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Nighthawk R7000 "End of service" - Do I need to buy a new router?
Believe it or not I've had it for nearly 11 years. Through the ups and downs of security flaws, but never had a real issue. Been solid and always handled my connection to internet without issue. ...
Yes and up to you. Can still use the router if it is working and not seeing any problems.
My R7000 works just fine - 20ish devices and handles 680mbit connection to the internet just fine. Which is why i've had it for nearly 11 years.s
This post was asking if there will be no more firmware updates, causing potential security issues. Unfortunately seems no one can answer that. Maybe a netgear employee only since it says End of Life? At what point will my router become a security vulnerability?
I will second Plemans, EOL typically means they will no longer provide updated firmware to a device, unless it is under some special critical circumstance, but it is highly unlikely any new firmware will be issued for that device once NG has designated it as EOL/discontinued. I will agree that the R7000 was a good router, I used it for years, before it started struggling once I got into the 30-ish range of devices that were connecting to it, which is likely the issue you will deal with before a security issue.
I personally stay away from third party firmware, as I am not comfortable running an open-source firmware on something vital to your network and security, but to each their own.