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AVM FRITZ!Box 6850 5G International
Question about AVM FRITZ!Box 6850 5G International
Initial situation: Holiday home in the mountains - I would like to do home office (teams) from there, VPN to the business, VoIP to be reachable privately by phone and watch Netflix and/or Zattoo in the evening. My question: With this AVM 5G router, I buy another Galaxus Mobile plan for 19 francs per month including 5G, insert the SIM cards into the router and then have 5G bandwidth on the internet, which allows me to meet all the requirements? Galaxus Mobile = Sunrise and according to the coverage I should have 5G there. Do I see it that way or what's the catch?
Helpful answer
In principle, the Galaxus plan works exactly as planned. However, the router is not equipped with the latest technology (it has an outdated 5G module), it does not offer WiFi 6 and only moderately fast WiFi. I wouldn't buy it, the price is far too high for what it offers.
The 5G speed can also vary greatly depending on the location. If possible, I would test the reception on site with a 5G smartphone and a 5G plan. The 5G speed is always up to, even if the maximum 5G is possible according to the map, depending on the placement of the router, this can also vary greatly. It is better to set it up near a window, if possible.
By the way, the best and cheapest 5G router at the moment comes from Xiaomi, it is the model Xiaomi 5G CPE Pro, it offers fast 5G with a modern SX62 chipset from Qualcomm, can serve over 240 devices and also has new WiFi 6.
It is unfortunately not available at Digitec but at other online retailers for about 270 francs and works great with Sunrise 5G (have been using it for a few months).