Kostas83 41 Posted July 23, 2020 So today we saw the new beautiful machine R2!! Congratulations guys!!! i have a lot of questions about that... you say that it will be release 6th August with the DumaOS 3.0. That means that we have also the DumaOS 3.0 that day?? On the XR routers?? I hope that you will not give a time exclusive on the R2... And now I want ONE honest answer... I must sell my XR500 to buy the R2???? Which is better????? 2 Burger100 and Locosano reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burger100 106 Posted July 23, 2020 Have just ordered the R2 had the R1 as an early adopter happy days. 3 JOE1305, Kostas83 and Tua PR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 312 Posted July 23, 2020 To be honest, the tech specs are not that impressive. The XR500 / XR700 probably have better hardware. It is a step up from the R1 though and really for $150 is a good chunk cheaper than the XR line. One advantage I can think of though is that the support from Netgear is lacking and with the R2 you would have support straight from Netduma. 4 Kostas83, Burger100, ONEovFOUR and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newfie 600 Posted July 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Kostas83 said: So today we saw the new beautiful machine R2!! Congratulations guys!!! i have a lot of questions about that... you say that it will be release 6th August with the DumaOS 3.0. That means that we have also the DumaOS 3.0 that day?? On the XR routers?? I hope that you will not give a time exclusive on the R2... And now I want ONE honest answer... I must sell my XR500 to buy the R2???? Which is better????? Keep the XR500, better spec machine. 1 Kostas83 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newfie 600 Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Bert said: To be honest, the tech specs are not that impressive. The XR500 / XR700 probably have better hardware. It is a step up from the R1 though and really for $150 is a good chunk cheaper than the XR line. One advantage I can think of though is that the support from Netgear is lacking and with the R2 you would have support straight from Netduma. XR300 is on the ball for the same price. Netgear do security updates but can only issue Duma updates if given them from Netduma. There seems to be a misconception that Netgear are to blame for the lack of updates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kostas83 41 Posted July 23, 2020 I hope guys that they will give us also the DumaOS 3.0 until 6th August... if they release the R2 and we still waiting I will be very unhappy..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpz44 158 Posted July 23, 2020 Omg , I have waited for this and told them loads it’s way forward , what’s the specs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kostas83 41 Posted July 23, 2020 Ok... all new releases before anyone else????? Really??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpz44 158 Posted July 23, 2020 Now they have my attention Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpz44 158 Posted July 23, 2020 I’ve ordered it , always said they need to control there own router ,this will give Netduma the edge I’ve waited years for . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyder 2 Posted July 23, 2020 I'm so glad I purchased a XR500 in June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpz44 158 Posted July 23, 2020 I knew this was coming ,kind of ....the XR500 is controlled by netgear ,this truly is a lease of life for Netduma in my opinion, I really hope this propels there software toa place it should be and rightfully so ,waited years for this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpz44 158 Posted July 23, 2020 Killhippie................"..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaiyoabc 89 Posted July 24, 2020 Not interested as long as they don’t allow sqm cake qos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Netduma Fraser 11,659 Posted July 24, 2020 23 hours ago, Kostas83 said: So today we saw the new beautiful machine R2!! Congratulations guys!!! i have a lot of questions about that... you say that it will be release 6th August with the DumaOS 3.0. That means that we have also the DumaOS 3.0 that day?? On the XR routers?? I hope that you will not give a time exclusive on the R2... And now I want ONE honest answer... I must sell my XR500 to buy the R2???? Which is better????? Thank you very much! The R1 beta has a lot of testers already and that is constantly growing so they should be getting 3.0 soon, same with the XR500 and we're working hard to get the other XR routers test and out to people ASAP. The R2 is optimized for DumaOS, this has allowed us to develop the software much faster than other hardware, that's why it gets it first, where as we have to make it work on all the other hardware. I'm not sure what you mean by that last question, if you want the R2 then you can get it. The XR500 does have the better hardware but the R2 has the benefit of being directly from us which means faster updates due to less steps to publish firmware but of course we will continue to support and update the XR range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mohands 46 Posted July 26, 2020 I have placed the order for mine. I will sell my XR500 as I want to get faster updates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TODDzillaInLA 82 Posted July 27, 2020 any codes for original r1 owners? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ND Steve 9 Posted July 27, 2020 5 hours ago, TODDzillaInLA said: any codes for original r1 owners? Hello,, You can for a limited time only, use our launch discount for all customers who pre-order. It's available now before it's goes on sale full price on 6th August. Regards, Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betrhlf 3 Posted July 27, 2020 is there a cheaper shipping option to the u.s.a don't really need it in one working day via dhl. 1 Jonnynut reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ND Steve 9 Posted July 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, betrhlf said: is there a cheaper shipping option to the u.s.a don't really need it in one working day via dhl. Hello, unfortunately due to COVID-19, there are no cheaper options available. Because of this, our shipping option to the US also comes at a cost to us. Regards, Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betrhlf 3 Posted July 27, 2020 thank you 1 ND Steve reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TODDzillaInLA 82 Posted July 27, 2020 i was looking at the tech specs, does this version of the netduma support a gigabyte connection? when i upgrade my internet with the r1, the r1 maxed out at 290 so mbps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TODDzillaInLA 82 Posted July 29, 2020 maybe waiting on this is a good idea if there is no reply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrayDay 189 Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, TODDzillaInLA said: maybe waiting on this is a good idea if there is no reply Hey TODD, a member confirmed that it can achieve up to gigabits speeds. Well they stated they were able to achieve 950mbps, wired., with their gigabit package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ND Steve 9 Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 7:19 PM, TODDzillaInLA said: i was looking at the tech specs, does this version of the netduma support a gigabyte connection? when i upgrade my internet with the r1, the r1 maxed out at 290 so mbps Hello, we have tested the R2 using iperf, and these are the speeds we got: QoS On: Download 860Mbits/sec Upload 821Mbits/sec QoS Off: Download 890Mbits/sec Upload 833Mbits/sec Regards, Steve 1 Tua PR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites