• Reviews around signal (3.80 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

    • In some areas of the house I lose the signal
    • good signal
    • It is a bit of a hassle to set up but once you do it, you are set and you can attach as many Orbi satellites as you want to cover your home with a strong internet signal.
    • Easy to install but router does not have strong signal in 2k+ square foot house as advertised.
    • Product was defective, the Xfinity installer said it was sending a bad signal back through the lines and was ruining the neighbors connections as well
    • Better wifi signal, more channels, (their modem had 8 channels... and this one has 16 channels
    • Easy setup/install, wonderful wifi signal and the price was great also
    • Surprised the cable installer when I handed him the Orbi...had no idea what to expect, but once the internet was turned on, the entire house was blanketed with a strong signal.
    • It worked with modest reliability for about a year, and then it just won't boot up and connect despite checking that the signal from my provider was good, trying cables, different cable ports, splitters vs. no splitters, etc.
    • Lost signal with the MODEM few times, also small rage limited due to weak signal.
    • Great signal for steaming my fire stick
    • As soon as I plugged it in, it boosted my signal to the point where my fire stick works perfectly!
    • WiFi is definitely faster as well, and wit the added router and Netgear mesh extender, I get an excellent signal in every room of my home, something i never had before.
    • First one I got from amazon, signal was good, but LAN port did not work
    • It promotes continuously exceptional signal and strength for internet and WiFi capabilities.
    • Strong signal, reliable!
    • The Google WiFi with the Netgear CM600 does with better speed because the signal is better with the mesh.
    • sent the signal and it worked.
    • Disconnect the old modem, give tech support the MAC and Serial number located on the bottom of the modem, connect the new modem, and then they send a signal to it and it works.
    • Signal is strong throughout the
    • I spent several hours trying to troubleshoot why my cable connection kept dropping - turns out due to a high power level (not a good thing, indicates noise/interference in the cable line) this modem just kept rebooting trying to get a better signal
    • Good signal overall.
    • It is much faster than that one and send a stronger signal.
    • With four phones a computer, 4 laptops, a tablet and 3 TVs constantly needing access this modem did the trick and solved previous issues of slow, dropped or intermittent signal
    • I was pleased with the easy set up of my NetGear Modem CM500 and the signal was strong too.
    • Signal is good.
    • With the ORBI system, I am getting a solid 200Mbps throughout every corner of the house, even the downstairs media room that I could never get a reliable signal
    • Good signal through out the house and covers partially backyard and garage
    • Sporadic signal
    • Great signal
    • I tried everything and every brand to get a good signal throughout my 2 story townhouse.
    • Weak signal.
    • A waste of time and no signal.
    • I had an xfinity technician come over to verify all the signals and connections and validated that the incoming signal was strong enough for gigabit speed
    • First one I got from amazon, signal was good, but LAN port did not work
    • Places in the basement of my house and the signal is strong throughout all floors
    • Got a comcast technician come in and told me that the modem is bad and not processing signals...
    • I actually get a better signal than I did before
    • High quality, easy setup and strong signal
    • All of my DOCSIS downstream and upstream parameters were fantastic (very good signal strength, balanced power, etc), the line is excellent for DOCSIS 3.1.This modem was only able to pull down about 500Mbps
    • So far I have no complaints, I get a good signal, even the 5G is pretty strong through the house.
    • Exactly a year after I bought this modem to use with Comcast Internet, it suddenly lost the Internet signal.
    • Works great, good signal!
    • Had all sorts of problems with rented modem from TWC: signal outages and flickering, low speeds
    • Occasionally runs hot but it rarely if ever loses signal or resets
    • I have this router in the corner of my house where the coax cable comes in and it gives me a decent signal all the way at the top floor corner of my house
    • Sends strong wifi signal
    • I called Spectrum and they said the signal was showing as consistent and strong
    • This was so easy to install and the signal is amazing!
    • Sometimes I lose my signal
    • I was definitely looking for something that would help me get a better internet signal than what my older cable modem/router was giving me.
    • I have perfect wifi signal in every corner of my property!
    • Its dual band works great and I get great signal strength in the basement, and first and second floors
    • Very strong signal
    • This item is so easily installed and the signal is great.
    • It has a very strong WiFi signal, and tech support is excellent
    • People probably have horrendous signal and blame the modem.
    • Event log and connection status show no reboots and very good signal levels
    • but we did not get a strong signal in the
    • Had some issues with an update but other than that it’s been easy to use, easy to install, and has a great signal.
    • Gives me Max download, steady signal strength, streams movies, cable, Wi-Fi, compatible with internet for Cox Cable
    • having struggled with my ISP and connectivity and stabilizing my network connectivity within the home installing this new cable modem has delivered me greater bandwidth on the way in and a more reliable signal to the Wi-Fi router.
    • The cable company repaired the issues finally, but this modem was a champ during the period of bad signal.
    • Lack of adequate signal strength appeared to be the problem
    • This modem by far boosted my wifi and internet signal to 300 mbps when my other modem was capped at 150mbps
    • and I now get consistent signal throughout my house.
    • I'm also not a fan of a status light on TOP of the device, because if you know anything at all about Wireless Routers you want it on the CEILING or nearly so in order to get a clean signal
    • better throughput to the desktop or a better experience with a stronger WiFi signal...then save $11 monthly !!!
    • new drop did not improve anything and Comcast tech yet again confirmed that signal is good, but CM1000 is the problem
    • 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
    • the 1.4g is a theoretical number
    • So far I have no complaints, I get a good signal, even the 5G is pretty strong through the house.
    • Everything is working great and my picture is just as clear as when I had cable.
    • Worked as it should quick easy setup.
    • It works good as in I can forget about it and just live my life
    • So far I have no complaints--the speeds are as good as
    • Works as it should all the time.
    • Install was the quickest I've had except had to be transferred to get phone line to work as it was still registered to the old modem.
    • Works as it should so far with no fuss
    • Work as it suppose to.
    • It is small and works as it should.