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...and now Nobody will buy TP-Link routers, once the Amazon reviews are filled with 1 stars. The market will likely sort this out for itself.
by awalton 11y ago
...and now Nobody will buy TP-Link routers, once the Amazon reviews are filled with 1 stars.
The market will likely sort this out for itself.
- CommanderData 11y agoI'll make sure my next router is not TP-Link. I'm upgrading in about a month.
- ak4g 11y agoFrom their FAQ, the change will only happen on routers produced after June of this year. So technically, the best time to buy a TP-Link router is right now!
- mynameisvlad 11y agoHah, yeah right. The general consumer simply doesn't care they can't flash open source firmware. For every 1 star review from someone who does care, there'll be plenty of 5 star reviews from regular users who have their needs filled by the router with default firmware.
- happycube 11y agoThey all have to do this.
- awalton 11y agoNo, they don't: https://apps.fcc.gov/kdb/GetAttachment.html?id=zXtrctoj6zH7oNEOO6De6g%3D%3D&desc=594280%20D02%20U-NII%20Device%20Security%20v01r03&tracking_number=39498 https://apps.fcc.gov/kdb/GetAttachment.html?id=zXtrctoj6zH7o...
- zymhan 11y agoNo, they do not, they just chose to take the easy way out and prevent flashing an open source firmware.
- rpgmaker 11y agoIt seems it would be only a matter of time before other manufacturers join TP-Link on this.
- qb45 11y agoThere is no way to comply with those regulations without prohibiting software updates on current generation of WiFi chips because they don't enforce regulatory constraints in hardware - it's driver's job. I expect all other vendors to do the same, at least for now. Market can't sort this out.
- fucking_tragedy 11y agoThe cheap option is to lock down everything, other manufacturers will follow suit. The average person doesn't care. We thought the same thing about privacy and user data mining, but look where we are.