ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoBambu Lab Firmware Update Forces Cloud Dependency & User Lock-In - AVOID THEIR 3D PRINTERS!youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaremyplacedk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 hours agoI care. I bought Bambu anyway, because there’s a LAN only option. I enabled it today. I am also not going to upgrade firmware.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-229 minutes agoI’ve been considering a Bambu until today. From what I learned today, there is no Lan only option. It now must connect to their servers to let you print. They also said they will disable your ability to print if you don’t upgrade the firmware.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 hours ago there’s a LAN only option. I enabled it today. Do you trust it to not “phone home” anyway?
minus-squareBlackAura@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·51 minutes agoThat’s a separate issue from requiring internet access / cloud / their servers to be online to print.
minus-squareskizzles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIt’s not that difficult to go into your router and just block all external traffic from a device so yes I trust mine not to phone home.
minus-squareImgonnatrythislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoFor how long? 3d printer firmware upgrades often bring some meaningful enhancements. Imagine that might be hard to resist forever
I care. I bought Bambu anyway, because there’s a LAN only option. I enabled it today. I am also not going to upgrade firmware.
I’ve been considering a Bambu until today. From what I learned today, there is no Lan only option. It now must connect to their servers to let you print. They also said they will disable your ability to print if you don’t upgrade the firmware.
Do you trust it to not “phone home” anyway?
That’s a separate issue from requiring internet access / cloud / their servers to be online to print.
It’s not that difficult to go into your router and just block all external traffic from a device so yes I trust mine not to phone home.
For how long? 3d printer firmware upgrades often bring some meaningful enhancements. Imagine that might be hard to resist forever