NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router (BE9300) – Security Features, 9.3Gbps Wireless Speed, 2.5 Gigabit Internet Port, Tri-Band Gaming Router, Covers 2,500 sq. ft., 100 Devices, Built-in VPN, USB 3.0

The NETGEAR Nighthawk BE9300 is quick, reliable, and easy to set up. Coverage is strong and stays stable throughout my home, even with lots of devices streaming and gaming at once. It’s pricey, but the performance upgrade is worth it if you want top-tier WiFi 7.

I used to have an old Netgear Nighthawk R6700 wireless router that was about 9 years old that worked great in a single family, one story home of ~2000 sq feet. However, it just started to get too old, the wireless was starting to get finnicky by randomly dropping connections, and it was time for a replacement. After some research, I decided to get the Netgear Nighthawk RS300 (BE9300) wireless router. The setup was extremely easy, as I just plugged it into our cable modem, used a hard wired computer to connect to it, and went through a browser-based simple setup page that took 2 minutes. Once that was done, we were up and running. I opted to use the same SSID broadcast name for this router, and all my old devices were able to see it and connect to it automatically without me having to go into those devices and having to tell it to connect. I also liked the feature of where it automatically detects the best frequency channel to connect by, either via 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, or 6Ghz frequency bands. It was neat that I didn't have to set up SSID broadcasts for each band. Overall, the router seems to work excellently. I'm getting as good, if not better range over 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz than my old Nighthawk, and it's been rock solid running nonstop for a few weeks now without a single hiccup. The fact that it comes with 2.5Gbit ethernet ports is a nice future proof, as my home is hardwired and I'm currently only 600Mbit internet, but looking to upgrade to 2Gbit fiber in the near future, and my old router only had gigabit ports. I have not yet tested the 6Ghz band functionality, but just wanted that feature over the slightly cheaper RS200 so that when we do upgrade our devices over time, we have that option. For now, couldn't be happier.

My buddy was having trouble with his cable modem. Even one of his two televisions was having trouble streaming. The cable company sent to guys by his house and after checking things they told him that he needed a new router and recommended this one. I went by this afternoon to set it up for him. One thing we weren't expecting was the need of a smartphone with a current version IOS on it to use to install the router. My old iPhone 6s+ just didn't cut it. So, we did it the old fashion way...with a computer. We got it hooked up and checked his internet speed...I haven't seen him grin that big in a quiet a while!!!! LOL And, the flakey television wasn't flakey anymore. It fixed his problems, no doubt and he's a happy camper!!!!

So far so good. Had to bump down the security protocol for it to work with my older range extender but no biggie. Wpa2 is plenty strong and wpa3 is brand new anyway. But has been working great. Signal strength is better than my old ones but still need the extender for my furthest blink cameras. Handles all my devices on WiFi (30-40) with no issue. 6ghz band only usable on my phone since it's new. I turned off the mesh and have separate bands since my older 2.4ghz stuff doesn't work well with it. Easy to set up. I personally log into it but you can use the app to do most normal setup needed. I pay for 1.3gbps and speed test at the router I got 1.58 so it's working well. Price was good around Black Friday too. Should last me a while. I also run a network switch to all the rooms in my house for Ethernet and those all run well but it's only a gigabit switch so those are capped at the 1gbps. All in all very happy with the router. Paired with my Motorola modem that can handle 2.5gbps I should be good for a long time since they don't even off speeds that high that I'm aware of for homes. Typical netgear quality which is always good in my experience. Would buy again.

I have been using Netgear for a long time. Got this one to replace an out of date router. Was expecting a long drawn out, problem filled setup, but it connected first time, easy to config so i could change the network ID to the old one. So everything connected right up and worked great. Simple and easy! So far performance has been great and getting good coverage.