Administrators Netduma Iain Posted January 9, 2018 Administrators Share Posted January 9, 2018 At CES today, NETGEAR announced the XR500 Gaming Router, powered by DumaOS. You can read more about this new router here. It is the latest router in the very successful Nighthawk range and is the first router to launch with our hotly anticipated new Operating System, DumaOS. Our plan is to now use this big step forward to grow our team and to make lots of great new features for you guys at a rapid pace. Our partnership with NETGEAR has also allowed us to make DumaOS a really rock solid platform and we have a lot of exciting features in our pipeline which just like before, will be driven by your feedback. The good news is we can now give a launch date for DumaOS on the Netduma R1. It will be 17 April 2018 and as promised before, it will be a FREE upgrade for all users. If you would like to read more about DumaOS then see our new website explaining the main features and the overall concept: www.DumaOS.com Thank you for your support and we are really excited about 2018. The Netduma Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIJMAW Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I guess we now know why it was so quiet on the update front. Not really your guys fault but was still painful. Glad to see you guys are expanding and this can only mean more great updates in the future with this new partnership. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckable Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 As someone who just bought the NETDUMA a few weeks ago i am extremely upset about this announcement and feel like im getting cheated. The wifi on the duma is bad And doesnt even support 5g. Only reason i went with the duma over the nighthawk was for the geofilter. If i knew this combo was coming out i would have waited. Will there be a chance to exchange for the new nighthawk running dumaOs? Really unfair for people who just bought the netduma within that last month. This should have been announced around the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KzarofBacon Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Netgear didn't want this news out until CES. Netduma had zero control over the announcement. Yes it sucks that you bought it now but blaming the company is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassaDebata85 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 no since it will be on netgear.will we be able to install duma os on out existing netgear router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmMoDBoX Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 As someone who just bought the NETDUMA a few weeks ago i am extremely upset about this announcement and feel like im getting cheated. The wifi on the duma is bad And doesnt even support 5g. Only reason i went with the duma over the nighthawk was for the geofilter. If i knew this combo was coming out i would have waited. Will there be a chance to exchange for the new nighthawk running dumaOs? Really unfair for people who just bought the netduma within that last month. This should have been announced around the holidays. Also I'm pretty sure the R1 will get the most features and updates the fastest because Netgear will have ultimate control over their version of DumaOS. So the R1 is still the best solution with another router as an access point for 5ghz wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmMoDBoX Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 no since it will be on netgear.will we be able to install duma os on out existing netgear router? I don't think so since it uses brand new hardware they just announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crowley Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 A bit disappointed to see that I can have the Netgear router at my house Thursday with Duma OS, but I can't have Duma OS on my Netduma router until April? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XmasTeaTowel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thats awesome chaps! Good job, I always thought this might happen ever since its been call OS. Stoked for you guys and hope this enables and supports all your efforts. Spewin I have to wait till April to get Duma OS on my Day 2 R1, but if it's up to the hierarchy, oh well. Keep smashing up boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckable Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Also I'm pretty sure the R1 will get the most features and updates the fastest because Netgear will have ultimate control over their version of DumaOS. So the R1 is still the best solution with another router as an access point for 5ghz wifi My point is i dont want to buy another router for 5ghz. the new nighthawk will Have good wifi and dumaos. There is no reason to have the netduma now. Nighthawk with dumaos >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyAu Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Any details on when the XR500 will be available outside the US? Aussie R1 user here, would consider upgrading if the price is right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcline Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hahahahahahahaha So us early adopters get rammed..... We've been waiting over a year and you sell us out. I called it a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velloonythedeity Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 even though both routers are running the same OS, will the nighthawk be more powerful then the netduma router?. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikun Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Damn, that was cold. One year of absolute silence, and this. This is not your standard evil, this is EA level evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 How can you purchase one outside the US? Any distro for the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsNCo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi guys. On a business perspective and a way to make the DumaOS a go-to operating system for routers on a wider scale, I clearly understand the move. Which should be better for all in the long run.On the other hand, I am here to ask about how will the updates on the other routers be like? Will they have back-to-back updates along with the R1 router or will it be slower on for the other routers due to maybe having to be vetted by Netgear's software engineering team?In your point of view, if it is not under any NDA/contract, which router platform hosts a more feature packed DumaOS in a software perspective since clearly for hardware, the Netgear one obviously wins hands down. So in terms of features inside the DumaOS, which router has more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willphule Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 As an r1 user I am frustrated to know that the DumaOS is available TODAY on different hardware but that we have to wait until April. That said from a business perspective I completely understand why you went this route, I really do. Congrats to you guys, you've earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLDSHOTER Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 This is very understandable, the move Netduma took with partnership with Netgear, will just help Netduma grow even more, with netgears future routers with DUMAOS will just get better, just slightly a disappointment the routerboard Netduma R1 owners have to wait till April 18, but sense Netgear now has their hands full with DumaOS they also have the say with the Netduma team, but all for it just still a little disappointed with the April official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glazeko Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Damn that april release is a big Ouch. I really am pround of the growth yall have had. By the time april comes i can have this new Netgear router in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kboogie Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Time to put this on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG__DOG Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 New hardware?.........well I didnt see this coming did I?........LOL I aint impressed at the wait for the new OS, far from it. WE, who are loyal netduma users, some of us are very early apopters and purchasers SHOULD get the OS first. HOWEVER, I have a feeling this may be down to Netgears t's & c's but it still sucks..........So the almost utter silence was probably part of an N.D.A. On a positive note, netgear software is total and utter wank so the dumaOS is gonna be night and day improvement. Congratulations to netduma on partnering and growing your business and I wish you every success in the future. B.D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindonesia Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Is this one still going to require me to mess around with settings all the time to make it work? Need to know before I order. Couldn't wait ten minutes for a answer, so I ordered it. I'll find out Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titofuenla Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hello Duma Army!! It's great news to read this but I have some doubts. 1: because the users of R1 have to wait until April? I think they should give an explanation on this, since it is very unfair for the users of R1 that we have been with you so long and so long waiting for the new update. 2: Seriously $ 300 for a new router ?. I have been observing the prices of the new Netgear router and the truth is that I think the price is quite excessive. And at $ 200 it was a pretty high price for the R1 but it was completely worth it, but paying $ 300 for a new router is worth it? How much better is the new router so there is $ 100 difference with the R1 ?. 3: Is there any difference between the operating system Duma os what will be in the Netgear with the one that comes out for the R1? As I said I am very happy to read this post but at the same time frustrated and disillusioned by having to wait until April to enjoy the new system for the R1. first of all and how not to thank Ian and the rest of the Duma team for the great work and the great work they do both to get new updates and to attend all the consultations of the forum and social networks a big greeting and just wait ... now yeah hehehe. P.D:I hope you understand my post well since my English is not native and I have to use a translator. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basKETcaSe Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Reading through these comment's and I have to wonder about the intelligence of some gamer's out there. Netgear will have forced their hand to not release the R1 version at the same time as the Netgear version so it does not affect Netgears sales that is obvious. "Should we please some of our early adopters by not partnering with Netgear and give them it first and loose a big deal that will make the company grow, oh go on then". GTFO. Congratulations Netduma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velloonythedeity Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 How can you purchase one outside the US? Any distro for the UK? use this site called http://www.borderlinx.comto purchase things outside of you country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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