To all that's that say "Nah, they wouldn't do that"
are you willing to bet your privacy on that??
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/03/cisco-locks-customers-out-of-t.html
Owners of Cisco/Linksys home routers got a nasty shock this week, when their devices automatically downloaded a new operating system, which locked out device owners.
That is INSANE! Seriously, there has to be more to the story. FFS, this is Cory Doctorow writing the article, there has to be a catch. A company like Cisco couldn't think they'd get away with something like this, right? There's no disclaimer anywhere on the packaging: "Warning: all your crap belong us. Now, biatch."
Edit: I went through the post and comments and nope, Cory's playing this one straight. Cisco is out to screw their customers. I own at least one router from each of the major manufacturers. Most already have DD-WRT or some other firmware installed. I won't shy away from buying Cisco routers but I will make certain to purchase models that can be upgraded with Open-WRT, DD-WRT or some other such worthwhile firmware.
Pierre
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I've avoided Linksys network devices ever since they were acquired by Cisco, not because of any privacy issues, but because I saw that their quality had dropped suddenly. This makes me glad I did that, even if it's only a hoax – possibly launched to test for user reactions before becoming the real thing. Stranger things have happened…
Pierre
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I've worked with Netgear gear for a long time – as long as I've had an Internet connection that wasn't dial-up, in fact. Only recently did I forego my trustworthy Netgear router in favor of the ISP's all-in-one "box", as is the fashion here in France. The only time my Netgear router failed me, it was replaced, at no cost to me, with a more advanced model – because the one I had was no longer manufactured – under the lifetime warranty of their "Prosafe" product line.
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