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Tom444's avatar
Tom444
Apprentice
Nov 17, 2019

A7000 ongoing support or EOL?

Is the A7000 going to have ongoing support or is it EOL with all these issues under Windows 10?

 

Constantly loosing connection, over and over.

 

I've been through the whole disable Run Switching, Power, various Advancd options, clean install of Windows 10 and it can't hold a stable connection longer than 10mins. Tried all version of the drivers from 10 to 15, nothing.....

 

I can buy an Edimax $27AU USB 2.0 that outperforms the A7000, just that they burn out after 8-9 months pushing 400GB per month through them, but they just plug in and works under 2 mins.

 

Spent way too much time on an expensive device with no support and it looks like the rest of the world has too on this device.

7 Replies

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 18, 2019

    At two years old, the A7000 is nowhere near EOL.

     

    The latest drivers may be a year old, but they should work until Microsoft does something to break the device.

     

    What tells you that the A7000 is the cause of your issues?

    • Tom444's avatar
      Tom444
      Apprentice
      Dec 13, 2019

      Google the A7000 and issues.

      Lots of people having the same issues as me.

      Even here on the Forums people are having the same issues.

      So what makes you think it is not an issue with the drivers?

      There is NO Support for this device from Netgear, all the various thing you can try to resolve the issues have come from end users.

      What Gives?

    • Tom444's avatar
      Tom444
      Apprentice
      Dec 14, 2019

      Please Provide the correct driver version & advanced settings that work and I doubt it will.

      But please Advise it.

    • SFSBTJ's avatar
      SFSBTJ
      Aspirant
      Dec 15, 2019

      having the exact same issue. Device worked fine for a few months and now it cant hold a connection. Same thing happened with my other netgear adapter....

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Dec 15, 2019

        A completely off the wall idea, has anyone tried running this device without any Netgear drivers?

         

        It may be that the generic drivers that come with Windows can hack it.

         

        This is certainly true of some older USB adapters.

         

        After all, the chips in these adapters are not unique to Netgear. It just packages them in its hardware.

         

        For example, I have an Edimax adapter that has Realtek chips and drivers.