Post #1742570
2026-04-22 17:02 UTC
Ugh. My ISP just announced that they were "upgrading" and that would require me to get a new router. And the new router is Amazon's EERO and it requires that I download an app and create an Amazon account to set it up. And if I don't then they turn off the internet next week.
So, what are the alternatives for routers? I otherwise like my ISP and I'm guessing another one would have the same situation.
Their tech support was a little helpful and said "Some other alternatives for routers that are locally managed Asus, TP-Link, or Ubiquiti" but I'm not sure what the pros and cons of those are.
Am I right to be paranoid about getting Amazon involved in all my network traffic?
#ting #isp #routers
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@artnacrea@mastodon.ie 2026-04-22 19:52
@paulrosen@hachyderm.io You might want to look at OpenWRT, an open source router package. They have a list of supported hardware, an active support bulletin board and you don't need to have Amazon (or any other external org) anywhere near your traffic. There's some joke here about being as easy as ABC to setup but I've found it better than the proprietary systems. And that would let you choose second hand systems and PC based hardware too. https://openwrt.org/