{"id":9382,"date":"2016-07-31T13:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2016-07-31T13:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T20:06:15","slug":"netgear-nighthawk-x8-ac5300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/netgear-nighthawk-x8-ac5300\/","title":{"rendered":"Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router by Denise Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest post by Denise (@Deverelle<\/a>) Crown<\/h3>\n

\"Netgear<\/a>Well Castaways, it was time to replace our router.<\/p>\n

Our ISP caps our bandwidth to 450 GB per month and several times a year they assert we use double this or more. We don’t stream a lot of movies, our cloud data is pretty static, and we have a stupidly complex password, so this runaway bandwidth is a mystery I cannot solve with our aged Airport Express router. <\/p>\n

We also need the ability to manage a lot of WiFi devices.<\/p>\n

The wiring closet is at the far back of the house, which has always caused connectivity problems in the front of the house.<\/p>\n

Wanting a router that would be current for a few years, I chose the tri-band Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router<\/a>. I purchased it on Amazon using Allison’s banner and paid a whopping $359.99. It’s definitely an investment.<\/p>\n

As the dedicated network and software tech in my house, I dreaded this project like the plague. I removed all the old equipment, crossed my fingers and plugged in this huge beast.
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I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to set up. There is an iPhone app, but I found the most convenient way was to log in via browser. <\/p>\n

There is a security bulletin on this router that Allison kindly forwarded over once she learned of my purchase.<\/p>\n

So let’s talk about what you get for almost $400.<\/p>\n