I tried Netgear after several failures of other brands, and the Netgear has lasted the longest here. YMMV. I do get updates for the Netgear stuff, even though there are newer models of the hardware. I have four pieces now - in four different buildings, all on the same network - working great (knocking on wood). Two of the routers have USB sticks stuck in them for shared storage - works fine.
On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 10:01 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ve had a couple of their routers, which have worked fairly well. > However, they seem to have a pretty short development cycle when then bring > out new products. When this happens, the old ones get kicked to the curb > and receive no updates. > > If I buy a $150 router as new I expect it to be supported for more than a > year after I purchase it. I also have a NAS they made and the same issue > occurred. That was a fairly expensive purchase for what is now effectively > a very expensive doorstop. > > -D > > > On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:54 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> On January 4, 2018 at 8:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> My previous experiences with Netgear haven’t been great, but it comes > in as far as reviews just below the Eero, so they must be doing something > right. > > > > People used to buy Netgear stuff on sale at Staples, sometimes with > rebates, and then resell them on Amazon. > > If they didn't appear to be authorized vendors, Netgear would send them > threats, accusing them of selling counterfeit goods. In some cases suing > them for selling counterfeit goods when in fact the goods in question were > genuine. > > Then Netgear switched their claim to 'you listed them as New, but only > purchases from authorized vendors carry our warranty, therefore they aren't > really New, and we'll sue you for that instead'. > > When I heard about that, I figured that if Netgear is going to sue me > for selling something I own, I'll just avoid owning Netgear products. > > > > Mitch. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
