Am I the only one having problems with the new Vizio Router? When I first got it, it was as 5-star amazing as all the reviews said it was. But 2 weeks later? I'm resetting the blasted thing at least twice a week!!!And now? It's affecting my school work! The darned router decided to flake out when my paper was due in an hour!!!I wish you guys would assure me that I'm not the only one, cause I'm buying a Netgear today. I figure calling tech support is a waste of time because they'll probably tell me to unplug, wait 3 minutes and replug. Or press the reset button, wait 3 minutes and blah blah blah...I've done all that a thousand times. So, is it just me? Am I the only one having problems with the new Vizio Router? When I first got it, it was as 5-star amazing as all the reviews said it was. But 2 weeks later? I'm resetting the blasted thing at... » Read More Am I the only one having problems with the new Vizio Router? When I first got it, it was as 5-star amazing as all the reviews said it was. But 2 weeks later? I'm resetting the blasted thing at least twice a week!!!And now? It's affecting my school work! The darned router decided to flake out when my paper was due in an hour!!!I wish you guys would assure me that I'm not the only one, cause I'm buying a Netgear today. I figure calling tech support is a waste of time because they'll probably tell me to unplug, wait 3 minutes and replug. Or press the reset button, wait 3 minutes and blah blah blah...I've done all that a thousand times. So, is it just me? « Show Less
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****Update 3/18/2011*****Changed the settings as Tony suggested, and everything seems to be working fine now. Have not had to reset, and signal strength has improved. Will update again in the next few days. Thanks Tony!!******************************************************************************************************Nope, it's not just you. I have the same problems, and I'm going to try tony's config fixes to see if I can get mine to work any better.
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Tried that, it really didn't work for me. Router worked amazingly well for 3 weeks or so, then I started having to reset it about once a week, now it's just plain stupid, I can sit here and watch it lose the signal and regain it 2 or 3 times a minute during the worst episodes. Calling tech support was a joke, they sent someone out to replace the wireless board in my Vizio TV! I'm very happy with my Vizio TV, but as soon as I get my new ASUS router delivered, this Vizio router's going to the recycling bin.
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Same problem here. Worked like a champ for about 2 weeks and now it is useless. Constantly dropping connections, I can't get any of my smartphones to connect, etc. I have tried everything, including the suggestions above as well as going back to the Classic only wireless option. I will certainly admit I have a lot of requirements: 3 laptops, 2 iPhones, a streaming media player, a network bridge, a network printer etc. but there has to be something out there that will work.
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In the same boat. I get wifi connection drops after about 2 weeks. Not sure what the issue is, it's something out of a early 2000 episode.
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It is a beautiful screen. I have been in contact with Vizio. It seems the problem is not in the set. It is with the Sevice providers and they are working on a solution with internet providers and the streaming companies. Your local station sports viewing is beautifully displayed
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Were you able to resolve your constant cable modem resetting? I ran into the same issue with my SB6120 + ASUS router (flashed w/ Tomato) + Charter, and moved to AT&T; U-verse. Now I'm debating moving back to Charter, but would like to know if this is still going to come up again. Thanks.
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Be very careful, as the first guy said, about buying through a third Party. There is absolutely no warranty with Vizio. Their service dept. will walk you through some steps to reset the speaker, but if you send them your Amazon receipt, and it shows you purchased through a third party like techNGnet, Vizio will not honor any warranty. Next, TechNGnet has no warranty at all, only a 30 day return policy. Last but not least, Amazon has a 90 day A-z guarantee but that includes your shipping time. I bought this unit. it lasted 83 days and no longer powers on. Now it's trash, I have no recourse to get a new on or get my money back.
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Hi Vespasian - I did have issues but what I found is that you have to be REALLY REALLY REALLY patient. I'm running the latest firmware (V2.0.5?) and for the longest time unplugged the device as I felt it degrgated my network performance and introduce other issues (i.e. I had issues connecting to the router that it the Sabrent was connected to). Today I decided to give it another shot. I ran SpeakEasy speed test (10x) on both routers that I have, the plugged in the Sabrent to the router (U-verse so it's the one "DSL modem" as well). The Sabrent showed it was connected to the router & I could access the internet on my laptop when connected to the Sabrent, working as a host. I then attempted to connect my laptop directly to the router which the Sabrent was connected and I couldn't - but I could when connected to the other router. I was ready to downgrade to V2.0.1 but on the time it took me to download and switch things around the issue magically resolved itself. YMMV but for the last few hours I have been able to access the internet on both routers (w/o going through the Sabrent) as well as stream music to multiple devices. There is still an issue with lag between my Airplay devices (laptop and jailbreaked iPhone 3GS running AirFloat which turns that into a receiver). Just be patient - my experience is that this isn't the fastest devices but in time my issues were resolved. Good luck.
