NETGEAR's INSANE Nighthawk AX12 WiFi 6 Router!

[@TechBlock]

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[@weez82]

Thank you for running speed tests outside and in different locations in the home. Difficult to find reviews with people doing that. It was very helpful

[@guuillermopena]

That router's insane looking. Something straight out of Star Wars.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

That's Kylo Ren's ship lol.

[@mariobetancourt4085]

I have this router for 2 years now with my gigabit internet from xfinity. It works really good I'm happy. Definitely a huge upgrade from the Netgear R6300 AC router

[@06ek]

Seeing him saying his wifi is pretty decent. Me, here with 10mbps

[@derekrodriguez3840]

Me here with 1 mbps...

[@casond6467]

Me with 950mbps

[@casond6467]

For the router. Per device 350 mbps

[@NebLikesMilfs]

Me here with 800kps and it doesn’t work 75% of the time

[@hummmmmus]

Me here with 0.01 bit

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

Owned/still own the RAX120 from launch... Lots of little issues throughout the first year of ownership and I started getting tons of problems managing my whole house once we went over 20 connected devices... I even tried to pair it with the EAX 80 - Netgear's official Nighthawk Extender - but that did nothing to fix my issues. My biggest problem with the router though, the software/app are extremely limited/streamlined and gives you little or no options for troubleshooting or even understanding what's happening on your network. I was able to fix some connectivity issues by restoring back to the factory settings and resetting the whole network (had to happen more than once), but that didn't last and is pretty much your only option. Pair that with the only getting 90 days of phone support without paying extra to get support for the whole year and you end up with a beta product that won tons of awards and in truth is a great performer until you start to push it. Now the RAX120 has been boxed and I picked up two AX88Us using Asus's Mesh tech. Zero drops since the switch, tons of troubleshooting/ data tracking options to work with through Asus's old but detailed app/software, and much better overall performance throughout the whole house! I know the AX Broadcom chips have their own issues, but my home network has been 100% stable and performing great since we made the switch. All that said, with 6e chips are being finalized so you might as well wait and see what happens next. Netgear may nail the next generation of these routers but I just don't agree with their streamlined "take all the options away" philosophy for their software and that probably won't change.

[@X3RTY]

try the RAX200 version

[@GodHatesXbox]

This is a better review than the video lol

[@skysz4877]

whats your data plan on the nighthawk m1

[@shaolin95]

Try the Asus GT AX-11000....best for gamers. The AX12 looks sweet though

[@chocolatemilk9102]

shaolin95 it doesn’t get through walls that good.

[@seriyothematch]

Chicken4life which one?

[@chocolatemilk9102]

Squigga.Mp4 the asus ax 11000

[@IAmZen_007]

shaolin95 who wants an AX11000 if you only have 4G internet.

[@aldocraycray]

TigerBait 🐯 Which one gets through walls and interferences really good?

[@FinnishArmy]

Why would you connect the PC over wifi? Connect via ethernet cable.. you'll have faster download/upload and lower ping.

[@greggpedder]

Not true.

[@FinnishArmy]

@@greggpedder Um. That's literally how it works. WiFi has more interference than ethernet.

[@laviris]

Everyone gangster till they see the price of that lmao!

[@IAmZen_007]

Silent Skeptic indeed, if you buy this router and then use a 4G ... mmm ... you must have a lot of money 💰 I want to see real speeds with gigabit internet, wifi6 devices and test with Iperf (internet and local).

[@laviris]

@@IAmZen_007 ye

[@SaikumarN1993]

@@IAmZen_007 yeah lol.. he must've been using optic fiber connection to get speeds

[@winning77th]

Bought ax8 when it was first released, would like to upgrade to ax12. I get 1gb up and down with gigabit fiber

[@acekorneya1]

@@IAmZen_007 i have this router and a Gigabit connection and close to the router you can get 600-700 Mbps using 5Ghz

[@abstrxctionmusic]

your upload is better than both my download and upload combined!

[@abstrxctionmusic]

YAY THANKS FOR THE HEART I LOVE YOU TECHBLOCK!! (Also I am building a new PC today! :D)

[@Crystaluser708]

Should I get this for ps5/xbox?

