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Christian_R
Feb 18, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Share Your NETGEAR Armor Experience
Hello NETGEAR Armor Community!
Thank you to all who have activated your NETGEAR Armor trial and to those who have subscribed to our cyber security service. Since the launch of the service we h...
bsharper53
Apr 24, 2020Aspirant
I ordered the Orbi Mesh WiFi system in December for a house we were constructing. We moved in 10 days ago (April 12) and I immediately set it up. The product worked great. I really was happy. But then I received an offer from you for a trial of your Armor program to protect against viruses. I clicked on the offer to get more info and was shocked to discover I was automatically subscribed for the free 1 month trial. I tried to cancel the service, but the trial was still active. I could not “de-activate” the service.
Unfortunately, when I accidentally activated the service, Armor BLOCKED several crucial websites, including those required the next morning for work, most notably access to an online board meeting of a $1 billion company in which my wife was responsible to participate (she is the VP of Investor Relations). I spent all afternoon trying to de-activate the service, but the Netgear reps couldn’t help me (I had already tried their “solution"). Also, one of your reps disconnected me on my service call.
I would return the product, but since I didn't install it within a month (I was waiting to get into our new house) Amazon won't refund my money.
I can’t use a product that doesn’t work as I had expected. It worked great until the “trial activation” for a product you and Bit Defender offered.
- Christian_RApr 28, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello bsharper53,
Thank you for your feedback! We have an article available which provides steps on how to unblock URLs in NETGEAR Armor (below). May you let us know if you were able to successfully disable Armor using the Orbi app over the weekend?
https://kb.netgear.com/000061715/How-do-I-unblock-URLS-in-NETGEAR-Armor
Thanks,
Christian
- bsharper53Apr 29, 2020Aspirant
Chris-I don't believe you understood my issue. I don't want to know how to unblock a website. I want to know how to remove Armor from my Orbi Wifi System completely (especially since I was enrolled in a deceptive way). Your "customer service representatives" did not know how to remove Armor. Your directions for unblocking are too complex when one is perusing corporate websites for work. I used to like and trust Netgear, but after this experience, I don't think I will ever do so again.
- Christian_RApr 29, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi bsharper53,
I'd like to assist with support following up on your case. Please send me a private message with your email address and case number(s).
Thanks,
Christian