According to Netgear, the second version of this router (WNDR4500v2) is available as of April 2013. What version is Amazon currently shipping?
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My purchase was made in March 2013, thus I received the WNDR4500 - not the newer version.
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I recieved mine on 12/29/2007 and after contacting linksys to aid in the install they advised me that it was version 8. The box has the s/n number as well as some other numbers but no version info.
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I recieved mine today and unfortunately I got a v2 so no dd-wrt for me. Luckily I sold it to a friend that doesnt want to use dd-wrt.
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You might want to check your set up. The router is approved by TWC as compatible. Mine has worked w/two for a few months and my problem has been intermittent timeouts. The fact that netgear has no customer support makes me rethink my purchase.
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I don't honestly know. People, like Kim Komando podcast and electronics show, do say to stay with the same maker. You could try calling Netgear they have been helpful to me with questions about updating router in the past.
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Netgear gave me this response when I asked them a couple of questions: Thank you for choosing NETGEAR, my name is Ali and I will be your support engineer. The WNDR3800 will be released with a limited lifetime warranty. It will be released either by this August or September. Please keep visiting the NETGEAR website http://www.netgear.com/ for update on this product. Thanks again for choosing NETGEAR. Have a great day! Sincerely, Ali Nadir Salic Technical Support NETGEAR, Inc. http://support.netgear.com
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None... The device ships empty. You need to buy your own. Furthermore, the product is junk. Out of the box it did not work for me. I ended up getting a Netgear, I paid a little more like $10, but it was worth it.
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I just received mine this morning and I got a V3. I was worried that I would end up getting a V2 since DD-WRT can't work with it but I am going to install it tommorrow and give you the results :-D
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Netgear gave me this response when I asked them a couple of questions:Thank you for choosing NETGEAR, my name is Ali and I will be your support engineer.The WNDR3800 will be released with a limited lifetime warranty. It will be released either by this August or September. Please keep visiting the NETGEAR website http://www.netgear.com/ for update on this product.Thanks again for choosing NETGEAR. Have a great day!Sincerely,Ali Nadir SalicTechnical SupportNETGEAR, Inc.http://support.netgear.com
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I just got mine today, and it worked immediate on v2.0.1, but I upgraded to the latest version on the website as of 3/8/2015 (2.0.7) and it would no longer connect to my router.... it would say it was trying to connect but never would. I downloaded 2.0.1 which was what mine came to me on, and it worked correctly again on that version. I would say generally to anyone looking at this product, try it out of the box, and if it does everything you need it to do, then don't upgrade the firmware.
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Can't answer your question directly but you might like to know that Netgear discoutinued these as of Jan 31, 2012.
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This model is version 2...you should skip the Netgear 3700 as this is an "N" device and move on to the next generation "AC" standard.
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http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3852/3/netgear-wndr4700-centria-review-multi-functional-router-with-hard-disk-router-with-fan
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I bought this router from Costco and after having lots of problems with it for several weeks, returned it to Costco for a Refund and went back to my old router. Routers seem to be the electronic device that seems to be operating in a last century mode. I still want to buy a new one, but am wary about Netgear models. I personally would NOT recommend this model.
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I don't know. I sent mine back and am awaiting a refund. It was supposed to be new and when I went to register it with netgear. Netgear said that someone had alreadyt registered it and that it was probably used. Still waiting!!!
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When I ordered mine I wasn't worried about warrenty, so I never looked. That was well over a year ago and it is still working. I have used Netgear for many years and only had problems with one model and not this one.
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Bummer, still no responses re: which version Amazon is shipping. On of my RHEL5 linux users wants a webcam and I'd like to recommend this one. But I'm not going to do that and risk Amazon shipping an older model.