▲ 281 ▼ Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban / Asus is not publicly committing to US manufacturing. (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 week ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago (7 children) I stopped buying Asus routers because they fucking suck. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) They are prolific when it comes to knowing about and ignoring major security flaws in all of their software. That and just the shittiest hardware. They made a name with netbooks, had a few good years and then pioneered enshittifcation. Fuck asus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago Holy crap I forgot about netbooks, I kinda liked that form factor... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (4 children) Add Archer / TP link to that list. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (3 children) Out of the loop, what's wrong with them? What's the alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago* TP-Link has been alleged to have National Security concerns due to its ties to China. You can read for yourself but when this was in the news ~1 year ago I looked into it. To me it seems like a combination of a smear campaign started by Netgear and bad actors from the Republican Party within the government. Edit: This is a pretty good write up that explains it without straying too far into opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Tp link problems with updates, possible back door, charges you to make basic config to your router as they force you into yearly memberships. The router itself is solid..... permalink fedilink source parent [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 week ago* I am also interested in knowing, got a tp link 4G router currently and have been wondering about getting a 5G router sometime. UK so doesnt matter if its banned in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) They are prolific when it comes to knowing about and ignoring major security flaws in all of their software. That and just the shittiest hardware. They made a name with netbooks, had a few good years and then pioneered enshittifcation. Fuck asus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago Holy crap I forgot about netbooks, I kinda liked that form factor... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago Holy crap I forgot about netbooks, I kinda liked that form factor... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (4 children) Add Archer / TP link to that list. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (3 children) Out of the loop, what's wrong with them? What's the alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago* TP-Link has been alleged to have National Security concerns due to its ties to China. You can read for yourself but when this was in the news ~1 year ago I looked into it. To me it seems like a combination of a smear campaign started by Netgear and bad actors from the Republican Party within the government. Edit: This is a pretty good write up that explains it without straying too far into opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Tp link problems with updates, possible back door, charges you to make basic config to your router as they force you into yearly memberships. The router itself is solid..... permalink fedilink source parent [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 week ago* I am also interested in knowing, got a tp link 4G router currently and have been wondering about getting a 5G router sometime. UK so doesnt matter if its banned in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (3 children) Out of the loop, what's wrong with them? What's the alternative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago* TP-Link has been alleged to have National Security concerns due to its ties to China. You can read for yourself but when this was in the news ~1 year ago I looked into it. To me it seems like a combination of a smear campaign started by Netgear and bad actors from the Republican Party within the government. Edit: This is a pretty good write up that explains it without straying too far into opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Tp link problems with updates, possible back door, charges you to make basic config to your router as they force you into yearly memberships. The router itself is solid..... permalink fedilink source parent [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 week ago* I am also interested in knowing, got a tp link 4G router currently and have been wondering about getting a 5G router sometime. UK so doesnt matter if its banned in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago* TP-Link has been alleged to have National Security concerns due to its ties to China. You can read for yourself but when this was in the news ~1 year ago I looked into it. To me it seems like a combination of a smear campaign started by Netgear and bad actors from the Republican Party within the government. Edit: This is a pretty good write up that explains it without straying too far into opinion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Tp link problems with updates, possible back door, charges you to make basic config to your router as they force you into yearly memberships. The router itself is solid..... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 week ago* I am also interested in knowing, got a tp link 4G router currently and have been wondering about getting a 5G router sometime. UK so doesnt matter if its banned in the US. permalink fedilink source parent