FRITZ!Box 7590

FritzBox for the win. I love my 7590

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

Renting is the better option and Fritz! Box is the way to go (made in Berlin, Germany, for all the r/BuyfromEU reasons).