Reviews for AirPort Extreme Base Station

Excellent coverage. Use for all of my WI-FY gear including BluRay DVD Player, WII Game Set, iPhone, iPad2, and Printer. It outperforms two other units that it replaced. Good job Apple.

My AEBS has been used very successfully in conjunction with a Vigor 120 ethernet modem. Speeds have improved when compared with my previous equipment and reliability has been 100%. It provides internet access for 1 PC, 1 laptop, 2 Mac minis, 1 MBA, 1MBP, 1 Blu-ray player, 1 TV, 1 Wii, 1 ATV2 and 4 iOS devices, all without any problem whatsoever. I should add that it was staightforward to set up and runs cool (even having been continuously 'on' since purchase). I am very satisfied with the great performance and recommend the AEBS, but do please bear in mind that it needs to be used in conjunction with a modem.

The review above is rubbish as he clearly does not know how to set it up correctly, i have it working with an ADSL and it works brilliantly.

Allows separation of N a G signals which is great if you have a have a range of devices which have different capabilities.

I would recommend to anyone.

I've been experiencing terrible download speeds from my ISP Suddenlink for about 6 months now. On Speedtest.net, on average/most often times, my download speed would be 2.5Mbps. I am paying for the 10Mbps (highest speed possible) plan with the ISP.

After replacing the old Netgear router with the AE, and having Apple help me set it up via phone (I'm not networking intelligent whatsoever, I'm a Hardware, OS, and software kinda guy), I achieved similar/small improvement in performance. Typically getting 2.5-3Mbps downloads, with an occasional (and short-lived) hike in speed ranging 5-8Mbps. DON'T STOP READING HERE!

After doing some tinkering, I managed to get the full 10Mbps out of my ISP with this router. I get 10.63Mbps down on my mid-2010 Mac Mini which is on the 5GHz private network, 10.08Mbps down on my iPhone 4 which is on the 2.4GHz network, and 10Mbps down with my iPad which is on the 5GHz private network. I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase, and would definitely buy another in the future. Hopefully more ISP's will become available in my area with higher speeds, so I can take full advantage of this baby :)

WARNING: The AirPort Extreme seems to run a bit warm, though not 'hot'. I'm keeping a small fan running next to it to keep temps down (there is no ceiling fan in my office).

Currently, I have my AirPort Extreme set up this way:
-Wireless Mode: Create a wireless network.
-The radio mode is set to Automatic.
-Broadcasting 2 networks, a 2.4GHz and a 5GHz (the 5GHz network is hidden).
-The 5GHz network is on radio channel 161.
-The 2.4GHz network is on radio channel 6.
-Security is WPA2 Personal

Under Wireless Network Options:
-Country: United States
-Multicast Rate: Low
-Transmit Power: 100%
-Use wide channels is checked
-Created closed network is checked (because I'm hiding the 5GHz network)

Airport Extreme is a great product for two years MAXIMUM. After that the Airport Extreme will begin to fail for various issues. After having three fail completely in two years, one for firmware reasons and two for hardware reasons, this product deserves two stars. Even though it is incredibly easy to set up and maintain, the life span is horrible.

I just bought an AirPort Extreme today. It has completely blown my expectations out of the water. I previously had a Linksys router...it doesnt even remotely hold a candle to the performance of the AirPort. While before it took 6-8 seconds to open a page, now with only upgrading to the AirPort Extreme (keeping the same internet provider and everything) I'm having pages fully open in a second or less, many times instantaneously. I could not be more satisfied with this product. PS. Setup is a breeze.

Sublimely easy to set up, extended the wifi network at home and with 3 x 1 gb wired connections as well... easily connected to the existing network either though ethernet or by wifi..and it even has a guest internet access...
If you want a superb addition to your home network - this is it.

Like everyone ive been plauged with router problems from all the major companies. So instead of accepting the daily reset to get my old router to work i got this. It was pretty simple to setup and was up and running on all my devices in about 20 min. Ive had it for about 2 months and ive only had to reset t once, and i dont even think it was the actual problem. All my speeds have pretty much doubled. Yes i know my old router was 2 years old and this was a big upgrade but my download speeds are insane. I can now stream HD in Netflix where i couldnt before. I am an apple fanboy and love apple products but trust me if this didnt work i would have moved on. This is expensive but it is definately worth not having to reset it multiple times a day And with it being dual band it should last a long time. If you want a solid fast and reliable Router this is the way to go. Don't accept the horrible products other company's put out.

wonderful works fine in my house on my ipad, imac, macbook ipod .very good job!!!

Okay I say near perfection because nothing is absolutely perfect, but the extreme comes close. After getting fed up with my old wifi-poor signal strength, having to reset it regularly, and slooowing down with more than one device using the network, I decided to take the plunge and buy the airport extreme. I waited because I was put off by the price tag, but trust me when I say it is so worth it. It was up and running in minutes, and EXTREMELY fast, and I now have full signal strength everywhere in my house, including going outside to sit on the deck. We have had both iPhones, an iPad, the computer, printer, dvr, and an additional iPhone (visitor) all connected and using the network at the same time with no problems. ( my old router would have crashed and needed to be reset). I also love the guest feature as anyone who comes over can easily connect to my network without me having to give out my password. Basically it's AMAZING!