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    NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 AC5000 Tri-band WiFi Router, Gigabih Ethernet, MU-MIMO, Compatible with Amazon Echo/Alexa (R8300)

    • Port forwarding setup was a breeze along with enabling QoS. Lots of jam packed features under advanced setup for those that want to really maximize their experience
    • Setup is easy and has better control and a better interface than the EA-9200
    • Setup was a breeze.
    • Easy setup, three bands, four active antennas and four internal, Ethernet port aggregation for fast file transfer speed using NAS storage for one
    • Setup was easy for me as I am pretty tech dorky, I think it is likely easy regardless.
    • Setup was very easy
    • Straightforward setup.
    • Easy straight forward setup
    • Setup is smooth and if you use the built in the
    • I bought this and after the easy setup, my Internet speed was where it needed to be!!
    • Setup was easy but for the first 10 minutes worked but AC adapter leaked after that & the router turned off
    • Setup was really easy and
    • Setup was a breeze, there is a wizard based genie that will help you connect very easily
    • The setup was a breeze...
    • Easy, Web based setup
    • Easy setup.
    • Easy setup and good speed
    • Setup is much faster, admin is much nicer
    • So far seamless setup, seamless integration, and fast performance and no drops on reception around the house.
    • easy quick setup, very fast even on comcast
    • I'm part of Netgear Friends and Family Participation program where I received the Netgear N8500 free of charge._Setup:Very easy to set up and get R8500 running
    • The performance on video streaming is amazingly fast, not having the lag I was experiencing, and setup was easy
    • Setup was super
    • Easy setup, Great performance.
    • Easy setup, blazing fast
    • Setup was a breeze, I updated the firmware and chose to keep my SSID and password the same
    • Easiest wireless router setup I've ever experienced
    • Fast speeds easy setup.
    • Easy setup
    • This by far has met and surpassed my expectations the initial setup was easy, I can access the interface through my smartphone and control
    • Easy setup and very fast.
    • Setup is easy, firmware interface is intuitive
    • The setup is very easy and straight-forward.
    • Setup via GUI is easy
    • Setup was easy and straight
    • Setup - very easy
    • Easiest and Fastest setup!
    • Easy setup, unbelievable range and connection speeds.
    • Features easy setup and robust levels of control and detail
    • Easy installation and Easy setup.
    • Overall fast and easy setup.
    • I have gone through countless modem and router combinations and never had a reliable AND fast setup until I added the NightHawk X8 to my SurfBoard Modem
    • Easy setup, very useful programs Genie, WiFi Analytics, even for my smartphone.
    • The setup was easy; the user manual is excellent; the WiFi signal through my house is strong.
    • Setup was fairly easy, but then again I'm savvy in setting up networks
    • Great router easy setup
    • Setup was a breeze, and the 5Ghz reaches all over my 4000 sq ft home
    • Easy setup but takes up a lot of desk space
    • I have only had this for a week but between easy setup and a little faster speeds I am happy
    • I'm a bit confused though... apparently a lot of the reviews dinged this unit for poor setup software
    • Easy setup, great range and fast.
    • Very easy setup a non-geek could do it
    • Easy QOS setup
    • Easy setup and configure
    • Setup seemed easy.
    • Easy setup.
    • The setup is easy.
    • When I first started up the router ,setup was a breeze
    • Setup was easy and quick as well.
    • This router has impressive range, excellent throughput, and super simple setup in both a web interface and utilities that netgear provides
    • The setup was fast and painless
    • I was fluctuating between 3 and 4 stars because I had such a terrible, inexplicably flaky setup with this router, so much so that this is perhaps my first Amazon review
    • Great product, quick setup
    • I upgrade to this, once the very intuitive setup was complete a weird wave of quietness descended upon my house, the kids were now getting an amazingly high Wi-Fi signal in their bedrooms, full throttle video streaming and prepubescent online 1st person shooter gaming was commencing with force, keeping the kids quiet and out of my hair,
    • Very easy setup and great download and upload speed improvements were my desire and this unit gave me all of it in spades.
    • A very easy setup and works exactly as advertised.
