Survey - 2012 MyOpenRouter Enthusiast Survey: MyOpenRouter

2012 MyOpenRouter Enthusiast Survey

MyOpenRouter Members:

NETGEAR? is committed to providing the best products for our customers, and we value each and every one of you as part of our community of enthusiasts. You're the tinkerers, the programmers--the ones who like to get the most out of their routers... and we want to know what you're looking for. Telling us a little bit about what features you are using on your open source routers and what you want most out of our products will help us understand you better--and create the networking equipment that's perfect for you.

As a thank you for participating, you'll be entered in a random drawing by NETGEAR? to win a first prize of a NETGEAR? ReadyNAS? 2110 or a second prize of a NeoTV? 200!

Full contest details and official rules are available by clicking here.

Thank you for your candid input! The contest will run from July 23rd, 2012 to 11:59PM U.S. Pacific time on August 6, 2012--so don't delay.

1. In which country/area do you currently reside?

2. Age

3. What is your job function?

VAR/Reseller
Retail Sales
Network Administrator/IT
Engineering
Programming/Web Development
Social Media/PR
Consulting
Corporate Buyer
Other

If you selected other, what is your job function?

4. Which open source/open platform NETGEAR routers do you currently use?

	Select all that apply.
WGR614L
WNR3500L
WNR3500Lv2
WNDR3700
WNDR3800
WNDR4000
WNDR4500

5. What is the main use of the router(s)?

	Select all that apply.
Home Use
Commercial Use

6. If you are using the router(s) for commercial use, have you installed the router for clients?

Yes
No

7. Which open source firmware do you currently have installed on your router?

DD-WRT
Tomato
OpenWRT
None, using stock firmware
Other (specify below)

If other, which firmware are you using?

8. What specific features that are available in third party firmwares do you value or use the most?

	Extremely Important	Somewhat Important	Slightly Important	Not Important
Dynamic DNS Support
Hotspot Portal
Bandwidth Monitoring
OpenVPN
miniDLNA
Samba
Advanced QoS
Wireless Bridging
Radius Authentication
3G Modem Support
BitTorrent/Transmission GUI
Extended Filesystem Support
Other

9. If you selected "Other" in the previous question, which features were left out of the list that are valuable to you?

10. Do you plan on purchasing an open source/open platform router in the next:

11. If planning a purchase of an open source/open platform router, which brand(s) and model(s) do you plan on purchasing?

	Select all that apply.
NETGEAR WGR614L
NETGEAR WNR3500L
NETGEAR WNR3500Lv2
NETGEAR WNDR3700
NETGEAR WNDR3800
NETGEAR WNDR4000
NETGEAR WNDR4500
Linksys
Belkin
Asus
Undecided

12. Rank the importance of these factors as to why you have purchased or plan to purchase a NETGEAR open source/open platform router.

	Extremely Important	Somewhat Important	Slightly Important	Not Important
Features
Ability to install third party firmware
Price
Trust in NETGEAR brand and quality
Positive customer reviews

13. What features or product upgrades would you like to see in future NETGEAR open source/open platform routers?

	Extremely Important	Somewhat Important	Slightly Important	Not Important
Detachable Antennas
External Antennas
Gigabit Ethernet
More than 128MB Memory
Dual Band
USB Ports
Faster Wireless (802.11ac)
HDD/SATA Slot/Interface
SD Card Slot/Interface
Pre-Installed Serial Port/USB-TTL Connection

14. What other additional features would you like to see in future NETGEAR open source/open platform routers that were not listed? (if applicable)

15. How often do you visit MyOpenRouter.com?

16. What is your primary reason for visiting MyOpenRouter?

Firmware downloads
Other downloads
Information/Tips
Troubleshooting/Support
Pre-Purchase Information
Discussion with other users
Other

If you selected other, what is your primary reason for visiting MyOpenRouter?

17. How could we best improve the MyOpenRouter community? For example, would you like to see an expanded selection of blogs? More reviews, unboxings, photos, or videos? More forum topics? Let us know any suggestions or feedback you have, we're listening!

18. Name (We need this in order to contact you if you win!)

19. Email Address (We need this in order to contact you if you win!)

20. Phone Number (We need this in order to contact you if you win!)