Do I need to upgrade BT voager firmware?

I have alrady asked this question in another form (BT Voyager 220V current version 3.01n - Upgrade?) but, having had no answers am giving more detail in this post.

My wife in particular uses our BT Talk via the Voyager 220V router quite frequently and there have been no problems since we started using it in 2006. Recently, however, we often find the line is dead when we go to use it. This is easily restored by rebooting the router but that normally has the result of reducing the line speed. I think what happens is that, when "resynching", the BB talk connection is dropped and needs manual restoration through the reboot.

On the BT Talk FAQ site, there is a suggestion that the firmware may need upgrading (currently 3.01n). Can anyone advise on this?

Hi

You are right in suspecting your firmware is not the latest (a brief trawl on the net shows 3.03i and higher).
The latest and greatest USB drivers for your voyager can be downloaded here:

http://www.btopenworld.com/broadband/adhoc_pages/driver_homepage.html#yahoodrivers

You may also try the btbroadbandoffice.com/broadband/ site to find the firmware drivers by doing a search on 220v

This gives the following (but it may move in a day or three)
http://btbusiness.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/btbusiness.cfg/php/enduser/cci/bt_adp.php?p_sid=yeRYPuXi&cat_lvl1=426&cat_lvl2=427&cat_lvl3=969&p_cv=3.969&p_cats=426,427,969&p_faqid=8662

The BT firmware locks you into BT as your Broadband supplier. Given your older firmware version it is possible to download instructions on how to unlock it or even download unlocked firmware versions allowing you to change ISP if you wish.
However if things go wrong you have just converted your router into a useful doorstop.

Best regards
martinloat