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Ardose
Aspirant
Jul 05, 2016
Solved

Can't connect my WNR2000V5 to my ISP

My ISP is COMWAVZ from Watch Communications. The service is provided from an RF antenna/modem outside. It works fine on my PC. But, when I connect the router, it won't work. The router says the signa...
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  • Ardose's avatar
    Ardose
    Jul 07, 2016

    Yes. It was defective and those jerks at Walmart put it back on the shelf. I made a special trip this afternoon to take it back. This time, I made them open the package and I made sure it was new. I brought it home, hooked it up and what do you know, IT WORKS.

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 07, 2016

Ardose Sounds like you got a defective unit.
Again, any model from our router product line will work with the connection that you have.
See this link to choose from our wide selection of wireless routers.

Ardose's avatar
Ardose
Aspirant
Jul 07, 2016

Yes. It was defective and those jerks at Walmart put it back on the shelf. I made a special trip this afternoon to take it back. This time, I made them open the package and I made sure it was new. I brought it home, hooked it up and what do you know, IT WORKS.

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    ElaineM
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jul 07, 2016

    Glad that it's now up and running!