[@raptorstorm3353]

Heads up, I did some testing on this router that you might want to also do. I live in an area where I have to use LTE for internet and I use a Nighthawk Mobile Hotspot as a pass through to my Nighthawk R7000 router. Bought this AX12 with my Tax return and was pretty amazed by it, till I started gaming. It did (or does perhaps) not like a cellular internet connection, it will drop the connection and reacquire it several times in a ten minute period. Firmware updates, still did it. Took it back and got a new one, still did it. Re hooked up the R7000, no issues, hooked back up the AX12 and consistent drops. The drops were like hiccups, playing a FPS online, and would lose connection several times in a match but reconnect in a second or two. Then some matches I'd lose connection long enough to get booted from the game, just to be able to join the game again as soon as I was back to the menu. Also to note, I live about 1k feet from the cell tower and get a 30ms ping and a consistent 84mbps down speeds, so it isn't like the cell signal is by any means poor. I should also add, that I liked the AX12 so much and was so desperate to get it to work that I tested the second unit at a friend's place on his Cable internet, and it was flawless. Just a heads up.

[@KeithMoonMTB]

cool dude. can this thing run on a sim only or do i need something more ?

[@CamaroWarrior]

I have the galaxy Note 20 ultra on AT&T and over 4g lte I got over 500mbps down

[@Alianger]

What phone is it, what kind of wifi does it have?

[@mohammeddanishali3642]

Which camera are you using ?

[@samadhistate9637]

Is it just a router or is it a modem/router?

[@HudMan4U]

Damn, it's about time! I've been looking for a next gen that could handle all 150 MBs of my plan.

[@Kevin-gp1bp]

Love youre videos but whats youre headset?

[@vasco905]

razer nari

[@Kevin-gp1bp]

Ultimate?

[@chocoborider87]

Does it randomly drop wired LAN connections like the ax80?

[@mickmcmick8247]

Excellent, thanks. I am sold.

[@welch3319]

Hey man .... Do those 4g modems work in Canada ???

[@shickster1]

What was the M1 max performance over Gigabit wired to your pc? That baseline should have been established before discussing wifi at all.

[@sheikhalitasfin6688]

I loved the presentation. Can you please explain what software you have used to show the display of your cell phone screen side by side with main camera?

[@matt-zr6zs]

Would this router be a good upgrade from a ISP router ?

[@capwkidd]

What was that giant clock? An app on an iPad?

[@TruLuan]

Could you try the speed test hard wired to your computer with a Cat7?

[@davidbarella9369]

We upgraded to 500mb a year ago and the cable engineer says you will never get above 270mbs it’s meant to be shared across all your device’s so we changed to the netgear rax120 and 540mbs all day long even get over 620 on the Xbox it’s a wicked bit of kit

[@obiorah1]

Who is your internet service provider,

[@liamharis9246]

Will this work with orbi mesh

[@decayed508]

Can you please show how u set up

[@Farmer-Mike]

Hi there GREAT channel you got 😊 I would like to ask what kind of 4G router is the absolut best?

[@Alsidethehero]

Are there straight versions of those monitors?

[@joseesquivel8379]

okay what if the internet provider is giving me 1gbps but my pc is having problems with connection drops to 250mbps when sometimes its works properly at 960mbps, also wifi is having problems at times as well. what can you recomend to me because local best buy wants to sell me a ax12 and there not cheap as you know. would you be able to help ?

[@derekschommer1465]

I had over 250 like 5 years ago on my ac1900 router lol. And my phone gets 230 at work on lte without a monster antenna

[@ex2c8]

derek schommer 😂

[@docomo661]

Does this thing work with both 120v and 240v power sockets?

[@xhibad2331]

Mad bro, loving the vids ♥

[@Djhoodrich.]

I have been using the same set up that you are reviewing today for six months the only difference is I am using a cat 8 ethernet cord and I have a antenna on the M1

[@staceyyoung4331]

what kind of antenna ? please

[@Djhoodrich.]

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[@Eddie17999]

Have you tried adding ts9 antenna to it to get a better signal possibly increasing speeds? I been debating to do it to my netgear m1 that I have in my office.

[@maxthedoglover]

So glad I got fiber internet my mom was paying 80 for like barley 100 mpbs now we have 1000 for only 50 a month

[@johnsherby9130]

what brand?

