Netgear Nighthawk X4S VDSL/ADSL AC2600 D7800

This arrived this morning and I had it up and running on Optus FTTN in the time it took be to read the Quick Start guide.

Bit of a story here - I was having trouble with my Optus modem (it was out of contract) and I asked for a replacement, but I was told that I could only have a new modem if I signed up for a new, three-year contract - even though I offered to pay for it!

Being fed up with locked ISP modems (I now have three) I saw this on special at Centre Com Melbourne so ordered it. It arrived this morning and I was able to set it up and...

No idea if it's any good, couldn't get it to connect to internet. Hour & half on ph to internet provider who couldn't get it going then tried Netgear support - calls dropped out after few mins, 4 times - gave them my number to call back but said they couldn't. Netgear support non existant - because over their 90 day limit? Support is everything for ongoing sales, never Netgear again. Waste of a lot of money.

Not a good item at all, I have to reboot it every other day when it decides to just stop devices connecting to one of the channels. Sometimes the channel appears to be there but won’t allow you to reconnect to it, other times the channel disappears totally.

Another minor point I simply hate with this is having to put in your log in details every single time you have to go into the settings, which unfortunately you do, trying to work out if it’s the router which has stopped working or not. It appears the firmware is very substandard which othe...

If you want to spend a week trying to enter basic router settings, only to find that wi-fi constantly cuts out, devices are forgotten and IPs get assigned to multiple devices at the same time, then this is the device for you! If you get a kick out of taking a hammer to a chunk of plastic and circuitry it's hard to pass up this majestic lemon.

Idk quite how Netgear manages to come up with such garbage firmware, but they do an outstanding job of it. Netgear never again.

Wifi randomly drops out at least three times a week requiring a reset.
Firmware version makes no difference even with december 2020 1.00.58.
The problem exists for everyone on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands.
When it works it is great being both fast with eccellent resource handling and exceptional wifi range.

Netgear know about the wifi issue and simply refuse to fix it. Half a dozen firmwares later and the problem still exists.

Such a shame because it has such great potential. But you'd expect better reliability for $450.

I'm a pro gamer and have had this router for a while now and have typically 23 devices running on it most of the time 3 Game consoles, a gaming pc live streaming, 5 smart tv's using streaming services the likes of Netflix, Amazon prime, BBC iPlayer etc and half a dozen smart phones and a a few laptops you cant stop the kids can you!.

The router may be bigger and not as cosmetically pleasing as one that might be supplied by you internet provider but it sure out performs them no dropping of devices on Wi-Fi or the Ethernet cables which I have experienced with internet provider supplied devices which struggle handling many device connections so this router gets a big thumbs up from me.

This router has issues with the 2.4GHz wifi band. Requires at least a daily reset and eventually devices start dropping off and cannot reconnect. Have been unable to fix and Netgear support unhelpful. Google search this and you will see many others have the same issue. Netgear support website provides suggestion to fix that does not work and marks as "solved" - UNHELPFUL (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/2-4ghz-stops-working/td-p/494947)

This router in particular is billed as an NBN FTTN compatible modem router combo and it appears to work on the surface, however, all the latest firmware versions have an issue where the FTTN connection will drop off, often also disconnecting WIFI, requiring a hard reboot of the router. Sometimes you can use ethernet or wait for WIFI to return, and manually reconnect to the NBN via the admin portal. For me, the internet will reconnect randomly after 5 to 45 minutes.

This is a known fault in the firmware versions V1.01.1.44x and newer. Multiple...

This is an old modem that is slow and easily knocked out by neighboring networks. It has no better wifi coverage than the Belong supplied FAST modem and it certainly takes a lot longer to reboot. The software doesn't allow full control of channels, radio, band, or signal output. Nor will it allow you to monitor individual device usage. For a $400 modem with so many good reviews, I feel it should be a better unit overall. As for contacting Netgear support, its a joke. The people you speak to have no clue and treat you like a dummy and lay the bl...

On the first year using it on HFC NBN and it was very good on speed and range. Now I have consistently getting my 2.4g wifi network drop out on my phone and my PC couldn't detect 2.4g network. Have been reset seven times and try a lot way to fix it but it is still the same. Spending over a $400+ modem all I wish that it will last me for a few years. But sadly it did not....

This modem/router has a case of Jekyll and Mr Hyde about it. The router aspect of the device is pretty good. It has great transfer speeds, doesn't slow down when multiple devices are attached and there are multiple USB 3.0 ports for hard drives etc and 4 good 1000baseT Ethernet ports.
The not so good is the modem. Its has a not so good VDSL2 modem. It uses a new Intel/Lantiq modem chip which pretty much only being used by this router which means the modem doesn't send and get information over the network as efficiently as every other modem tha...

You call them they are rude over the phone someone named Gary

They talk like crap to you

I said don't talk to me rude they are bad at their jobs if not happy with their easy jobs don't do it

Had this modem router for few months. Used it from ADSL to now hfc NBN. No dropouts and great speed. I'm with Aussie Broadband. Setup was easy using app on phone.

Connectivity is never a problem, I've been outside the house at about 17 metres away from the modem and it still connects, Never had a problem inside the house. I have had it for 3 years and haven't had a problem . I don't remember it being so difficult to set up either.
I will keep buying Netgear modems

I've had my Nighthawk for over 3 years and it does exactly what's advertised. Have lived in several houses with various internet providers, including FTTB and NBN, and always found it easy to set up and manage. I usually have 12 devices attached by both ethernet and wifi, and it's a simple process to manage everything from static IPs to QOS through the Netgear interface. Have Sonos speakers running over wifi throughout the house and can also stream high bitrate 4K video on Apple TVs over wifi in two rooms without issue, which means I don't need...