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R7000P drops WIFI connections frequently
I'm finding that the r7000P frequeently drops client wifi connections. I have two PIxel 2XL's that frequently get booted off the 5GHz wifi whenever you put any demand on the router. The symptoms are...
After many hours of troubleshooting, I've found that disabling the MU-MIMO function on the R7000P gives my devices a stable connection.
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Setting > [Disable MU-MIMO]. Apply.
I have been able to transfer several large files from a wifi device to a wired device without constant dropouts/disconnections at the expense of actually being able to use the MU-MIMO functions of the router.
There are either issues in the way Netgear has implemented MU-MIMO or an incompatibility issue with some other wifi devices on the network. Since I replaced the r7000P with a new one I suspect it's an issue in the Netgear router not my devices (I can't confirm this though as I don't have a different make/model MU-MIMO router to test).
Since MIMO is one of the main selling point for this router this also raises a few new questions.
I had similar issues like everyone else here, wifi would drop several times per day. The router was working just fine for a couple of years with just my phone and Chromecast, but after adding a new PC into the mix, the drops started happening. I even exchanged my laptop into a different brand as I thought it was the laptop's fault! Didn't help, same thing on the new one.
I disabled MU-MIMO (also disabled all the guest network stuff and turned QoS on) and the drops stopped, hasn't been happening anymore for a couple of days. Before it went off several times per day, every day.
I wish there was even some acknowledgement of this issue, or some reassurance that this issue is being looked into, but I guess we won't be getting it here.
(Firmware is V1.3.1.64_10.1.36, R7000P on 5GHz wifi with a smartphone, PC, Chromecast)