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The concerning thing about TP-Link is that they just abandon their hardware. They stop firmware updates. The security vulnerabilities don't stop. They just simply refuse to patch them. Is that by design? The U.S. government seems to think so. That they leave vulnerable routers for the Chinese spies to take advantage of. I personally wouldn't use one of their routers if it was given to me for free.
Any decent router company gives updates for years. I've grown to really respect ASUS. Not only did they do it with their motherboards (they really didn't have to offer firmware updates to their motherboards to allow newer CPU chips to be compatible with their old 5+ year hardware) but they did. They do the same with their routers too.
I looked through the list a bit, all these routers are ~10 yrs old. I don't think I've ever kept mine for more than 3-4 yrs.
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The concerning thing about TP-Link is that they just abandon their hardware. They stop firmware updates. The security vulnerabilities don't stop. They just simply refuse to patch them. Is that by design? The U.S. government seems to think so. That they leave vulnerable routers for the Chinese spies to take advantage of. I personally wouldn't use one of their routers if it was given to me for free.
Any decent router company gives updates for years. I've grown to really respect ASUS. Not only did they do it with their motherboards (they really didn't have to offer firmware updates to their motherboards to allow newer CPU chips to be compatible with their old 5+ year hardware) but they did. They do the same with their routers too.
Right, thats why one of the largest current botnet campaigns as early as mid last year and still going strong has over 14,000 ASUS routers being used... There goes your credibility!
Also if you actually did a little research you would know that Asus once fined heavily and forced to comply to mandatory updates on their products over a decade ago by the US government (FTC) or face ban. They didnt do it out of their own good will.
Some of you so called experts are clueless noobs. Any other powerful insight you want to share with us so I can rip it apart?
The funny part about this is, that I am an Asus fanboi, but only when the price is right.
Last edited by PeteyTheStriker May 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM.
stupid question im sure. Im using DECO's right now and I can't change the channel of the various wifi networks, and thus i sometimes have interference with wifi devices like headsets. ---Assuming this one has locked in channels too?
Same price at TPLINK but -$50 off if you spin the wheel a couple times at the landing page until you get that discount (use incognito mode to do it) -10% CB.
stupid question im sure. Im using DECO's right now and I can't change the channel of the various wifi networks, and thus i sometimes have interference with wifi devices like headsets. ---Assuming this one has locked in channels too?
Actually no, they (begrudgingly?) enabled manually setting channels on this line, but no other ones.
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I have the BE16000 from 2 years ago and I can say that TPLink has the most dumbed down apprach to network management and settings. Virtually everything is behind their app, the IoT network feature is insurecure, MLO breaks most smart devices, all parental controls is behind a paywall (same as netgear) and they lack any advanced controls for users and have no ability to use OpenWRT or DDWRT. I regret buying mine but quite frankly there are no good options in ther market unless one shells out $2000 for an Orbi 973.
Frustratingly limited for sure. I've fought mine tooth-and-nail when I should have given up and switched to UniFi or Omada long ago.
Big YMMV on that one, I convinced my woman to buy it at $300 instead of running hardwire and went in the next day and saw them at $100. New prices on eBay went from ~$350 to ~$250 overnight. That was a 3xBE11000 set vs this 2xBE10000. I'd rather find that one eBay
The new three pack BE11000 were selling for less than $200 on Ebay.
Right, thats why one of the largest current botnet campaigns as early as mid last year and still going strong has over 14,000 ASUS routers being used... There goes your credibility!
Also if you actually did a little research you would know that Asus once fined heavily and forced to comply to mandatory updates on their products over a decade ago by the US government (FTC) or face ban. They didnt do it out of their own good will.
Some of you so called experts are clueless noobs. Any other powerful insight you want to share with us so I can rip it apart?
The funny part about this is, that I am an Asus fanboi, but only when the price is right.
