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Mar 27, 2019
An outstanding device that sets the standard in mobile computing with internet access
11 of 11 found this helpful This product is superb. The only real issue with it is that it reboot upon just about ANY configuration change. So, for example, if you have offloading (off loading is when the device routes internet traffic via a local WiFi but without a reconfiguration of all your devices - as to save data) enabled, then when you configure it to attach to a new WiFi it will reboot. So, say for example, you are downloading a large file, and WiFi comes within range, you cannot configure the new WiFi to offload the data without interrupting the download in process. (this is a minor issue - as once setup it seems to work well and it quite stable so far. (I have pumped over 22GB in 3 days with 3 devices at once.
The processor is a bit underpowered - and the WiFi offloading is systematically limited. For example, if you enable WiFi offloading it disables the dual band wIFi and from there you only have access to the 2.4Ghz bands which are significantly more saturated resulting in lower speeds. Plus, the CPU's packet forwarding capacity is limited in transferring data from one network device to another - which this device contains 4 network devices (WiFi 5Ghz, WiFi 2.4Ghz, USB tethering, and Ethernet). The device seems to cap out at about 30mbps when routing WiFi to WiFi (such as a cell phone to the Nighthawk to a local WiFi for offloading). But this could be the limited bandwidth provided by the 2.4Ghz) I would personally like to see this become an option - when you enable WiFi offloading you can select which mode you want to use) But I also cannot see the technical reason for this. I have configured linux kernels to do routing via ipchains with command line tools and can see in my head the configuration to get both 2.4ghz and 5ghz with wifi offloading.
While this is a critical review of some features, please take away that this is an excellent device that far exceeds the capabilities of almost ANY device on the market - and it has unicorn features such as the ethernet port. Plus, Netgear has a reputation of steadfast reliable and stable devices.
I would personally recommend that Netgear start marketing this device aggressively in the trailer/motorhome marketplaces.