Vodafone HG659 firmware update released

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#1362779 11-Aug-2015 12:27

Dratsab: Upgrade done - very simple. Update
Streaming to my Lounge Chromecast (Lightbox: Vikings) and
Streaming to my LAN connected bedroom TV (Netflix: Life on Mars (UK)) and
Streaming to a tablet in another bedroom (Netflix: random cartoon) and
Wife surfing on her smartphone

No problems.

Did you experience wifi trouble with the old firmware though?

rokki

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#1363197 11-Aug-2015 21:10

mentalinc:
rokki: Well after the upgrade the Admin log in doesn't work. Vodafone couldn't log in to it either hmmmmm. Lucky I have a spare which was retired due to wifi issues but at least the Ethernet works. So still have Netflix.
reading doesn't appear to be a strong point.... Please also note upgrading the firmware will change your current admin password to "@" and then the last 8 digits of your HG659 serial number, e.g. "@12345678

Well i can read and did follow the instructions but for whatever reason it wouldn't work so i thought i would try again. After putting the updated one back in circulation and after 3 attempts it let me in. So £&%" knows what was going on ,but in and sorted.

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jackyleunght2002

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#1363226 11-Aug-2015 21:49

Hello Dylan

I can't found where the firmware update section on my modem page...

System Information View detailed information about the HG659. System Information Product type: HG659 Device ID: 00E0FC-J3N8WB93A3103218 Hardware version: VER.B Software version: V100R001C206B013 System up time:

thank you very much

Jacky

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#1363362 12-Aug-2015 07:00

Can we please have a release log, on the fixes, improvements , changes, new functions? rather than people upgrading on a whim that it MIGHT fix something :)

dylanp

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#1363395 12-Aug-2015 08:34

jackyleunght2002: ... I can't found where the firmware update section on my modem page...

Make sure you're using the admin login and/or please try another browser.

dylanp

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#1363397 12-Aug-2015 08:35

Apsattv: Can we please have a release log, on the fixes, improvements , changes, new functions? rather than people upgrading on a whim that it MIGHT fix something :)

No further information available at this stage sorry.

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#1366486 14-Aug-2015 16:40

Has anyone got VOIP going on VDSL?

Keen to try this firmware if it works.

Cheers, Matt

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#1366521 14-Aug-2015 17:58

From memory the VF firmware actively disables VOIP so I doubt they would have changed this approach.

xpd

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#1366524 14-Aug-2015 18:17

Well I can now access the VoiP options, but havent tried throwing in my 2talk info there yet to try it.

Still havent tested the wifi yet, will do that this weekend.

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#1366558 14-Aug-2015 20:06

Thanks XPD. Let me know how you go if you get a chance.

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#1366660 14-Aug-2015 21:41

Mine is for sale if anyone wants it.

Now on a 2D FRITZ!Box

Apsattv

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#1367684 17-Aug-2015 01:09

Upgrade done, no issues to report as yet. I just need to wait and see if my previous issues return. (Mostly devices being dropped out and the router no longer seeing them)

rokki

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#1367692 17-Aug-2015 05:36

Well it seems that my wifi issues have disappeared. It also passes the grc.com shields up test. So some improvements. However can't seems to get 4K Netflix out of the USA at present but that may be related to the Windows 10 upgrade Netflix 4K NZ all good.

Apsattv

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#1367696 17-Aug-2015 06:24

Rokki what exactly were your wifi issues?

DarkShadow

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#1370529 19-Aug-2015 20:25

Well, I tried this new firmware.

The WiFi is slightly stronger. The VoIP over VDSL still didn't work. In the DSL stats, you can now see line attenuation.

But this killed my SPA2102 on 2talk. No audio at all.

I had to flash the Telecom firmware on my modem to fix this problem. :(

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