Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers

Post by FatCat1979 » Wed, May 13, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

bayindirh wrote: post #225

9cb14c1ec0 wrote: post #213

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I once updated my Epson, and it started rejecting aftermarket ink. Fortunately there is a way to downgrade the firmware. Never buying a cartridge based inkjet printer again.

If you don't care about ink quality, then aftermarket ink is fine. However, if you want your pictures to last 10+ years under the sun, or being able to read what you have printed after some time, getting the genuine ink is the way. People think ink is simple. It is not . Anybody thinking otherwise, some points of pondering: - Why Xerox and HP run their own toner/ink labs to formulate their own ink down to molecule le…

Post by bdcravens » Wed, May 13, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC

basilikum wrote: post #205

It's maddening that quite a few people are jumping to defend Bambu here. Principally if you sell a device with a certain functionality and you later modify that device later to remove that functionality that is called theft. It does not matter the slightest bit whether you break into someone's house to physically alter the device or whether you remotely install a malicious software update to do that. But what's even…

Post by nwallin » Wed, May 13, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC

jwr wrote: post #194

bri3d wrote: post #7

This looks to be a clone of the prior state of the repository that caused all the Bambu drama earlier this week. I did a ton of research because I didn't understand what people wanted here, and this is what's going on: Right now, Bambu have adjusted their system into two modalities: * "default" or "Cloud" mode, where you get an app, remote monitoring, but you have to use Bambu Studio or Bambu Connect to send prints.…

Ok, so as a heavy user of Bambu printers: > I didn't understand what people wanted here Great: very few people care enough to actually try to understand! This is very much appreciated. > What users want is to "have their cake and eat it too;" they want the local token authentication _and_ the cloud authentication enabled at the same time No. What I want is to use any slicer software (specifically OrcaSlicer, which is…

Post by abustamam » Wed, May 13, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

dspillett wrote: post #238

bayindirh wrote: post #225

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't care about ink quality, then aftermarket ink is fine. However, if you want your pictures to last 10+ years under the sun, or being able to read what you have printed after some time, getting the genuine ink is the way. People think ink is simple. It is not . Anybody thinking otherwise, some points of pondering: - Why Xerox and HP run their own toner/ink labs to formulate their own ink down to molecule le…

> then aftermarket ink is fine Then why don't they allow it, perhaps with warnings? They don't block after market ink because of quality concerns, though they might claim so, they block it because they want to make more money from you themselves through ink sales. The common response here is “but they make a loss on selling the hardware!”, to which my response is “their bad pricing decision is not my problem”.

Post by skinfaxi » Wed, May 13, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC

Gormo wrote: post #245

danw1979 wrote: post #158

Reminder about the way Ubiquiti does this, as a vendor who wanted to provide users remote access to their own devices behind NAT: Unifi Cloud handles the auth and connection brokerage through a public portal, but you’re then connected straight to your own gear using your web browser (or one of the apps, if you choose). I can even turn all this off if I want to handle the remote access side of it myself. Other vendors…

Ubiquiti really should be the model for every company selling hardware today. Their business model is a straightforward "sell a good product at a reasonable price" approach, and they seem to be quite successful at it without needing to resort to gimmickry, subscription fees, or other even less savory ways of monetizing other people's activities.