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kelvinkewl
Aug 08, 2020Star
The "Enable Smart Parental Controls on Your Router" nag ad pops up EVERY time I login to my router.
Ever since I applied the V1.0.4.98_10.0.71 firmware update, I am presented with a ""Enable Smart Parental Controls on Your Router" pop-up every time I login. There is no checkbox to disable this ...
pjyoung1
Oct 29, 2020Initiate
The Netgear manager that decided this was a good idea really should be fired! Why would you deliberately piss off your customers *every* time they log in to administer their router?
The kicker is that Circle is a very poor product. I tried it and it's very difficult to use and configure. The app is designed to work only on phones and is crap on an iPad or PC. It's clearly nothing more than a marketing ploy and not a serious security product. So, not only is Netgear making me angry every time I log into my router, but they are reminding me how little regard they have for true security every time they do it.