[@maxthedoglover]

Streamergamer 69 AT&T

[@richilandeo1]

Can I use this router as a Plex server?? Which Router would you recommend to use as a Plex router? Thanks

[@thelickedspoon]

I see this and I say to myself but does it have RGB

[@stevenswall]

This is the same speed at my Wifi 5 router. Can you do an iPerf or other test to show if it can get over 900mbps on wifi not relying on your ISP? I have gigabit internet and need a router that can handle it.

[@Germangt7]

Would this be a good router for online gaming?

[@Minpeace]

Yes

[@datty8485]

What model of Orbi was that?

[@Vaxovillion]

Total science here.

[@brockvanleer1010]

Jeez we use the Nighthawk M1 here in the states for AT&T, i was lucky and got grandfathered in on the only Unlimited plan you could get on a hotspot here before they killed it off in 2017, but i've only ever seen 70 down in the best of conditions. 250 down / 100 up is insane hahah.

[@shoxky2.087]

What WiFi is most affective for nighthawk

[@shoxky2.087]

Like Verizon or optimum

[@3.0Suskiii]

So does he have like 2 routers? The 4g one and the new one??

[@robinmania1969]

is it support WIFI 6E

[@ryangraves538]

Uxin flies back to 9 then 15, the China vrm and Zi the next zm run, type zi definition in the goog search box.

[@michaelkaleta9752]

Thanks for always pushing out great content

[@uindy4]

This on a gigabit internet connection will be amazing.

[@DeionsCarAudio]

Got the upgraded version of this router and 1gb i dont regret anything

[@vxlue914]

TechBlock Will that little 4G router work just as good in Australia? Pls answer

[@4thNebula]

It would be helpful to know what speed the ISP is giving you. I would guess about 200 mbps based on the Nighthawk numbers.

[@starkness65]

Damn, how much do you paid for you Internet? That is some impressive speed. Here in Seattle I paid for Comcast and it's a rip off. $120 per month for 130Mbs Download and 6Mbs Upload Speed.

[@ragered1453]

Love your videos dude!!!

[@MrScarDJ]

Hello mate nice modem you got there do you have 2 EE sim for each modem (Orbi and Netgear M1) or just one sim and it the data cap?

[@Mahdi-nw5ue]

Yo Em ur vids looking sick now s cool keep up the good work lovd ur vids

[@julianfoot8748]

Dude? is that back in now?

[@griff3n69]

What should i get? I have a sb6141 and an n66rt currently. I do wired gaming pc and wireless netflix and smartphone youtube. I have comcast 25 3 internet speed but might switch back to the 100sometime Was looking at mb7621 and nighthawk r7000 or 6700. Been having connection drops audio lagging behind and blurry video

[@Minpeace]

R7800 would be my choice, great WiFi coverage, good support from Voxel who updates the NG packages.

[@f.b.i4751]

Bruh what’s good with your iPhone the sides are like flat ? iPhone 12 leaks ?

[@Blackpapalink]

Convinced my dad to buy one since Comcast's gateway was complete ass. Works really great. Cant got through too many walls, though.

[@nelsonbrett1]

Is there a 4g router that performs like the M1 but with range?

[@unknownwolf4046]

I have a LTE bec 6300nel Ridgewave R15. I have a Nighthawk AX3000 router wifi 6

[@DennisMangual]

I settled on the Netgear Orbi, it was my favorite and getting my full speed.

[@ridin_low193]

Same here. Got the rbk852 & nighthawk cm1200 modem and it’s great with a family of 5 we still get great speed on Comcast 1 gig plan.

[@Woodr7ten]

hey man, when you were checking the nighthawk little router on your phone it wasn't connected to your phone. it was using your phone data.

[@davidoshea8580]

That knife is the kine!

[@charema]

So if I understand well, you have a 4G modem in which you plug the Nighthawk and this is totally independant from the usual internet connection via ADSL où Fiber. Am I right ? Thanks

[@IAmZen_007]

charles sotto you are right ... see my other post with the same remark

[@kjs4600]

Does this cost monthly or is it just a one time pay?

