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darkposeiden
Oct 25, 2023Aspirant
C7800 firmware nightmare
God awful. Spent 5 hours of my day trying to update the firmware on my modem/router. 5. Hours. And that's not even the worst part. So after talking to Optimum, they said "Yeah we can't do it, talk to...
FURRYe38
Oct 25, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Ya thats Level 1 ISP support for you. They know or people above them already know that they, ISPs are solely responsible for updating FW on user modems. Be aware that some ISPs won't update user owned modems and thats up to the ISP. NG develops and tests modem FW, then hands that off to the ISP for there testing and certification of FW on there networks. It's up to the ISP to push it...or not. Been like this for years. Ask for escalated support.
Is there a problem with your modem?
darkposeiden
Oct 25, 2023Aspirant
After hour 3, it was no longer about what benefits an update to my router would give me, it was all about the fact that the device that I bought with American dollars has it's software gatekept by a 2 star dog**bleep** ISP
- FURRYe38Oct 25, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Good Luck