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Horrible customer service
I cannot beileve how bad customer service is on a product that cost so much. You can see from the screenshot below the Orbi router is not recognizing the cable connection, but . I've had connection...
I talked to Comcast 3 times to make sure all was well before reaching out to Netgear. They reactivated the modem, etc. I bought the CBR40 in August and had no issues until now.
I was able to get my case escalated to Tier 2 and they got me taken care of. I attached one of the screenshots, Home setup screen didn't recognize the cable connection even though the internet worked at the time. Also, the Event Log was blank. Something was wrong with the OS or hardware. Received a replacement Saturday and installed it. Everything works fine now.
It was painful to have to spend 2 hours to do something that should have taken 20 minutes. Tier 1 kept asking me to change wifi settings when I was having issues via ethernet. Thankfully Gigi with Tier 2 was able to get it resolved.
What model Orbi do you have?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
Did you power OFF both ISP modem and Orbi RBR. After the modem is FULLY OFF for 1 minute, power it back ON and let it sync, then power ON the RBR. Walk thru the setup wizard with a wierd PC connected to the back of the Orbi RBR unit.
hokievol wrote:
I cannot beileve how bad customer service is on a product that cost so much. You can see from the screenshot below the Orbi router is not recognizing the cable connection, but . I've had connection issues the past three days, even when connected via Ethernet. The horrible support team keeps having me change wireless settings which is irrelevant when you are using Ethernet. I love Netgear products but will never buy one again with this service. For almost $500 I expect way more.
CBR40. That is whay I posted on this part of the community. Tried to enter the model but it is not on the list.
FW is the latest, 2.2.1.210_1.0.8
Again, in the Orbi with built in modem section of the community, it is all in one.
I did everything you describe multiple times. Explained this to tech support on two separate calls. They ultimately said watch it for 24 hours and call us back. I asked to be escalated to tier 2 and of course no resources are avaialble. No one has called back fron tier 2 either.
Ok, or inital post didn't have any model reference.
So did you first contact your ISP to have them activate and associate the CBR40 with there service? This has to be done first for most cable ISP operators.
Who is your Internet provider?
hokievol wrote:
CBR40. That is whay I posted on this part of the community. Tried to enter the model but it is not on the list.
FW is the latest, 2.2.1.210_1.0.8
Again, in the Orbi with built in modem section of the community, it is all in one.
I did everything you describe multiple times. Explained this to tech support on two separate calls. They ultimately said watch it for 24 hours and call us back. I asked to be escalated to tier 2 and of course no resources are avaialble. No one has called back fron tier 2 either.
I talked to Comcast 3 times to make sure all was well before reaching out to Netgear. They reactivated the modem, etc. I bought the CBR40 in August and had no issues until now.
I was able to get my case escalated to Tier 2 and they got me taken care of. I attached one of the screenshots, Home setup screen didn't recognize the cable connection even though the internet worked at the time. Also, the Event Log was blank. Something was wrong with the OS or hardware. Received a replacement Saturday and installed it. Everything works fine now.
It was painful to have to spend 2 hours to do something that should have taken 20 minutes. Tier 1 kept asking me to change wifi settings when I was having issues via ethernet. Thankfully Gigi with Tier 2 was able to get it resolved.