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Support personnel do not know about technical details of a product. They don't know about legal regulation of their products. They certainly don't know about specific technical details of their products due to intricacies in the regulation of their product.
I'd be hesitant to trust what comes from a CS rep regarding a manufacturer's policy regarding the interpretation/compliance of an FCC rule. TP-Link may have just decided to lock down their devices regardless. I'm not saying this "report" isn't accurate... I'd just rather hear this from someone other than a random CS chat.
Well crap... I have two C7s. IMO there might not be (or at least have been) a better mainstream router for the price.
I think it’s a bit extreme to say the C7 is the best. It never was the best performer, and already 802.11ac Wave 2 devices with MU-MIMO are on the market, potentially outperforming the C7. Maybe it’s coincidentally the best value for the money, but that will not last.
Every generation, I wearily observe the large number of router models. I thought the Buffalo WZR-600DHP was a pretty good value late in the 802.11n generation, but now it’s retailing for more than I paid for it. WiFi routers are a lemon market.
So sad, I got a nice tplink for my mother and installed openwrt to gain some more control over the device. Unfortunate to see this support go away due to government.
Anyway, this was expected: it's the cheapest way to comply with the regulations.
Well crap... I have two C7s. IMO there might not be (or at least have been) a better mainstream router for the price.
It's not cheap, but it's badass. https://omnia.turris.cz/en/
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It's expected other manufacturers will begin locking down their firmware. Ubiquiti, for example, already does.
Out of curiosity, why would you want to reflash an Ubiquiti AP or router? They tend to be extremely feature rich, since they target enterprise and professional customers.