FRITZ!Box 7590

FritzBox for the win. I love my 7590

I have a 7590 with my father's old 7490 as a mesh repeater in the basement. (The 7490 has somehow a broken DSL modem it seems, but still works flawless for anything else)

Im having issues with network jittering while gaming just started recently.. i have one of those 7590 bought 3-4 years ago.. how do i verify i got a faulty one and if i buy a new one is it automatically the improves version? Thanks in advance ! :)

7590 here. But it just blew its 2.4Ghz front end which i had to bodge up with an external Buck. Will go to a 5690 Pro if it ever gets released for the AU market.

I was still using my original 7390 when FTTP got rolled out here. Only upgraded to 7590 after one of the repeaters blew up.

There was an issue with a specific model (I think it was the 7590) where after 5 years the 2.4GHz WLAN chip burned through. So if every smart home device suddenly doesn't work anymore that is why. It should be fixed now but basically everyone who got one that was produced with the faulty chip had to by a new one without getting warranty.

For me the high pitch buzzing sound only started when the 2.4GHz stopped working. It didn't burn a lot though because I didn't use it for long when I noticed.

If it's about 5 years old or older and you can hear a high pitch sound. Yes.

The problems start with a high pitched buzzing noise. First you barely notice it and then it gets louder and louder until the chip burns. If you have experience with soldering, you can actually replace the faulty component and keep using it. The problem is not the wifi chip itself, it’s a capacitor or something similar that sits before it on the board. It wears down over the years and the wifi chip gets more and more voltage than it can bear until it finally burns. If the chip is already under too much stress it makes that noise. If you want a reason to replace the 7590 with a newer device, google photos of destroyed units, it’s absolutely frightening. When I researched why my 7590 made these noises and saw the photos I immediately exported all settings, unplugged it, ordered a new device and used my 5G mobile connection until the replacement arrived.

Yep, I had this model. If it starts a high pitched buzzing sound that gets louder from day to day, better replace it as soon as possible. Fortunately I researched the noise before it started to burn and the photos I saw were frightening (big holes burned into the board). Where Fritzboxes could be better would be the DNS server (you can define only one which is not that great if you want to run your own DNS at home for adblocking and local hostnames - if it fails you have no fallback nameserver). I also don’t understand why they don’t offer VLAN options, the functionality should be there with guest wifi. But apart from that, they are quite nice.

Be aware about that 2.4GHz WLAN Problem.of older 7590 models https://www.golem.de/news/fritzbox-7590-ursache-fuer-fruehzeitige-wlan-ausfaelle-vermutlich-gefunden-2505-196647.html#:~:text=Die%20Fritzbox%207590%20macht%20bei%20einigen%20Nutzern%20nach%20ein%20paar%20Jahren%20offenbar%20Probleme.

Waiiiit. My mother is using this model and the two 2.4GHz only devices lose wireless connectivity for up to a day at a time until they reconnect on their own. This is likely the issue, isn't it?

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

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.