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sutset
Mar 16, 2020Guide
Latest firmware drops VOIP and MS TEAMS and Skype
We need the ability to downgrade firmware without the orbi auto update. I am unable to work with all these drops. Every time they issue an upgrade they blow something out of the water. I know of no w...
TURBOGUARD
Mar 16, 2020Tutor
We are suffering from the exact same problems in our household and our offices are closed for 2 weeks (to start with).
This is unacceptable.
- sutsetMar 16, 2020Guide
Worse part is we no flag to orbi to stop automatic updates. I guess they must think we only use their router for fun.
I work from home and this is killing me. If I downgrade the stupid orbi it will just re-update again with the same bad version. They have ZERO QA processes. This has got to stop. I had an ASUS router for 5 years and never had these issues. Add to that this was 700 hundred dollars.
The best thing they can do is to give us a setting to stop auto updates since they can't release code that works ever.
- sutsetMar 16, 2020Guide
This is what I sent NETGEAR under my case number
I WAS ON HOLD FOR 30 MIN. AND GAVEUP WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY AND WORKING FROM HOME AND ALL OUR CALLS AND MEETING ROOMS ARE DROPPING SINCE THE NEW FIRMWARE WAS RELEASED. WE NEED NETGEAR TO REMOVE THAT FIRMWARE FROM DOWNLOAD OR GIVE US AN EMERGENCY OPTION TO NOT ALLOW AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPGRADES YOU GUYS ARE KILLING US BECUASE CAN NEVER RELEASE FIRMWARE THAT WORKS