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Cyu97A lot of them are not that good and cheap, but AVM got some very good Routers like the 5690 pro.
PPInFlames[FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro | DSL & fibre optic router | Buy now!](https://fritz.com/en/products/fritz-box-5690-pro-20003043) ADSL2+ 250 Mbit down 45 Mbit up The Zigbee Gateway with (old) cheap Ikea Smart Home stuff is just too good.
AdApart3821Both 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.
asp174GenieACS 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?
bubu19999i had horrible experience with the axe5400. went to fritzbox, never looking back
CaptainPosetRenting is the better option and Fritz! Box is the way to go (made in Berlin, Germany, for all the r/BuyfromEU reasons).
Cautious-Hovercraft7Used quite a bit by regional ISPs in Ireland
F_H_BThe 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.
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