New - RBE970 / RBE971 Firmware Version 9.12.5.3 (All Regions!)

To be honest, this is exactly how the RBK50 systems were. Really buggy at the start, and then slowly got solidified. I had the RBK50 system, with the outdoor one and the RBW30 at the time. My network was already fast and stable after their initial hurdles. Hell, I remember telnetting (back when telnet was allowed in those times) to get that system running. It's looking like this RBE970/1 model is going to go down the same pathway. Long term I know it will be worth it, but I genuinely have to ask why the hell it is taking so long for Netgear to fix issues with Apple devices. You would think that would be a priority given that Android and Apple are pretty much staple devices that will almost always be in one's household!

If I had direct access to engineers, I could help them pinpoint issues much quicker and most likely get firmware patches released to everyone wuicker, which would probably boost their sales and make everyone a whole lot happier!

One thing I think I have learned from first-hand experience and from researching the countless posts here is that for whatever reason these RBE970/1 units are ultra-sensitive to cabling. If you do your own cabling, you should at minimum use Shielded Cat6A cable (STP preferred, not F/UTP) and you MUST ensure your terminations are the absolute tightest they can be.