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DaddyMac2
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Oct 17, 2018

EX7500 Range extender drops connections

I have the EX7500 range extender and the X10 router.  The range extender is consistently dropping connections and needs to be re connected to the router to fix.  I have tried changing channels and th...
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Nighthawk Mesh
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DaddyMac2's avatar
DaddyMac2
Tutor
May 30, 2019

Unfortunately, it has become clear that Netgear has completely failled with this product and abandoned its customers.  I have disconnected mine and put it in a drawer.  The only reason that I haven't thrown it out is because it wasn't cheap.

After being a Netgear customer for many years, I will be looking elsewhere when it is time to upgrade again.

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    Kliptic
    Guide
    May 30, 2019
    I feel bad even trying to selling mine to anyone else. I don't know why I was seeing good reviews everywhere. Since this isn't being fixed, we should do our due diligence and warn the community to stay away from the Netgear extender.

    Can anyone recommend another mesh-extender (not Google, too pricey).