Netgear A6210 IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi Adapter

So far, my purchase has lived up to its reputation and expectations. I am pleased with this product.

When my older WiFi access point showed signs of age, I needed to find a replacement. Based on my prior experience with Netgear, I selected the A6210 primarily because it was compact and had the option of direct or cabled USB connect. I've been using it for several weeks now, and have had no issues with installation or operation.

The only problem, and the most annoying, is that the device will "disconnect" from the computer, like it is not plugged in at all. I have tried multiple USB ports, front and back, with no succcess. I tried different software versions, both with the netgear app and the standalone. No other USB device does this on my computer, so it is specific to the adapter. Also, doesn't matter if I use the included extension or plug directly into the PC. It is so random too, it didn't disconnect at all yesterday, but today it did it many times, even after rebooting everything in the house. Frustrated me enough to get me to write this review... When it does stay connected it works well enough for me to work from home, occasional streaming and downloading, etc. Perfectly acceptable. It gets 2 stars because the disconnects are the absolute worst and I've spent so much time trying to get it to work only to realize there is nothing I can do, but pray it stays on.

Worked fine with Win7 - upgraded to 10, immediately started throwing page faults as soon as I plug the adapter in. Uninstall\reinstall, new Genie\Standalone\Mediatek OEM tried, all unsuccessful. Seems to be a commonly reported issue - not sure how this is on the market anymore, honestly.

This product has been a problem since the moment I started using it. I'm not sure what the threshold is, but it drops its connection to my WiFi network every time it takes a certain volume of data. I can tell this because my internet diagnostics resets the adapter every time it drops connection and it fixes it each time. I work from home and use VoIP constantly, and this performance is unacceptable.

This adapter disconnects abruptly and without warning every 15-30mins and then reconnects 2 minutes later. There are fixes posted on forums that do not work, the problem will still persist. Especially for gaming, this adapter will get you booted from just about every game due to the frequency of disconnects. Take your money elsewhere!!! This adapter has singlehandedly guaranteed me to never buy a netgear product again.

Will not stay connected for longer than a few hours, to just a few seconds. I know the issue is not with my wifi itself as i can connect on multiple devices with no problem. Driver updates and software downloads do not fix the problem. Resorted to using a very old, tiny little wifi antenna that has never had any issues, and is still the case. Do not buy this atrocious product, its a waste of money.

When it's actually connected to my network it works just fine, but whenever I need to download anything to my pc, it gives up and disconnects from my network. Sometimes it's so bad it will force my mouse and/or keyboard to stop working. I have never been so displeased by a worthless piece of junk in my life. Please stay away from this adapter, you'll be better off using any garbage left behind on trash day.

I have had this device for about three weeks now and I am having the exact same issue it seems that everyone has with this... disconnecting constantly. Within a 8 hour time frame it will drop connection, as if it is being unplugged (it even gives the plug and play disconnect sound windows plays) and reconnect a few moments later. I have tried different drivers to remedy this situation but it appears that there is no fixing the issue.

I've had this thing for maybe...half a year or so and for the first month it worked great with great speeds. I now want to smash this thing with a hammer everyday of my life. It constantly disconnects and makes me listen to that stupid disconnect/reconnect noise constantly. I hate this thing with a burning passion and nothing fixes it. Driver updates do absolutely nothing to fix the problem, this thing is just straight trash.