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Bricked R8500 - absolute worst experience
So I bought this dec 2016 and now I finally wanted to unbox it and use it. After changign the SSID - the thing bricked. Now its stuck in a endless solid amber light reboot cycle. Here is what I tried. Factory reset - NG 30/30/30 reset - NG static ip + ping + tftp - NG keeps tiiming out 1st call to support in hopes to rma this thing - spent 2.5 hours waiting only to be told i had to try the same things while they are on the phone (at this time with the wait this long I was not at home). 2nd call today - finally got through, was asked to switch power supplu to wall outlet (seriously???) then they hung up on 3rd call waiting - worst support ever, POS product (i have netgear routers from 4-5 years ago that still work fine). At this point all I want is to RMA this brick so I can have a workign one.... Seriously you ask people to spend $300 on a product and then what?Solved6.7KViews0likes15Comments