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Has Netgear abandoned the R6300v2? Where is the list of obsoleted products?
We are coming up on one year since the R6300v2 has gotten a firmware update (v1.0.4.52 was released on 2021-02-18). I'm tracking a half-dozen other Netgear devices, and every one of those has gotten...
SteveD_DC wrote:
Really unfortunate that Netgear isn't upfront about what products are supported and which aren't. Makes me rethink my next purchase.
It certainly would be useful to have that sort of list. Which is probably why Netgear does indeed publish such a list:
NETGEAR End of Service | NETGEAR
It would take some analysis to work out how old something is before it becomes obsolete.
In the case of Netgear, devices may well enter what it flags as "end of life" or EOL.
There my still be updates for security things after it disappears from the retail chain. In general the flow of updates slows down after the initial release. That is when bugs turn up and when things get new features.
In the case of the R6300v2, we are talking about an inexpensive bottom-of-the-range router that came out in 2013 based on an original release from 2012. So, it is now near on a decade old. (I wonder how Apple responds to queries about a decade old iPhone.)
there isn't a list of obsolete/EOL products.
You could always check into running ddwrt on it. Might give it some more life/features.
Really unfortunate that Netgear isn't upfront about what products are supported and which aren't. Makes me rethink my next purchase.
Excellent suggestion regarding DD-WRT. The database at dd-wrt.com lists the R7000 and R7000P, but not the R7000v2 as supported, so it may not work.
Thank you for the recommendation.
SteveD_DC wrote:
Really unfortunate that Netgear isn't upfront about what products are supported and which aren't. Makes me rethink my next purchase.
It certainly would be useful to have that sort of list. Which is probably why Netgear does indeed publish such a list:
NETGEAR End of Service | NETGEAR
It would take some analysis to work out how old something is before it becomes obsolete.
In the case of Netgear, devices may well enter what it flags as "end of life" or EOL.
There my still be updates for security things after it disappears from the retail chain. In general the flow of updates slows down after the initial release. That is when bugs turn up and when things get new features.
In the case of the R6300v2, we are talking about an inexpensive bottom-of-the-range router that came out in 2013 based on an original release from 2012. So, it is now near on a decade old. (I wonder how Apple responds to queries about a decade old iPhone.)
- Michael, fantastic!
I talked to TWO (one via chat, one on the phone) Netgear support people about this, and neither of them knew about that End of Service list.
That is what I’ve been looking for!
To your question about Apple, they published two lists: “Vintage” and “Obsolete” and it is fully explained.
Here’s the link:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624
Thank you very much.Wasn't aware that was available. Thanks! michaelkenward