SNAP-era FRITZ!Box 7390 Ok with gigabit?

Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › SNAP-era FRITZ!Box 7390 Ok with gigabit?

Oncop53

273 posts

Ultimate Geek

#270397 7-May-2020 14:29

I have an old Snap era FRITZ!Box 7390 that seems to be fine on 200/10, but will this be OK on 900/400 ?

My main PCs will be connected via ethernet or UniFi, so I am not concerned with the wifi performance of the 7390, just if will be able to 'handle the jandal' or if I need to upgrade.

The 2degrees "things you need to know" page at https://secure.2degreesbroadband.co.nz/change-plan/connection says:

To get the best possible performance with 2degrees Ultra-fast Fibre, we recommend:
Using a high-spec modem, such as a 2degrees Modem (model 7490)

tanivula

965 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#2478643 7-May-2020 14:39

There are posts on here that show the 7390 can do gigabit. Just make sure the LAN ports are set to Power Mode (gigabit) as opposed to Green Mode (100Mbit) in the fritzbox settings.

Backblaze

Backblaze Unlimited Backup. World’s easiest cloud backup. Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud (affiliate link).

michaelmurfy

cat
12236 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2478716 7-May-2020 15:26

No, this router won't do Gigabit routing.

You really need the Fritz!Box 7490. If you're on 2degrees already you can either phone them and request one to be sent out ($15 postage charge from memory, router belongs to them) or buy one from your 2degrees portal for $150 outright. Otherwise, look on Trademe.

Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
Referral Links: Tessie | Tesla | Quic Broadband (use R122101E7CV7Q for free setup)

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by subscribing.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

NickMack

905 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2478743 7-May-2020 15:43

michaelmurfy:

No, this router won't do Gigabit routing.

You really need the Fritz!Box 7490. If you're on 2degrees already you can either phone them and request one to be sent out ($15 postage charge from memory, router belongs to them) or buy one from your 2degrees portal for $150 outright. Otherwise, look on Trademe.

As per above, 7390 isn't the router you're looking for.....

Nick.

https://nick.mackechnie.co.nz | NZ ISP latency monitoring - https://smokeping.thenet.gen.nz

timmmay

19632 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2478750 7-May-2020 15:52

The 7590 is out with 2degrees. It works well, WiFi is much stronger than the 7390, but the WiFi on mine cuts out fairly regularly for a 3 - 10 seconds at a time.

michaelmurfy

cat
12236 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2478755 7-May-2020 15:59

@timmmay This sounds like you're currently using DFS channels. Switch it to a non-DFS 5G channel.

timmmay

19632 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2478769 7-May-2020 16:22

michaelmurfy:

@timmmay This sounds like you're currently using DFS channels. Switch it to a non-DFS 5G channel.

Thanks @michaelmurfy , that made no sense at all until I googled it and found this thread and (edit) this documentation. I think what you're saying is channels over 52 are shared channels, and the Fritz basically turns them off occasionally to check nothing else needs that channel. I also read that the Fritzbox should only use the lower channels to avoid this.

I have my Fritz on auto WiFi channel, and it's put me onto channel 100 - though I suspect I set it manually and it's now reset to auto channel. Although I just hit "find the best channel" (which apparently it doesn't do automatically) and it moved me to channel 52 which should be fine.

Thanks for the tip :)

Oncop53

273 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2478965 7-May-2020 22:04

Thanks! nice to have a clear answer. Getting an new FRITZ!Box was not possible as part of the upgrade process, so I will contact them separately.