AVM Fritz! Box Fon 7390 Wireless 4 Port VDSL/ADSL2+ Router DECT VoIP Phone Adaper

The best router... maybe...
I will give you a run down on my experience with various AVM Fritz!box routers

I have owned and used three Fritz!box routers: 7140, AVM FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 - VOIP VPN WLAN Router - and now the new 7390.

Basically the Fritz!box makes it very easy to configure multiple VOIP accounts which can be used with ordinary phones plugged into the rear of the router or any DECT or wifi connected mobile phones. It also sends and receives faxes as pdf files. It works with pure VOIP, but not Skype.

Into the rear of the router you plug both your phone and DSL cables and then one or two BT handsets into phone sockets on the router. I only have my Alarm phone cable connected to the router as all my calls are done over DECT phones.

You can then configure call forwarding, built in answering machines, call screening etc. You can automatically assign certain dialed numbers to go by...
My Experience
An interesting looking box packed full of features, I found it easy to setup but it assumed ADSL is PPoE but my ADSL is PPoA which required the expert menu straight away so might be confusing for someone who is less knowledgeable. Overall configuration of ADSL and Wi-Fi is simple and straight forward, devices connect quickly to the wifi which is great, has guest access as well which is helpful if someone wants wifi internet access as you can keep them isolated from your computers.

One thing I was interested in was the normal phone features e.g. call blocking, etc but the analogue phone performance is awful, the filtering provided by the normal ADSL splitter is wrecked by their cable so an interesting part of the unit is useless because of it. The USB device access was another reason for buying as a printer or scanner can be networked which is great.

The one negative of the whole experience has been the condition of the unit when it arrived, the external packing...
Truly Amazing All In One Device
This is an absolutely amazing router/modem. I have it for 3 weeks now no problems what so ever. One thing is as soon as you get it update the firmware to the latest one. In terms of coverage I get signal of my WiFi over a 100 yards, signal quality is strong all around the house 270 MB is generally connection speed on home network, never once it dropped the internet connection, it is full of features which are very handy and sort of should be standard in modern routers, interface is very user friendly.

I have connected all my DECT phones with the router now and they work perfectly well despite they are from 2 different companies(One BT and 4 Panasonic), it has got integrated answering machine as well.

Separate WiFi for guest which is also becoming standard in new routers. Simultaneous Dual band router works like a charm, if you have the devices ready to use it.

Except Skype you can connect most voip services like viopbusters or sipgate etc with this...

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