NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router RS700S, Up to 3,000 sq ft, 19 Gbps

This is one quality product, beautifully designed, wonderfully packaged and so performant. It unboxes like an Apple product, it's so well weighted and specification-wise it ticks all the boxes: 1) Three WiFi radios - one for 2.4GHz, another for 5GHz and the third for the newly opened 6GHz band. 2) Each of the three radios can support 4 concurrent transmisssions and receptions aka 4x4 + 4x4 + 4x4. 3) It supports the newly available WiFi 320MHz channel bandwidth on 6GHz, and that's important because dual-radio WiFi 7 routers can't! And that is one aspect of where WiFi 7's highest speeds come from. 4) MLO - multi-link operation - bonding 2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz channels together for HUGE speeds, again a feature new to WiFi 7. 5) MRU - multi resource unit support - this is where the improvements in latency come from in WiFi 7. 6) 4K QAM operation - really close-up to the router (<3m) this is another new addition and another part of the contribution to the BE19000 rating of this router. Again this is only available on WiFi 7. 7) Dual 10Gbps ethernet ports! 8) USB 3.0, 4 more 1Gbps LAN ports and and App, and plus a well thought-out web user interface. It's spectacular! BUT it has no support for any WiFi Mesh standard, not WiFi Alliance's EasyMesh or even a Netgear proprietary WiFi mesh protocol. Why was that important to me? Well today I run 2x ASUS XT8 WiFi Mesh nodes (you might use the term router, and that's fine). WiFi mesh means you hook one WiFi router to your incoming broadband, and then place another one somewhere else in your home and then the two devices work together wirelessly to give you whole home WiFi coverage. But this router doesn't support ANY mesh standard, so I can't make them form a WiFi mesh network. Now, if today you don't need two WiFi nodes in your setup, then no matter which type of incoming broadband you have then this is the router for you IF you have WiFi 7 or WiFi 6E devices. It's also highly unlikely to noticely improve your current WiFi experience unless you're using WiFi 5 or powerline or WiFi repeater devices in your setup. From Apple ONLY the 2024 iPhone 16 models support WiFi 7, and only iPhone 15 Pro supports WiFi 6E. Apple's latest M4 iPads don't support WiFi 7 or 6E, and the current M3 MacBook Pro only supports WiFi 6E. Please note, if you receive one of these the first thing you MUST do is update it's firmware. Because the WiFi 7 standard is new and all of the vendors are rushing products to the market but those products will have been on the manufacturing production line 2-3months ago, and then sea-shipped (most likely) from China (add another 4-6weeks for that). So the software installed in the factory WILL have been superceded by a much more stable version simply because the OEM has had more test time and issues reported from early adopters and the market.

got the NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router recently, and it’s been an absolute game-changer for our home network. The WiFi 7 speeds (up to 19Gbps) are genuinely impressive, downloads, streaming, and gaming all run smoothly with zero lag. Even with multiple devices connected at once, including smart TVs, phones, and laptops, the performance stays rock solid. The coverage is excellent, reaching up to 3,500 sq ft without any noticeable dead spots. I was especially impressed with how well it handled multiple users and devices, it easily supports up to 200 devices, making it perfect for larger households or home offices. The tri-band system intelligently balances traffic, keeping everything running efficiently. Setup was straightforward thanks to the Nighthawk app, which guides you step by step. The 10 Gig internet connection support is also a great bonus for anyone wanting to future-proof their network or take full advantage of high speed fiber connections.

I have given this product, the netgear rs700 1 star as it does not work properly with Apple Airplay and Sonos speakers over ethernet and Netgear can't solve the problem/give no support (I have to use ethernet to the speakers as all the neighbours have WIFI running and there is not enough channels on 5ghz and 2.4ghz, so ethernet solves the interference problems) If you add another brand of hub into the equation then it works and Netgear don't know why. I have been in contact with Netgear support about this problem from 10th Feb 2025 and it's now 25th May 2025, that's 104 days and no fix. In the beginning they kept coming up with small tweaks in the settings, none of which helped and I had already tried, they asked for diagnostics and progressed to 2 level support There have been no fixes or progress. This is a typical response from them, and guess what, nothing happened, no reply after this, nothing. "NETGEAR Support Agent 2025-04-28 17:42:33 Hi T, Thank you for the follow up email. I will try to request specific progress for this case. I will get back to you once I get an update. XXX Netgear Level 2 Support" and a month later, guess what, NOTHING! To me, when you buy a product, you pay for the product and also support, however, Netgear don't give you support, just the 'brush off' if it's outside of changing a few settings, I'm really not joking here, they don't fix issues. Don't buy from Netgear, their support is appalling and they simply fail to fix their problems with their devices. Router itself is nice, and the WIFI 7 is strong and has a good range, but if you want something more than just browsing, like Music over the internet with your favourite speakers, don't take a chance with Netgear, use another brand I hope this helps your decision

