[Battlemesh] Chilling effect - Lockdown (FCC/EU)

[Adam Longwill]

Yes. Less than 24 hours ago I was given the following information from a
customer service rep from tplink:

Adam Longwill09:10:01 pm downgrading does not work
I get an 18005 errror
upon attempting to downgrade
I want to know if this is because of the FCC's rules regarding broadcast
strength and DFS control. Has TP-Link complied with these rules and locked
down its firmware and if so, for what models
I need to know if I am going to continue purchasing devices from you.

Camille09:13:25 pm wait one moment please
Thanks for your waiting, right now only these products has limitation on
firmware: Archer C7 V2 Archer C1900 V1 Touch P5 V1 Archer C2600 V1 Archer
C3200 V1 Archer C2 V1 Archer C5 V2 Archer C8 V1 Archer C9 V1 TL-WR841N V11
TL-WDR3500 V1 TL-WR940N V3.0 TL-WR1043ND V3.0 TL-WR710N(USA) TL-WR841N V9.0
and all products will also limite firmware in the future.

   Adam Longwill09:26:19 pm Wow. Thank you. I'm impressed with your digging
And this limitation is due to FCC rule clarifications in 2015?
And not some other reason

 Camille09:28:15 pm Right, due to FCC

Adam Longwill09:28:50 pm Thank you very much. Can you explain why the
WDR3600 appears to be locked down? Is it possible that your list is not
totally updated?
And do you have a method or avenue that people who wish to use other
firmware have?

Camille09:34:02 pm Yes, wdr3600 as dual band wifi router, is also locked
down. And there is no other way to use other firmware. Sorry for that

Adam Longwill09:34:19 pm Thank you very much, Camille. You've been very
helpful

Sorry for the formatting, I'm on mobile.

I'm very interested in what we, as a community, can do to ensure we can
continue to build our networks.
On Feb 17, 2016 12:51 PM, "Adam Longwill" <adam.longwill at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes. Less than 24 hours ago I was given the following information from a
> customer service rep from tplink:
>
> Adam Longwill09:10:01 pm downgrading does not work
> I get an 18005 errror
> upon attempting to downgrade
> I want to know if this is because of the FCC's rules regarding broadcast
> strength and DFS control. Has TP-Link complied with these rules and locked
> down its firmware and if so, for what models
> I need to know if I am going to continue purchasing devices from you.
>
> Camille09:13:25 pm wait one moment please
> Thanks for your waiting, right now only these products has limitation on
> firmware: Archer C7 V2 Archer C1900 V1 Touch P5 V1 Archer C2600 V1 Archer
> C3200 V1 Archer C2 V1 Archer C5 V2 Archer C8 V1 Archer C9 V1 TL-WR841N V11
> TL-WDR3500 V1 TL-WR940N V3.0 TL-WR1043ND V3.0 TL-WR710N(USA) TL-WR841N V9.0
> and all products will also limite firmware in the future.
>
>    Adam Longwill09:26:19 pm Wow. Thank you. I'm impressed with your digging
> And this limitation is due to FCC rule clarifications in 2015?
> And not some other reason
>
>  Camille09:28:15 pm Right, due to FCC
>
> Adam Longwill09:28:50 pm Thank you very much. Can you explain why the
> WDR3600 appears to be locked down? Is it possible that your list is not
> totally updated?
> And do you have a method or avenue that people who wish to use other
> firmware have?
>
> Camille09:34:02 pm Yes, wdr3600 as dual band wifi router, is also locked
> down. And there is no other way to use other firmware. Sorry for that
>
> Adam Longwill09:34:19 pm Thank you very much, Camille. You've been very
> helpful
>
> Sorry for the formatting, I'm on mobile.
>
> I'm very interested in what we, as a community, can do to ensure we can
> continue to build our networks.
> Dear fellow meshas,
>
> we are searching, if there is a proof that manufacturers already locking
> down to follow the EU 2014/53 or FCC?
>
> The result is that alternative software cannot be flashed, even if they
> stated in the guideline that this was not the goal?
> An article or spec or something?
>
> Thanks a lot, Monic
>
> PS: ETSI has the standard for DRM on SDR-Modules nearly finished … one
> said to me, but I don’t have more infos at the moment.
>
>
>
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