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"Fritzbox! Reviews (replacement for 'double box' system)"

Hi,

I'm thinking of replacing my Freeola/BT VDSL kit with a Fritzbox.

The main reason is to free up a plug, however, I see that the Fritzbox has added features.

Has anyone had experience of the range? If so, what are they like to install and run?

Neil

Hi,

I'm thinking of replacing my Freeola/BT VDSL kit with a Fritzbox.

The main reason is to free up a plug, however, I see that the Fritzbox has added features.

Has anyone had experience of the range? If so, what are they like to install and run?

Neil

I have been using the Fritzbox 7390 on my FTTC connection for nearly 3 years now. I use every feature on it apart from the NAS. Great bit of kit but expensive. Does IPv6, multiple VOIP accounts, 5Ghz wireless, DECT base station (works well with Seimens phones and the Fritzphone Android app). So far there are only a couple of things that let it down. One is the phantom ringing that some users experience if you are using it for analog calls. Seems OK in the latest firmware though. The other is the lack of flexibility with No-NAT (multiple public IP's). 5 year warranty is a bonus too.

Thanks Eccles.

It's the VOIP and DECT bits that caught my eye. Are they easy to get your head around?

What about wireless range between floors?

N.

It has a pretty good interface for non techy users so should be fairly easy to setup. You can switch to advanced mode if you like to tinker a bit. WiFi range is good in my house and also reaches out to the garden shed/man cave, which can be handy. It all depends on the environment it is in though but it's certainly one of the better routers I've tried and I've had a fair few! DECT is good, nice to get rid of another box (phone base station) and be able to get answering machine messages emailed to me when not at home. Also makes it easy to block annoying calls.

Thanks.

Looks like I may get one.

N.

@Eccles

Help!

I had a 7490 delivered today. I have spent the entire day trying to get it to connect to Freeola.

It says ready with my expected down and up speeds as expected, but I have no internet whatsoever.

I have entered all the right MAC addresses, username, password Vci, Vpi, pppoa/vc-mux.

Have I missed something?

Neil

EDIT: Got it!! I had to set the VLAN ID to 101 *and* use PPPoE. That only took 7 hours to work out.

Did you change the VLAN id?
If not you need to tick the box that says 'Use VLAN for Internet access' and set the ID to 101.

Edit beat me to it!

For reference VLAN:101
VCI: 32
VPI:1
Encapsulation: PPPoE
Annex B.

Thanks for the response, Eccles.

FYI I actually have

0,38
Annex A

and it seems to be flying.

Regards,

Neil

Famous last words.

None of my Wifi devices are connecting. The key is correct.

Almost at the point of giving up..

N.

Make sure it hasn't switched to a high channel. If your devices are wireless N or G some don't like the high channels such as 13 and 14. If they are ac then I'm not sure, don't have experience of the new standard. Also if auto channel switching is on switch it off and set the channels manually (use the channel monitor on the router to pick a good channel).