Any reason why a d-link router's firmware upgrade can't be used outside a specific country ?

Hi !

I have a D-Link DI-624 router, revision C. My firmware is 2.53, the latest availiable on the Canadian D-Link site.

Since I am experiencing some problems between this router and the DWL-G132 USB adapter (ex: unable to connect unless I reboot the router), I searched the net for a possible solution.

While surfing on the US D-Link site (dlink.com), I found the existence of a newer version of the firmware (2.70) for the same model/revision.
The same fw version can also be found on dlink.fr

I noticed that there is a mention on the US download page stating that "This firmware is engineered for US products only; using this firmware on a device outside of the USA will void your warranty and render the device unusable".

I called to d-link (Canada) tech support (yes, I had spare time to waste, really !) to be told that this is because foreign dsl standards aren't the same as here - and was advised too to not use the USA upgrade.

While I can "maybe" believe this to be true for Europeans systems, I can hardly see a difference between USA and Canadian dsl systems/standards.

But in fact, since my router WAN side can be configured for PPPoE, PPTP for Europe and BigPondCable for Australia among others, why does it specifically requires a Canadian firmware ?

In addition, I made a byte to byte compare of the Canadian version 2.53 and the US one and they match exactly. Why then the 2.70 version be so unsuitable ? The d-link tech support guy never answered this : he hooked up the phone ! :-(

And, if there is really an incompatibility somewhere, I guess can always flash the 2.53 f/w again.


Any opinions ? Suggestions ? Advice ? Experiences ?

Thanks in advance.


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