Now maybe. I’m not sure that was the case at the time. I bought them when the Velops were brand new to the market. Plus I needed something right away and it was available in a nearby store. It was a bit of a painful journey, but all good now and has been rock solid for me for years now.Why did you decide to go with Linksys when there are more trusted and working mesh routers like Orbi and Asus ZenWifi