HG659b vs Fritzbox 7490

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GeoffisPure

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#233413 15-Apr-2018 12:10

Have recently made the change from 2Degrees fibre to Spark fibre.

Have been using a Fritzbox 7490 but Spark have also sent a HG659b modem.

Can anyone with experience using both modems recommend which one I should use? Cheers

Aredwood

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#1996441 15-Apr-2018 13:13

How many devices are on your network, both wired and wireless? As the HG659 has a 32 device limit.

palmypete

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#1996445 15-Apr-2018 13:23

The FRITZ!Box 7490 has much more functionality and flexibility than the HG. It is also much more stable.

I replaced the HG with the FRITZ!Box when the LAN ports on the HG died one after the other over a matter of weeks. The FRITZ!Box performed flawlessly.

Connection through VF rather than Spark.

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