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upgrade from 500 to xr 1000
title says it.
Is it worth it or is it just for wifi 6?
cheers
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
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Up to you. If you don't have any WiFi6 supporting device, may wanna wait for WiFI7. No idea when that will appear for sale.
- The upgrade would mainly be for the hardware improvements, the software itself wouldn't change too much.
cheers... tbo.. i think that's what i might have been looking for..(h/w upgrade.. better perf?)... have been adding to house a lot recently... lots of 'so called smart devices.. even tho i'm not totally convinced they are that smart '"alexa'''lol.. but anyway.... somethings felt a bit sluggish at times... the xr500 has done its job very well in the past.. and not a problem.. but seems adding more things maybe cause a bit of congestion??? anyways... its a new 'old thing' i decided to play with.... and as said.. with none wifi 6 things and my age.. doubt whether ill get anything as well... plus a few more rj45 ports will be used behind the tv for sky/shield/dvd/TV plus hue and blink 🙂
cheers
- If you have QoS enabled then no matter how many devices you connect it should continue to function in the same way so probably no need to upgrade really
