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R7000 1.0.11.123 and 5Ghz
For those with older R7000 devices and have experinced intermittent and frequent wireless drops, especially in the 5GHz band, I think I may have a solution. After many, many, many times of trying to...
@Gupster… given the support received by Netgear on the R7000 over the years, I wasn’t about to jump on the Orbi train. I did a lot of homework on the XT8 and XD4. I use the XT8 nodes in a 6,000 sq.ft. multi-story home with a wired backhaul. I get wireless everywhere, in garage, driveway, backyard… no drops… amazing speed at distance, these devices are great. For another large house (in-laws), I went with the XD4 and wireless backhaul. Even though the XD4 does not have a dedicated 5GHz backhaul, replacing the R7000 was an immediate success. Spreading out the 3 nodes to all corners of the house, increases range beyond anything the R7000 could ever do. Getting full bandwidth at most locations in the house. Great experience with both the XT8 and XD4. Dump your R7000 in trash; worth the upgrade.
I'm using V1.0.9.88 and was having problems with 5G dropping frequently. Per a suggestion in one of the other threads on this topic, I enabled Smart Connect yesterday and haven't had any drops since then. I'll update this if it starts dropping again.