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Moto
Jan 04, 2025Tutor
An Open Letter To Netgear re Crippling NAS
Dear Netgear, Here is why I will never ever purchase another NAS from Netgear. I have a ReadyNas 516 that has worked perfectly for years. Obviously, one of the important features of a NAS is be...
Sandshark
Jan 04, 2025Sensei
This forum is not Netgear support. You are actually talking to a lot of people that share your view.
BTW, Netgear is out of the NAS business, so you couldn't have bought one of theirs if you wanted to. But you can show your distain by not buying products that Netgear continues to sell. I recently upgraded my mesh WiFi, and I didn't even consider Netgear products.
Moto
Jan 06, 2025Tutor
Yes, I have the Orbi Mesh system and because of my experience with the NAS, there is zero likelihood that I will be purchasing anything from Netgear in the future. Who knows when Netgear will arbitrarily decide that the "greatest thing since sliced bread" is now an EOL POS and roll out "firmware updates" that cripple anything but the most basic functionality of the Orbi. And have you seen the $$ that Netgear is asking for their new Mesh system? Not a chance.
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