Welcome to TPWorld Joe, The reason you haven't had any replies is that anyone who could offer you a useful one has left the building in disgust for all the same reasons you mention above, now I must...

You should be ok now mate, bear in mind and I've only just found info on it Asus and Netgear help themselves to a semi backdoor to spy on you, not sure if TPL do the same, Netgear you can turn it off...

Good resource for Router info https://www.routersecurity.org/ISProuters.php You'll all find much better help there than you will virtually anywhere else, highlights just how lapse things really are...

There's also a lot going on behind the scenes right now, the Netgear Nighthawk 7000 just shed 30% of it's asking price yesterday which suggests Netgear can't patch it properly without some chip...

lmacmil wrote The router arrived today. I bought a refurbished unit from Newegg but it looks brand new. Had a bit of trouble getting it set up but it was not the router's fault! ;) I did a factory...

lmacmil wrote I saw that list the day after I ordered it! Oh well. I certainly feel better knowing this model will have up-to-date firmware vs the 2-year old firmware in my C8. And I definitely plan...