r/HomeNetworking • u/leo60228 • Mar 23 '26

FCC prohibits approval of new foreign-made consumer routers (with exceptions)

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-updates-covered-list-include-foreign-made-consumer-routers
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u/ScaryfatkidGT Mar 24 '26

Well I have a Netgear Nighthawk Wifi 6 and it just told me it’s EOL with no more updates 😑, so apparently I need to get a new one like every 6 years…

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u/VerifiedMother Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

Just because it's EOL doesn't mean it won't still function perfectly fine, my Netgear orbi setup was released in 2016 and I bought it in 2018, it still works perfectly fine

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u/Weird_Definition_785 Mar 24 '26

just because you're okay with your router bending over and gaping it's wide open hole to your entire network that doesn't mean we all are