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Sounds like Vizio tech support is a little out of touch, LOL! Please email me regarding the model you have.
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I have had this TV about 4 months, and have loved it and then all of a sudden the screen went black. I called Vizio this morning, and they said they are aware that a small percentage of this TV has this problem because something is wrong with one of the boards inside and they said that they are going to deliver a brand new one in 8-13 business days and they will pick up the old one at the same time. No need for me to ship it back. I must say I am not happy with the TV messing up so soon, but I am quite satisfied with the way customer service handled it...
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I have received the router and it is the v3 so I'd say they have exhausted all of the v2 stock that they had. Thanks for the input though. My problem now is that with two repeaters, my web speeds have really dropped. I am already preparing to return my router and buy a 24 port switch and start hard wiring the house. Another fun project...
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Just started having this problem too, multiple times per day. Had internet tech come out - he said it's not the cable modem or internet connection, so it must be the router or the yellow cord that connects the router to the modem. He said the cord was wrong anyway - it was for a DSL, so he replaced it. Not sure if that will fix the problem though. I'd hate to have to buy a new router.
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I don't know if I would necessarily draw the conclusion that the router is no good. Wireless network setup can befuddle most novice users (and can even make experienced users pull their hair out). The #1 mistake most of the reviewers on here make is that they don't upgrade the firmware as the first step. That goes for any router though. It took me about 2 days of research before deciding in this router. I just ordered it though, and it won't arrive until Wednesday, so I can't give you my feedback on it yet.
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What the others are saying. I was unable to find a software update online, so I had to run a wired connection to the TV set to update. I too am having WiFi issues, and the software update did not help. I've tried two access points without success. I'm going to try a third AP sometime today. Regardless of the outcome, I have a Sharp Tech scheduled to come out on Wednesday.
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I believe they had questions or problems or both and the Amped Wireless Customer service is obligated to answer all of those. I still have random signal drops and week signals needing to reset the Router with a Power off / power on cycle ever 7-10 days. This is my 2nd unit and I probably would not buy another Amped router.
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No it's likely that your vizio TV only operates on the 2.4ghz band and getting another dual band router will not remedy this issue. Your router provided by comcast is also likely to be setup for their service, unless it is malfunctioning, there if probably not a need for a new router. You may however want to consider a triband router if you're finding that the dual bands aren't enough for your 16 devices to play together nicely. See if any of your other devices will work on the 5ghz band to lessen the load on the 2.4ghz band.
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The WiFi radio is really good. It almost always detects my router. However it will drop connection from time to time. Lately I've had to turn the TV off and on to get it to connect again only to have it drop the connection 10 minutes later. If the connection recovery was there, it would be great. In my case, I'm glad I've got a WiFi enabled Blu-ray player which works perfectly.
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I have had my TV two days. I love everything about it except that it has this memory loss problem. I am somewhat relieved to hear others have the same issue. It means I won't bother to get a replacement. But in fact I see no alternative in the market so will probably just keep this and bear with resetting stations. I think we should all be contacting Haier, however, to assure that they fix this thing in future models
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Sadly, I think you (we) are screwed. I was having horrible speeds with Verizon FIOS for a few months (<1Mbs), blaming Verizon and getting 3 new routers when I finally realized while I was on the phone with technical support that all my problems went away when I turned the BestView baby monitor off. I've tried all the channels with no luck. My wife and I just know to turn it off for a minute or two when we need to do some quick browsing. Very annoying...
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Thanks. I decided to go for it. My parents have the older model and I decided that if it didn't work for me we could trade routers. It ended up working beautifully, and so far I am quite satisfied. I haven't tried out all the new features yet, but I am getting good connection throughout the house.