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R6080 disable wifi on a schedule
Just installed R6080 AC1000. I cannot get the WIFI scheduler to work, there are a number of bugs: 1. When I set the time to 00:00 to 16:00, select it, and click apply it shuts off the wifi, but th...
My Spectrum service and modem are good for 300Mbs. Getting 89 with this router! Ugh!! I think I will solve my current problems by returning this hunk of junk. I think Netgear simply dusted off an old design with old chips to sell to the low end of the market, and possibly get rid of old chip inventory. It's also disappointing they ship what appears to be an unfinished/ un-debugged design!! I do have the spectrum router that works, so I'll go back to that for the time being, but they do not allow users to change settings or disable 5G wifi or anything like that, which was my reason for finding a router I can control.
Thanks for your help and suggestions! I'll mark this as solved!
dagnabitboy wrote:
Thanks, I just realized that about the speed. I did a speed test... pretty bad!!
Phil
How fast is the internet service you pay for?
If this is a new router, you might benefit from buying something a bot more capable.
I am amazed that Netgear made something that slow in 2017. 1000 BASE-T has been the standard for a decade or more.
My Spectrum service and modem are good for 300Mbs. Getting 89 with this router! Ugh!! I think I will solve my current problems by returning this hunk of junk. I think Netgear simply dusted off an old design with old chips to sell to the low end of the market, and possibly get rid of old chip inventory. It's also disappointing they ship what appears to be an unfinished/ un-debugged design!! I do have the spectrum router that works, so I'll go back to that for the time being, but they do not allow users to change settings or disable 5G wifi or anything like that, which was my reason for finding a router I can control.
Thanks for your help and suggestions! I'll mark this as solved!
dagnabitboy wrote:
My Spectrum service and modem are good for 300Mbs. Getting 89 with this router! Ugh!! I think I will solve my current problems by returning this hunk of junk.
Definitely. The R6080 is a handful dinosaurs.
Netgear routers with model numbers R60XX and R61XX seem to be "Fast Internet". (For "fast" read "slow".) Gigabit Ethernet kicks in when you get to R62XX.
One problem is that people see things like "WiFi—300+867 Mbps speeds" on boxes and assume that the router will work at that speed. It won't even achieve that for the wifi.
Thanks for all your help... and candor!! Router has been returned! I will take a look at the model you suggest. Dang, I may have to spend some money!! LOL!
Phil
I wouldn't recommend any particular model without knowing what you want to achieve, what your traffic is and who uses it.
There are dozens of different models from Netgear alone. I have tried just a handful.
I don't believe in spending money for the sake of it. So I check what I want against the kit on offer.
My main router, the R7800, is ancient. But it is robust and is still favoured by experienced users who don't want bells and whistles.
I advise people to plug their your needs into the filters on the product pages:
Wireless Routers for Home | NETGEAR
and
Orbi: Whole Home WiFi System for Better WiFi Everywhere | NETGEAR
Then check back here for reports on the things you are considering, but remember that people turn up in this community with problems, not compliments. So look at reviews on Amazon, for example.
Also think "budget". What do you want to spend? I am a great believer in buying last year's model. Things that brands and retailers want to shift. Think bargain, but not cheap.