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Orbi RBK852 4.6.3.16 broken, WiFi drops every 15 seconds, autoupdate can't be stopped
Hi I write this in a very distressed and disgusted, appalled state that a company like Netgear thinks releasing a firmware update that wrecks your home internet is acceptable. Today everything from ...
It's been f**king months and they still haven't fixed this. They just closed my ticket as solved - this after they told me they were aware and a new firmware would be coming.
WHAT. THE. F***.
Never again buying from this garbage company. Will do everything in my power to spread the word.
Been having way better results with this FW loaded:
I created this post back in September 2021.
Netgear has yet to fix this. I tried the current 4.6.7.13 firmware and the Orbi RBK852 (1 router+1 satellite) keeps dropping the WiFi signal every 20-30 seconds. Identical problem from 6 months ago.
This is in AP mode.
Had to roll back to 3.2.18.1 to get this working again.
Netgear are a disgrace and clearly don't give a f*ck.
All recommend you contact NG support and aks for help and information regarding your system.
I've not seen this issue with mine while in AP mode. There maybe a HW issue with yours.
https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx
Please refrain from using bad language in the forums. Not helpful.
Thank you.
- I did contact them. They told me next firmware update would address.
As for your language comment, failing to provide a working product or solution is akin to theft. I’ll stick to my censored language, thank you.