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chinoARG
join:2002-12-04
Argentina

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Re: New Firmware - 1.44

I had the same problem. firmware version 1.44 doesnt work ok. I cant have the BEFSR41 icon in my XP network and it seems to me that the UPnP doesn´t work cause I cant do messenger voice or video conversations.
I had to go back to version 1.43
Linksys has to do better with their firmware updates.
Let´s all insist and pressure linksys to release better firmwares.

Hofbrau
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"Let´s all insist and pressure linksys to release better firmwares."

Indeed.

People should send e-mail to support@linksys.com and info@linksys.com, not to mention calling them toll free at (800) 326-7114, and complaining loudly, bitterly, and frequently about all the firmware problems as of late.

Make sure to mention clearly and succinctly about having to choose absurdly between security (firmware version 1.44) or connection stability and UPnP functionality (firmware version 1.43.0).

C og it ate,
H of br au
Kestrel71
join:2002-05-28
Dartmouth, NS

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Call them, email them and hound them every day. Complain loudly, complain often. Demand they provide the service for which they were quite willing to take your money. Badger them to death until they acknowledge these problems, fix their shoddy support and start releasing working firmware upgrades that can actually perform as advertised.

Bugs creep in but the latest fiasco with the 1.44 firmware for just about every model of Linksys device is unacceptable - they clearly haven't tested this code but have chosen to foist it on us to shut us up. Don't keep quiet. Yell, scream, shout, post your negative thoughts on review sites. If they don't care what their users (victims?) think, then perhaps they'll care when places like CNet start giving them negative reviews and their new user flow slows to a trickle.

This is just not acceptable.