Linksys Technical Support

HATING LINKSYS BIG TIME!!!
I recently purchased, and returned four different LINKSYS items. Two RE-​6500 range Extenders. One WAP300N access point, and one EA6900 WiFi router. All these items worked poorly, with intermittent issues, including one of the two range extenders proving to be electronically faulty right out of the box. Absolute garbage from a company that «used» to be good.
The reason I know the problem was due to the LINKSYS gear, is because as soon as I replaced ALL FOUR of the crappy LINKSYS items with just ONE fantastic ASUS RT-​AC87U WiFi router, ALL my issues instantly vanished. Go figure, right? The ASUS router has stellar reviews, is screaming fast with super easy install and setup. Totally kicks butt, and blows away the Linksys by light years.
What’s even worse is the LINKSYS customer service, or lack thereof. Before they let you speak to someone in customer service, their voicemail system forces you to go through their technical support people first, before allowing you to talk to customer service. This way they can try to discourage you from trying to get a refund, or a replacement. And it almost worked. I was so frustrated dealing with them that I came very close to simply tossing everything in the trash rather than put up with their stalling tactics.
Over the last several weeks, I have spoken to at least a dozen, or so different Linksys customer support people in either the Philippines, or India, trying to resolve the multitude of problems I was having with their products, and in almost each case, they kept me on the phone for well over an hour, or so, just wasting my time by recommending fixes to try, and new products to buy that never worked. They had me try all sorts of combinations of the four items I mentioned above, and again… nothing worked.
Plus, they constantly confirm, and reconfirm the same information, over, and over, and over again as if they were having a contest to see how long they could keep you on the phone without resolving any issues. And good luck trying to get a supervisor on the phone, but even if /​when you do, it’s just more of the same nonsense. UNREAL. And this is the «short» version of the story.
It’s the most frustrating customer support system I have ever experienced and will NEVER, EVER use their products again. BE WARNED. LINKSYS SUX.