New Firmware for Fritz!Box 7390

[Ardua]

Taken from the AVM.de website re the 7390:

FRITZ!Box 7390 – for fast Internet connections up to 100 Mbit/s

The FRITZ!Box from AVM makes it possible to achieve broadband connections of up to 100 megabits per second depending on the ADSL or VDSL network. This makes it ideally suited for resource-hungry broadband applications such as video streaming or IPTV. The FRITZ!Box is guaranteed to be compatible with all ADSL and VDSL variants. It supports VDSL2 (all profiles from 8 to 30) and all additional variants with ADSL2+ (annex A/B/J/M). The device can also be easily used in fiber-optic cable networks, such as FTTB (Fiber To The Basement) or FTTH (Fiber To The Home). For the first time, the new FRITZ!Box 7390 enables WLAN N connections simultaneously in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band proves to be particularly beneficial in situations where there are a number of overlapping wireless networks. The simultaneous application of both wireless bands also makes it possible, for example, to use equipment that can only transmit via one of the two bands.

[FritzBox]

Thanks all(even the ones where I didn't have a clue as to what was being said) and Ardua

Just dug this up myself

Integrated DSL modem supports ADSL (8 Mbit/s), ADSL2+ (24 Mbit/s), and VDSL2 (100 Mbit/s)

So by my reckoning I can ditch their modem and silly homehub 

[mervl]

Re: The device can also be easily used in fiber-optic cable networks, such as FTTB (Fiber To The Basement) or FTTH (Fiber To The Home)

Yes, no-one denies it can be used as a router on FTTP or Virgin cable for that matter. But where do AVM say it functions as a fibre (or fiber) optic modem? They say it has an ADSL/VDSL modem. And does it have the latest version of the Ikanos VX180 chipset which can handle speeds in excess of 100Mbps which FTTP might provide in the future (though a bit academic now)?

[FritzBox]

Maybe it won't be replacing the modem then

[Ardua]

I refer to my earlier post - ask Phillippe.

[FritzBox]

I refer to my earlier post - ask Phillippe.

It means regging on another forum Ardua 

@mervl, apparently they do have the Ikanos VX180 chipset

http://www.ikanos.com/news/press-releases/2010/AVM-Selects-Ikanos-Communications-Processors-for-Next-Generation-Multimedia-Home-Gateways-1313/

[Simon]

I refer to my earlier post - ask Phillippe.

Would that be the French guy who always wears sandals, Phillippe Philoppe? 

[Rik]

 

[Simon]

[Lance]

Would that be the French guy who always wears sandals, Phillippe Philoppe? 

I bet you've been waiting for years to use that gag on here!

[Simon]

[FritzBox]

You lot don't appear to be taking my questions seriously 

[Ardua]

It means regging on another forum Ardua 

I wasn't aware that registering on 2 forums was deemed to be bad form. The Internode forum on Whirlpool is a font of FB7390 knowledge which is not readily available in the UK. Phillippe is a frequent and extremely knowledgeable contributor and he will happily provide advice  on the 7390 to non-Aussies on the overseas forum. He also has an exceptionally good grasp of the English language - better than Google's attempts at translating German FB forums.

[FritzBox]

I wasn't aware that registering on 2 forums was deemed to be bad form. The Internode forum on Whirlpool is a font of FB7390 knowledge which is not readily available in the UK. Phillippe is a frequent and extremely knowledgeable contributor and he will happily provide advice  on the 7390 to non-Aussies on the overseas forum. He also has an exceptionally good grasp of the English language - better than Google's attempts at translating German FB forums.

It's just a mess there

[pctech]

Thanks all(even the ones where I didn't have a clue as to what was being said) and Ardua

Just dug this up myself

So by my reckoning I can ditch their modem and silly homehub 

You can but make sure you restore it and test if you experience any issues as its possible the BT engineer will take one look, decide its your equipment and walk off but raise a charge.

[FritzBox]

You can but make sure you restore it and test if you experience any issues as its possible the BT engineer will take one look, decide its your equipment and walk off but raise a charge.

According to AVM it won't replace both, just the HH unfortunately

[pctech]

It is technically possible to get a VDSL modem router if your Japanese is up to scratch.

[Ardua]

According to AVM it won't replace both, just the HH unfortunately

This accords with some advice that I was reading yesterday. Deutsche Telecom, it would seem, is in the process of rolling out FTTH in some German cities and they are saying to their customers that they will have to move from a DSL modem router to a broadband router with an Ethernet WAN (Internet) port.

The article goes on to say that some high-end modem routers will have a dual-WAN setup which uses an Ethernet port as a secondary WAN port and this may be in the form of a LAN port that can become a WAN port or as a dedicated WAN port.

Finally, I should add that the new beta firmware seems to be a marked improvement on the old firmware. My ADSL2+ connection has now been stable for 13 days with an unusually low error rate. I have left the downstream SNR slider in the mid position which is giving me a target SNR of 5/6 and a downstream connection rate of 16.6Mbps. The WMMAL exchange has gone unusually quiet on the FTTC front. After a flurry of activity just before Christmas, the town is covered with lots of new FTTC cabinets which all seem to have a power supply to them (but not connected), and links fitted, but no sadly fibre installation teams in sight!!

[pctech]

The high end ones will likely be for corporate installs so that independent WAN connections can be used for resilience.

[FritzBox]

It is technically possible to get a VDSL modem router if your Japanese is up to scratch.

Don't think we had better go there pctech

@Ardua, No disconnections in six days, Intended signal-to-noise ratio slider set in the middle, sync'd at 7.0. Think that's my record#

SNR at a stable 6, which drops to 5 between 20.00 and 03.00

[FritzBox]

New Beta available on the website, allows the setting of your own DNS servers, bout time too I say

Services at a Glance
Improved DSL data throughput and interoperability for VDSL
Prioritization for voice data when using FRITZ!App Fon
FRITZ!Box name can be defined for display in the home network, media server, browser call and WLAN SSID
"fritz.box" user interface optimized for access from mobile devices
Guest access can be configured on LAN port 4
Option for entering feedback integrated into each WLAN client

[Ardua]

New Beta available on the website, allows the setting of your own DNS servers, bout time too I say

Services at a Glance
Improved DSL data throughput and interoperability for VDSL
Prioritization for voice data when using FRITZ!App Fon
FRITZ!Box name can be defined for display in the home network, media server, browser call and WLAN SSID
"fritz.box" user interface optimized for access from mobile devices
Guest access can be configured on LAN port 4
Option for entering feedback integrated into each WLAN client

The latest beta that I can find was released in December. I have had no disconnections in the past 38 days.

[FritzBox]

I'm behind the times

[Ardua]

I'm behind the times

You had me searching for a while   According to those in the know 'Down Under', the next formal firmware release is not that far away. I have also had 2 recent updates to my Fons which is a good indicator that a FB update is about to hit the streets.

[FritzBox]

You had me searching for a while   According to those in the know 'Down Under', the next formal firmware release is not that far away. I have also had 2 recent updates to my Fons which is a good indicator that a FB update is about to hit the streets.

Apologies, but if you had posted the new update here as per normal we wouldn't have got our wires crossed. All your own fault really

Fon had an update yesterday, just the one though