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Wan Drops on router
This is the first time i have ever had a problem with something where i have had to go to a community or forum for a issue but I'm one my last straw. just to start out i have a xfinity xb7 modem and a new rs300 nighthawk router for reference. About 6 months ago i began to have internment disconnections to only the wan port of my router. it would be up for a few hours 1 or 2 and then drop for 5 to 10 seconds before switching back and restarting the uptime back to 0. i tried everything you could think of when it comes to simple things like new cables, firmware updates, resets all the somewhat simple stuff to no help with the issue. I've gone through techs through xfinity had wires replaced from the pole outside straight to the modem but the issue i keep having with is I've tried 3 different routers and it just keeps resetting the wan on every router. everything else seems to work for the most part but I'm at a lost as to what to do at this point because everything on xfinitys end they say is fine. i use the internet all most all day rather i am playing games or streaming and this issue has been causing nothing but issues and i honestly just dont know where to even start anymore.Nighthawk RS300 latency
I have been using the Nighthawk RS300 for the last couple of months and I now constantly end up with dropped Teams and Zoom calls and general lag. I have realized that upload and download speeds are 30% through the RS300 than when plugged directly in to my Rogers Xfinity modem. Worse still, is that latency is dramatically worse through the RS300, with 158 down and 83 up. Are others experiencing issues with dropped calls and lag? Are there any suggestions to resolve this? I am on firmware version 1.0.1.90Netgear Horror Story
Short version...two Nighthawk 7 routers (BE9300s) since Saturday (3 days ago), have been basically bricked by Netgear's atrocious tech support. 10 hours in 2 days on the phone, on hold with the worst troubleshooting and tech support I've ever seen. They're even worse than Verizon. Nothing resolved. No one calls back. Have to explain yourself every single time you call in. They don't listen. They don't take notes. They have no command of the English language. They refuse to give a RMA#. The end result to sum up I got from them was...Oh well.