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RBR 850 Firmware V3.2.8.5_1.2.3
This afternoon I noticed a new version of firmware had been installed on my RBR850 as well as the RBS850. I was on the road when I had ran the Orbi app and noticed the router was "red" although I...
No fixes in this FW release. It might help somebody with something, but it doesn't fix the issues I've identified.I'll give it a few more days, and if there is no fix, it goes back to bestbuy for a replacement or a full refund.
And yes, factory reset might be needed in working through firmware updates, but it is a pain, and so far, makes no difference. New products do create new issues, but the beta testing should have been handled a long time before this product went to market. And if they are re-introducing old problems (buffering) with firmware updates, then they have a major development issue. I don't have much hope for this product at this point, and considering the number of people reporting issues, and the comments I've read, I wouldn't be buying Netgear stock, or products
Need to narrow this down to see if this is a Orbi issue or a ISP modem issue first and determine where the problem is actually.