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2nd gen Eero announced.
Well. Eero just announced a new 2nd gen hardware, and I must say, I have pre-ordered it. Orbi raw speed is great (when it seems to work) but you have some major flaws that I just think it's time to...
timch wrote:I really don't think it is a hardware issue as I was having problems similar to those described by many on here. Darren from Netgear reached out and put me in touch with support who gave me a beta version to try. My system is now rock solid and v fast across all 4 floors of my house, even into the garden. I am therefore now thrilled with my Orbi and also grateful to the support from Netgear.
Which version of the beta was this, specifically? There are three known releases in the wild, two of which are reportedly awful.
Rodney
I have beta V1.11.0.2
Which version of the beta do you have?
I have version "V1.11.0.2 dpg 1" or something like that. I am not at home now so can't guarrantee the 3 letters are correct but the numbers are.... if that helps?
What inclines me to think that this is not a hardware problem is that i started with a fully working system, the latest stock firmware gave me the same symptoms others are describing and now this beta has solved all my issues. I can now stream UHD wirelessly from the sat to my Samsung smart tv whilst surfing my ipad at full speed whilst having a wifi calling conversation over my iphone. (I'm not really that sad to do all 3 but i tried it to see how much the sat could cope with)
OK - I'm about to load 1.11.0.2, but I'm aware that 1.11.0.3 is also out there in beta and offers some USB port support and reportedly better stability/more consistent performance. I didn't want to risk wrecking my network entirely on a known-bad build, which I believe predates 1.11.0.2.
Rodney