how long have your routers lasted

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hi guy's just wondered how long your routers have lasted ?
i bought a netgear dg834pn feb last year , and for the first twelve months worked almost flawlessly but for the last six months has gone down hill rapidly . the wireless keeps tripping out too regularly making it almost unusable . and the lan connection is the same making online gaming annoying to say the least . i have updated the firmware and regularly have to reboot the router . now the question is do you think eighteen months off use is average or about right ?

 

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maybe i just had a bad one
although i notice most off you leave them on 24/7 where i used to turn mine off when not in use , i wonder if the repeated on off cycle shortens the life ?

 

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got rid of the old and in with the new dg834n , nice and easy to set up. i am gonna leave it on 24/7 this time lets hope it lasts a bit longer