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Update 2: Firmware issue fixed my dropped connections in the morning. Ran speed tests. Same speeds. Seems to be same signal strength. Update: Well...I've set it to reboot every day now. And oddly some mornings there's just no wifi signal. So I have to go over and reboot it. I'm thinking of updating the firmware package to see if this resolves that issue. I'll post once i have this issue fixed. I bought a Nighthawk prior to this. But the nighthawk was a pain setting up as you had to get an app, create an account, and then I still never saw great speeds even on 5ghz. This thing blows that nighthawk out of the water (and was about $30 more). The nighthawk also dropped my cisco vpn alot. NOT COOL. With this router: Signal is great. I can walk down the street a few houses and get signal (not great, but usable). It works great for our square 2,300sqft house just fine. I bought an extender - but found we didn't need it. Speed is great. I get full use out of my 200mbs connection to my provider. 2ghz I get about 60mbs. 5ghz I get 210mbs. The modem I'm using is a Motorola 24x8. It works well with that. I haven't seen any signal drops. My VPN stays connected all day (which is rather important these days given covid). It runs cool to the touch (big factor as I'm always paranoid about house fires and cheap poorly built electronics). I have it auto reboot every sunday (which is a great feature you can set in the menu). I'm using the firmware out of the box. I did not update the firmware. With routers, I tend to only update the firmware if I see a problem that needs resolution. Setup was easy. Plug in router to modem. Turn modem and router off. Turn modem on. Turn router on. Pair computer to wifi. go to 192.168.1.1 in browser. setup wifi and password. Done. Great interface too on this router. Very happy i brought this. Should my experience turn the other way I'll be sure to update this review.