We can't trust the firmware from glinet any more. The lack of clarification from their side shows that.
@colin.p No need to save it.. if GL’s ever posted it for download (since 2023), it’ll live here (even when they silently swap out the beta versions under the same version number - bad GL). It’s my belief that any image that was ever posted for download should always be available for re-download.
Leaving someone not able to recover to the exact version of any prior released firmware is not acceptable.
The mobile device wouldn't need to transmit at the same power as the router as long as the router signal is able to reach the mobile device.
Yikes. This is not what we want.
I had this problem and received an email from gl inet support and they advised me to go back from version 4.8.4 to version 4.8.3 and everything will work with 2.4/5G wifi coverage.
If you read through this thread, you’ll find it has been answered - the Wi-Fi transmission power is set to the correct limits at the firmware level. This won’t be ‘fixed’ as there’s nothing to fix - they have to ensure the routers work within the regulations for each country. V4.8.4 and later have corrected this, so unless you want to remain on V4.8.3 forever, you’ll have just have to accept it.
I already use higher DFS channels and have for years with this router and prior routers and the wifi results are worse and inconsistent now with devices in the same room.
I just downgraded to 4.8.3 and have correct speeds again (1.5gbps wifi for devices in the same room) as opposed to 500mbps and erratic latency for devices on the 4.8.4 firmware.
Prior to downgrading the firmware I changed the region to GB/US and this had no effect on the poor speeds.
Don’t forget that the antenna gain works for sending AND receiving. So an AP with high antenna gain has besides strong TX with lower radio power (strong from TX power + antenna gain, limited by EIRP regulation) , also has the possibility of improved received signal. (received RX signal + antenna gain). Actually the antenna gain gives more benefits for reception than for transmission, due to the EIRP limitation for transmission. For longer distances both devices should have large antenna gain, to amplify the received signal at both ends.
Just registered specifically to add my frustration to this situation.
This has been plaguing me for weeks without realising. Even to the extent a hardware provider is shipping me a new WiFi module for a device because the WiFi performance was SO bad with it. But my phone has also been terrible and inconsistent. My security cameras have had connection issues, and overall just started to feel the WiFi was crapping out on me.
Low and behold I come across this thread and realise it's the damn router firmware all along. Just rolled back and boom - said device has no issues, 150 down in the corner of my house, where before it couldn't hold a connection. My phone is also much improved.
An unbelievably bad update.
It’s not the update that is bad, maybe it’s just the implementation of the new regulations for broadcast power limits.
Can anyone advise if the current 4.8.4 is any better in terms of wifi coverage? I upgraded when it was released but my son reported that wifi no longer works in his bedroom. I thought he was doing something wrong but nope, it was really weak. Sure enough I came across all these posts on here. I downgraded to fix the issue.
What is the general status of 4.8.4? It sounds like the coverage is still an issue and won’t be fixed as it was fixing power requirements. I’m in the UK and sure enough my router was set to Germany. I have changed this to UK. Does this mean then that the coverage should not be affected if I install the latest 4.8.4 release?
I’ve been ignoring the constant messages my router shows about upgrading but it’s begining to annoy me 
I don’t know why GL.inet can’t explain it clearly to the end user. My device was purchased in the UK and is currently on 4.8.3, for some reason the country code is DE. So when I reset and upgrade firmware I then need to change the country code manually in Luci and then hope that I can also increase the transmit power to what is allowed under law and what I purchased.
My hunch, is that the performance we’ve/you’ve all gotten used to, was not legal to start with - they have now corrected that in 4.8.4
The changes they made, I think, only applies to DE country code - as that is the default they set for all of Europe.
Changing it to UK, I believe, side-steps these changes to DE - and possibly makes it ‘illegal’ again.
Whether or not they will then update the various changes to the rest of the EU/UK country codes, I cannot get an answer on.
I suspect, they just have to be seen to be doing the best of not shipping illegal devices - so shipping EU devices, with DE country code, that now has the correct power limits applied should satisfy that.
I bought mine in the UK in may 2024. I just think at some point they started distributing firmware with DE for the WiFi.
There is a reason no one from glinet is answering. They clearly does not give a fuck.
Can someone confirm that UK CC still works?
edit: nope its not
Did you reboot after changing?
When I tested, UK was not the same as DE:
Hi yes i rebooted. Same as DE
