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kenlaz
Nov 28, 2019Guide
Netgear does not support their product
After having bought several Routers from Netgear and many switches and other gear, I tried to get some technical support because there is a problem with WiFi bandwidth (wired bandwidth is fine), but ...
- Nov 28, 2019
Go for an ASUS, the AC86U is the current sweet spot until AX routers mature. Avoid TP-Link as they abandon their models pretty fast
James721
Nov 28, 2019Luminary
Yes as Microchip stated go with Asus. There firmware support is light years better. Netgear just seems to have gave up and threw in the towel as far as firmware goes. Shame though they use great hardware. My place of employment has supplied me a Asus RT-AX58U and for a router no one is talking about this thing rocks with great speeds, coverage and no disconnects. :smileyhappy:
labatt
Nov 28, 2019Mentor
If going Asus make sure it is a model that RMerlin firmware supports. He adds features and fixes issues in the released firmware.