• Nightwatch Admin
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    -11 year ago

    Excuse me but this a load of. Range is just fine, as is speed -unless you’re using a 7581 vDSL model, those were crash-prone and wifi broke often. I have and had several models and that was the only one ever causing trouble. And port forwarding is still there,at least on a 7990 with the latest firmware update.

    • @mholiv
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      11 year ago

      If you are happy with the range stick with it. 🤷‍♀️

      As for port forwarding it was not an option with the fritzbox provided by vodaphone to me. Maybe because it was DS-Lite stack only.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        No that’s because vodafone puts their own firmware version on it with limited settings. If you get the same fritzbox with the default firmware from AVM then you have port forwarding.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        I had a router from 1&1 where they locked down the firmware to exclude many settings. Might be a similar case with Vodafone.

      • Nightwatch Admin
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        11 year ago

        You said “range is much lower than it should be”, I’ve never heard that before, except - again - only for the 7581. Fritzes are generally tested as medium to good range, and very stable, so it is not just me. Are you maybe using APs with excessive transmit power settings or something similar?

        • @mholiv
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          11 year ago

          Using APs with excessive transmit power does not really extend range. The client radio can only respond with such a signal.

          I use APs with proper MIMO and proper beam forming. Doing so allows for less time slicing between clients and allows for greater distance and speed per client. Take a look at the RUCKUS R560 or it’s more advanced siblings if you are interested. Even ubiquity equipment like the U6 has a proper MIMO implementation that Fritz does not.

          If people are happy with Fritz that is ok. But it’s lower range, with lower capacity, and with fewer features than many people would like. We should not be limited to consumer level Fritz products on fiber.