While you don’t have to pay for a new box with Netgear’s approach, the new feature is not free. After a 90-day free trial, anyone who wants to stick with Armor will have to pay $70 per year.

Netgear just announced a new flagship router, the Orbi 970, that’s absolutely brimming with features. The router supports the newest Wi-Fi 7 wireless standard and ships in a quad-band format, so ...