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TP-link is reportedly being investigated over national security concerns linked to vulnerabilities in its very popular routers.
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So who tf is left who makes good wireless routers? When I bought my tp-link it was top rated and recommended by everyone.
I gave up on TP-Link. I will never purchase any consumer router from them again. Little to no updates, connection issues that were made worse with an update, features REMOVED with an update, settings wouldn’t always stick, which results in a factory reset to get it to do anything. WPA3 just doesn’t work. It even would “mysteriously” turn it’s DHCP server back on, no matter how many times I turned it off, when it was in AP mode. Friend had the same model and most of the same issues.
I have had better luck with the other brands, but I feel like most of them suck or cost way more than they should.
Yeah, most of those sites end up recommending the same brands over and over, which causes people to buy them and talk about them. I don’t want to say, a scam, but it feels… scummy.
They never talk about other brands like Ubiquiti. Which isn’t a perfect brand either, but I’ve never seen it compared. Or even a low end Netgate. It’s always TP-Link, Asus, Netgear, Linksys, or D-Link… the same brands that have existed for the last 20 years offering crap. But Ubiquiti, Hawking, Belkin, etc. you basically never see.
I just googled it. Top 3 sites were wired.com, pcmag.com, and reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking (with a top comment pointing to cnet.com and nytime.com). And if you guessed TP-Link was recommended no.1 on all of them, you’d be right. To me, with the absolute garbage reviews on all of them, and the stupidity small sample size, it feels like TP-Link just buys the reviews because customers will read the reviews and buy their garbage. There was a mattress company that did something very similar years ago. The deck is stacked against customers.
And especially scummy, is TP-Link offers some cheaply made, highly marked up garbage that underperforms. They also are notorious for not delivering consistent updates to their routers. Maybe one or two updates, and they certainly don’t care if all the features don’t work. Just looked up one I bought from them before I wised up, the Archer C5400. 2 updates on a $200 router, that came highly recommended. Checked the v2, and also just 2 updates. I doubt it’ll ever see another.
On top of their terrible support and pathetic hardware… they also moved to a cloud SaaS config model. They want you to sign up for an account and use TP-Link Tether. Here’s something written up 3 years ago on [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/tbthjj/psa_newer_tplink_routers_send_all_your_web/}
My general suggestion for most people who want something that just works and is easy to use… the Ubiquiti Dream router isn’t a bad option. It’s not the best, but if you don’t want to really get into how networking works, it’s a good option.
I’m a techie, but I’m past the point where I want to tinker and mess with my stuff for hours or days to get it up and running. I’m sure the enterprise grade options are better, but I just want some plug and play option that at least allows me access to the more detailed stuff if needed. This looks like a solid recommend.
Here’s a recommendation: GL•iNet
Oh hell no! Those are complete trash. Especially the cellular gateways they make.
Just get an enterprise grade router (e.g. Mikrotik) and a separate AP (e.g. Ubiquiti).
“just”
That’s not an option for most people. They’re either not savvy enough to manage everything at that level or don’t care to and they will likely spend more money doing it this way.
They actually made a great suggestion with mikrotik…granted I come from a networking background but those can be as simple as you want or as complex as you need. Their products are resilient and prices are a chefs kiss for what you get. Now if they had recommended just some juniper or cisco gear I’d agree with you but mikrotik makes great products at great prices.
law that prohibits attempts at monopolies
Why hasn’t this law been used before for so many other things, like all cash burn tech startups such as Uber, etc? Genuine question not being sarcastic…
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So many MSPs are gonna panic if tplink is banned
Joe Biden has turned out to be the most fascist president in recent memory. He even supports fascism abroad. When a president supports a country that blocks a certain denomination of religion, bans a whole language, and bans political parties, using Nazee propaganda as a recruitment marketing, while having no democracy. What can you say? Then he supports ethnic cleansing to make Lebensraum for another ethnic group. What a sick man this chap is and completely incompetent. Now he is banning things made by Chinese people, if that isn’t racist, I don’t know what is. The only thing he is exceptional at is getting others killed. Good riddance. One thing for sure, there will be no justice.
Want to elaborate on those claims?
Are you saying I am lying?
No, we’re saying we need more explanation for the things you’ve listed. I can’t connect them to anything I’ve heard off the top of my head.
I can’t connect them to anything I’ve heard off the top of my head.
Funny you should say that. They want you to hear what they want you to hear. At least not presented as front page news. Why does the US occupy Syria and have control of its oil fields? Because it is a weak country, and the US can do those things because it is a powerful country. Don’t say it is because of terrorism, because of the irony. This is just one example of a pattern.
Bro, stop spouting off about unrelated things and explain the ones you mentioned in first comment already. You’re just making yourself look unhinged at this point.
You mean like Israel has leaders that are wanted by the ICC, and the US supports, and funds their government? FYI, the ICC is the International Criminal Court. How is it that the US can fund and support a leader who is accused of war crimes by international institutions? Where are the sanctions against these leaders? Calling people with facts unhinged shows you have a condescending attitude. It is a mark of your character. You think you can win an argument by exuding superiority, and yelling louder. Facts show the true state of things. I don’t bother with such people.
