AVM - FRITZ!Box 7590
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"had it for 3 years now and it never has failed me"
"run 3 tbs, 3 phones, ps5, laptop, xbox all from it, with 2 tvs, 2 phones, laptop, and ps5 on pretty much at all times, and experience 0 issues. ... ibe had my current router about 3 years now, not a single issue, i run my entire house daily on it, minus 1 tv, everything else is on, and runs with 0 issue, 0 lag, standard load times for my laptop, and thats even with watching youtube on my phone, disney or netfilx on one tv, streaming and gaming from 1 laptop, hbo on the other tv, 3-4 phones going at all times (medical devices) so, why do i need to switch to wifi7?"
"I bought a pair of asus ax6100s about 3.5 years ago and they are both going strong."
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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 have a 7590 with my father's old 7490 as a mesh repeater in the basement. ... The Fritzbox can use dedicated mesh repeaters or (what is the preferred method) simply used older second hand fritzboxes to form a mesh. ... The repeaters (dedicated or recycled Fritzbox) support being connected via WLAN or LAN and extend the network via both (but dedicated repeaters usually only have a single LAN port or none). ... No, they appear as the same connection and use the same password."
"can be extended with Mesh Routers etc"
"It’s a solid device, can be extended with Mesh Routers etc, has a simple interface and good knowledgebase articles."
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"But you can connect basically any cabled telephone preferably via ISDN and wireless telephones via DECT. And the Fritzbox doesn't really care about how old that phone is nor who made it."
"And lots of VoIP/DECT support too."
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"Easy to use for the average Joe but with tons of functions for the advanced user"
"has a simple interface"
"It’s a solid device, can be extended with Mesh Routers etc, has a simple interface and good knowledgebase articles."
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"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's only the devices that are limited to 2.4GHz that will suddenly stop working. ... For me the high pitch buzzing sound only started when the 2.4GHz stopped working."
"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 it starts a high pitched buzzing sound that gets louder from day to day, better replace it as soon as possible."
"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."
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"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. ... the photos I saw were frightening (big holes burned into the board)."
"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 it starts a high pitched buzzing sound that gets louder from day to day, better replace it as soon as possible."
"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's only the devices that are limited to 2.4GHz that will suddenly stop working. ... For me the high pitch buzzing sound only started when the 2.4GHz stopped working."
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"Once I moved away from the FRITZ stuff I finally got options to fix buffer bloat and do proper QoS."
"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."
"Yeah it’s okay for the masses, but it misses the mark if you want more control and have even slight complexity."
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"Also if you want to change the language from German on some of them you have to risk breaking them and use workarounds, connect via ftp and set env variables just because it's "German edition". ... F that, it's the same hardware just that they decided it can only "speak" a language."
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"The mesh can be unreliable. ... After a disconnect it can a long time to reconnect."
"With my eeros and tplink I have noticed this doesn’t actually work when running from one side of the house to the other while on a Teams call."
"issues with devices moving from one mesh outlet to another while walking around"
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? ->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)
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->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 ! :)
r/BuyFromEU • I bought a new FritzBox - best router in the EU! 🤩 ->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) ->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! 🤩 ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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