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Dustin_V
May 25, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
Why Should I Upgrade to a WiFi 6 Router? - Blog
The latest generation of WiFi technology, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), is designed to increase network capacity and improve the performance of you home network. Ideal for the smart home of today, a WiFi...
mhau00
Aug 11, 2020Initiate
WIFI specs are promising, however you shouldn't upgrade to a Netgear WIFI6.
Why? Since their Firmware is absolute rubbish.
I've had nothing but trouble with my new Netgear RAX40.
Intermittent outages several times a day.
The only way to fix the outage is to restart the box which is painfully slow (up to 5 mins)
compared my old R7000 (rouhgly a minute)
And nothing Netgear suggests will help.
Stay away from Netgear if you want working kit.
- itsmehueySep 30, 2020LuminaryNetgear and their RAX range of routers are absolute trash and so is their support (or lack there of).
I wish I had never bought my RAX40. Can’t even return it...- psychopomp123Oct 01, 2020Luminary
^^^ My RAX200 works a treat. Best router I've ever used :)
- itsmehueyOct 01, 2020LuminaryI guess you are one of the select few. One of the lucky ones. Unfortunately so many of us aren’t so lucky...