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R7000 keeps dropping wifi connection
My Nighthawk Router R700 keeps dropping signal. I've rebooted it, reset it and checked for updates. Still having problems. I've even done this with my modem. These are brand new, only 3 1/2 months o...
That is EXACTLY the same problem I had with the defective AC1900. Thank you for bringing this up billscott92787 !
That's more than I was willing to do considering it was a brand new router fresh out of the box and I just dropped a good chunk of change for this.
The replacement AC1900 has been in place for the for past 5 days without ANY hitches.
Gneisguy13 Yeah idk what it is but Netgear products seem like garbage to be honest. Whenever I do replace my R7000 it definitely will not be with another Netgear router. I'll probably hop back on the Linksys train. I'm debating a WIFI 6 router but what I've read a lot of them seem unstable and buggy at the moment. So I'm hesitant to upgrade to WIFI 6 but the prices aren't that much different than WIFI5 so I would prefer to "futurize" my home network as opposed to dropping a good bit on another WIFI5 router and then having to upgrade to WIFI6 later.
billscott92787TBH, I don't even think Linksys is worth the money anymore either, especially after Cisco ruined them. The big companies that led the market 10+ years ago have been surpassed by vendors like ASUS and even Amazon.
A lot of my coworkers that also do personal Twitch streaming have either ASUS, Amazon or Google MESH. They are more expensive but have a lot less problems that traditional WiFi routers and extenders.
Gneisguy13 I had a Linksys after the Cisco purchase and didn't have any issues. I work with Cisco routers all day long for work. I been looking at the ASUS Rapture GT-AX11000 for WIFI5. If WIFI6 not sure what router to go with. I have never messed with MESH routers so I'm hesitant to go down that track. If I do I prefer to have something other than Amazon or Google MESH though. Any other recommended MESH routers? I've read up some on MESH routers. What's the benefit of using a MESH setup versus just having a single router? I assume multiple APs across the home to load balance the traffic?
It looks like most companies now offer MESH routers as it looks like the wave of the future especially in these times of quarantine.
I've heard Amazon and Google Nest being the most popular but most are probably sourced from the same factories in Asia that use similar components. If you forego the firmware then all you're selecting from is how the shell/packaging looks like or price differences.
Between the two, I hear less complaints from Amazon users compared to Nest users.