Hello,
I recently purchased an Archer A7 without doing any additional research, and after reading a little online, I learned that the main differences between the C7 and A7 are some additional firmware in the A7, an Alexa skill, parental control (which I'm probably not going to use) and probably more stuff that I don't remeber right now.
And my concern is: Did I just purchase a pricey C7 model with additional firmware that I will need to replace if I install the OpenWRT Firmware?
(not sure if it's the right category, pls tell me if it's wrong)
Iām not following your question. Did you buy this device with the intention of installing openwrt? If so, what features are you concerned about losing? Or what features do you need in a router firmware?
For openwrt they look identical from the specs on the respective wikis.
To answer your question, buying the c7, if it's cheaper, would have been more cost effective in my opinion. How much did you spend? Can you give it back?
I did purchase the router with the intention of installing OpenWRT, and my primary use case for the OpenWRT firmware was WireGuard.
Some features of the A7 are compatible with Alexa, including the ability to turn off a user's Wi-Fi and some extra features.
My main concern was whether I had just purchased something more expensive simply because of its firmware when I was about to replace it with OpenWRT.
I'm not entirely sure about all the features in this router right now, but if there's a way to incorporate them into the OpenWRT firmware, I'd be happy to know about it.
Unfortunately, since this was an imported item (A7s are unavailable in my country on Amazon or any other reliable website).
Based on what I paid for the A7 and what is on display, it was slightly more expensive than the C7. I can probably return it, but I'm not sure if it will be painless given that I would have to send it all the way back.
