[dba-Tech] NetGear NightHawk Router

[Ed Tesiny]

As Gary said, if you turn off WiFi your phone should be able to access the
internet.  Even our older, maybe 4-5 years Android phones can get the
internet (we have verizon wireless service).  I know it's probably not cost
efficient but we always get provider supplied routers, any problems come
and fix it or replace it.  In terms of WiFi we have 12 "things" hitting
WiFi with no speed issues.

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 6:03 PM Peter Brawley <peter.brawley at earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>
> On 8/6/2020 14:10, Tina N Fields wrote:
> > I hope somebody on this list has figured this one out.
> >
> > Because my main router is starting to fail, I bought a new one to
> > replace it. But, oh boy, am I having trouble.
> >
> > Monday - I have it all set up and I've power cycled my modem. Hook it
> > up and everything cycles in except it never gets to the Internet.
> > Called tech support at my ISP; they said they had to make an
> > adjustment at their end, and that it should all work in about another
> > fifteen minutes. No, it did not work. A tech was coming the next day
> > to take care of a cable problem, so it was agreed he would take a look
> > at the new router, too.
> >
> > When I told him what kind of router it is, he said he'd run into them
> > before and that they are a little tricky because they require
> > registration before they can access the Internet. We looked through
> > the setup together and could not find any way to get this thing
> > connected.
>
> What's the advantage of a router that incorporates a modem? Isn't it
> more robust to have separate modem & router?
>
> PB
> >
> > I have the NightHawk app downloaded on my phone, but it can't get
> > through to register the router, either - it finds no Internet.
> >
> > What the heck! Maybe, if I keep the old router connected, log into the
> > new router, use the phone app to register, while there is an Internet
> > connection through the old router - could that work?
> >
> > Has anybody here dealt with this thing? It seems like a device that
> > requires a connection in order to register so that it can have a
> > connection. That's goofy!
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > T
> >
>
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