NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modem Wi-Fi Router Combo with Voice C7100V - Supports Cable Plans Up to 400 Mbps, 2 Phone lines, AC1900 Wi-Fi Speed, DOCSIS 3.0

Until 1 week ago when the phone portion failed. Found out today after waiting days to get tech support that the phone op has failed. Dials, connects, shuts down.Correction: Defective splitter was the problem. Phone and WiFi working perfectly. WiFi is strong, very much stronger than the Comcast/Xfinity routers. Good move to change to the NetGear router from Comcast unit. Move the unit into the house from the shop, no longer need extenders. Yay!

This was an upgrade from a rented ARRIS TG1682G. First, you save $11 a month for not renting the ARRIS. We have the Triple Play with Blast 250mbps internet and noticed an immediate performance increase.The setup is easy, plug it into the outlet, hook up your cable line and use the provided ethernet cable and connect to a computer. Make sure your old unit is not hooked up. Once the arrows and the earth internet symbol are solid, open up a browser and log into the gateway. It will confirm you have an internet connection after you set it up and Comcast will open a website in the browser to set up your new connection. All they needed was my user name and password, the rest was automatic, they filled in the serial number and built the connection automatically. I used chat to confirm they could see the new unit and it was ready for use.You are able to set up a 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz network, set both up, the 2.4 is good for older equipment or printers etc, the 5Ghz should work with everything else. I was able to confirm that 24 down channels and 4 up channels were set up with my ISP. Huge improvement and we have 12-18 devices constantly using internet.The ARRIS would get 80-120 mbps with WiFi and up to 200 mbps with a direct connection, this was with streaming multiple HD/4K programs, downloading at 10 Mb/s and gaming at the same time, the problem was dropping constant connections and losing internet multiple times daily.The Netgear would get 200-250 mbps on WiFi (up to 30 MB/s download) and 300-350 mbps with ethernet direct connection doing the same tasks. The Netgear has a far better processor, Broadcom chips that do not drop internet connections and the extra lanes of traffic help with heavy use. Plus, it is upgradable to nearly 1 gbps connections and has a nice range increase over the old unit, about 1.5 to 2 times the range.Save yourself the hassle and upgrade if Comcast internet is not providing what you pay for, Netgear is usually solid but they will sometimes have lemon units so get the insurance just in case.TLDR: Reliable, easy to set up, more powerful processing, great for multiple devices at once, decent speed increase, faster/snappier internet, increased range, cheaper monthly bill and works with Comcast XFINITY internet and VOIP.

I purchase this product to reduce my monthly cost for cable TV. A specific modem was required for triple play. (Internet, TV, phone.) Netgear Nighthawk was recommended by associates due to its range of signal and reliability. If there is a power outage, it is easy to reset. Videos run smoothly and rarely buffer or freezes.Emits powerful signal, compact size, light weight, fits nicely with furniture.

Replaced my Xfinity Arris TG1682G (renting at $11/mo, 24-month payback) with this Netgear AC1900. Took about 30 min. to install, with 20 of that on the phone with Xfinity to update the MAC address and verify that everything was working (internet connection, WiFi, and VoIP). They are quite helpful.The AC1900 is working great after a few hours. The supporting software is easy to access and use (update passwords, etc).Update two days later. Turns out the two USB 3.0 ports are not working. In digging a bit deeper it would seem that this is a very common issue with Netgear devices. After 30 min. on hold with Netgear customer service, I was able to talk to a real person. However, after spending more time verifying my account information, a plug for other Netgear products she said that I should return the AC1900 and get a new one..Pretty disappointing after the rest of the system seems to be ok.23-May-2019 update: The 2nd unit failed at 10 months. Started going flaky on us about a week ago (red light of pending death). 100% dead now. Netgear support is not helpful as their limited warranty period has expired. Do yourself a favor and don't spend your hard-earned money and valuable time with this crappy, low-quality modem-router.13-Dec-2020 The 3rd unit has started to fail on us. WiFi and voice channels cut-out with easily 10 occurrences over the last 3 weeks. The unit requires multiple reboots (cold down??) for everything to come back up. Given that I am working at home and my son's school is now on-line we need a solid reliable device. This brand is far from what is needed!