Wirecutters top two router recommendations are both TP-Link. Near the top of the review they praise "Hitting the sweet spot between price and performance" but t

Wirecutters top two router recommendations are both TP-Link. Near the top of the review they praise "Hitting the sweet spot between price and performance" but then bury the disclosure that you have to pay extra for security, including "most protection." "TP-Link also offers a $5-per-month or $36-per-year plan for Security+ network protection and IoT security. If you don’t pay, you still get some basic functionality such as the ability to block websites and to manually toggle internet access on your kids’ devices, but advanced settings, automatic timed internet control, most protection, and reporting are disabled after the one-month free trial. That said, the Archer AX3000 Pro will continue to provide solid Wi-Fi connectivity even if you don’t sign up for the added plans." This report is a great example of why it's a bad deal to trade away security for a lower price. Wirecutter should have been leading the way in pointing this out, instead of just steering people to the cheapest fast thing, YOLO style (anyone can make that kind of recommendation). https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wi-fi-router...