TP-Link Tether

At my business have still old DSL connection as Fios is not in my area that would have to pay a lot of money just to have it installed, ridiculous. So I did some researching on how I could boost my internet speed with what I have already. Got this app because the router i bought had told me in the instructions that it could help with finding the device and configuration as well. Tested it out and it was informative and easy to understand what it needed me to do as I did make a small mistake with the wire got them mixed up. After that it let me configure the routers ports to name and passwords set up and before I knew it I was up and running. It has boost up my DSL internet speeds up and the business can run smoothly until fios decides it wants to help this busy town my business is in and others to run their businesses smoothly as well. Shouldn’t have to pay a fortune when it should be available for everyone business or not. I have Verizon for my business but they don’t seem to check or update their customers thst been with them a very long time to help upgrade their devices to have better service. Thats what happens when theirs money involved they get so big and could careless about their customers but what I say about customers is that of it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t have a business, should value your customers.

I don’t usually write reviews but wanted to share my thoughts on this app compared to using the website control panel. I personally don’t like that it’s not a 1 to 1 toggle of the settings. In other words, not all the settings/features on the website control are on the Tether app, making it inconsistent and inconvenient to some extent. For starters, the Tether app doesn’t allow you to block keywords in URLs, it only allows you to block specific URLs, whereas the website allows for both. The app will show the keywords but you can’t add any - inconsistent design. It would be more convenient for users of the Tether app to allow for us to also use keywords just like the website. Some features I’d like to see - add a Web Filter to block AI sites, especially AI Chat bots; allow for domain name blocking, ie. adding .ai or *.ai to a block website list will block all websites with .ai in the domain - perhaps a workaround would be to add “ai” in the keywords/block list; another feature I’d like to see is adding/including a global block/approved website/keyword list and not ONLY restrict it to just certain profiles and devices on those profiles - so that ANY device that has connected to my network, like a guest or otherwise, has limited access to certain sites without me having to go in the app, finding their MAC address, add to a “guest” profile, etc. I also think the app needs a toggle for “dark” mode and bright mode - I think the app is TOO white and needs the option of a dark mode.

I’ve had Apple routers that worked seemlessly. Before that I trusted linksys, and they worked well and were very reliable. But since Apple stopped manufacturing routers , I read many reviews, and I believe that limksys makes an inferior product in comparison to this one. It was plug and play from the get go. And it has software that allows you to monitor who is logger on to your network. I’ve had this for about 4 months, and have been very impressed. It has been totally reliable- no issues whatsoever, and it has good range. The only issue I have is with the software, when you look at devices connected to the local network you may need to look up ip addresses to to name each individual device. This is tedious and no fun. I’m not aware of other routers that can auto populate which devices are which (like iphone 15, or hp printer, etc. ) But other than that, I’m very pleased and would highly recommend this router.