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magenta4417971
Newbie Caller
Hace 5 años

Problems and Security of TM-AC1900 ROUTER (rebranded ASUS)

I have 2 concerns and maybe some other t-mbile user can help me.

1. This router seems to have compatibility issues with my samsung s9 using 2.4Ghz frequency... my phone drops the connection and then it says connection with no internet. Sometimes it comes back after turning wifi off or restarting the phone or of course restarting the router. Anyone have any idea?

2. I'm concerned that this router has security issues. There haven't been any firmware updates in a loooooong time. The ASUS RT-AC68U Firmware is being updated... last update was 3/10/2020 Version 3.0.0.4.385.20253 to fix CVE-2019-15126 (Kr00k) vulnerability. T-mobile is being extremely irresponsible not allowing people to get updates for these known vulnerabilities. As a customer what should I do? Trash it? Hack it? (yes i know you can do some stuff to force some firmware updates..  but then you have to hack it the next time and the next ... on and on).

T-Mobile if you're listening please work with Asus to get us these critical and necessary updates. Or just release some software/firmware to let us "convert" our routers to RT-AC68Us.

Thanks for any help people can provide!

  • ¡Hola!

    I did check with my internal folks and couldn't find any info about this device getting a security update in the future.

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    T-Mobile discontinued the TM-AC1900 a few years ago. You won't get updates for a product discontinued years ago.