I got an invite for a ProSAFE Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Firewall (FVS336G-300NAS). I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass on this one. I don't really need this level of capability for my home office.
quote:i thought the routers were not for uverse. I know i have comcast and have had zero issues
Hey William1978, I know it isn't your fault but you work for Netgear.
Your company's R8000 3.2Gps router is a grade A piece of ****. The crappy uverse router works a million times better. I might as well set my money on fire, as the two months I have dealt with it puts me past my return window.
TIA.
Again, not your fault but this frustrates me.
quote:i'm fairly certain this is either user error or you got a bad product. The Nighthawk routers are incredible, probably some of the best on the market right now.
Hey William1978, I know it isn't your fault but you work for Netgear.
Your company's R8000 3.2Gps router is a grade A piece of ****. The crappy uverse router works a million times better. I might as well set my money on fire, as the two months I have dealt with it puts me past my return window.
TIA.
Again, not your fault but this frustrates me.
quote:quote:We are coming out with the security mounting arms in the next 30 days so that the outdoor mounting is more secure.
Got the test unit yesterday. Some initial thoughts....
Setup is super easy. 5 minutes and you are up and running.
Camera video and picture quality seems pretty good.
Web app and mobile app seem reasonable so far. I haven't played with too many of the settings, but it seems to be decent.
The main question I have with the unit so far is the physical security of the cameras themselves. At $150 each, they aren't something you want to be easily taken. The mounting is... interesting, I guess. You are given a magnetic base to mount the camera (See here). This makes it easy to mount and point where you want it to be, but it is also super easy for someone to walk off with the camera. You need it to be somewhat accessible, since you will have to change the batteries at some point.
quote:They are on pre-order as we speak. if you order one, you should get it within 3 weeks.quote:quote:We are coming out with the security mounting arms in the next 30 days so that the outdoor mounting is more secure.
Got the test unit yesterday. Some initial thoughts....
Setup is super easy. 5 minutes and you are up and running.
Camera video and picture quality seems pretty good.
Web app and mobile app seem reasonable so far. I haven't played with too many of the settings, but it seems to be decent.
The main question I have with the unit so far is the physical security of the cameras themselves. At $150 each, they aren't something you want to be easily taken. The mounting is... interesting, I guess. You are given a magnetic base to mount the camera (See here). This makes it easy to mount and point where you want it to be, but it is also super easy for someone to walk off with the camera. You need it to be somewhat accessible, since you will have to change the batteries at some point.
Hey Travis, do you know when these outdoor mounts are expected to be released?
TIA.
quote:A really common setup issue when you are tethering a router to a uverse gateway is DHCP. If both the router and the gateway are acting as routers, then they both will be trying to manage IP addresses and the performance of the router will be diminished significantly.quote:i thought the routers were not for uverse. I know i have comcast and have had zero issues
Hey William1978, I know it isn't your fault but you work for Netgear.
Your company's R8000 3.2Gps router is a grade A piece of ****. The crappy uverse router works a million times better. I might as well set my money on fire, as the two months I have dealt with it puts me past my return window.
TIA.
Again, not your fault but this frustrates me.
quote:make sure to do the firmware update. It corrects the battery algorithm issue.
First arlo camera batteries are at 12% today. This only after around 6-7 weeks and only recording an average of 5 min/day.
quote:The other option is to put the additional router into DMZ mode on the U-Verse gateway and let the new router handle your DHCP assignments.quote:A really common setup issue when you are tethering a router to a uverse gateway is DHCP. If both the router and the gateway are acting as routers, then they both will be trying to manage IP addresses and the performance of the router will be diminished significantly.quote:i thought the routers were not for uverse. I know i have comcast and have had zero issues
Hey William1978, I know it isn't your fault but you work for Netgear.
Your company's R8000 3.2Gps router is a grade A piece of ****. The crappy uverse router works a million times better. I might as well set my money on fire, as the two months I have dealt with it puts me past my return window.
TIA.
Again, not your fault but this frustrates me.
I have uverse, you just need to set the router up in access point mode. That will solve your problems. Less than .03% of our routers are actually defective.
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A really common setup issue when you are tethering a router to a uverse gateway is DHCP. If both the router and the gateway are acting as routers, then they both will be trying to manage IP addresses and the performance of the router will be diminished significantly.
I have uverse, you just need to set the router up in access point mode. That will solve your problems. Less than .03% of our routers are actually defective.
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I will give the access point a shot, why isn't your site/instructions more clear about this? Very difficult to find anything to help.
quote:You do understand that the 5 Ghz band has limited range compared to 2.4 Ghz, and that not all devices are capable of connecting to the 5 Ghz band? Right? If not, then that could be part of your problem. Otherwise, carry on.quote:
the 5Ghz band being unstable and constantly dropping
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Hi William
Any chance to join the Arlo testers team?
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Hi William
Any chance to join the Arlo testers team?
quote:We actually just announced at CES a new setup wizard that walks you through setting up a router behind a uverse gateway. We'll keep rolling it out to the other routers as time goes on. It's available now on the R7000.quote:
I will give the access point a shot, why isn't your site/instructions more clear about this? Very difficult to find anything to help.
To be fair, the complications are tied to the U-Verse gateway rather than the router. These are all things you can do to get any router working with a U-Verse gateway, so it isn't necessarily an issue with NETGEAR.
I do agree with U-Verse having as big a market share as they do, it would be helpful for companies to have those instructions available.
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Got an invite for the Around Town WiFi hotspot.
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Got an invite for the Around Town WiFi hotspot.
Very cool! That is definitely one of the items I was really hoping they would bring to the f&f program. Jealous that I didn't get invited to try this one But hopefully you get it.
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Got an invite for the Around Town WiFi hotspot.