Defective for the price too many quirks / Power switch

Defective for the price too many quirks / Power switch

AVM FRITZ! Box WLAN 3370 WLAN routers (VDSL / ADSL, 450 Mbit / s, Media Server) (Accessories)

Customer Review

(Encouraging news, more in the update below from 27/08/11)

Anticipation, all the following remarks refer to the latest firmware 103.05.05 at the time of review.

The Fritz! Box 3370 was announced at CeBIT 2010. You should soon thereafter. It is now available in the market, 2 months after the Cebit 2011. Since makes you look so his thoughts ... The background is that the board and the internal modem have been newly developed due to the problems in 7390 (to end more) , The 3370 should therefore be (with additional Fon functions) technically advanced than the sister 7390.

My conclusion is currently that at AVM (and unfortunately other companies), the customer is the first few months of beta testers again. There are many little things immature. And for that, I have in a product from Germany with such a long development time and at such a high price no more understanding.

My main criticisms (in addition to the things in other reviews mentioned here):
- The 3370 comes with the feature WPA2 and therefore is as advertised. I have for all wireless devices to date have had a key length of 62 characters. This key I wanted to take in 3370. It took me hours until I realized why none of my all devices with the 3370 got a connection. In the current firmware, the 3370 only supports a key length of something btw. 15-20 characters. Depending on the wireless receiver. The guaranteed performance WPA2 (CCMP) with the standard 63 characters key length is not fulfilled, the customer thus deceived. Even standing on the firmware side inside the box: "The network key must be between 8 and 63 characters long.". The manual says: "To increase the security, but the password should consist of at least 20 characters.". The marketing people to jest, the technicians work probably still there. But why is the customer that does not say ?!
- Even with the power switch on the unit has not taken it too seriously. The 3370 will go out when you press it. But who says she also was going on again when you press him, who has not counted on the creativity of the AVM developers. The 3370 only comes on again when separating the box from the stream and then supplied with new power.
- If you operate the network without DHCP, the device name, which appear at three point in the firmware settings for clarity, merrily rolled mess. The result is that there is, for example: home computer-1, home computer-2, home computer-3 (it's always the same PC meant).

I can not recommend the AVM 3370 to date and will send them back. On paper, the 3370 is a top-product, but currently not in practice. Therefore, I give even 2 stars. Also its sister product, the 7390 published in 2010 had a similar number of quirks. The product line seems not mature or good AVM developers previously have left the company. It can not be that the AVM products from 5 years ago could all, in 2011, but so have major problems. After all, the CRC error is not as high as in 7390 and 3370 is also not so hot. Here the new development compared to the 7390 makes then but noticeable.

Supplement 10:05 .: According to AVM Support at the box WPA2 CCMP should 63 characters in the key length can and the power switch should work. So I think the product is simply not yet mature and stay with 2 stars. In the future, may earn the 3370 5 star.

Supplement 14:05 .: Had the box not purchased directly from Amazon and requested reimbursement from the merchants. Since this is apparently unffähig dealer, he sent me a replacement unit. The serial number is a lot higher than the first device. And what should I say ?! Power switch defective Again !!!! Power does not turn. So not an isolated incident but apparently the system currently in the whole range. Have they then not even more connected and tested further. The 3370 died for me. Have now reduced from 2 to 1 star. Only anger and work with the thing.

Update 29/06/11: At least Amazon now sells boxes with Serial no. B2 ... In this the power switch works now! Serial numbers B1 ... seem to have this power switch defect, at least for the most part. That this could be remedied by means of firmware upgrade to hear how some, I do not personally! Take heed that you one of the newer serial numbers B2 ... buys.

Update 01:07:11: Over and out. The serial number B2 has the defect on the power switch! Had tested with B2 without LAN cable the box. As they went on again. That was not even at the B1. You close now but LAN cable (in my printer, NAS) no longer goes to the B2. Must somehow hang in the B2 to the fact if you connect the LAN cable. Took me now everything tasted together 3-4 hours. Never again AVM! German products also are good for nothing more.

Update 27/08/11: I could not do otherwise, and bought me a 3370 today. Just on offer at a large retail chain. I am by chance there, just wanted to see if there's a new version. And yes, the boxes had .... So buy the thing with B332.360 and now the very good news is solved from serial number B3 ... is the power switch problem !! Installs was Firmware 103.05.04. Box out, box to: work. But that was during the B2 already. Then updated to 103.05.06. Box out, box to: work !!! So I can give from serial number B3 "purchase sharing". :-) I now give 4 stars! 5 because I was so massive trouble with the 3370 did not and had to play the first few months of the buyer beta testers.

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