Recent firmware versions (post-2021) have patched the most egregious public exploits. WPS PIN is disabled by default in newer batches.
In an era where ISPs push 1 Gbps connections as standard, the F6 feels like a relic. But for the billions of people on sub-100 Mbps connections, for whom a router is a utility like a lightbulb—meant to be cheap and replaceable—the Tenda F6 does its job. It connects. It stays connected, mostly. And when it finally dies after two years of loyal service, you throw it away without a tear, because it only cost as much as two pizzas.
In the vast ecosystem of networking hardware, there exists a silent majority of devices that don’t make headlines. They aren’t tri-band Wi-Fi 6 beasts with eight antennas and a mobile app that lets you prioritize your gaming console. Instead, they sit in the corner of a small apartment, a dorm room, or a vacation home, doing one job: providing a stable, if unspectacular, internet connection.