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gordier's avatar
gordier
Aspirant
Jan 17, 2017

Cable Router Question

Looking to purchase 300Gbps service from Spectrum, which is the fastest internet service offered in our development. We require both WIFI and four LAN outputs off of the cable router. For these reasons we were looking at the C6300 and C7000 Netgear models.

 

Questions:

  1. Is there any benefit of one model over the other, or is there a better model for our application?
  2. Does either model have a higher powered wifi transmitter and more sensitive receiver than the other? We have experienced signal strength problems in the past in our home with Netgear units. Netgear doesn't appear to disclose their transmit power and receiver sensitivity. AND yes, we also use range extenders.

THANKS in advance!

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4 Replies

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jan 20, 2017

    Hello gordier

     

    There is a couple of diffrences as the C7000 is a AC1900 compared to the C6300 which is AC1750 so faster wifi there is also some more feature such as beam forming on the C7000. You could also look into getting the CM700 or CM600 and buying a separate router.

     

    DarrenM

    • gordier's avatar
      gordier
      Aspirant
      Jan 21, 2017

      Hi DarrenM,

      Thanks for your informative response!

       

      Would you know if one unit has a stronger WiFi transmitter and more sensitive WiFi receiver than the other, or are they all the same?

      • gordier's avatar
        gordier
        Aspirant
        Jan 25, 2017

        Would really like someone to confirm my following conclusion from the Netgear website and the previous response:

         

        • All the Netgear cable wifi routers have the same wifi transmit power output and receiver sensitivity.
        • Differentiation is in features such as bandwidth.
        • For a larger residence, the best strategy is to buy the least expensive unit that meets bandwidth requirements e.g. 300Mbps, and then use range extenders as needed to provide uniform coverage.

         

        Am I missing anything?

         

        THANKS in advance!