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S**R
Be warned about the importance of the different versions
Unfortunately, some of the reviews tagged ‘Suitable for Germany’ are for the International or an ISP version. Those are quite different. The ‘suitable for Germany’ version (geeignet für Deutschland) has:-1) A European style plug; you will need an adapter or a suitable alternative powers supply unit.2) A modem cable for German style phone sockets to RJ45.3) Firmware that is in the German language only and with options only for Germany.The first two issues can be dealt with by an adapter or a suitable alternative powers supply unit, and a suitable adapter or modem cable (RJ11 - RJ45). The last issue is more complex. More recent firmware (version 07.2x) has the ability to set the language and region. However, attempting this, without either a good knowledge of German or FRITZ!Box units, is not recommended. Even with more recent firmware (07.21), there is no language and region customisation, until after one has dealt with the initial set up in German. It is understood that AVM may be moving to producing a single version; however, as of October 2020 that has does not appear to have happened. Until that happens the International or UK version would be the recommended option.Wi-Fi modems and routers area bit tricky to rate. Basically, I would go along with the technical reviews that it a reasonable specification product with a good range of features at a reasonable price. Some of the plus points are:- You don’t need an account with AVM to use the product; some makes require you open an account- You can open the interface from either a computer or smart phone/tablet; some makes will not support a computer- It has internal antennae; external antennae may offer little real net advantage inside a home- It can be wall mounted- It has mesh capability, although it is a proprietary AVM system- Security features are well considered and router security appears to be apriorityIt is not a perfect device and is let down a bit by the firmware. However, in the fast-moving, very competitive market, that is probably true of most, if not all such devices.
M**T
Best modem router I've owned
I got this sent to me by Zen Internet after my old router gave up on me.It took about 10 minutes to setup, very easy interface with some advanced settings.It was fairly trivial to set my home network to the range I had before, plus set the wifi access point names likewise.By far the best aspect, is the wiFi range. In my summerhouse, which is about 10 metres from my house, the old modem router struggled to reach, so I added an additional router wired to ethernet - I don't need that anymore.I'm getting practically the same speed outside the house on wiFi, as I do inside the house on ethernet.Well worth buying.
T**S
Perfect for a home network.
I was provided with this router by Zen Internet after my previous one finally shuffled off its mortal coil.Very easy to set up and it's range is excellent, allowing internet access throughout my home (and garden) on multiple devices with little or no speed issues.I use it only for personal use by myself and my family, i.e casual browsing, downloading/streaming music and videos, Netflix, Amazon Prime and catch-up TV so I can't comment on other features that I do not use namely mesh, telephony etc. however for my purposes is it faultless.
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