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Feedback for R7000 New firmware 1.0.9.18
Hi All,
Please post here for any update/issue related to the latest firmware 1.0.9.18.
You should review this and maybe revert back to this recommended version of FW:
Alfikwrote:I've looked here again after a while and I can't belive the problem is still not solved....
Since I've flashed Tomato a few weeks ago I've forgotten that I have a router- it's working perfectly getting dust because i do not touch it at all :-)...
Parental control works perfectly, 0 drops, strong signal - save your time and do a similar thing!
I tried to get firmware 1.0.9.18 last night ( after an automatic shutdown problem).
The download went quick, the install went quick, BUT it hung up on the REBOOTING. The crawl line was completely filled, but the darned thing never completed a REBOOT after D/L and Install.
Speed are good. 50M down and 16M up on a 50M service. (Speettest on native Android)
I'm giving .20 another try. Speeds improved. I remembered that after reboot I've always required a sort of ramp-up period over a few minutes, before speeds were good. I have not cancelled my Eero order, given that others haven't had luck with .20. If it's flawless over the course of a week and Netgear chimes in, I'll reconsider. Otherwise, my R7000 will likely be demoted to a switch.
Time to move on.
I've tried every available f/w version from every source in the last 2 weeks with this router and the longest it has been up was about 2 days. That was the absolute best and only happened once. Most times it would only last 4 or 5 hours. I can't afford the downtime, the beta testing time and I'm appalled by the complete lack of support from Netgear to acknowledge or repair this issue.
I really hope the issue gets solved so that I can flash it to something stable and sell it. Myself, I've moved on to another vendor's product and have no intentions of purchasing something from or promoting Netgear as a company.
Good Luck all.
I agree. My group of tech friends (probably 8 of us) have all purchased the R7000. I've convinced 5 or 6 other people to purchase it and recommended it to a couple dozen others. I have one friend who just purchased the latest Nighthawk last week. I'm resisting the urge to tell him to return it and go with another manufacturer.
I get that the R7000, especially in my case, is several years old. But Netgear seems to have broken our devices. I cannot be loyal to a company that doesn't appear to be loyal to their customers. I'll be watching for deals on the Asus AC3100/RT-AC88U. If Netgear makes everything right, I'll stay with them. If the a deal for the Asus presents itself first, they'll have gained a customer.
So disappointed in Netgear.
