Manufacturer AVM provides its routers with various free apps – users can also access the functions of the FritzBox via cell phone. For example, while the “FritzApp WLAN” displays wireless networks in the area and measures the WLAN speed, remote access to the home network can be set up with the “MyFritzApp”. The “FritzApp Smart Home” is used to switch AVM’s sockets and thermostats. And the “FritzApp TV” sends unencrypted television programs from a cable FritzBox with DVB-C streaming to smartphones and tablets. A fresh version of the Android app FritzApp Fon is currently available: the application turns cell phones into landline phones. The update brings these innovations.
The best wireless routers
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High WiFi speed
Three WLAN radio units
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No ports for analog phones
No DSL, cable or fiber optic modem installed
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Suitable for gigabit cable connections (DOCSIS 3.1).
Very high WiFi speed
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No S0 connection for ISDN devices
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Fast WiFi
Supports VDSL supervectoring
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Fast 5 gigahertz WiFi
VDSL supervectoring modem
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Small weaknesses at 2.4 gigahertz
USB ports lame
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Fast WiFi speed
Supports gigabit cable speed via DOCSIS 3.1
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Gigabit LAN sockets not fast enough for full gigabit speed
High power consumption
AVM
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High WiFi speed
Modem for VDSL super vectoring 35b
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Slightly short WiFi range
Just a USB port
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High 5 gigahertz speed at close range
Lots of features (including mesh)
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Partly short range with Wifi 6
Slow USB connection
Netgear
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Fast 2.4 and 5 gigahertz WiFi
Long range
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No modem
Does not offer band steering
Netgear
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Fast WiFi
High WiFi range
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Weaknesses in receiving data
No mesh functions
AVM
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Suitable for gigabit connections
Very fast at close range via Wifi 6
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Low WiFi range
Average speed in older WLAN standards
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FritzAppFon: Update for Android
The new Android version 2.5.2 of FritzApp Fon is now available for download in the Google Play Store and COMPUTER BILD. The update includes these new features:
Improvement: Notification of inactive notifications (important for call signaling)
Fixed: When using your own certificate, a new setup was regularly necessary
Fixed: Detection of the availability of the FritzBox sometimes disrupted immediately after restarting the app
Fixed: After using the hands-free function, it remained active and could no longer be deactivated
