AVM - FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"Unifi provide the most stable wifi network for IoT of all the AP on the market, even with one VLAN, even in mesh configuration. ... I have +200 IoT devices in my home from Apple, Switchbot, Aqara, Logitech, Eufy, Hue, Govee, and numerous exotic brands. I have been through hell with solutions from Apple, Orbi, Peplink, Meraki, Eero, Huawei and many many more. And only since I am rocking on Unifi I can open my Apple Home app with not a single device error !"
"Actually better than a range extender, as Mesh systems are designed from the ground up to work with each other in the system. ... But it's half ass "patched up" jerky jerky mesh was no match to a Deco. Deco was snappier, more reliable, and longer range."
"I have a 2 story 2350sf house. I have an Orbi with the master AP upstairs in the hall covering all the bedrooms rooms. Downstairs I have 2 Orbi Client APs on either end of the house covering all the downstairs, garage, and outside. ... I’ve never had any issues with coverage or bandwidth."
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"Unifi provide the most stable wifi network for IoT of all the AP on the market, even with one VLAN, even in mesh configuration. ... I have +200 IoT devices in my home from Apple, Switchbot, Aqara, Logitech, Eufy, Hue, Govee, and numerous exotic brands. I have been through hell with solutions from Apple, Orbi, Peplink, Meraki, Eero, Huawei and many many more. And only since I am rocking on Unifi I can open my Apple Home app with not a single device error !"
"I have over 60 devices connected to it, and have ZERO issues."
"Finally, nothing drops, everything is fast and solid, the devices themselves are now the bottleneck."
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"excellent update philosophy (very long update support, you will find a lot of boxes out there that are 10+ years old and still running the latest OS)"
"they get software updates for a long time usually - at least in the past it was usually 10 years after the introduction of a model, possibly even more."
"You also maintain much more control over a device you own. A rented device from your ISP can (and will) be somewhat remote controlled. ... But if you know, what you are doing, you may not like, that your ISP decides for you, that the router updates now."
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"I recently added a used 7530AX as wifi repeater and the setup took all of 5 seconds (press button here, press button there, done)."
"Easy to use for the average Joe but with tons of functions for the advanced user"
"has a simple interface"
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"has wireguard pre installed if you want to get into vpns later on"
"Also has wireguard pre installed if you want to get into vpns later on."
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"I lose all of my customization every reboot. ... I found that when I have to reboot the router, all of that customization is lost. There is no way to back this up."
"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."
"If you want better configuration dont go Deco its locked down by the software app to run some services and tweak. ... using them as a primary gateway not the smartest for the more experienced user that likes the standard routing options available to setup etc."
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"Do you have any advice or resources on getting this setup? I tried playing with GenieACS and I could not get it working at all. ... Honestly it's been over a year since I tried it and gave up. I remember having spent weeks on it and lots of time searching forums. ... I remember I was able to trigger some kind of authentication thing where the lights on the box would blink, but I wasn't able to push config to it. I also don't think it was showing up in my ACS server at all."
"The most frustrating thing about them is the need to press a button or use your landline to change security settings. ... Every other router authenticates the user instead of the user and every action. ... Yeah I know that, but it doesn’t really make it less annoying or unnecessary…"
"very limited, handholding ... It's my device, let me do whatever I want with it, whose options are there just not exposed in the UI."
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"the web interface of a FritzBox was getting really slow because they added a lot of features that the CPU couldn't handle."
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"The most frustrating thing about them is the need to press a button or use your landline to change security settings. ... Every other router authenticates the user instead of the user and every action. ... Yeah I know that, but it doesn’t really make it less annoying or unnecessary…"
"not very secure. ... List of CVEs https://app.opencve.io/cve/?vendor=avm"
"very limited, handholding ... It's my device, let me do whatever I want with it, whose options are there just not exposed in the UI."
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"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."
You don't have to oversell it, it's a decent router from EU, but very limited, handholding and not very secure. List of CVEs https://app.opencve.io/cve/?vendor=avm
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->Both renting or buying are valid options. The telekom routers are not bad. The advantage of renting is that they will replace the router if it breaks or if for reasons of modernization you need a new one, but both of these cases are rare. Fritzbox are generally easy to use and seen as reliable; also they get software updates for a long time usually - at least in the past it was usually 10 years after the introduction of a model, possibly even more. However the manufacturer of Fritzbox (AVM) has been bought by an investor last year (I believe, maybe even 2023), so it is quiet probable that the software update policy will worsen. I still would buy a fritzbox though if I would want to buy a router. Which router you could buy depends on what technology your internet access is. The most common ones are DSL or Glasfaser (fibre). Some buildings have cable internet.
r/germany • Telekom WiFi Router ->GenieACS works fine with fritzboxes. What exactly does not work for you? How do you feed the ACS URL to your boxes, do they even register in the ACS?
r/networking • ISP Guys - What CPE routers do you use with remote mgmt/ACS/TR-069? ->Renting is the better option and Fritz! Box is the way to go (made in Berlin, Germany, for all the r/BuyfromEU reasons).
r/AskAGerman • Telekom WiFi Router ->Used quite a bit by regional ISPs in Ireland
r/HomeNetworking • The 25 most recommend routers on Reddit (in the past year as of Jul 2025) ->A lot of them are not that good and cheap, but AVM got some very good Routers like the 5690 pro.
r/HomeNetworking • The 25 most recommend routers on Reddit (in the past year as of Jul 2025) ->These things are solid. I've been using them for 10 years... Before with copper and now fibre. Never had an issue.
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->Maybe they send the good ones to Switzerland 😂
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->I have been using FRITZ!Boxes for 20 years without any issue. Also running FRITZ! smart home stuff, no issues as well.
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->False, you can also configure it to use TOTP to confirm security settings.
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->You can also configure it to use TOTP via any Authenticator of your choice.
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->The speedports work, but they are very basic. If you want a more configurable option, you can use the speedport as a modem and attach e.g. a FRITZ!Box. That seems too much but this way the Telekom support can still check the connection with whatever proprietary thing they do with the speedport.
r/AskAGerman • Telekom WiFi Router ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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