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Forum Discussion
Bennksy
Oct 11, 2017Aspirant
Updating firmware 2.0.0.74 completely broke my Orbi
After attempting to upgrade to 2.0.0.74, my Orbi router got stuck with the solid white LED ring and the two satellite units got stuck with solid magenta LED rings for 4 hours and counting. Needless t...
ztevie
Oct 13, 2017Guide
Too bad... This system would be on top of my shopping list of not for threads like this. It gets great reviews for speed and range, but to have problems like this persist and for some of you even getting worse with the latest firmware really sucks. But the worst thing is that Netgear people isn't acknowledging the problem? You'd think they'd be all over the place here saying they're working on a fix and assure customers they care. At least they should offer free extended support for more than 90 days when people experience such major problems?
Bennksy
Nov 13, 2017Aspirant
Since this issue is caused by their Netgear's firmware, how do I contact support with paying for the premium support? I've tried everything suggested here and still nothing works.
- riznickNov 13, 2017Initiate
Last month I tried and it looked like I had to pay for premium support. I left a bad review and this is the response. hmm.. Maybe I missed something.
Netgear says:
All NETGEAR products come with a 1 year hardware replacement warranty, and if your Orbi is defective or has failed NETGEAR Support will be happy to help you with this, and issue an RMA replacement if necessary. You can contact NETGEAR Support by going to support.netgear.com and follow the onscreen instructions. Once you’ve registered your product you will be given the options of contacting Support through Phone, Chat, or email.- BennksyNov 13, 2017Aspirant
I was able to speak to a rep calling their regular support number and initiate the RMA process. We will see how it goes from here.