In a hard won effort by the Senior Sales Manager of Linksys, the SPA94x series phones are now upgradable to 4-lines without the need for paying for an upgrade license key.

Now available for download on Linksys.com is the version 5.1.10 firmware for the SPA942 and the version 5.1.8 firmware for the SPA941. Both firmware upgrades feature the update to use all four lines available on the phone at no cost. To download the new firmware, from the Linksys.com homepage, go to “Support”, “Technical Support” and then “Choose a Product”. Find the “Voice over IP (VoIP)” category and select the model of phone you wish to upgrade from the drop-down menu. As always, read the directions first before attempting installation.

In this blogger’s humble opinion, this should have happened from the start.