PSA: If you have an original Eero router, it’s time to upgrade
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#63BVQ)
The first-gen Eero had the same small, white squircle form factor as today's Eeros. | Image: Eero Eero's original mesh Wi-Fi router is going to the tech junkyard in the sky. This week, the company delivered an End of Life notice to users in its app, warning that the OG router's days are numbered.
The first-gen Eero, which debuted in 2016 and was discontinued in 2017, will stop receiving guaranteed software security updates after September 30th, 2022, Amazon spokesperson Connor Rice confirmed to The Verge. This is just over six years after the product launched. The devices won't stop working, but they won't receive new features - or, most crucially, security updates - beyond this date.
This gives rise to the question of just how long you should keep your Wi-Fi router around. An essential piece of infrastructure in modern homes, it's...