NETGEAR D7000-200UKS Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band 600 + 1300 Mbps Wireless (Wifi) VDSL/ADSL Modem Router for Phone Line Connections (BT Infinity, YouView, TalkTalk, EE and Plusnet Fibre)

Bought this to replace my EE brightbox 2, as I wanted to improve the WiFi signal in my house and use some of the quality of service settings to prioritise my security system and PC for online gaming.The device was easy enough to set up, took a little while to get my EE login details to allow it to connect, but once I got that from EE the automatic set up worked and everything was up and running. That's about the only positive thing I can say for this device though.The main problems I've had with are:1. The connection to my devices was unstable, my comptuer and TV both had buffering issues when streaming which I didn't have with the EE brightbox2. I read on the Netgear forums some issues with leaving the broadband channel on auto and switched this to a less used channel in my area. It improved the stability a bit but there was still occasional buffering or hang ups with the connection and I could never really trust the device.2. The connection to my Ring security cameras and alarm system was unstable. This was a complete deal breaker for me, my cameras would miss recordings or motion on my property. When they did record they would often do so in poor quality/low resolution, the video would be choppy and would regulary only record for the first 10 seconds, stall and record a black screen. This effectively made my whole home security system useless. My assumption was the dynamic QoS software in the device was deprioritising the security systems connection. I tried to adjust the network quality of service (QoS) settings and network priority to improve this but nothing seemed to improve it. The user interface for doing this on the router was really unfriendly and someone with limited IT skills would find it impossible.3. Despite having 3 large antennas the WiFi signal from the device was no better than the EE Brightbox24. The router was always very hot, I don't think it was causing any issues. However it made me question the longevity of the device.5. The device is HUGE, I was surpsied how much space it took up compared to a EE brightbox 2Overall I was very disappointed with this device. It's not cheap and in my experience did not offer any benefits over the EE brightbox2 that was supplied with my broadband. In many ways the device performed worse, the user interface isn't particulary friendly and the companion app for iOS is clunky and dated.After trying to improve the stability with my security system for the best part of a month I gave up and returned it. I can not recommend this device for anyone who has a Ring security system or EE broadband as the unit offers no benefits over a Brightbox2.

Been using this for 10 days now and can say I’m my case it’s noticeable the difference it makes, while running several devices at the same time that require a fair bit of data it seems to handle it with ease and without lag.Range isn’t as strong as I thought it would be but plenty enough for my needs in a 3 bed house and the phone socket location being towards the front.Setup wasn’t as straight forward as it should have been and the router needed to be hard reset e few times before I was able to set it up to work with my isp.

I recently changed my home broadband from ADSL to VDSL and bought this router/modem as a replacement for my Netgear DGND3700 which has worked reliably (and almost constantly on) since 2013.Setting the D7000v2 up has been a very frustrating and time consuming experience. It took hours before it would even let me log into the device which also seemed to take an inordinately long time to reboot.The automated VDSL setup failed for me every time but worse the device refused to allow me to manually setup. It was only after many reboots and factory resets that I was finally able to log in over LAN and start to manually enter settings.Once I was finally able to connect the device notified me that a firmware update was available. The update was elective and simple.The white LEDs on the top are bright but otherwise useless. My master BT socket is located in a dark corner and whereas I could read and understand the status lights of previous modems from across the room, to read the D7000v2 I need to be close and use a torch to read the labels. The D7000v2 housing is ridiculous in that it can only lie flat now (I stood all my previous modems upright, which suited the limited space available and, yes, I liked to see the flashing lights).The box does have a good number of vents in the sides, but it still gets very warm which is a mild concern given that it will be on 24/7. I'd have expected a low power mode to be available for when there's no traffic.None of my WiFi devices would connect initially but this was eventually solved by disabling "Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence".The Readyshare USB drive feature probably caused me the most grief. I use a 1TB USB3 portable drive for Sonos file storage and it worked fine with the DGND3700. However, none of the USB drives I tried seemed to work and the D7000v2 stopped responding whenever I plugged anything in. Worryingly, Windows reported file system errors every time after a drive had been plugged into the D7000v2. The only solution I've found so far is to reformat the drive to FAT32 (from NTFS), which rather limits its usefulness in terms of storage capacity.One of the reasons I selected the D7000v2 (over cheaper alternatives) was the USB3 socket which promised greater transfer speeds. However, LAN transfer speeds via either USB socket are woeful.Although I am fairly familiar with the eccentricities of the Netgear menu system, I did find it frustrating that this device has no offline help built-in. The pdf manual is quite comprehensive, but when you can't get an online connection to download a copy it isn't a lot of use.Every alteration in the settings results in a long pause while the new settings are applied. There is often a progress bar presented, but this seems to get to 100% long before the device is actually ready to continue. The D7000v2 also seems very slow to re-establish a WAN connection but maybe that's a VDSL thing.Attached devices do not always show up on the D7000v2, although the IP address reservations still do appear to be used.That said, now that I've finally set the D7000v2 up the device has performed as well as I could have expected. There have been no unexpected connection interruptions, no lockups and no need to reboot (except where settings changed). Very pleased with WAN and LAN speeds, WiFi signal strong and reliable. Amazon Prime streaming great even at 4K.Given my horrible experience setting the thing up, at the moment I consider the D7000v2 to be poor value and would definitely not recommend it to anyone lacking experience.That said, the D7000v2 in use has been reliable and entirely trouble free so far.

I bought this thinking it would be an upgrade to the ancient Apple Airport Express I'd been using for a decade or more. It lasted a week in our house then was returned. I admit I may have bought it because it looks like a spare part off Marty McFly's DeLorean, but this product is not fit for purpose. The setup experience is below average, with a web UI designed by engineers (poor ones at that) rather than anyone who understands user experience. Network speeds were good but every day or two the device would freeze completely, wifi would disappear and it had to be power cycled. Then there were the wifi drops. Every device in the house experienced it - nice fast connection one minute, nothing the next. A week was enough and we were wishing for our decade old router back.Sent it back and bought the TP-Link Archer VR900 instead. Not only is it cheaper, the setup was a breeze with a nicely designed and intuitive web interface. Too early to tell if stability is better but fingers crossed.