Nighthawk RS300

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Nighthawk RS300

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Simple Router Upgrade?

If you’re happy with Netgear overall, I’d take a look at the RS200 or RS300. If you’re open to other brands, TP-Link and ASUS also have some really solid options under $200. For a 1-bedroom apartment, you definitely don’t need anything too crazy, and pretty much any modern Wi-Fi 6/6E router will be

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Acewavenet in r/HomeNetworking

July 19, 2026 7:36 PM

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Good Wi-Fi Router in 2026. Any recommendation?

Just did this - 7 people, 3 floors. Went through a few mesh systems (tplink be4800, be5000, XE75). Hated the way mesh worked, walked to another room device would hang on the further node and online games were choppier (higher ping and latency) than a single nighthawk (even had wired backhaul from ma

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tazman137 in r/wifi

January 5, 2026 3:59 PM

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netgear nighthawk dual-band wifi 7 router (rs200) or (rs300)

The RS300 is no longer supported with updates from Netgear per an email I received a few weeks ago. If you plan on using this, don't have it as the gateway to the internet, as the next flaw in Netgear will get all of these owned instantly. Mine is for AP only now, a better router is the internet gat

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cjmnews in r/NETGEAR

August 3, 2026 11:56 PM

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Wireless to Wired

I would pay a bit more for a WRT-capable router, as the other commenter recommended. Netgear, ASUS, and Eero are the best brands I've used in residential deployments. Check out Netgear's Nighthawk RAX50 (WiFi 6 capable, and costs ~$150-200). If you want WiFi 7 capability, look at the Nighthawk RS300

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Weekly-Language-6434 in r/HomeNetworking

May 25, 2026 6:21 AM

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Looking for which of these ASUS routers to get ?

Thanks yeah it was time to upgrade . I picked up a Netgear RS300 to replace it with due to having success with my Nighthawk . Was nice but after 24hrs started having Wi-Fi connection issues with some devices . Decided to go with Asus next

dabig49 in r/HomeNetworking

February 24, 2026 5:48 AM

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Best home wifi router?

Whatever you do, avoid the Netgear Nighthawk RS300 Wi-Fi 7 - unless you enjoy daily (throughout the entire day) intermittent internet disconnects, Wi-Fi lag, etc. Purchased in March, worked without issues for about a month - just a few days past the 30-day free tech support window After that, discon

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Soggy-Tea3324 in r/HomeNetworking

August 9, 2025 1:01 AM

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Home Network Router - Replace Netgear Nighthawk

Which Netgear Nighthawk router do you have?What does he get with the ethernet wired to the netgear, then ethernet connected from router to the modem? I've got the Netgear Nighthawk RS700 and get 1.2gbs on my iphone 17 from 2 rooms over or a floor below. I tested 3 other mesh options and kept coming

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tazman137 in r/HomeNetworking

January 20, 2026 5:44 PM

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AT&T Fiber 1000 Download Speed Help.

Get a netgear wifi 7 router like the rs300 it works great I have one. Put your fiber gateway in pass through to the router and the netgear would handle everything and you would hit better speed.

nickm2894 in r/ATTFiber

July 7, 2026 4:24 AM

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Looking for a Wi-Fi 6 router with good wall penetration ($100–120 budget)

In your case, you will largely be focusing mainly on transmit power. Going with WiFi 6 as a older generation will allow you to get a relatively higher end model for less money, and thus more likely to get a WiFi router which will transmit at the FCC limits on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz band. While the clie

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Razor512 in r/wifi

June 28, 2026 1:32 AM

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Time to upgrade but I have...questions.

Wow, I just bought the Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router Model RS300 (aka: BE9300) I have the complete opposite experience than you. My Wi-Fi speeds and Ethernet Speeds have increased 4X On Xfinity I'm paying for 600Mbps On my old Router: Netgear WNDR4500v3 on my Cell Phones, I was only getting 100-1

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Fun_Application601 in r/NETGEAR

May 2, 2026 4:36 AM

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