Best Buy Offering Year of Geek Squad Support to Buyers of Netgear Router

Customers who buy a $299 Netgear Nighthawk DST AC1900 router from Best Buy will get Geek Squad set-up help to customize settings, connect devices and secure their network, plus a year of unlimited Geek Squad support by phone or online, the chain said in a Wednesday announcement. The promotional offer is to address the growing problem in U.S. homes of strained Wi-Fi networks and slower connection speeds caused by adding more connectivity devices, Best Buy said. The Netgear router was built to Best Buy’s specifications and “can keep up with the growing number of connected devices in the home, while also virtually eliminating Wi-Fi dead zones,” it said. The router can support 10 or more connected devices at speeds up to 1.9 Gbps, it said.