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Why only US Region for Firmware 2.7.0.70?
RBR50 / RBS50 Firmware Version 2.7.0.70 is advertised for US Region Only. Does anyone know why?!? I am not in US and I successfully installed it. I found bizarre that an update to firmware 2.5....
Don't know why US Only, but there must be a reason.
The changes were printed and available if you search, as well as has been posted in the forum.
I've been using 2.7.0.70 for a month now and there are absolutely no issues with it. The only issuses, sad to sad, are human error.
Satellites are suggested to be updated first, then router.
My experiences are:
It takes a couple of reboots to get the app and GUI to properly report devices
Some devices require a forget WIFI network and re-join.
So PCs and laptops require a DNS flush, reconnect network, and/or Forget WIFI and re-join
In a couple of cases, we had to factory reset a second time.
Latest scenario, backup, factory reset, re-configure without any devices connected, manual update Satellites 1st, then router 2nd, to 2.7.0.70, Name SSID same as before, re-connect devices. = "0" issues.
Dear community,
I am reposting my my questions that are still unanswered
(1) why this firmware update is only flagged "FOR US REGION ONLY"
(2) what's the impact of installing in outside of the US
(3) does anyone have a list of changes introduced by the firmware (e.g. removal of 75% transmission power)
Mstrbig thanks for your attempt answering my questions. Luckily my update was very smooth and I didn't experience any of the issues you described.
Can you please confirm that you are not based in US?
Daniel-UK wrote:Dear community,
I am reposting my my questions that are still unanswered
(1) why this firmware update is only flagged "FOR US REGION ONLY"
(2) what's the impact of installing in outside of the US
(3) does anyone have a list of changes introduced by the firmware (e.g. removal of 75% transmission power)
Mstrbig thanks for your attempt answering my questions. Luckily my update was very smooth and I didn't experience any of the issues you described.
Can you please confirm that you are not based in US?
I'm sorry but I cannot answer the 1, 2, 3 questions, as I am in the U.S.
Regarding 1, maybe some features are different, since ISPs are different overseas, or some languages omitted.
Regarding 2, Cannot answer, except for my answer 1.
Regarding 3, a simple NET search will give you the answer, as well as a forum search for 2.7.0.70.
Official Relase notes:
https://kb.netgear.com/000062320/RBR50-RBS50-Firmware-Version-2-7-0-70
I can only surmise that NG doesn't support this officially out side the US Region due to some fetures that may not be either supported or NG hasn't come to some legal aggreements with regions outside of the USA regarding some features or controls, thus would make this build of FW not officially supported outside of the US Region. Or some features were only intended for the US Region.
Daniel-UK wrote:Dear community,
I am reposting my my questions that are still unanswered
(1) why this firmware update is only flagged "FOR US REGION ONLY"
(2) what's the impact of installing in outside of the US
(3) does anyone have a list of changes introduced by the firmware (e.g. removal of 75% transmission power)
Mstrbig thanks for your attempt answering my questions. Luckily my update was very smooth and I didn't experience any of the issues you described.
Can you please confirm that you are not based in US?
so the findings so far are
- none could confirm exactly/officially why this flagged for US only
- none outside of the US can confirm there are no issues with this firmware outside of the US
- there isn't somewhere a simple list with the changes (e.g. 75% transmission power removed) and of course the official release note doesn't list them (otherwise I woudn't have asked).
