c7000v2 Absurd Product

You realize this is a provision of the docsis cable spec? Its not something netgear controls. 

And all manufacturer's run into this issue. 

The only one that is potentially different is the CAX line. they partition the modem off from the router side so the router can be updated independent but the modem side still can't. 

And they weren't able to do that until cpu's for routers were powerful enough to do it.

So you might see more manufacturer's start doing it.

But until now, the CAX was the first modem/router combo device that could. 

If you don't want that, make sure not to buy modem/router combo devices. 

Its actually one of the primary reason we recommend buying a modem separate from the router.