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morrijas
Feb 06, 2026Tutor
New netgear firmware will brick your internet
after the new firmware my 5ghz band was forced to 3 times slower and for the router to loose connection from the cable modem and no it is not the cable modem, the whole router would loose internet b...
morrijas
Feb 06, 2026Tutor
Netgear said it is a security and wants me to pay $300 for the security and the reason why I loose internet is because I did not pay for the security option and they said my router will not work unless I pay more for the security and my router will be working like normal and they said every customer will have to pay extra for the security because their routers will do what mine has done
- coolwifiFeb 06, 2026Luminary
Sounds like a scam! What number did you call?