Seriously this is why i only buy Netgear products, honestly every penny was worth it. I tend to buy and upgrade all my Networking equipment every 3 or so years and this router does not disappoint. I was averaging around 150mb down and 2 mb up using my previous netgear nighthawk pro xr1000 but this new netgear router is on another whole level. I am now getting 250mb to 300mb down and 5/6 mb up and its a rock solid stable connection. The Wifi also now easily goes all over the house and so my extenders are no longer needed. The new router looks like a xbox lol and is a tower with no annoying antennas sticking out. The interface is also really easy to use and being able to easily use the mobile app to manage makes it super cool. The speed increase this brings is worth every penny, granted i am a tech nut and so always upgrade all my tech every year or two, but i can not stress enough how important it is for users to use there own router vs using the rubbish slow routers most isps provide. The VPN built in is also great, and the 1 year bitdefender is also a nice touch. The features included with this router if you know how to use them are incredible and i would recommend all users buy a netgear router, they really are the best in the business.

I’ve had this router for a month now and it’s working perfectly lovely piece of kit

Options are limited, and it misses some of the key configurations that I would expect on such an expensive router. But this does mean that setup and configuration is easy as there are not many options. Also we are still waiting for firmware updates to enable some Wifi7 features. Signal strength is okay, but nothing special. I would recommend new Wifi7 routers with quad band, rather than the tri-band this comes with.

This replaced my Wi-Fi 5 mesh network after it bit the dust. It handles my entire smart home (48 devices), TV, PS5, PC, and 2 phones without sweat. Didn't notice any heat issues or noise. The initial setup could use fewer restarts (I think it restarted over 10 times while I dialed my settings in) but it is what it is. So far, it's been setup-and-forget.

Good and and reliable connection. Yet, The range of signal is not as great and Two Lan's do not work, as aggregation. No problem with connection stability and speed.. yet, something is out of order

Lättkonfigurerad, snabb, tyst, kall, stöder all WiFi-standarder,inte stor. Är centralpunkten i mitt hemnätverk.

RS700s NETGEAR is zeer stabiel via kabel . 10gb Wifi 7 Ik merk wel een verschil van de RX500 Gaming router. Armor is slechts paar dagen geldig (Dus het is niet gratis voor een jaar) kost ongeveer 56 dollar en niet duur alles in 1 daarna kun je aanvragen voor een jaar lang inclusief Bitdefender. Heb zelf ook een Bitdefender ben zeer tevreden mee. Dus uit informatie hoef je niet Defender niet verwijderen dat gaat alles automatisch als je armor krijgt. Ik ben zeer tevreden met de nieuwste technologie. Niet twijfelen gewoon doen.

Outstanding service and this router is crazy powerful - Wifi is full all around the entire stone house. And my new PC with Wifi 7 on board - its really fast.

Appareil puissant et efficace simple à utiliser wifi excellent

peccato che le stelle sono solo cinque perché questo fenomenale router ne merita di più. Per giunta avendolo aquistato per così dire usato ho approfittato di un prezzo veramente basso. Sulla conferma dell'ordine di Amazon c'era scritto: usato nuovo di zecca. Infatti ho ricevuto un oggetto veramente intonso. Installato senza problemi con la app Nighthawk del telefonino, che ha provveduto pure alla registrazione del prodotto sul sito di Netgear e attivato Armor con abbonamento per un anno compreso nell'acquisto. Allego due foto di speed test una wifi e una wired. Devo aggiungere che ho letto recensioni tranchant su questo router e penso che chi le ha scritte non sa di che parla. E' un oggetto evoluto e mal si adatta a utenti non in grado di capirlo e maneggiarlo. Aggiungo anche un nuovo speed test wifi ottenuto ottimizzando l'orientamento delle antenne della scheda wifi7 del PC. Ho trascurato di precisare che i test wifi sono stati fatti a 5-6 metri dal router senza vista diretta tra le antenne e il router stesso. Devo ancora integrare la mia recensione perché il 12-5-2026 ho aggiornato il firmware alla nuova versione 1.0.11.6 e rifacendo vari test ho constatato un ulteriore miglioramento delle prestazioni che erano già eccellenti.