[@thehub5519]

Kjalar fn one time pay

[@Zay408er]

Concrete walls or metal surfaces will give you trouble. The waves go through drywall and doors fairly easily

[@explorewithant]

I need something to connect to my virgin media hub 3 router because the WiFi and range is really bad especially upstairs,,constantly drops out

[@folkenprable]

Glad to see someone using a cat 7 flat cable proper cable amen..👌

[@AP-Talks1]

I don't understand how you get such a high speed for the M1 on it's own, I get 40 on the download and 7 at best on the upload 😭🤷🏽‍♂️ I know o2 probably restrict the speed can you get around this

[@thehub5519]

Is me having 100 Mbps on my pc good?

[@Puroplatino]

I just got this but I have no clue how to set it up. Anybody know where I can find a video?

[@alphabeta898]

I have the router and changed the Ethernet cable to better ones and it helps.

[@maxhoran4769]

Wow that thing looks like bat mans plane

[@busterbrown724]

Anyone know which router is better the NightHawk vs the Amplifi Alien?

[@Minpeace]

The 120 uses a older version of the Qualcomm 1200 chip but there is a V2 arriving which has the latest Qualcomm chipset which has all the wifi6 features. Then it’s down to design and how well they perform and what you like.

[@derekdauzat]

I have a similar setup with the nighthawk as the LTE modem, & using an synology router.... I have it in IP pass-through which disables the M1's wifi, you will have to change the IP address for example the M1 will be 192.168.2.1 and you new fancy fast router will be 192.168.1.1 this should fix your speed problem

[@virajpereira]

Wifi6 is made to handle speeds that are in gigabits you should have tried that using local ISP.

[@jbear428]

I 💜 this guy... he is so comical and enjoy his content!

[@stanleyokafor254]

I was expecting u to run a test without using the old netgear router in other to fully compare and contrast the differences.

[@Chilley]

Awesome video!

[@GSTTactics]

Can use this to replace my bt hub router ?

[@Minpeace]

Yes but you need a modem like the BG612. Very easy to setup on PPPoE and I’m on BT with this router. Do not use the BT router as it can’t do modem only mode.

[@sunilgaur1]

I just bought ax12 and I have 960 mbps downloads from cable modem. However router speed on 5G is 55-60 mbps. Any idea why? Netgear support just gave up.

[@aldenhozbo3000]

I have the same problem. At first I have 980 mbps and after a while it goes down to 60 mbps..

[@sunilgaur1]

I’m returning the router

[@JustTheToyStuff]

Yo TB, loved the video. I really enjoyed the review from beginning to end. Liked and just subscribed to your channel. I have a question for you. I wear glasses and I am actually digging your glasses. What glasses are you wearing man? Cheers!

[@crakzftw]

Early gang where you at❤️

[@linkuk7639]

Plz do more gaming pc parts

[@WillBaucum]

You’ve got all that equipment in one space, with no telling how much interference from each device maybe I missed something.

[@kjs4600]

How much does it cost a month

[@TechBlock]

????

[@barnesy1480]

Need some help if anyone could provide some! Currently building a setup with Lian Li Dynamic O11 case, ryzen 7 3700x CPU, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max Motherboard and RX 5700 XT GPU, how many fans would I need to be good enough to cool the system and what PSU should I use?! I’m new to building PC’s so quite clueless in certain areas! Thanks for reading:)

[@dwainricherson479]

Talk about the ethernet capabilities. i have my house hard wired i use very little wifi thanks

[@HarrisonMontgomery]

what plan are you using with EE as I am interested in getting a similar setup.

[@TechBlock]

Just an unlimited EE sim

[@bobdick9726]

u want to get cat 8

[@genesissam172]

Kinda looks like my German Shepard mate

[@SlipWreck]

At $370-$450, is it worth the price?

[@mlg_joe7]

Wait so a little wifi extender doesn't make ur xfinity wifi faster

[@M365ITTuts]

Do you have "Unlimited" data transfer quota over that 4G internet? It's weird seeing someone using 4G as a WiFi setup.

[@TechBlock]

Yeah it’s unlimited now

[@M365ITTuts]

@@TechBlock good for you man! Those are some decent speeds for unlimited internet.

[@noaimzo2465]

TechBlock What 4G unlimited data plan are you using