• Reviews around setup (4.47 of 5)

    NETGEAR Cable Modem CM500 - Compatible with all Cable Providers including Xfinity by Comcast, Spectrum, Cox | For Cable Plans Up to 300 Mbps | DOCSIS 3.0

    • No compatibility issues, setup was a bit frustrating, but that has more to do with switching out equipment than the end product configuration.
    • Great price, easy setup, no puma processor issue.
    • After dealing with WiFi issues for years, NETGEAR created something that makes it really simple to have a great setup
    • Easy setup on
    • Easy setup and blazing fast speed
    • Setup was easy as expected and product works very well.
    • The setup was amazingly fast and simple
    • Easy setup
    • Setup is not user-friendly
    • Easy setup and very small
    • Fast setup, and Fast internet!!
    • Easy setup,good price and faster than Comcast modem!1
    • Setup was fairly easy
    • The setup was easy and the app makes making setting changes and speed testing quick and simple
    • Easy install easy setup with router but stay away from 5g initially.
    • Setup was no problem.
    • Works as described and easy setup.
    • I recommend this for its reliability, speed, and easy setup
    • Fast simple setup and huge difference in performance
    • Follow the instructions to the letter and the setup is fast and easy.
    • Easy setup with xfinity Internet
    • Setup went per Netgear's instructions, and the Comcast activation process also worked as expected.
    • Intuitive setup, works well with xfinity ISP.
    • Worked as it should quick easy setup.
    • Solid modem, good upload and download speeds with multiple users,easy setup.
    • High quality, easy setup and strong signal
    • Setup was easy and intuitive, and I am getting the speeds I expect
    • Very easy setup and a great price.
    • Overall though, a great setup!
    • Setup was easy and the device works very well.
    • Works well, easy setup, good price for product.
    • Setup was easy and the device works very well.
    • Setup was easy, and we had a working internet connection in no time.
    • Setup was easy
    • For someone who is familiar with these types of modems it is a easy setup.
    • Setup was a breeze
    • very easy setup, worked very well
    • Great quality, good price, easy setup
    • very easy setup, worked very well
    • Fast speeds, easy setup
    • Easy setup/install, wonderful wifi signal and the price was great also
    • Easy setup and connection
    • Setup is super easy: I've Comcast Xfinity, and I just followed setup instructions and it started to work
    • I have nice wifi setup with Ubiquity nets
    • For most people it is no longer necessary to dig deep into the menus to make obscure setup adjustments
    • easy setup, worked like a champ
    • Cons:Setup.
    • Extremely easy setup, works 100x better than what the cable company gives you!
    • Extremely easy setup, works 100x better than what the cable company gives you!
    • Setup is easy, but if you need more advanced settings, you can do so in the configuration webpage3.
    • Setup was a breeze, called the cable company and gave them the serial
    • Easy setup for spectrum cable
    • Setup was really easy and straightforward
    • Easy setup and install
    • Easy setup using Xfinity, works fine.
    • Easy setup using Xfinity, works fine.
    • Advertised speeds and super easy setup
    • Great cabke modem with voice, easy setup.
    • Easy n simple setup
    • I hate Comcast as much as the next person, but setup was a breeze
    • Setup was easy and throughput is unbelievable!
    • Setup was a breeze and I am getting better WIFI signal throughout my house.
    • I like the easy setup and how well it wprks with my AD7200 netgear router.
    • Setup and configuration was easy
    • I recently bought this modern and setup was a breeze and everything works better on this modem compared to the cable companies modem
    • I recently bought this modern and setup was a breeze and everything works better on this modem compared to the cable companies modem
    • Setup was easy!
    • Easy setup and good speed
    • not-so-good: setup was more of a pain than it should have been; I still had to call Comcast, and then after seeing only 60Mb/s, call back and have them reprovision because the wrong boot file was in use
    • Works great, easy setup, no problems so far,works much better then the Comcast router/modem
    • Works great, easy setup, no problems so far,works much better then the Comcast router/modem
    • I was weary of some negative reviews at first, but after reading online reviews from reputable sources, and trying it for myself, this modem is simply amazing!First off, setup was super easy
    • Setup was very easy
    • Easy setup with my existing internet service provider (ISP.)This state of the art modem with DOCSIS 3.1 should stay well ahead of the technology curve for years to come, making the purchase an easy decision compared to leasing models offered by your ISP.
    • Setup is fairly easy, connect and call comcast to register modem, done
    • Setup was a breeze, I didn't have to call my cable company to activate it; once you plug it it and connect a device, it walks you through the setup
    • Orbi triple my speed from 90mpbs to over 305mbps, such an easy setup plug it in and follow steps I was done in a couple minutes I should have upgrade sooner with 2 laptops,2 iPad,3 phones and a desktop running in the house and with streaming movies this does the job plus more
    • Setup was easy,
    • Fast response (pushing 100 Mbps) supporting my smart home setup, WiFi system and devices
    • Setup was super easy, but requires a 10 minute call to Comcast to add the modem’s MAC address in their system.
