Fritzbox 7590 vs Netgear Orbi

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Kol12

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#312897 27-May-2024 21:11

We were promised "the new modem" (which I believe is the Netgear Orbi) for renewing our 2Degrees broadband account. Instead we received a Fritzbox 7590. Am I correct in thinking that the Netgear Orbi is a much newer router with more up to date features and specs compared to the Fritzbox 7590? Should I be asking for the Netgear Orbi?

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#3235436 27-May-2024 21:12

The Fritz!box is fine… it’s still perfectly suitable for gigabit connections.

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Kol12

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#3235440 27-May-2024 21:24

michaelmurfy:

The Fritz!box is fine… it’s still perfectly suitable for gigabit connections.

Our main issue is WIFI speed and coverage which the Fritzbox 7490 we currently have is struggling with. I thought that WIFI 6 would improve those things...

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#3235452 27-May-2024 21:54

Wi-Fi 6e is a better move due to the the width Wi-Fi 6e use. They are unused by silly smart devices. Don't get an Orbi, even though they offer it as "free", your time spent troubleshooting it is not.

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#3235461 27-May-2024 22:16

You can grab another Fritzbox and mesh them. WiFi, from a single router is never the best solution. Mesh or dedicated access points are the best solution.

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#3235726 28-May-2024 09:12

Fritzbox 7590 was a significant improvement from the 7390, but not sure about 7490. If you can wire in a second access point that would probably be best, but you should be able to use your existing 7490 in a mesh with built in features.

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#3235741 28-May-2024 09:58

I can attest that the WIFI on the 7590 is significantly better than the 7490.

I'm in a 200 m2 ish single level house and had 2x 7490's in mesh (ethernet backhaul) to ensure adequate 5Ghz coverage. The main 7490 was roughly in the middle of the house and the 2nd in one of the far rooms. I swapped to a single 7590 and coverage is great. Yes its not AX, but AC speeds (700/200) over WIFI in the far side of the house is more than acceptable.

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#3237771 28-May-2024 11:40

timmmay:

Fritzbox 7590 was a significant improvement from the 7390, but not sure about 7490. If you can wire in a second access point that would probably be best, but you should be able to use your existing 7490 in a mesh with built in features.

Umm how about the FRITZ!Box 7560 we have?

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#3237786 28-May-2024 12:48

turtleattacks:
timmmay:

Fritzbox 7590 was a significant improvement from the 7390, but not sure about 7490. If you can wire in a second access point that would probably be best, but you should be able to use your existing 7490 in a mesh with built in features.

Umm how about the FRITZ!Box 7560 we have?

I have no idea, I have never used the 7560. Your post above says 7590 and 7490. I expect the 5 series is all pretty good and should all work in a mesh I would guess.

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#3242036 28-May-2024 21:32

We have a 7590 and 7560 meshed together, with a 3000 repeater to boot. Between them, we get pretty good coverage. We’ve got a long house and the router can’t be sited centrally, so we need boosting along and across the house. We’re thinking about moving away from Vocus at the next renewal date (too many issues with drops outs and poor service), so we’ll need to think about whether to keep the Fritzboxes or get something completely different and do BYOD.