BE550 V2 Features being gatekept from BE550 V1

BE550 V2 Features being gatekept from BE550 V1

BE550 V2 Features being gatekept from BE550 V1
BE550 V2 Features being gatekept from BE550 V1
2 weeks ago
Model: Archer BE550  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.2.1

I got this router at the end of 2025 and it certainly has made my experiences with my internet provider way better, minus some unreliability in the range department. The router has lots of features that have improved my network performance, but I did really wish for some that I believed it was missing, such as being able to run multiple VPNs at once and have all network packets sent through the VPN too. I only just found out that the V2 which largely has the same hardware has these features added in one of the firmware updates, one feature I know wouldn't run on the V1 or so I've heard is the MLO network running WiFi 7 on the 2.4 GHz band, however I am not after that at all, I just need the VPN features, and the only thing stopping that happening is TPLink themselves, I also have heard that the V1 even has a slightly processor so there truly shouldn't be any reason for the feature to not be available, not to even mention the fact the V1 is the only one available in the UK, so even if I wanted to switch mine for the V2 I couldn't. So please tell me you all have plans to bring it to the V1, or is it all a plan to force customers to go for the V2 that potentially has cheaper hardware by withholding features on the earlier model?

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