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Frankyvee
Jul 05, 2019Guide
Netgear tries to slip in a new pay service with their firmware
So I just updated my firmware on my R7000 Night Hawk router to version V1.0.9.88_10.2.88 . I just love how Netgear tries to get you to buy into a new Security Service called Netgear Armor owned by Bi...
glock_19
Jul 05, 2019Aspirant
Just updated Firmaware which contains the Armor product. Internet speeds slashed to half / unable to connect to cameras / garage door and other devices had issues. I re-installed previous firmware prior to Armor, now all fine and back to normal again. Will never update firmware again as long as it contains that junk!! If I need another router, I will look for other brands without this bloatware junk. Choice should be on the user side, not YOU pushing a product for more $$$.
I do NOT recommend buying Netgear products from this point on.