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LeslieN
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Feb 13, 2020
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AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router

We need a router that will work best with our 300Mbps internet for an approximately 1400 sq. ft. home.  Would the R6020 AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router be a good fit for us?  There's only two of us in the household, and we typically only have one TV streaming at a time.  TIA!

 

 

  • > [...] 300Mbps internet [...]

     

    > [...] Would the R6020 AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router be a good fit for
    > us? [...]

     

       I'd say no.  Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in that model
    number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual or the Product
    Data Sheet.  Look for the Ethernet port speeds.  I see specifications
    like the following (from the Product Data Sheet):

     

          Five (5) 10/100Mbps (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Fast Ethernet ports with
          auto-sensing technology

     

    Where "Fast Ethernet" means faster than the typical speeds in 1985.

     

       If your Internet connection is faster than 100Mb/s, then you should
    probably look for a router with "gigibit" (1000Mb/s = 1Gb/s) Ethernet
    ports.  I wouldn't limit my search to Netgear, either.

     

    > [...] we typically only have one TV streaming at a time.


       I'd expect 10Mb/s to satisfy that requirement, but if I were paying
    for a 300Mb/s connection, then I'd want at least some probablity of
    getting more than a third of that.

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  • > [...] 300Mbps internet [...]

     

    > [...] Would the R6020 AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router be a good fit for
    > us? [...]

     

       I'd say no.  Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in that model
    number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual or the Product
    Data Sheet.  Look for the Ethernet port speeds.  I see specifications
    like the following (from the Product Data Sheet):

     

          Five (5) 10/100Mbps (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Fast Ethernet ports with
          auto-sensing technology

     

    Where "Fast Ethernet" means faster than the typical speeds in 1985.

     

       If your Internet connection is faster than 100Mb/s, then you should
    probably look for a router with "gigibit" (1000Mb/s = 1Gb/s) Ethernet
    ports.  I wouldn't limit my search to Netgear, either.

     

    > [...] we typically only have one TV streaming at a time.


       I'd expect 10Mb/s to satisfy that requirement, but if I were paying
    for a 300Mb/s connection, then I'd want at least some probablity of
    getting more than a third of that.


  • LeslieN wrote:

    We need a router that will work best with our 300Mbps internet for an approximately 1400 sq. ft. home.  Would the R6020 AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router be a good fit for us?  There's only two of us in the household, and we typically only have one TV streaming at a time.  TIA!

     

     


    This page has a useful set of "buttons" that you can check to home in on suitable devices.

     

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