AVM just released a new Lab firmware version
AVM has released a new Lab firmware version for the Fritz!Box 7390 and 7340. The AVM developers seem to have worked really hard, a lot of work was done on the DECT, IPv6 and NAS part. The Lab firmware now supports secure DECT repeating mode, the AVM DECT phones will be able to display pictures [...]
Public firmware update for Fritz!Box 7570 VDSL
Yesterday evening Claude kind of reminded me that I did not blog about the public availability of the latest AVM firmware for the Fritz!Box 7570 VDSL. So for those who have not yet found the firmware and for completeness, here is the link: ftp://ftp.avm.de/fritz.box/fritzbox.fon_wlan_7570/firmware/english/
Howto configure dialing rules on a Fritz!Box 7570 VDSL
Michele sent me an email and asked me to help her to configure dialing rules on her new Fritz!Box 7570 VDSL from EPT. This looked like a good article for my blog, so here it goes.
No Christmas update for international Fritz!Box models
AVM released a so-called Christmas update for the German versions of the Fritz!Box 7270 and 7240 models. The firmware version 54/74.04.80 brings much needed features: stabilized DECT connectivity listen to ongoing answering machine recordings, pickup calls from the voicemail service possibility to change call forwarding settings via DECT phones optimized MOS value for voice calls [...]
EPT IPTV via Fritz!Box 7570 incompatible with VoIP
EPT is now deploying their EPT Homeserver (aka AVM Fritz!Box 7570 VDSL) to new IPTV (aka La Télé des P&T) subscribers. Ddue to the technical implementation of IPTV on EPT’s network this will unfortunately render the VoIP features of the Fritz!Box unusable. EPT seems to use an AVM feature to run the VoIP part over [...]
AVM Fritz!Box 7270 allows to run VoIP over UMTS
Some while ago AVM released firmware version 54.04.70 which added support for an UMTS Internet access, later this year version 54/74.04.76 added more feature to the UMTS uplink. I always wanted to test VoIP over UMTS using a Fritz!Box, end of July I finally had the time to setup a testing scenario with a stable [...]
AVM releases IPv6 BETA firmwares for international Fritz!Box versions
AVM just released 2 IPv6-enabled BETA firmwares for the international versions of the Fritz!Box models 7270 and 7570 VDSL. I have been testing the BETA firmware for about 2 weeks now. I’m very with the new DECT coverage this firmware provides, it almost doubled the coverage for me.
New AVM Firmware XX.04.76 supports Clearmode Codec
On June 25 AVM released a new firmware which brings support for Clearmode codec. A codec used to transport data over VoIP. This is usefull for telematic equipement, Credit Card terminals or equivalent devices. Unfortunately I haven’t tested this feature.