Netgear NightHawk RAX10 (AX1800) WiFi 6 Router

I bought this model because of price, performance and from the many positive third party reviews
Personally, I found the app not great and I thought it was rather a messy setup which, after several false promises, didn't work at all.
For me, I preferred to setup manually with a web browser and I was up and working well in a few minutes.
The user interface was structured well and it didn't take long to find the wan parameters which needed changing to work with fibre.These settings were not supplied in any documentation.
It is working well, multiple devices, enough speed for multiple movies without any problems.
I would recommend this mod...view more I bought this model because of price, performance and from the many positive third party reviews
Personally, I found the app not great and I thought it was rather a messy setup which, after several false promises, didn't work at all.
For me, I preferred to setup manually with a web browser and I was up and working well in a few minutes.
The user interface was structured well and it didn't take long to find the wan parameters which needed changing to work with fibre.These settings were not supplied in any documentation.
It is working well, multiple devices, enough speed for multiple movies without any problems.
I would recommend this model for those wanting a cheap, high speed solution.

PB Tech staff have always given me great service.

Bought a replacement router. Tried to get it going myself, but the Netgear app was saying it couldn't locate the router, even though I was connected to it through the wifi.

Thinking it was due to my limited knowledge, I got Geeks On Wheels to come around. After the techie struggled with it for over 1.5 hours - which cost me the same amount as buying the router itself - he said the router was faulty

Got a replacement Asus router from PB, I managed to get much further setting it up, but had to again get the Geeks to come around, who spend another 1.5 hours trying to work out why the internet connection light was on, but it was saying it'...view more Bought a replacement router. Tried to get it going myself, but the Netgear app was saying it couldn't locate the router, even though I was connected to it through the wifi.

Thinking it was due to my limited knowledge, I got Geeks On Wheels to come around. After the techie struggled with it for over 1.5 hours - which cost me the same amount as buying the router itself - he said the router was faulty

Got a replacement Asus router from PB, I managed to get much further setting it up, but had to again get the Geeks to come around, who spend another 1.5 hours trying to work out why the internet connection light was on, but it was saying it's not connected to the internet

Geeks guy ended up having to call his Yoda, eventually working out it was down to the VLAN setting, and VLAN is called something else within Asus' interface

So thanks Netgear, Asus (...and PB) - you've managed to make getting onto the internet spectacularly difficult, expensive and stressful

Great for a 3 bedroom single story house. No dead spots.

Pros:
Very easy to setup.
Great WiFi range
Speed is a little slower than advertised
Can WiFi stream multiple devices with no problem (Laptop streaming movies, AppleTV streaming, iPhone video) all at the same time, no buffering.

Cons:
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Don't switch on the automatic WiFi selection - it plays havoc with Echo Show's. Other smart devices are ok (Yeelight, Echo Dot, AppleTV, Sonos speakers, Samsung smart TV) Great for a 3 bedroom single story house. No dead spots.

Pros:
Very easy to setup.
Great WiFi range
Speed is a little slower than advertised
Can WiFi stream multiple devices with no problem (Laptop streaming movies, AppleTV streaming, iPhone video) all at the same time, no buffering.

Cons:
Spammed by Netgears filter
Don't switch on the automatic WiFi selection - it plays havoc with Echo Show's. Other smart devices are ok (Yeelight, Echo Dot, AppleTV, Sonos speakers, Samsung smart TV)

Router was bought to increase coverage in the house - SO far works great with no complaints.

Setup can be a little niggly Router was bought to increase coverage in the house - SO far works great with no complaints.

Setup can be a little niggly

Needed a new router as the one supplied by Spark was not up to the task, mainly was not allowing my Panasonic TV Viera link to access files from my ReadyNAS and occasionally dropping the connection for no reason. I was given very good advice and shown a range of product that would suit my requirements. What was pleasing is that the sales assistant was very upfront and did not attempt to push a more expensive product. I came home and after initially having problems with the set up found there was great guide provided by PBTech. https://kb.netgear.com/30947/How-do-I-set-up-my-NETGEAR-router-if-I-have-Spark-NZ-Fibre-or-UFB was an easy to follow...view more Needed a new router as the one supplied by Spark was not up to the task, mainly was not allowing my Panasonic TV Viera link to access files from my ReadyNAS and occasionally dropping the connection for no reason. I was given very good advice and shown a range of product that would suit my requirements. What was pleasing is that the sales assistant was very upfront and did not attempt to push a more expensive product. I came home and after initially having problems with the set up found there was great guide provided by PBTech. https://kb.netgear.com/30947/How-do-I-set-up-my-NETGEAR-router-if-I-have-Spark-NZ-Fibre-or-UFB was an easy to follow guide which allowed me to be up and running in just 15 minutes.
PBTech is one of my go to places when needing tech and advice. Keep up the good work.

A huge improvement on my older version of Nighthawk. The older machine was a pain to set up and manage. With the Nighthawk phone app., this model was a breeze to set up and is very, very easy to manage.
It is also very fast: I'm getting downloads of 93 Mbps and uploads of 54. A huge improvement on my older version of Nighthawk. The older machine was a pain to set up and manage. With the Nighthawk phone app., this model was a breeze to set up and is very, very easy to manage.
It is also very fast: I'm getting downloads of 93 Mbps and uploads of 54.

Ethernet connection keep dropping for 5
mins at random times while wifi would be fine Ethernet connection keep dropping for 5
mins at random times while wifi would be fine

Without doubt the best router I have ever used.

Took a bit of setting up but once online I could not believe the performance of the wifi around my house, and it has solved all my previous issues with poor coverage and latency over. the years!

Getting rid of 2 degrees also helped alot and thanks to Mercury for a much better internet experience. Without doubt the best router I have ever used.

Took a bit of setting up but once online I could not believe the performance of the wifi around my house, and it has solved all my previous issues with poor coverage and latency over. the years!

Getting rid of 2 degrees also helped alot and thanks to Mercury for a much better internet experience.

I didnt enjoy trying to set up this router. Had issues right from the beginning which grew incrementally. I couldnt get it set up even after several lengthy calls over 2 days with my providers support centre. Ended up returning router as it seemed to be faulty, never did get it up and working I didnt enjoy trying to set up this router. Had issues right from the beginning which grew incrementally. I couldnt get it set up even after several lengthy calls over 2 days with my providers support centre. Ended up returning router as it seemed to be faulty, never did get it up and working

Brought this as a replacement for my old standard supplied router, recommended from PB.
After hours of trying to set it up myself and through one nz and netgear support, it still didn't work. Stating is wasn't compatible with the network.
And had to pay a 20% fee to return the item. Brought this as a replacement for my old standard supplied router, recommended from PB.
After hours of trying to set it up myself and through one nz and netgear support, it still didn't work. Stating is wasn't compatible with the network.
And had to pay a 20% fee to return the item.

easy to use , works well easy to read instruction easy to use , works well easy to read instruction

Much better range and stability than the standard Spark modem, bit of messing about to set up on Spark, but thankfully a prior review had listed the process to go through, settings to adjust etc, followed this, and had no issues. Much better range and stability than the standard Spark modem, bit of messing about to set up on Spark, but thankfully a prior review had listed the process to go through, settings to adjust etc, followed this, and had no issues.