NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS280S) - Security Features, BE9200 Wireless Speed (up to 9.2 Gbps) - Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft. - 2.5 Gig Internet Port – 1-Year Armor & Free Expert Help

RS600 Tri-Band WiFi 7 BE18000:By far the best of the best for home network routers, and Internet routers.This router delivers bandwidth for Wifi 7 standards to its fullest potential. Streaming everything up to and including 8K video, zero latency, matching and exceeding your Internet service provider bandwidth plan. Compatible with every standard supporting service provider; i.e. Cox, Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Starlink, and more. Running business applications, home entertainment services, running home and business applications simultaneously, the BE18000 delivers connectivity easily in a 3,000 sq. ft. home when centrally located. This is a "no compromise" system for superior Internet connectivity. This Netgear router is superior to all of the competitors offering similar devices.The 10 gig / multi-gig ports are capable of handling bandwidth from every fiber service available today. The advanced security features and parental controls ensure that everything remains safe. The BE18000 is compatible with all equipment that meets IEEE standards, past and present. The BE18000 is easily the best value for the money, offers the best in coverage and functionality. It is a "no compromise" solution for the network enthusiast, supporting Wifi 7 and IEEE Ethernet standards.UPDATE: April 12, 2025The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 has delivered superior stability, bandwidth and throughput supported by our service providers plan purchased. The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 performance is flawless. Despite a tedious setup, the router has proven to be reliable, stable, highly configurable, clearly proving to be the leader in WiFi 7 standards. We're delighted to have upgraded from an earlier Netgear Wifi 5 router, only to experience superior performance, reliability, and superior stability. The RS600 is proven to be the router to own.UPDATE: April 22, 2025The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 has delivered superior throughput, delivering a full 10 gig on the Intranet port between the RS600 and a Cisco 10gig/multi-gig unmanaged switch, and a full 1 gig of download bandwidth via Xfinity Internet services. The RS600 is performing beyond expectations. The RS600 stability is rock solid, and the configurability for advanced features is superior. This is the premier router on the market for extreme network throughput capacity, and a superior network security appliance to interface with the Internet.UPDATE: May 17, 2025The Netgear RS600 continues to perform flawlessly. The routers stability in WiFi7 connectivity delivering exceptional performance for 6 Ghz compatible devices, while serving both 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz equipment seamlessly. The RS600 handles everything thrown at it, from 30 plus wireless devices, everything from computers, phones, TVs for streaming video, security cameras (18 and growing), printers, a scanner, and a dozen or more hardwired systems; all supported by the Netgear RS600. The ActiveArmor service offered by Netgear has also proven to thwart a number of connections, while the service offers the option to accept or deny through the interface.Not sure of the reviews where there seems to be disappointment, but our experience has been a solid WiFi7 performer, with network bandwidth second to none. The setup is simple for such a powerful network router. Spent my career in enterprise networking, so maybe that's our advantage with the equipment.UPDATE: May 22, 2025Experienced the first firmware update for the RS600. The router update performed flawlessly. Netgear has delivered a seamless delivery of the first firmware upgrade for our RS600. The stability of the router before and after the first update has been flawless. All WiFi devices remained connected post update, resumed full operational functionality, with all three WiFi standards for WiFi 5, 6, and 7 returning to full stable operation. The 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and 6Ghz radios support all devices simultaneously without issue. The RS600 has been perfectly stable and running 24/7 since installation, well over a month of seamless operation at exceptional speed and bandwidth.UPDATE: June 4, 2025Solid, Stable, Flawless network performance. Up-time 100%

Updated our ISP to 1 GB, we were running an orbi system at install. Speed for down load was around a constant 800 mbps, purchased the Nighthawk RS 600 Very simple install via cell phone set up. Downloads are running a constant 1GB plus 862mbps. We are more than pleased with the outcome, the experience has been easy set up, rewarding with download speed, product appearance, function and a smile on our faces. Give it a try for a great over all satisfied result. ,

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!

Works well and setup was easy. I like the app for network controls and access. Wifi 7 is amazing!

Recently purchased and set up this router for my home, and here are some thoughts.First of all, on the specs themselves, I thought this was a steal at $188, compared to the RS300 at $280. I did a lot of research and these are practically identical routers, the only difference being the 2.4Ghz band does not support WiFi 7, so it's 500Mbps instead of 600Mbps, which seems completely trivial. Anything you need high speed for should be using the 5Ghz or 6Ghz band anyways.Setup: I did run into an issue when setting it up. After it asked me to name the network, it then needed a firmware update. The firmware update completed fine but the network name reverted back to the default name, even though in the Nighthawk app it still showed the new name I gave it. The only way to fix this was to turn off the smart connect feature that merges all the SSIDs into one, and once there were three different SSIDs, the names showed up correctly.Performance: So far the performance is good, but hasn't blown me away. The range for the 2.4/5Ghz bands is pretty much the same as the cheap TP-Link AX1800 that this replaced. The 6Ghz band range is terrible. There's no other way to put it. It pretty much only works in the same room. I was sort of expecting it to be worse based on what I've read online, but it's worse than I thought. Additionally, it's actually a littler slower than the 5Ghz band on the one device I have that currently can use the 6Ghz band, which is my new phone I just got that has Wifi6E. I tested both bands while standing right in front of it and the 5Ghz band outperformed the 6Ghz band by about 5-10%. I bought this for future proofing, so we'll see if Wifi7 devices will work better with it in the future. My desktop PC has a wireless AC card in it and was able to max out my internet's bandwidth at 800Mbps on the 5Ghz band no problem, so that was great (I upgraded my modem at the same time, which was previously bottlenecking me to 130Mbps no matter the device or band).Other: I have noticed at times that my phone will connect to the 2.4Ghz band instead of the 5Ghz band, so I made my phone forget the 2.4Ghz SSID to force it to always use the 5Ghz band. I suppose if the smart connect feature had worked, it would have fixed this (but I can't say since I never got to test it out).Conclusion: Definitely not perfect, but still good overall for the 2.4/5Ghz bands. For the price, I think it's a good deal and hopefully will work well with Wifi7 devices in the future.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Based on specs and reviews.Ease of setup:The app is very easy to use and configure your router.Speed:This router is much faster than the "rental" router provided and supports up to 7G!Wireless connectivity:The wireless signal is max throughout our house (2,200 square feet, 2 stories plus basement).