The WLAN of the IB3 and IB5pro is relatively identical, except that Wifi7 is available (only useful for end devices that also support Wifi7) and that the 6 GHz band is also used. The transmission power is regulated by law and, if you have not reduced the power in the WEB GUI, is at maximum.
I bet that the “WLAN” problems are actually completely different problems. But you would have to know what the problem is. WLAN is not good, doesn’t really help.
If it’s a concrete wall, the WLAN signal may already be attenuated.
I myself have a WLAN-Box 3 in the basement through a reinforced concrete ceiling to the IB3 680/150Mbit/s (max. value of my external Internet connection), distance 2m.
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Ok that’s a good point.
You’ll have to decide for yourself whether the difference is worth buying the IB5 PRo.
In any case, when I look at my speed through a reinforced concrete ceiling with 640/150 Mbit/s and compare it with your speed, the gap is already very large and the question arises as to whether it wouldn’t be better to set up a WLAN box as an access point in the other room and connect it to the Internet box via a LAN cable to get the full speed.
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I have entered the Netgear Roter in the IB3 as an exposed host so that all ports are forwarded. I am more flexible and have the option of setting filters and time restrictions better for the KIDS. The TV box is connected directly to the IB3 and is routed via a separate VLAN via the switch. This way I can also have a different IP addressing IB3 192.168.0.0 and Netgear router 192.168.1.0
In any case, my current configuration would not be possible with either the IB3 or the IB5 Pro alone
If you want to use special router functions that cannot be realised on a Swisscom Internet box, there is nothing to stop you from cascading an additional purely internal network with your own broadband router behind it.
As a result, your own network will be mostly provider-neutral, because your own router doesn’t care what kind of “provider device” with whatever technology it uses to access the Internet.
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Hi Werner, it’s exactly as you say, this configuration helped me a lot when I switched from UPC back to Swisscom, as I didn’t have to make any changes to my LAN including the WLAN and could simply integrate the Swisscom router instead of the UPC modem. The only thing I then did was to connect the TV box directly to the IB3 via its own VLAN, thus preventing this data traffic from also running via my own router.
Basically really great news. Been waiting a long time for this box. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed with the ports. If it says Pro on it, it should also be Pro. Yes, Wifi 7 is great, and a 10 Gbit is also enough. But to still come up with 1 Gbit connections in 2025 is really incomprehensible. For all those people with larger flats or houses who operate more than 1 Wifi Box, 4 2.5Gbit connections for several Wifi Boxes (possibly Wifi Box 4 with Wifi 7) would have been perfect.
It’s a pity this wasn’t integrated, especially in the Pro version. Wasn’t there actually a “normal” and a “pro” version planned?
cybi and @thomas76ch
the Internet Box family is designed to cover at least 99% of the needs of 99% of customers.
In addition, there is no application involving an Internet Box that necessarily requires more than 1GBit. For the 0.0199% of customers who need more (or think they need more), there is a 10GBit port to which you can connect whatever your heart desires. But that should only finance the 0.0199% of customers… 😉
cybi it’s only called “Pro” and not “PROOOOOO” 😉
Only Swisscom’s marketing department can probably tell you why the Pro was added to this router. The IB4 is only new with Wifi7 and an analogue port for telephony has been omitted. And a slightly different housing design, smaller and slightly fatter/rounder. Wouldn’t be enough for a Pro for me either. But there will certainly be a reason. It’s just not clear to us.
But what’s the point? “Faster, higher, further” is the motto! And with Wifi7 you have an argument in your pocket that obviously works 😉
Hello.
On 25 February I am switching from blue Internet M to blue Internet L. I currently have Internet Box 4 and according to Swisscom this should be sufficient. According to the subscription, the following is for new blue Internet L customers with direct connection to fibre optics: Free top model Internet Box 5 Pro worth 349. I assume that the subscription does not run under new customers of the L subscription and is it worth switching?
Best regards, René