    • Setup was a breeze and put simply: it just works
    • Very Easy setup
    • Easy setup with cable company
    • Easy setup works great
    • Easy setup works great
    • Great, easy setup, updated firmware automatically with first connection and boot.
    • Easiest setup I've ever done.
    • Easy setup and trouble free so far
    • Easy setup.
    • Could not believe the speed I am now getting (More than I'm paying for), Setup could not have been more easy for a novice like myself
    • Easy Setup
    • Easy setup and works great
    • Quick easy setup, basically plug and play
    • Setup was quick and easy, and product works at maximum speed supported by Cable company (Xfinity).Network is now 10X faster.
    • The setup was easy and straight forward.
    • Very easy setup, very fast network speed and great coverage.
    • The setup is easy and quick!
    • I have only had this product for 24 hours but the setup with Xfinity internet was super easy
    • Good quality, easy setup!
    • Faster internet speeds, easy setup.
    • Just follow the user-friendly setup
    • Works great, easy setup.
    • Easy setup and very fast
    • The setup was super easy
    • good product, easy setup, saves me $10 off my Comcast Internet bill every month...
    • I like the very fast connection and setup
    • Great price, easy setup, no puma processor issue.
    • Easy setup, immediately noticed increased download speed compared to my DOCSIS 3.0 modem.
    • It's working fine and was an easy setup - but it's advertised as "1.4 gb speeds" when it's really not
    • Setup was very user friendly when activating with ISP.
    • Easy setup and use.
    • Setup was a breeze, it's future proof being a DOCSIS 3.1
    • Easy setup and despite what some others have said, this worked for me without having to call Comcast.
    • The satellite wireless unit was an easy setup - plenty of power even in the back of our old, plaster-walled house; but it flawlessly connected to the modem - which was connected to...NOTHING!
    • I like the easy installation and setup
    • Easy setup and dependable Netgear quality.
    • Fast setup with instructions!
    • Great setup
    • Plus, only one that works with Xfinity and that setup was really easy and saved me $10/month ...
    • I had an issue with the internet speed the following day but it turned out not to be the CM600 unit; rather it was an issue with the ISP's automated setup, which was solved via a chat
    • Works great setup was easy
    • From there you have all of the classic setup scenarios that we are all familiar with: DMZ, port forwarding, Bridge Mode …etc
    • The setup was a breeze and was up and running in less than 10 minutes
    • Easy setup , delivers the speed and very reliable.
    • Easy setup, doubled my internet download speed (Cox) from a previous Linksys modem/wireless router I was using
    • Compact and very simple setup
    • Super fast, easy setup, just plug & play.
    • Fast and Easy setup, improved my speeds drastically.
    • Fast and Easy setup, improved my speeds drastically.
    • Setup was painless, this is a great modem
    • Very easy setup
    • I ordered this and setup was super easy.
    • Setup is super easy.
    • Arrived on time and well packaged, setup was a breeze
    • Setup was easy and it came with all the right wires (1 ethernet 1 for the wall jack)
    • Setup was easy.
    • Easy setup works
    • The newer setup works much better for the same price of the previous equipment.
    • Easy setup works
    • Right out of the box, simple setup, activation was a breeze, Speed is as advertised.
    • Setup is brainless
    • Setup wasn't at all difficult
    • Setup was easy a couple of days before the technician came to upgrade our service
    • Reliable, full throughput, very easy setup and install.
    • Satellite is easy setup once modem is running.
    • Easy setup and excellent product!!
    • Easy setup, just call your ISP with the MAC address and it
    • Awesome setup.
    • Setup is super easy
    • Easy setup, worked immediately.
    • Super simple setup for Comcast/Xfinity
    • Setup worked exactly as instructions said
    • The first ID’s on the box were different than on the modem and didn’t work!
    • I WOULD NOT BUY THIS MODEM AGAIN, AND WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST ITS PURCHASE.It’s always difficult to say if a device providing poor connectivity is due to the vendor (e.g. Cox, Mediacom, etc.) or the hardware
    • We use ours with the Orbi router and it’s very nice being able to turn kids WiFi’s on and off or use the timers and parental controls.
    • It is the appropriate mb/s for the internet speed I have, and it does its job well
    • n’t disappoint either
    • n’t support there 500 Mbps speed.
    • (works fine on my cheap T-Mobile hotspot).
    • n’t had issues with fluctuating signal, and I believe this is our magic fix
    • DPC3941T did!So far so good!
    • n’t had any problems at all.