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R7000 2.4ghz not working but 5ghz is fine
Firmware 1.0.4.30 and 1.0.4.28 tried for weeks at a time.
Wireless devices connected to 5ghz band are all working perfectly and have been since i purchased this router at the beginning of June ...
Good news! We now have a production version of firmware that should resolve the 2.4 GHz issue, v1.0.5.64. You may download this firmware from our R7000 page here: http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults
As IrvSp correctly notes, this version of firmware fixes the 2.4 GHz issue and reinstates the new features, such as Kwilt, Smart Connect, and WiFI Transmit Power Control. It does not support Arlo. We hope to have a beta version that supports Arlo in the next two weeks.
We welcome any feedback you provide on this new firmware, and appreciate your patience as we resolved these issues. Thank you all for supporting the R7000 and NETGEAR!
To be fair every company has their share of issues with firmware updates (even Cisco's high end stuff). They appear to have seen that there's an issue and are working on it. I have used Netgear for years and they are solid products.
They were just trying to give people more features on this model for free to work with their Arlo cameras. I don't doubt that they will get a new release up soon. For now just run 1.0.4.30 and you will be good. Going on 1 month now with 0 issues after having issues with 1.0.6.28.
I did a writeup here: http://www.timothyhoogland.com/2016/02/ttt-netgear-r7000-nighthawk-wireless-and-firmware-issues-review/