NETGEAR Smart WiFi Router AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit (R6300-100PAS)

This is a great router. It replaced an older Netgear router that was in the process of dying, and the change was amazing. If you're on the fence, go ahead and get it.This router is EASY to set up. I ran through the guide quickly enough, changed the SSIS and access paskeys, and was off and running. the signal is strong and reliable, and covers the house quite well, and the signal extends outside onto the deck and yard nicely enough.The router comes with a family protection feature that allows you to set up an account that will check and filter every request going through the router, both on WiFi and through the ethernet. Nothing is fool proof, but it provides a great layer of protection for our family.We have a "Micro-Cell" signal booster from AT&T. We connected it to a port on the router's ethernet, and it receives a strong, reliable connection to the internet. I've connected an external hard drive to a USB port, which makes the drive available on our network, which is handy when we're at home. Its great having a shared drive for pictures, songs, documents and other files we like to share. I haven't used the "cloud" feature, but I'm planning on getting a bigger drive and hooking that up as well. I doubt it will be too difficult, but I can't speak to that yet.In addition to the MicroCell, I typically have 2 computers wired on the Ethernet, 1-3 laptops (including work laptops connecting through VPN - without difficuty), 2 kindle fire's, a windows tablet, a windows phone and an android tablet and phone. Everything can be connected at once, and it works just fine. We've had study groups over, and they connect their phones, tablets, and computers to the Wi-Fi as well. I'm not sure how many concurrent connections it handles, but we haven't capped out yet, so it seems it is more than 10 or 12.I have a 'normal' sized 3-bedroom split-entry house, and this router adequately covers the house, although I did get a signal booster to increase the speed in the back bedroom. The bedroom, however, is on a different floor, and the signal travels through not only the floor, but the stairs and a couple of walls. It makes it, but with the signal booster at the top of the steps, there's improved bandwidth in that back corner. I'm sure if I centered the router better in the house, I wouldn't need it, but the way its laid out, putting it in the middle would be awkward, so its off to one side.I'm VERY glad I picked up this router, and I heartily recommend it.

I have a 2,000 sqft house and a UVERSE 3700 modem with built in G WiFi that had a very weak signal when not in the same room as the modem.I decided to upgrade my WiFi with this N, Dual Band router and so far it has been consistent and powerful. I get plenty of coverage in the far reaches of my home (went from fluctuating from 1-3 bars constantly to a STEADY FULL BARS in the far rooms with an occasional 3. It never drops to less than 3 which is exactly what I wanted in a new, powerful router!).SETUP:Setup was a breeze. Plugged it in, changed the WiFi name and network in the router settings via my laptop, and picked a channel that had the fewest interference in my area (this was optional, but I've been told it can help with your WiFi signal and it was easy to do in the settings menu). Worked perfectly.TECH SUPPORT REVIEW:I did try to be more advanced with the router than I should have.... and it caused me a headache and some troubles. I read online that adding a WiFi router to my existing modem wasn't easy and needed some more intensive, advanced setting changes.After bricking my router (blinking lights, no WiFi, and the factory reset option I Googled didn't seem to work) trying to change these settings, I was forced to call Netgear tech support. After about 5 minutes at home at 11:30 at night, I was connected to a tech that, while he had a strong accent, we were able to clearly communicate and he was very knowledgeable. He walked me through how to do a proper factory reset (I don't know why this wasn't in the online manual or in any of the included printouts) and presto, we were up and running perfectly after about a 20 minute call. Not bad.SUMMARY:Ease of setup, my experience with tech support was positive. Strong range and speed to the extremes of my house (your hours and results may vary, of course). Hopefully, like all products, it serves me well for a few years and i won't have to reboot or reset often..