for the 3rd 5ghz band in a VERY device dense area?
From what I've read, I think a three band router would definitely help but I am not a power user.
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03-28-2021 at 08:13 AM.
03-28-2021 at 08:13 AM.
I still prefer antenna that I can rotate around.
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