Orbi RBK50 New Firmware Not Listed On Support Website

Appears Netgear is pushing conditional updates - probably based on the hardware version, probably based on hardware combinations like outdoor satellites models, probably based on features configured, probably caused by features once enabled/installed depending on the enabled or disabled status - to the update feed used in the App and/or the live update in the Web UI. Doing so makes perfect sense with the complexity added by various 3rd party services in place and the mix of hardware.

One indication on the subject is this information by a moderator here, just distributed by PM:

"The FW v2.7.0.70 is for users that did not have CircleV1 activated. If user activated CircleV1 then they would get FW v2.5.2.4 update if not then they'll get v2.7.0.70. The team is planning to post first the v70 FW on our support site but no ETA provided."

Reading between the lines tells me Netgear does start promoting and offering "Netgear Smart Parental Controls" with free and paid features this time - not based on the "free" OpenDNS as before - much more based in the background on Circle, nicked internally as Circlev2.

Definitively poor communication attitude causing Netgear does not have a basic release notes (even without download links for these "special" builds) published in the KB, being to v2.5.2.4, being for the v2.7.0.70, lining out what is going on in the underground.

Doing so would avoid endless discussions and subject repetitions here in this and other communities. Blanca_O