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Makes sense that it would be one of the shittiest corps :/
Who makes good consumer network gear? I feel like the two big names (NetGear and TP-Link) are both awful
Generally speaking for routers, if you can get it at Best Buy, it is of poor quality, and if you can't, it requires more expertise to use than most people have.
The quality of the router is not the biggest problem, though. Many routers now phone home and require you to provision them through the company portal, which strongly indicates they've got a back door to your traffic if they want it, and if you read their ToS, they give themselves permission to use it.
I'm not suggesting they're hacking you or doing identity theft, but they are looking over your shoulder for things they can learn about you to make money, and in the future, they could potentially make money by collecting government bounties, since they'll know who millions of people are and where they live.