Reddit mentions of NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi Router (R7000P) - AC2300 Wireless Speed (up to 2300 Mbps) | Up to 2000 sq ft Coverage & 35 Devices | 4 x 1G Ethernet and 2 USB ports | NETGEAR Armor Cybersecurity, Black

There are quite a few options out there, and it really depends on what your focus is. Do you have multiple 802.11 AC devices, or are most still on the N band? Do you game, and if so, do you plan on doing so hardwired or wireless (obviously I recommend wired if you can, but not everyone has this option)? How large is your living space, and are you in a house with few wireless points around or in an apartment with tons of wireless congestion around?

For everyday use that will serve you well all around with solid 802.11AC performance, I'd recommend the Asus RT-AC68U. FYI on this one, Amazon currently has it listed for WAY above what most retail shops are at. I've seen them recently as low as $115-130. Probably worth surfing around for a better price (FYI - if you have a Micro Center near you, they have it on sale right now for $140).

If you game heavily, and it is a big part of your daily life, the Netgear R7000p Nighthawk router is well worth the additional cost. I've seen this go as low as $140 in the past, but its far more often closer to the current price of $180.

Finally, if these are too far out of your price range, that's totally understandable. For a budget pick, the TPLink Archer C7 is an excellent all around router especially for the low cost. The major downsides of going with a budget router is the lack of good QOS (quality of service) tools to manage bufferbloat and latency for gaming, and slower processors that can harm large file transfers over a network or multiple devices at the same time. It all depends on your usage.

One final note - Comcast's device is often a modem AND router in one. Do you have a Docsis 3.0/3.1 modem already that you will be using with this, or do you need to purchase one of those as well? You can not use one or the other, you must have both (unless only hardwiring to one PC, with no wifi).

I recently upgrade to this Nighthawk after a newlly installed fiber line made me ditch my old router setup. I literally just hit bestbuy to grab something to see if I could realistically get 100/100 like I was getting wired to my ONT. Now I was already planning on returning the Netgear one simply because it’s a bit older and it works fine, but not set on all the reviews on it. Is this AC3100 just a similar router or significantly better.

I did notice the 3100 has 5Ghz 2100mbps/2.4 ghz 1000mbps compared to the 1600/600 or so found on the N7000.

Anyone have experience with both?

If you are looking for a very good router, look no further than the Netgear R7000p (AC2300) . It is the newer version of the proven R7000 (AC1900). I have had an R7000 for 5 years, and it is phenomenal. I have 4 YouTube, Netflix and Xbox One streaming almost every day with no issues ever. I did Port Triggering (not Port Forwarding) because I have 2 Xbox One's on Xbox Live at the same time. I did all of the ports and time them out after 20 minutes of non activity. Port Forwarding only works if you have one. The R7000 is a little cheaper, but the new MU-MIMO is worth the difference if you are going to be streaming on a mobile phone.

Link on Amazon: NETGEAR Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router – MU-MIMO Dual Band Gigabit (R7000P) Compatible with Amazon Echo/Alexa and Circle Smart Parental Controls https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NA80JML/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_NbEVzb4SZZZ95

Edit: Mobile phone fat fingered some spelling.

Modem: SB6141

Router: NightHawk AC2300 (R7000P)

That'll more than support your networks speeds while also giving you access to the current latest in wifi tech such as AC wifi and MU-MIMO.

Just out of curiosity, what havoc has the Circle created? I know it uses ARP spoofing to do its thing, but I haven't heard of it causing any problems as long as it's connected via hardwire. (Connecting it via wifi only can get dicey for bandwidth reasons, obviously.)

I do know that Circle has partnered with Asus to integrate their functionality into a few of the Nighthawk routers, e.g. this one. I don't know if it has a "transparent filter" type of mode, but it's at least worth researching.

As an added bonus it would increase the security of the Circle's filtering, since with the normal Circle anybody with the real router's MAC address can just set a static ARP entry and bypass the filter entirely.

Never tried to cast a stream, and I have never checked If there are blimps in my up time so not sure if these will be of any help to you. However I haven't had problems in the past year streaming from Netflix or Amazon or extended outages in Woodfin with Spectum except during power outages. I've been using this modem off their approved list and this router

i was thinking of getting this router with this moca adapter and use this ethernet cord. I believe the coax outlets are all connected because i took the router from upstairs and plugged it into my coax and it worked perfect. As far as speeds i mostly want to be able to set up a wired connection to my computer for gaming and be able to connect my ps4 with a wired connection and all my other devices wireless.

Get this Router and this Modem and you won't have an issue with your service. I have the 300mb/s service from WOW and consistently get 200+ mb/s wifi.

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I used to use their equipment and had garbage service. The customer service rep was either lying or doesn't know what they're talking about when they say you aren't going to get 100mb/s with your own equipment.

1500 square foot house.

This is what I was looking at right now:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NA80JML/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VVidBb96928W6

They already know I am purchasing my own router. I'm looking at the Nighthawk models and trying to decide if I should get the r6700 or the r700P. Think its worth the extra cash for the r700P? Almost 50% price difference.

something like this would do as well.

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https://www.amazon.com/R7000P-100NAS-Nighthawk-Ethernet-Compatible-Parental/dp/B01NA80JML/

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If you see the spec, there is something called meter to track daily/weekly usage.

• Traffic Meter — Track Internet data usage.
  
  I believe Asus, Linksys and others have similar feature as well.
  
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> TC8305C
https://www.amazon.com/Arris-Techniclor-TC8305C-Telephony-Wireless/dp/B00VCOAJA4

what you have is the rental gateway... basically, its an all in one, modem, router, voip (eww on comcast voip btw).
You could have it set to bridge mode, to use your own router, but I have heard too many stories of bridge mode being turned off. You also indicate an asus router. https://www.amazon.com/Asus-WL-520GU-ASUS-Wireless-Router/dp/B000R3BTDC

That's not a very good router for gaming... you would be better served with https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Gigabit-Support-Compatible/dp/B01NA80JML/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494273527&sr=1-1&keywords=netgear%2Br7000&th=1

Orbi netgear looks like a space egg: link

This netgear looks like that triangle plane the military has: link


These are little white squares, mesh wifi link

I just wanted something that I could customize (Mediacom's default Modem/Router required me to call them to change something as simple as the SSID) so I just grabbed this Netgear R7000 and it's worked fine for me.

I can make settings, it's got 2.4 and 5ghz networks, as well as a 2.4 and 5 Guest Network option.

It's been great for what I need, which is just something reliable that I can manage and not have to mess with constantly. That and the new modem have been huge for me not having to constantly deal with slow internet, or dropped wifi.

According to thewirecutter.com, this router at $150 is "the best for most people"

If you want something a little cheaper, the Archer C7 is universally praised: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Gigabit-Archer-C7/dp/B00BUSDVBQ/