    • Easy setup, though, the Android app did not detect the router but sent me to the regular router web page to log into the router.
    • The setup was easy and the product is providing the coverage I desired for my house
    • The setup and controls are wonderful
    • Setup was a breeze
    • Easy setup, Great range.
    • All I have to say it was a easy setup to make it into a access point, now I get signal in my parking lot with stable connection!
    • Setup was extremely easy and fast
    • Easy setup with a smartphone or computer
    • The setup was so easy and it amplifies our signal across the house so effortlessly
    • Setup was easy but for the first 10 minutes worked but AC adapter leaked after that & the router turned off
    • great customer support easy setup
    • Awesome technical support for proper setup also.
    • setup was a breeze.
    • The overall setup is easy - especially if you have ever used a Netgear Router - pretty much the same as my old R6300.
    • The look of the router is a simple rectangular shape with 4 antennas that light up blue, pretty cool!Setup is really easy since I had the other Nighthawk router
    • I have it connected to my Servers on a Netgear GS108Tv2 switch with a 2GB LAG and the setup was easy and works like a champ
    • Great performance, easy setup, working well so far
    • Setup was a breeze too
    • $399.The setup was very easy and internet was up and running within 5 mins
    • easy setup, very good speed.
    • Easy Setup
    • Easy setup, increased my download speed at my farthest location by factor of 5.
    • Great coverage, simple setup
    • I am not disappointed as I was also able to remove the wifi extender that I needed and no dead spots now very happy with this router and easy setup
    • Setup was not that easy.
    • Setup was easy out of the box and so far reliability has been excellent
    • Fast setup, works well.
    • Fast setup, works well.
    • Setup was very easy.
    • It was an easy setup and took approximately 45 minutes
    • Setup is easy
    • Setup was extremely easy
    • Easy setup, no issues, great signal strength
    • Setup was a breeze and the range (vs. any other router that I have seen) is mind blowing
    • Router was setup and working fine
    • I would recommend this product to anyone, setup couldn't be any easier never had to call tech support
    • Blazing fast, easy setup and great range.
    • As with all of my netgear routers, the setup was a breeze as i was up and running within 5 mins, the configuration wizard pretty much took care of everything for me.the wifi range on this router seems to be better than the nighthawk
    • The setup is clunky and cumbersome
    • I received a call a couple hours later from Netgear refusing to honor the RMA their own representative setup
    • Easy setup for a techno-idiot
    • Very please with the speed of this router and the easy setup.
    • The setup was easy and I have never had a router with such constant, intense connections.
    • Easy setup and highly customizable
    • Unfortunately, this mode is hidden under the Advanced tab and Advanced Setup menu, so it isn’t easy to find
    • I love the easy setup and the ability to easily control and make changes
    • Easy setup and provides a reliable connection
    • The setup of this unit is really easy
    • Easy setup
    • Setup is dirt easy even for novices, and Genie on my iPad makes management a snap
    • The setup, in comparison to my old D Link, was 100 times easier
    • Thus far the 8500 has performed flawlessly; setup was extremely friendly.
    • The setup was easy and straight forward
    • Initial setup was effortless and within minutes was receiving 153mbps all throughout my entire house
    • Super easy setup
    • Easy setup.
    • Setup was easy and the options for configuration are unmatched by competing products.
    • Easy setup
    • It worked for 1 day after the frustrating setup, then it dropped all connectivity and broadcast, and then would continually cycle through some sort of reset.
    • I've never had a smooth setup experience until now.
    • Overall super performance and easy setup
    • Netgear smart wizard destroys the setup
    • This thing visually is beautiful to look at with the LED’s in the antennae giving it a futuristic look
    • my iPads and iPhones enjoy almost 300Mb/s throughout my home on the higher bands
    • I kept MIMO on the R8500 with no issues and that could be the reason it outperformed the RT-AC5300’s broken (STILL alpha!
    • n’t have the radio issue but was getting BSoDs using their own USB-AC68 but that’s for another review.
    • I love t
    • win 10, Ubuntu, Wii U, Magic Jack, a second older VOIP system, HVAC (Linux), android tablet and iPad, iPhone, Galaxy G5 and G6.Support experience: