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FRITZ!Box 7530 AX
#214 in WiFi Routers

AVM - FRITZ!Box 7530 AX

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"if you decide to get the N5, pay for the Vantrue branded SD card. It’s certified to handle the speeds necessary to record 4 video streams at once. When I first got this dashcam, I tried several other high speed name brand cards (Samsung, SanDisk, etc), and they all had issues."


"Basically a set it up and leave it situation. Since our 12v plug ins are keyed to power we never have to touch it"


"it's a set and forget type thing. ... after months of ignoring it, I grabbed some vids as a check and it's still going strong."

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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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"Arguably the best vdsl routers out of the few still doing them."


"The router function was still working great though, so it wasn't a big deal."

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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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"Eeros are HORRIBLE for customization. And I say that as an IT guy (you can see my own comment history, and I have a pair of Eero Pros)"


"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."


"You want to be able to force a band for the backhaul. ... Google was constantly swapping to 2.4ghz as a BH so that alone will gimp your 5ghz fronthaul to 2.4ghz like speeds."

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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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"I would only get the speed I pay for in the room the router is in, but as soon as I go into the next room, it drops to around 200 mbps. ... Upstairs, it drops even further, even with the second point, unless you are hardwired into the second point."


"the range on the be9300 is poor."


"I have seen people talk about the range on both being an issue but I only see it with the 6ghz band I sometimes have to turn it to have it facing me when I get farther away to get the full GIG."

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"I had three or four Fritzboxen die on me over the years. ... they tend to have a bit of a reliability issue."


"the connection was horrid and it always gave us problems."

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Accomplished-Moose50 • 7 months ago

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! 🤩 ->
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AdApart3821 • 6 months ago

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 ->
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asp174 • 6 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?

r/networking • ISP Guys - What CPE routers do you use with remote mgmt/ACS/TR-069? ->
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CaptainPoset • 6 months ago

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 ->
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Cautious-Hovercraft7 • 5 months ago

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) ->
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DragonflyFuture4638 • 7 months ago

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! 🤩 ->
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DragonflyFuture4638 • 7 months ago

Maybe they send the good ones to Switzerland 😂

r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->
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Dr_F_Rreakout • 7 months ago

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! 🤩 ->
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Fennek688 • 7 months ago

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! 🤩 ->
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Fennek688 • 7 months ago

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! 🤩 ->
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F_H_B • 6 months ago

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 ->
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GaymerBenny • about 1 month ago

I still can't comprehend what kind of routers people in other continents like America buy/ have to buy. In Germany, almost everyone uses AVM Fritz!Box', which are way more capable than most 'standard' routers and do not cost $400 or something like that.

r/pcmasterrace • Gaming routers have to be the biggest waste of money I feel ->

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