▲ 160 ▼ TP-Link opens global preorders for its first Wi-Fi 8 router, but ban keeps it out of US market — US left off launch list as FCC freeze refuses to thaw (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 month ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (4 children) Yeah, well, they're shit anyway permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (3 children) I know nothing about TP-Link issues, but pretty sure I have 2 of their routers 😔 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Updates are non existent, basic functionality locked behind a subscription, iffy support, lousy documentation. They suck. I have one, and the only reason I haven't replaced it is monetary I have too many other things eating into my budget to replace something that is working, if not to my preferences permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago Check if it can run OpenWRT https://openwrt.org/toh/start permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago I have 3. Unfortunately I've learned they're awful about maintaining and updating their firmware. They're functionally pretty good, but they stop providing updates to older models quickly. I won't buy again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago (3 children) I know nothing about TP-Link issues, but pretty sure I have 2 of their routers 😔 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Updates are non existent, basic functionality locked behind a subscription, iffy support, lousy documentation. They suck. I have one, and the only reason I haven't replaced it is monetary I have too many other things eating into my budget to replace something that is working, if not to my preferences permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago Check if it can run OpenWRT https://openwrt.org/toh/start permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago I have 3. Unfortunately I've learned they're awful about maintaining and updating their firmware. They're functionally pretty good, but they stop providing updates to older models quickly. I won't buy again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Updates are non existent, basic functionality locked behind a subscription, iffy support, lousy documentation. They suck. I have one, and the only reason I haven't replaced it is monetary I have too many other things eating into my budget to replace something that is working, if not to my preferences permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago Check if it can run OpenWRT https://openwrt.org/toh/start permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago Check if it can run OpenWRT https://openwrt.org/toh/start permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago I have 3. Unfortunately I've learned they're awful about maintaining and updating their firmware. They're functionally pretty good, but they stop providing updates to older models quickly. I won't buy again. permalink fedilink source parent