While Netgear and Eero can breathe a sigh of relief (at least for the next 18 months), TP-Link is still waiting for its Conditional Approval. The company submitted its proposal earlier this week as it attempts to convince the U.S. government that it has divested itself of previously concerning Chinese ownership ties. According to its own internal statistics, TP-Link controls 20% of the U.S. consumer retail router market.
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Greg7579 I do not understand this at all. Last week I spent 700 bucks on Amazon Prime on the new Eero 7 Pro mesh router with 3 nodes and replaced my 4-year-old Eero Wi-Fi 6 router. It took 5 minutes. I just went on the app, clicked on upgrade eero and the new system kicked in instantly. The key is to not change the network name and then everything (your modem and all your devices) connects to the updated mesh router. The difference was amazing. I'm getting a full gig of Wi-Fi all over the house even with 7 devices running. It is not only faster, it has better coverage, better stability and multi-device capability. It was 700 bucks but worth it. But what did I buy if it was banned? Reply
gggplaya Greg7579 said: I do not understand this at all. Last week I spent 700 bucks on Amazon Prime on the new Eero 7 Pro mesh router with 3 nodes and replaced my 4-year-old Eero Wi-Fi 6 router. It took 5 minutes. I just went on the app, clicked on upgrade eero and the new system kicked in instantly. The key is to not change the network name and then everything (your modem and all your devices) connects to the updated mesh router. The difference was amazing. I'm getting a full gig of Wi-Fi all over the house even with 7 devices running. It is not only faster, it has better coverage, better stability and multi-device capability. It was 700 bucks but worth it. But what did I buy if it was banned? Your router was never "Banned." All routers currently on the market with FCC approval will still have FCC approval and are still available to be bought and sold well into the future until the design and internal chips change. But routers approved in their current configuration can still be manufactured outside the U.S. and sold in the U.S. The problem is we'll see stagnation in new router designs. Router manufacturers will not constantly pump out new designs because of the lengthy approval process. So they'll keep pumping out what's already approved. It's all new router designs that are "banned" as they require the new approval process. So if they make a change to the pcb board, they'll need new approval. Reply
TechieTwo An excerpt from another security alert this week… "Ten countries, including those in the Five Eyes alliance, were involved in the second warning of its kind in recent weeks, once again claiming that China was building covert networks, such as recruiting consumer-grade SOHO routers, to launch cyberattacks on adversaries." Reply
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