In reply to a post by D_an_W:

Thanks WWWombat!

MrDiode, that would suggest that it is only ECI cabinets that are capable of updating ECI modems. What about those people who are on Huawei cabinets and were supplied ECI modems?

Thats were this issue of higher pings and slower thoughput comes into play when using a ECI modem with old firmware on a Huawei cabinet after G.INP is enabled

basically the ECI modem is unable to use the extra parameters the Huawei has for G.INP and so this makes the ECI modem slightly incompatible

The same goes for older firmware on a HG612 if the user has selected the no-btagent which blocks the new firmware updating on a G.INP enable Huawei cabinet the modem will not be able to use G.INP.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

The update doesn't come from the cabinet. BT apparently believe that modems were issued to match the cabinet.

So how can we disabuse them of this notion?

The ECI modems will never get an update connect to a huawei cab.

Post deleted by AkAnic

To get an update, there just has to be a new firmware to update with

On a HUAWEI HG612 that's easy enough, but on an ECI modem its locked down so you cant update it. Now do people appreciate the issue ? now see why it is a massive issue ?

That's what BTAgent does, and PTM301

In reply to a post by fibrecereal:

On a HUAWEI HG612 that's easy enough, but on an ECI modem its locked down so you cant update it. Now do people appreciate the issue ? now see why it is a massive issue ?

Seeing as the HG612 is also locked down, your logic says that Openreach can never roll out G.INP with replacing them all with updated ones.

But again Robertos, yes its pure guessing on my part here, nothing has been confirmed nor have I seen any evidence to prove this, but what if ECI modems need an ECI cab to update, people on HUAWEI cabs would never see their speed return.

HG are easy to hack unlike ECI where you need to solder the mainboard of the modem. At least that's what Ive read ? you may well no better than me but at least with an HG612 you stand a chance of fixing the issue.

Edited by deleted (Sun 05-Apr-15 13:48:15)

In reply to a post by fibrecereal:

what if ECI modems NNED an ECI cab to update

My HH5 happily updated it's firmware, not caring about the cab.