Linksys - Hydra Pro AXE6600 Wi-Fi 6E Tri-Band Router - Black

I love this router. Especially because of the fact that I got it for half the price during the Black Friday sale. This router will definitely help me future proof my devices for years to come as they got more advanced and as more devices adopt WiFi 6E. Literally, this router gives me great signal within the house. I actually haven’t seen it drop to two bars yet on the WiFi symbol. A constant three whole bars! Now, I’m not sure how it would fare in my basement but judging from how strong of a connection I get in my room upstairs, I would expect the same signal strength in the basement. Now, the firmware update! I have Verizon FiOS gigabit internet. As I unplugged my crappy FiOS gateway router, I then connected the Linksys Hydra router. Setup is super easy and simple through the app no problem. At the end it’ll say it needs to “update” to the latest firmware. Please note that this firmware update didn’t allow me to take full advantage of my gigabit upload speeds but it did allow me to get my gigabit download speeds. However, after spending time with Linksys support chat, they told me I needed to download the latest firmware from their website manually! This was a fairly simple process and after the router updated to the new firmware, I was able to get my promised speeds Verizon both Downloads and uploads. Again, fantastic router. I noticed things load very fast and snappy like on my computer Ethernet connected and on my WiFi devices!!

I installed a new modem Motorola MB8711 and connected through Xfinity app in minutes. I have this paired with my Linksys Hydro Pro 6E Router and it works like a charm. I had an old Nighthawk C7000 modem/router and would get maybe 300mbps tops. After the switch to my newer set up, I constantly got 700-720mbps and 24up on my Note 20 Ultra 5G and Ethernet connection from my router to the PS5 around 600-650mbps. I have a 600mbps plan through Xfinity and it goes above that. Plan to upgrade to Gigabit speeds soon and I'm sure it won't disappoint. I like that the router is 6E capable and is future proof for now. Will add some devices soon to take advantage of the 6Ghz/6E soon. I have a 1800sqft home and have no problems with the drop off with the 2.4/5ghz bands in speed. I have the set up in the living room and can go to each corner of my home with great speeds. My son said his PS5 speeds doubled through Wifi. Happy with this router so far. I have atleast 15 devices connected and no lag. My LG OLED smart TV streams 4K while my son is on his PS5 and other deviices simultaneously without a hitch. I would highly recommend the Linksys Hydro Pro 6E.

This 6E router is connected to my 6E Mesh and doesn't miss a beat while I'm live streaming my favorite VR MR gaming (headset connected to 6E to sync with pc, pc connected to LAN, 3 cameras, MR processing, all broadcasted to multiple platforms a individual streams. All while 2 4K TV's play and stream live video games (PC Steam/PS5/PS4 VR or XBox) to multiple platforms. Each connected via LAN to 6E Mesh. No stuttering. No lag. Prioritize the devices that need the load. 20 security cameras, 80+ smart lights, 4 smart ceiling fans, 2 vac/mop robots, 10 Google displays, and several other items. Supports my ISP's upload and download giga speed. Control and make adjustments via mobile or onsite. Add external storage for easy access. (Make your own cloned and/or server.)

Had older net gear router but as things grow I needed to get something better first I had my internet provider install one of theirs had all kinds of problems went to best buy and got a Linksys- Hydra Pro AXE6600 solved all my problems

Go this router to upgrade my old one, I dropped cable many years ago, all my TVs are smart, plus the smart plugs, lights, camera, etc, so far this router has been a great decision; TVs were pixelated sometimes in the past, now I don't get that, I thought it was the transmission but now I think it was my old router. Easy to setup, signal is good.

I have been eyeing this router since it was $500 to $350 to finally deciding to buy it at $300, and still too overpriced. Service is AT&T fiver at 1g up 1g down. Setup took over an hour since it kept telling me numerous times to restart and wouldn’t connect to my Linksys account, setup as IP passthrough from the AT&T modem settings. Xbox photo is hardwired and getting 500 up. Wifi SpeedTest on iPhone in front of router tops out at 450 down and 400 up on 5ghz. In the Linksys app SpeedTest shows 945 down and only 150 up! It does do a good job at range but speeds overall are just meh. Will be going back to the att wifi 6 modem/router combo they make you get unfortunately, better speeds overall.

I've had this for 3 days now, had nothing but software issues. Will be returning the product to exchange for a diff. brand. I do love the product, simple overall design, has the latest features available, not too complicated. But is dragged by its software support. The design is simple, compact, not too many antennas. Wall mountable & there not much excessive antennas. Also they are not fixed so they can positioned as needed. I'm just returning to Linksys as in the past I've had 3-4 of them. Just left for a different brand to try out. However, this product is plagued with issues. 1st It is useless w/o the app. Try to set up w/desktop interface. There is a Ad popup requesting to use the APP. Should be flexible between the 2. Also you have limited control in the APP, as it was designed for the Velop Mesh system. 2nd Setup is a pain as it takes almost half hour for "setup " which I think is just hoax to collect & sell your data. LOL 3rd The Speed Test feature does not work, I have 1200 down & 40 up. Tried it out and it gave me 200~300 down and 30~40up. The upload made some sense, but the down is ridiculous. Tried re-run the test again, the stopped working. Tried calling support but they just gave me instructions to restore the router which I did 3 times. Also just incase I only attached my desktop. Another, I tried running speed test using 3rd party and its measuring 800 down. 4th There is no way to control the wifi bands, frequency manually. Also the proxy control for those who have Servers, NAS, Virtual Machine, Etc. Finally, 5th Interface is nice and simple, but you can't fully take advantage of it as you only have limited control of the router. Although , I do recommend this product for those who don't really need much and wants something that is easy, setup & forget. But I do not recommend for those who want more finer control.

I needed a new router to be able to give me the speed I should be getting. This was the one I chose. Now I am future proof.