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Buckly1985's avatar
Buckly1985
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Feb 19, 2020

AC1750

Don't know if I am being hacked or monitored in some way but every 1-3 months my wifi goes down and the only thing that will fix it is switching it out with another modem/rrouter that is exactly the same.  YES!  I have two because of this crrap!  And when it happens I have to reconnect all my smart home devices which is a pain. So, could anyone tell me why these devices keep regularly going down???  NO ONE should have to switch there routers out every couple of weeks!

2 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    What router is it? AC1750 is a speed and not a model.

    What firmware are you running on them? 

    What modem are you hooked to?

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    If your WiFi is going doing, this doesn't mean someone is hacking you. Usually means a mis configuration of the wifi or external environment surrounding interferences from other wifi neighbors. 


    Buckly1985 wrote:

    Don't know if I am being hacked or monitored in some way but every 1-3 months my wifi goes down and the only thing that will fix it is switching it out with another modem/rrouter that is exactly the same.  YES!  I have two because of this crrap!  And when it happens I have to reconnect all my smart home devices which is a pain. So, could anyone tell me why these devices keep regularly going down???  NO ONE should have to switch there routers out every couple of weeks!