Fritzbox – strong Router from AVM
The Berlin-based company AVM is offering for years with the Fritzbox a powerhouse Router.
- The latest Generation of the Fritzbox comes with four network ports, all of which have the latest Gigabit-LAN function. This means even faster Surfing with around 1,000 megabits per second.
- With the VDSL connection, you can achieve even higher transfer rates.
- Practical: thanks to the two antennas for up to two Wi-Fi networks can be constructed. Both of the older devices are advantageous n Standard with 2.4 GHz-function is used, as well as the fast Wi-Fi Standard, around five GHz, which should come with the newer devices.
- To the Fritzbox both digital and analog phones can be connected. Also a DECT base is built-in so you can wirelessly connect phones with the Fritzbox.
- For a printer or USB hard drives advantage: The Fritzbox offers two USB 2.0 ports with which you can use connected devices over Wi-Fi.
- If you have no disk at Hand, you can use the Fritzbox as, however, quite small network-attached storage. 512 MB of memory, the Router brings.
- Unfortunately, the power consumption is increased in comparison to the last box a little, however, devices are sent during periods of inactivity in the so-called "sleep mode". A night off for the Fritzbox , you can in the settings to easily configure it.
Router compared: Fritzbox
Speedport Router Telekom
If you sign a contract with Telekom, you usually get a Speedport Router.
- The Router that is offered in Telecom is often, therefore, comes with almost identical specs as the Fritzbox.
- The speedport also has two Wi-Fi antennas, however, the transmission rate is significantly lower than with the Fritzbox.
- Also here you can connect to different phones.
- Unfortunately, the security leaves something to be desired: The default Wi-Fi password of the speed ports easy to crack. Therefore, you should not necessarily the speed port Wi-Fi password manually, change.
- Annoying: expert settings, as in the case of the Fritzbox, is missing in the router menu completely. So you can for example seek detailed information about LAN or wireless LAN, or the wireless channel change.
Router compared: speed port
Conclusion: Fritzbox vs. speed port
- Both of Router take not much and have almost the same functions. Experts can configure the speed of port but no advanced settings.
- Ultimately, it's up to you: If you need a built-in network storage, and detailed changes to your network, want to make, you should resort to the Fritzbox. Otherwise, the Telekom speed port should suffice.
You will learn in the next tip, how to use the speed port-configuring the Router and all the important settings of the Fritzbox set up can.
