FVS336G Firmware Version: 3.0.3-17

WestGigFibre1 wrote:

I think the shady part of the business model is what ruins any trust in products because how can one know what they are buying if the specs are 'cooked' to sell product. We can't and shouldn't be looking at every product as being a 'scam' made only to make a company rich should we? I would like to trust and have respect for a company's R&D and that in the end is what leads to brand loyalty, right? There's nothing wrong with that, right? I think that after buying MANY $$$$$ worth of Netgear ProSafe products for personal and business use since mid 2002, there'd be some kind of respect from a company but I guess not. The sad thing is that the early firmware was fast but laden with bugs. Fixing bugs slowed down the FVS336G v1 so when Netgear moved to the v2 why did they not revise their specs when clearly they could do what they v1 did back in Jan 2008? You're right, it's shady. I wish I could just return the router but I didn't find out it couldn't do what it was spec'd out until a faster speed service was available in my area. That's why I purchased it based on the 'future proofed' higher WAN to LAN speed when it became available. Sadly, the FVS336G v2 can't do that either and that's what Netgear wants to replace my v1 with to solve the problem, which it won't. How hard could it be to fix the firmware so it clears the WAN to LAN bottleneck or is this now a hardware bottleneck limitation caused by a firmware that corrects too many bugs and bogs down the hardware in the process?

Yeah it's sad. It's short-sighted thinking that will lead to ZERO brand loyalty in the long run. I know I'm not brand loyal at all in this segment of products. I'll put whatever works into place. I could care less who makes it anymore. In fact, I almost don't care about the warranty either since that's another area people get shady.

Unfortunately, fixing the firmware is like untangling a closet of wires. You have to fix a lot of stuff that should have been done right in the first place. And it's not worth it to them. So, cest la vie to that router as it's not going to meet what you need. Stick it on craigslist to recoup some of your investment, and start looking for a new one. But be sure the new one does everything you want perfectly before you dump your old one--your new one may have more issues than the old one! (been there, done that).