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Update V1.9.1.12 Netgear officially announcing 'Improvement in wireless connection Stability'
Just downloaded the latest release V1.9.1.12 and noticed in the official release notes from Netgear it states as fix 'Continious Improvement in wireless connection stability'..Dosent spefically makre...
Frustrating that after all this time the reason to own a mesh router EXPLICIT BEAMFORMING is encouraged to be off for stability? This isn't a cheap option, and a fix has been promised all along. Disappointed would be a gross understatement at this point. Sadly beyond my return period, however thankfully work for a retailer who sells these so I can encourage customers to seek other routers that do work.
Hopefully this fix is in the Beta fw that some are helping Netgear Engineering test currently.
Over 1 week of running Beta code.
Yes, it’s better than 1.9.x, but still has problems.
- Random reboot with Orbi router 3 days after applying beta. No reason, no logs, no nothing. Netgear ask me to send the the debug log. Its empty.
- Still experience random disconnects with iPhone and iPad, and Apple TV.
Yes, beta is more stable than 1.9.x, but that is not a good thing for many of us.
1.8.x had problems that needed resolution. It was not stable. Netgear releases 1.9.x which was FORCED on us due to auto-update. No option to disable auto-update. Several methods have been provided by forum members to block Orbi’s auto-update ability, but those methods require a separate router with firewall port-blocking ability, which not everyone has. 1.9.x was HORRIBLE. It made Orbi virtually useless for many of us, forcing us to run back to 1.8.x, only to wake up and find it had auto-updated back to 1.9.x.
Netgear lowered the bar so LOW with 1.9.x that we now view 1.8.x as the benchmark for “GOOD”. But 1.8.x was not GOOD. It was also problematic.
So, to tell me that the beta is now operating at the level of 1.8.x IS NOT an improvement.
Once again, I am being forced to disable my WIFI on my iPhone devices because WIFI-Calling disconnects. My SlingTV is still buffering, and so is Sony Vue. My home internet applications are not stable because the WIFI is not stable. Skype for Business pops up every 30 minutes screaming it cannot connect to the Skype services (runs on my Macbook Pro).
I have begun my research and planning into Unifi from UBNT. I will most likely move to this solution within the next 2-3 weeks. I would appreciate any others who have used Unifi to share their experiences. Please.
My denial is over. Netgear’s next firmware release MUST not only make Orbi work in the most basic realm of “stable WIFI”. But it must improve on the many other areas we owners and forum members have expressed.
I was helping a friend today with a tech problem (using WIFI-Calling). I shared with him my last 2 years of down-teching my home and choosing products that are more simple and easier on the eyes. I shared with him my Orbi experience (10 minutes into wifi-calling and dropped, calling him back), and working with Netgear Dev Teams to test beta code due to the problems. He laughed and said, “It doesn’t sound like you made your life and home easier”. 20 minutes into call, Dropped again, disable WIFI and use cellular connection. On the phone 60 minutes via cellular, not a single disconnect.
I think this week I am going to role back all devices to my ASUS RT3200. See how well it does for the week. If it holds connections stable for the entire week (as it did before Orbi), then my problem is validated.
