AVM

FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro

AVM FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro

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#193 in

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Sentiment score60% positive
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Last updated: Jun 25, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconCyu97
12 months ago

A lot of them are not that good and cheap, but AVM got some very good Routers like the 5690 pro.

Reddit IconPPInFlames
2 months ago

[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.

Reddit Iconasp174
12 months ago

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?

Reddit Iconbubu19999
6 months ago

i had horrible experience with the axe5400. went to fritzbox, never looking back

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Reddit IconFlounderStrict2692
2 months ago

AMV Fritz.box. all you need to connect your stuff. Most is WiFi anyways, these days.

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