Netgear Customer Service

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888-638-4327
Toll-free·Calls Customer Service·Most popular Netgear number
Q:How do I get a live human at Netgear?
A:Keep pressing 1
Q:Does Netgear offer 24 hour customer service?
A:Yes! This call center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The least busy day is Sunday, and the most busy day is Thursday. Details
Q:How long will I have to wait on hold?
A:The average hold time is 89 minutes. The longest hold times are on Friday, and the shortest are on Tuesday.
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How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?

GetHuman researchers routinely call this Netgear phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest: Keep pressing 1
Here is how our research team describes the way the Netgear phone system greets you: Technical support: press 1. For existing orders or if you have a product question: press 2.
Below are some clips we've found from Netgear's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for choosing Netgear. Be alert for phone and online scams. Especially around the holidays. Netgear will never call you and ask you to install an application such as AnyDesk on your device. Or ask you to make a financial payment on the spot in return for support. For all data privacy queries, including CCPA and GDPR please go to net gear dot com forward slash privacy, where you will find our privacy policy as well as a link to submit a request to access download, or delete your personal data. If you are calling for technical support, press one. If you need help selecting a product from net gear dot com or have an existing order, press two."
Excerpt from a call with Netgear
Monday, February 5, 2024 5:44 PM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for choosing Netgear. Be alert for phone and online scams. Especially around the holidays. Netgear will never call you and ask you to install an application such as AnyDesk on your device, or ask you to make a financial payment on the spot in return for support. For all data privacy queries, including CCPA and GDPR, please go to net gear dot com forward slash privacy, where you will find our privacy policy as well as a link to submit a request to access, download, or delete your personal data.
If you are calling for technical support, press one.
If you need help selecting a product from netgear dot com or have an existing order, press two.
To repeat these options, press zero."
Excerpt from a call with Netgear
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 5:04 AM
After you press 1
"To repeat these options, please listen to the following options carefully as our menu options have changed. To direct your call to the correct support team, please have your model number available. You can find your product name and model number on the label on the bottom of your device. For mural digital canvas, press five. For services including armor, or smart parental controls, press six. For Wi Fi range extenders and Wi Fi adapters, press seven.
For Nighthawk router or mesh system, press one.
For cable modem routers, press two."
Excerpt from a call with Netgear
Friday, January 19, 2024 10:08 PM

What are the hours and when should I call?

Netgear operates the call center for this 888-638-4327 phone number 24 hours, 7 days. The short answer is that you should call on a Tuesday. This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 145 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Netgear phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Netgear staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Netgear is Sunday. The most busy day to call is Thursday, which averages 200% more phone calls by comparison. Again, this is based on a sample of 145 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Tuesday. The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Friday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call Netgear is Tuesday. It isn't the least busy day, but the fact that hold times are shortest combined with it being on the busy side tells us that Netgear staffs up on Tuesday to handle the higher call volume, and that makes it the best time to call.

Why call this Netgear number?

Below is a sample of recent calls to Netgear, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Registering new router: "I just recently bought it, and I'm trying to access."
- From a call lasting 4m 58s , Mar 22, 2024 4:07 PM
Password reset assistance: "I was just having an issue logging in with the password."
- From a call lasting 5m 5s , Mar 20, 2024 11:10 PM
Forgot router password: "I was just trying to log on to my router and I don't have the passcode."
- From a call lasting 4m 14s , Mar 20, 2024 11:01 PM
Internet connection issue: "After a power outage this morning, I can see the WiFi signal on my phone but no Internet on the computer."
- From a call lasting 30m 26s , Feb 5, 2024 5:44 PM
Wi-Fi connectivity issue: "My Wi-Fi is out again and I need help with my Netgear router."
- From a call lasting 17m 43s , Jan 2, 2024 3:41 PM
Assistance with recent purchase: "I bought a Netgear router and spoke with someone about three weeks ago."
- From a call lasting 4m 9s , Jan 2, 2024 3:35 PM

My Experience Calling 888-638-4327

Dec 6, 2023

I have parental controls set on my Netgear router and pay extra each month to customize the settings within my home. However, when I set up the program I may have been a little ambitious, and I think some of the settings are too strict. I'm having issues walking back those restrictions, so I figured it would be best to just contact customer service and talk to someone who could guide me through the process. I certainly can't ask the kids for help!

While Netgear is known for its routers, it sells a range of products, including mobile broadband, hotspots, business products, WiFi extenders, and more. So, I wasn't surprised it took me about four minutes to get to someone when I called Netgear's 888-638-4327 phone number. What was nice was the fact that once I got to the hold line there was no wait. Most of my time was spent working through the phone directory. I suppose with so many products there's no way to get around it. I did get the chance to listen to their extensive directory and learn about some new products, so that was interesting at least.

When I called, an automated assistant said, "Thank you for choosing Netgear. For all data privacy queries, please go to Netgear.com/privacy. If you are calling for technical support, press 1. If you need help selecting a product from Netgear.com, or have an existing order, press 2." I chose 1. Then, it said, "To direct your call to the correct support team, please have the model number available. For Nighthawk router or mesh system, press 1. For cable modem routers, press 2. For Orbi, press 3. For mobile broadband and hotspots, press 4. For the Meural digital canvas, press 5. For services including Armor or smart parental controls, press 6. For WiFi range extenders and WiFi adapters, press 7. For Powerline, press 8. For business products, press 9."

I selected option 6. Then, I had two more choices. The system asked me if I needed help with smart parental controls or billing, and I chose parental controls. After that, it was clear sailing. I had to listen to the standard privacy warning, and before hold music could even start, an agent answered the phone. At first, his voice was a little muffled, but the line cleared up and I was able to hear him much better. We talked and joked about the settings I had in place, and he helped me troubleshoot the system. Finally, everyone in my household can access the internet again.

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More Ways to Contact Netgear Customer Service

There are of course other ways to contact Netgear customer service besides the phone. Below we list the best ones, by medium.
Netgear's website
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Netgear customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.

Conclusion and closing notes

This is Netgear's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Netgear agent. This phone number is Netgear's best phone number because 21,084 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 888-638-4327 include Inquire About a Product, Account Access, Refund a Charge, Device Setup, Device Support and other customer service issues. The Netgear call center that you call into has employees from Mexico, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and is open 24 hours, 7 days according to customers. In total, Netgear has 1 phone number. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Netgear representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.

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