- Compatible with Xfinity from Comcast, Spectrum, Cox, CableONE & more
- Three-in-one DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem + N300 WiFi Router+ 2 Gigabit Wired Switch. ELIMINTE MONTHLY CABLE MODEM RENTAL FEES - Up to $156 per year
- DOCSIS 3.0 unleashes 8x faster download speeds than DOCSIS 2.0
- NETGEAR Genie App - Content filtering Parental Controls allow you to manage your network from anywhere
- Note-check your cable internet service provider web site for data speed tier compatibility. Ieee 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz. Not compatible with cable bundled voice services
Better than what your ISP would give you, but not amazing.
03/05/2015
This review is from: NETGEAR N300 (8x4) WiFi DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Router (C3000) Certified for Xfinity from Comcast, Spectrum, Cox, Cablevision & more
Pros:
- Uses NETGEAR's newer admin UI similar to their other routers like the R7000. Admin UI is fairly well easy to use and allows for a decent amount of customization.
- No WEP option for wireless. Only WPA and WPA2.
- Has Wireless Isolation On/Off feature.
- Standard NETGEAR parental controls allow for site blocking by keyword or domain, service blocking, by schedule and has e-mail notifications for alerts.
- Router mode can be disabled you so can just use as a cable modem. Just handy if you want to use your own router.
- Has a handy Wireless Channel proximity scanner to see other SSIDs in the area. You can optimize your channel.
- Guest Network for 2.4Ghz Wireless.
- USB readyshare functionality allows for https connection.
- Admin UI has a lot of menus for logs and connection info, including downstream/upstream connection stats. Neat.
Cons:
- No 5Ghz radio, only 2.4Ghz. :\
- Only one DDNS service available (www.dyndns.org).
- Remote management does not have https connection.
- Copy speed to USB readyshare drive was abysmal. rsync recorded a whooping 602KB/s for transferring a 600MB file over to a USB thumb drive. I tested both a USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 thumb drive. I did not test a USB 3.0 connected Hard Drive, but speeds won't be any better.
Overall Review:
When purchasing this modem-router combo don't be expecting premium router features. More basic things like VPN server or secure remote management is missing. However, think of it more of a replacement for the really bad cable-modem router your cable ISP would give you. This is device isn't amazing, but it is possibly way better than anything your ISP would bundle you.
Cable Modem related functions are un-tested. Only the routing portions of this WiFi Cable Modem Router were tested.
Only 2 available ethernet ports, so plan accordingly if you want to use this device with more than 2 ethernet connected machines. Get a switch.
Unit doesn't get too hot, warm to the touch only.
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- Benjamin C.
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