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R8000P Nighthawk Router Throttles upload speed
I recently bought an R8000P Netgear router, replacing a nearly 10 year old router. I expected to get better performance, but the old router actually performed better. Here are the issues I am curre...
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
The firmware version is v1.4.2.84. But again, I say that I have tried updating to the most recent firmware, and it has accomplished nothing. Upload speeds at my desktop computer are still nearly 70% lower than what they should be. I rolled it back because there are so many posts and complaints which say the new firmware causes more problems than it solves.
There is no 'modem', and therefore I cannot give you a model number for the modem. My internet is a fiber connection through Centracom. There is one network port in the house, a simple plug-in internet port that's in the wall. The router is plugged into the wall connection, and the other devices are connected to the router. The internet provider network port, and the wifi router, and the desktop computer, are all located in the same room. The router is therefore the source of the problem, given that the old router had NO such issues, and these problems did not manifest themselves until after I'd gotten the new router.
Should I return this router and buy another brand? I have seen many threads, posts, and compliaints about these newer Netgear routers, and none of the solutions that others have posted anywhere have done anything to resolve my issues.
There is no reason why this router should be strangling my upload speed, or refusing to connect me to any web pages until after I've refreshed them 2-4 times. It's incredibly frustrating and I wish I hadn't already gotten rid of the old router.