CAX30S

As an IT Pro, there are three main areas that I look for in a quality piece of network gear. Ease of installation, functionality, and stability. If these are 5 stars, then I will rarely, if ever, have to rely on the vendor support team. This Nighthawk CAX30 is excellent in all three categories. While this is a retail product, and I did install it at my house, I do work from home, so it’s every bit as important to me as any high end network core switch! Why? Because I have to have all the same reliability, throughput, and stability as when I am in the office building. I have gone through many DocSis modems over the last 25 years. Motorola and Arris have had the market share, but I always found them to be challenging to get activated, less than stable (needing to be reboot regularly), and usually would only last about 2-3 years before needing replaced. Enter the CAX30! I’ve used a lot of Netgear products in the past, but never their Cable Modems. Until now! I don’t know why I never tried them? I guess just thinking Motorola and Arris had the market share for a reason. Boy don’t I feel stupid!? This product was gravy to install, integrated seamlessly with my mesh wireless, and has been stable and serving up gigabit speeds ever since I fired it up and got it configured. And since my wife works on the same network, it was critical that I get that Motorola replaced quickly! The CAX30 did not disappoint. Take me at my word, this cable modem is everything advertised and then some. I’ll gladly post anything negative that occurs, but thus far, I’m getting line speed (1gb) on the Ethernet ports in my home office, I’m getting from .5 - 1gb on WiFi, depending on location throughout the house, and the security footprint on the entire network is the best I’ve seen on a retail device such as this. I actually think I may pay the annual fee for the Armor Plus protection. It’s already caught several DDOS and other attacks on my network that other routers have never been able to identify. I’m very happy with this product and recommend it fully!

I recently upgraded from my Spectrum-provided router to the **Netgear Nighthawk Modem Router Combo**, and the difference is night and day! The Nighthawk delivers **blazing-fast speeds**, rock-solid reliability, and far better coverage throughout my home.**What I Love:**✔ **Faster Speeds** – My internet is noticeably quicker, with no more lag during streaming or gaming.✔ **Stronger Wi-Fi Coverage** – Dead zones are gone! Even my backyard gets a solid signal now.✔ **Easy Setup** – The Nighthawk was simple to install, and the app makes managing my network a breeze.✔ **Saves Money** – No more renting a modem/router from my ISP—this pays for itself over time.✔ **Reliable Performance** – No random drops or slowdowns, even with multiple devices connected.If you’re using a basic ISP router, **do yourself a favor and upgrade to the Nighthawk**. It’s worth every penny for the improved speed, range, and stability. **Highly recommend!

I decided it was time to upgrade my home internet as my provided router/ cable modem combo given to me by my ISP was showing its age. Got the router, it is nice that is a router cable modem combo which saved me some room and was convenient. Setup took longer than it should have as it was impossible to activate following the included instructions ended up having to contact a service member from my ISP to get it running, which it did. Internet speeds were fast and wifi coverage was great.....for 13 days. Last night my internet went down for routine maintenance but the router never came back on - it just stayed sitting there with only the 1234 buttons lit, not even power. Visited netgear's support site - apparently this issue is common enough that they were going to RTA it as there isnt a fix for this. I work from home so there's not really an option to wait for an RTA with no internet in the meantime, good thing amazon is wonderful about returning items and i processed my return today and was lucky enough to get a new router and cable modem from my isp in the same day. Product was great while it worked but that wasn't for very long. I understand sometimes things break but for almost 400 bucks they shouldn't die in under a month, thats' a premium price. I doubt i'll purchase a netgear router in the future but if i ever decide to hopefully the QA is better by then.

We had a Motorola modem router combo for the past 18 months. It replaced a Netgear unit that after 4 years became inoperable due to a serious home power surge. The Motorola was a recommendation from our internet provider. Had to add 3 wifi extenders to cover our 2300 square foot home. The unit often dropped wifi, could only use WPS after a reset and was very unreliable. Coould not even received a signal on our patio.Installed the Nighthawk 3 weeks ago and it has been operating flawlessly. Removed the 3 wifi extenders and even receive a strong signal outside our home. Installation was very easy using the Netgear app. There are numerous options with the unit that can be changed by the app to customize for individual requirements. I have continuous and strong wifi. We are getting a stronger signal than I have even had with the previously recommended unit. I wish I had my neighbors recommendation 18 months ago as it would have saved us time, money, and lots of agrivation. Thank you Netgear for a great product! I am a Netgear customer for life.