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The Netgear C6250-100NAS AC1600 is a powerful 3-in-1 cable modem router combo, certified for major ISPs like Xfinity and Cox. With speeds up to 680 Mbps and dual-band WiFi, it’s designed for high-performance streaming and gaming. The NETGEAR Genie App allows for easy network management, making it a perfect choice for tech-savvy users.
Control Method | App |
Data Transfer Rate | 680 Megabits Per Second |
LAN Port Bandwidth | 1000 Mbps |
Controller Type | vera |
Recommended Uses For Product | Gaming |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Operating System | Chrome 11,Safari 1 |
Additional Features | WPS |
Frequency Band Class | Dual-Band |
Wireless Compability | 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency |
Compatible Devices | Laptop |
Frequency | 5 GHz |
Item Dimensions L x W x H | 11.7"L x 10.05"W x 3.15"H |
Color | Black |
E**D
Very good Small LAN experience here
I can only share my own experience in a very small local area network infrastructure here in a small studio apartment. Connected devices included 1 Vizio smart TV, 2 Motorola e7 Power Android cell phones and 2 laptops, all on a mix of N and AC WiFi. The latest speed test showed data throughput of 154.6 mbps down/5.49 up on a 200 mbps cable internet service with Comcast. No slowdowns or delays noticed on any web browsing or video/music media playback. The standard Netgear genie firmware provides a good level of control over your router and internal home network. I don't believe this model is able to be modified to run customized firmware such as DD-WRT. Overall a convenient and versatile device. Not having to have a separate cable modem and router is helpful and savings-friendly
M**H
The best way to not let Comcast gouge you
If you're setting up a new cable internet service, this thing is the move. It's a way better value than paying $14/mo to "rent" the XFinity router, and it works perfectly.It has both 2.4 and 5GHz wifi signals, which is super useful. My new tech like my phone and laptop can use the 5GHz to get full download speeds anywhere in the house (my room is in the basement and the router is upstairs, and I still get a full signal) while my old tech like my PS4, which doesn't seem to like 5G, can use the 2.4 and still get plenty of bandwidth for streaming. Router settings are also super easy to manage—thank you Netgear! Just make sure you type in the actual IP address to access the router and not "routerlogin.net"; that doesn't work.Definitely get the refurbished one. A new one of these guys will run you up awfully high for no reason. The used one works perfectly!
B**R
Powerful Router+Modem! Go for it!
I am an IT professional and I have a lot of experience with networking. Most of this kind of equipment is a major pain in the hindquarters to set up and manage. This equipment is extremely easy to set up and its performance as advertised. I'm favourably impressed.For those of you who care, it looks very good; a nice shape and colour that should easily fit with your décor. You can purchase a clear acrylic shelf for it if needed. Placing the units such that I got the reception I wanted was a bit of a challenge but I did eventually manage. I placed the master unit near the centre of my home. The satellite unit went into a corner of the TV room at the far end of the house; it's hard wired to the Roku units. Everything else is wireless. The Amazon Fire unit works fine, even though it's mere inches from the satellite. My PC got decent reception with no external antenna and gets great reception with an external antenna. There are no discernible issues when simultaneously watching HD TV, Alexa playing music and downloading something on the PC.I recommend that you move the units around your home to find the best positioning. After each move, press the button to reconnect the satellite and master. If at all possible, you want to see both units displaying their blue lights of happiness (i.e. satellite displays yellow when it's not optimally placed and crimson when it's very unhappy). Then: 1) walk around the house with your phone and watch the number of Wi-Fi bars - you may have to stop and wait in each location because most phones need a moment or two to reregister reception and redisplay the reception bars; 2) Do the same thing with each device that you intend to use that displays reception level. If you have a laptop, run a speed test from various locations. It's going to take time (and quite a bit of schlepping) to find the best positions for the master and satellite units but it is worth it.The setup instructions are adequate and the management dialog is actually quite good. I like being able to tag my devices with a description. I did not mess around with any of the delivered settings because they are all reasonable for my needs.BEFORE you start pairing the first device, change the passwords for both the admin user and the Wi-Fi, especially the latter. Use 12 characters for maximum security and tape them to the bottom of the unit so that they don't get lost.IMPORTANT NOTE: This modem is approved by Comcast for their services of up to 400Mbs at the "mydeviceinfo" location of their site as "netgear-cbr40-647". They DO NOT approve it for their higher speed services. As far as I know, AT&T doesn't permit you to use your own modem.One final thought: I did not do this but I believe it to be possible to switch to this unit without changing all of your connected devices. I would suggest this only to a confident user with experience. Note the SSID (Network Name) of your existing Wi-Fi router and then turn it OFF. Change the SSID of the Orbi to match the existing SSID and change the Wi-Fi password to match that of your existing Wi-Fi network. I believe that that should work. I didn't do it because my existing Wi-Fi password was only 8 characters and I used this opportunity to strengthen it to 11.
K**B
Lags and glitches something terrible
Bought this thinking it would be a cheaper alternative to renting equipment through the internet service provider. Read it was "renewed" and I've had really decent luck with purchasing other "renewed" products both from Amazon and one of it's sister websites that sells refurbished or "renewed" electronics. Received the product a day ahead of the scheduled delivery, great job to Amazon and their delivery team (wish I could give stars for that). Set it up, got it connected and ready to use (FYI if you're using cable internet, THIS DOES NOT COME WITH A COAXIAL CABLE). The missing cable was no big deal seeing as I had a couple on hand from previous cable internet. Called up the internet service provider so they could connect the service to the modem, boom!! got it all fixed up and ready to go. From the jump the WiFi worked well. I tested the modem using my desktop and ethernet for my work computers, that worked good also.....then about an hour into using the modem, the WiFi signal started lagging real bad. This got to the point of buffering on my TV every 45min to getting kicked out of my video game every 20min when I played. I play on my TV, on my iPad and on my phone - ALL devices experienced the same thing. Using the WiFi on our phones was lagging real bad and we experienced terrible slowness on our laptops and phones. Being as I've had the internet service provider before with no issue in WiFi with this provider and another provider with a different modem, I knew right away it was not the service.It came down to either the modem or the 5 yr old coaxial cable I used. A week passes, still experiencing the terrible lag/glitch/slowness. I bought a new coaxial cable, replaced it and did all necessary steps to get me back online by unplugging everything, resetting the modem and etc. About 25-30 min into streaming a TV show, it started buffering and lagging again. About an hour after installing the new coaxial cable, the slowness and glitches from both my iPad and my phone started. Definitely NOT the coaxial cable (which is cool cause I have not thrown it away yet thinking it was old). I even tried moving the modem to a more central location in my house thinking the modem didn't spread across the house well enough. NOPE (far shot but I thought I would try every option).I've had the modem for a little over 2 weeks. Since having this product, I've experienced slowness/lagging/glitching on ALL my devices (cell phones, iPad, multiple TVs in the house, laptop, desktop using the ethernet, and my work computers since I work from home---my boss is NOT happy with me right now). Definitely not the internet service provider or the amount of bandwidth I pay for every month because I never had an issue with my previous modem. Not happy and will be returning. Not a good "renewed" product from this seller. Don't waste your money- go spend the extra $20-$25 and buy a new one from elsewhere.
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