Ouch, it looks like you in fact don't know what you're talking about. Since you like to type a lot and probably not read. I'll give you Grok's summary: (Some ASUS router owners simply haven't bothered to update their routers firmware that is available. Which is better than TP-Link which would have given up on firmware updates within the 1st year of the product's release): https://grok.com/c/fb8191ee-62da-...b2c26352a4
Ouch, it looks like you in fact don't know what you're talking about. Since you like to type a lot and probably not read. I'll give you Grok's summary: (Some ASUS router owners simply haven't bothered to update their routers firmware that is available. Which is better than TP-Link which would have given up on firmware updates within the 1st year of the product's release): https://grok.com/c/fb8191ee-62da-...b2c26352a4
Lol, we were talking about general vulnerability and susceptible to attacks. Also if you actually did a little more research you would know that Kadnap targets still unpatched vectors and vulnerabilities that at this time are not disclosed..... So its not just people who havent updated their firmware or changed their passwords, as there are still ways for KadNap to hit.
The main big one that they did announce and patch so far was the AiCloud vector CVE-2025-59366.
Also how do you think other botnets happen, for other brands??? Outdated firmware that users never update and weak passwords...... So it in most cases is users fault, even if the company patches it some people never update and EOL products.
Last edited by PeteyTheStriker May 14, 2026 at 08:47 AM.
Been looking to update my Deco X60, but I'm hesitant as TP-Link hasn't gotten their certification approved by FTC unlike Netgear and Amazon's routers. Because the FTC is yet to approve it, TP-Link can't issue updates to routers beyond certain date in 2027. See https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fo...ed-to-know. Just FYI for anyone looking to buy a new router.
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Been looking to update my Deco X60, but I'm hesitant as TP-Link hasn't gotten their certification approved by FTC unlike Netgear and Amazon's routers. Because the FTC is yet to approve it, TP-Link can't issue updates to routers beyond certain date in 2027. See https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fo...ed-to-know. Just FYI for anyone looking to buy a new router.
First its not till 2029, second read the article you actually posted it clearly tells you its already been extended past the OG deadline of March 2027.... As of literally seven or eight days ago, its now officially pushed back from 2028 to 2029.
If you dont believe me, here you go PCMAG since its your source of choice.
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Any decent router company gives updates for years. I've grown to really respect ASUS. Not only did they do it with their motherboards (they really didn't have to offer firmware updates to their motherboards to allow newer CPU chips to be compatible with their old 5+ year hardware) but they did. They do the same with their routers too.
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Any decent router company gives updates for years. I've grown to really respect ASUS. Not only did they do it with their motherboards (they really didn't have to offer firmware updates to their motherboards to allow newer CPU chips to be compatible with their old 5+ year hardware) but they did. They do the same with their routers too.
Also if you actually did a little research you would know that Asus once fined heavily and forced to comply to mandatory updates on their products over a decade ago by the US government (FTC) or face ban. They didnt do it out of their own good will.
Some of you so called experts are clueless noobs. Any other powerful insight you want to share with us so I can rip it apart?
The funny part about this is, that I am an Asus fanboi, but only when the price is right.
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Right, thats why one of the largest current botnet campaigns as early as mid last year and still going strong has over 14,000 ASUS routers being used... There goes your credibility!
Also if you actually did a little research you would know that Asus once fined heavily and forced to comply to mandatory updates on their products over a decade ago by the US government (FTC) or face ban. They didnt do it out of their own good will.
Some of you so called experts are clueless noobs. Any other powerful insight you want to share with us so I can rip it apart?
The funny part about this is, that I am an Asus fanboi, but only when the price is right.
https://grok.com/c/fb8191ee-62da-...b2c26352a4
https://grok.com/c/fb8191ee-62da-...b2c26352a4
The main big one that they did announce and patch so far was the AiCloud vector CVE-2025-59366.
Also how do you think other botnets happen, for other brands??? Outdated firmware that users never update and weak passwords...... So it in most cases is users fault, even if the company patches it some people never update and EOL products.
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If you dont believe me, here you go PCMAG since its your source of choice.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-ex...until-2029
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