LinksysMax-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart WI-FI Gigabit Router (EA8500)

OK, first let me say I am far from being an expert with computer / hardware gear. My previous linksys, was good, but this one gives me full indoor and outdoor coverage. Unless there are issues with my cable, I have never had any dropped wifi calls, vid chats, etc. Streaming is perfect and I can run multiple wired and wireless Items at the same time using the different features provided and everyone in the house is happy. I have had no lag while online gaming while wireless, but wired is much faster of course. Liked it so much, my friends bought one.

Good features, but WiFi is unreliable and often drops out causing connectivity problems

Just the ticket for my home needs. It's easy to set-up an works great.

We purchased this router because it had great reviews, both online and by Consumer Reports. Ours was defective. Apparently, lots of them are because among the first things you hear when you call Linksys customer support is something like "If you believe your router is defective, press __." When you choose that option, you have to talk to technical support and then after 30-40 minutes of trying to troubleshoot, once they decide it IS actually defective, all you can do is get a replacement -- no refund. On top of that, to add insult to injury, you have to pay for the shipping to send the defective product back! Awful, terrible experience.DO NOT BUY THIS ROUTER UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU WILL ATTEMPT TO INSTALL IT WITHIN THE AMAZON RETURN WINDOW AND WON'T BE INCONVENIENCED DURING THE TIME WHEN YOUR ROUTER DOESN'T WORK IF IT IS DEFECTIVE. For that matter, just don't buy this router because why bother when there are other working alternatives.

Very easy to set-up if you've worked with other Linksys routers. Great signal throughout our small home. We were having modem issues that were hard to discern between modem or potential router issue. Our internet provider upgraded our modem, and I upgraded to this router and have had no problems since. Happy camper!

I bought this router as a cascade router for my att service. I needed a stronger WiFi signal outside my home. The processor speed of the router is much faster than my older linksys router. Great product and linksys will support it for 3 months because it’s refurbished.

Hard to set up customer support is now overseas, heard to understand

When I finally got this set up ( not user friendly to set up ) the internet would sporadically not work on multiple devices. When I hooked up the old router again I didn't have that problem. Also message the seller to return the item because it could have been defective and never had a reply from them that I could return it. Now I am stuck with a router that does not work.