Reddit reviews NETGEAR WiFi Mesh Range Extender EX7000 - Coverage up to 2100 sq.ft. and 35 devices with AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Signal Booster & Repeater (up to 1900Mbps speed), plus Mesh Smart Roaming
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EXTENDED WIRELESS COVERAGE: Adds WiFi range coverage up to 1800 sq ft, and connects up to 30 devices such as laptops, smartphones, speakers, IP cameras, tablets, IoT devices, and moreSEAMLESS SMART ROAMING: Uses your existing network SSID name so you never get disconnected as you move around your home or officeAC1900 WIFI SPEED: Provides up to 1900Mbps performance using dual band and patented FastLane(TM) technology for demanding HD streaming and online gamingUNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY: Works with any wireless router, gateway, or cable modem with WiFiWIRED ETHERNET PORTS: Simply plug in game consoles, streaming players, or other wired devices into the ports for maximum speedSAFE & SECURE: Supports WEP and WPA/WPA2 wireless security protocols
This is the product. It only has 10 reviews, so not enough reviews to make a conclusion.
I decided to run a different Netgear product through reviewmeta and it looks like it detected some shilling.
same issue here.
i have this as a router: R7000 AC1900 gigabit smart home router.
and this as extender: NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Desktop WiFi Range Extender (EX7000-100NAS)
after latest firmware update to both they are both constantly dropping connections.
so i removed the extender and using AC1900 using wired connection but even then i only get 3-8Mpbs via speed test.
the wireless connection drops every 30-40 seconds and takes another 1 minute or so for to come back. basically this update bricked my ac1900.
i dont even want to try to fix the extender which was also dropping connection.
Edit: my ISP is spectrum and it shows i have this connection speed when i log in to my account on spectrum:
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See if your parents would be willing to invest in a wireless extender. I have the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 and it's fan-freaking-tastic! Saved me from drilling down the wall, through the floor, and running cat5 to another router. It pulls 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz with full bars and helps provide coverage from one side of the house on the second floor to the complete opposite end on the first floor.
This is what I have -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R92CLD6/
You can pickup any Nighthawk Extender and it should be able to to easily let you create a mesh network with your existing router, as long as you're soemwhat familiar/comfortable with logging into a router and clicking around.
Yes but you may have to buy a decent one and not one of the cheap tiny ones. But if you can reach his WiFi then so can the extender. The closer to the middle that you can place the extender, the better. This is pricey but it will most likely work.
Edit: Understand that it’s not necessarily more powerful than the Xbox’s WiFi. The goal is to “hop” the WiFi signal from your friend’s house > the extender > the Xbox. So the extender has to be close enough that it can pick up a better WiFi signal from wherever you place it than where your Xbox sits. I don’t know what your home layout is like but if you don’t have a spot for the extender that is much closer to the WiFi than where your Xbox is, then the extender won’t help.
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I live in a small town that is down in a river valley. There is barely any cell service because of the surrounding hills, and I have a little over an acre of property. The main reason why I switched to Fi was to have wifi calling/texting available no matter where I am on my property.
The simplest way to use the Nighthawk is too let it be the router and hook up a Access Point to it for WiFi, such as this one from Netgear, which is the one I currently have. You would set up the Nighthawk then run a cable to the AP and thats it. The AP has 5 ports on the back, so with one connected to the Nighthawk you'd have 4 left over to hardwire some devices like game consoles, TV, PC, etc. and use WiFi for everything else. You could always connect another switch to the network if you wanted more devices to be hardwired.
This is actually the route I would take to ease the headache of trying to get ip passthrough to work. The main reason people wanted ip passthrough is 'cause there was a limit to the number of devices that the Nighthawk would allow to be connected, however there was a recent update for the Nighthawk that allows up to 79 devices to be connected to it via DHCP, instead of the old 20 device max, so that isn't a concern anymore.
Ah... Some options include: