In reply to a post by NewMoon:

Same here. Both 7530 boxes are now running 8.02, although I went for a manual update (referred to as "downgrade" throughout the process). No problems so far.

This made me think. Zen upraded me to 8.00-116930 Plus overnight without me knowing about it or requesting it but I would now like to upgrade to 8.02. However when I tried to do this I discovered that in order to leave a LAB firmware you have to have a backup of the previous normal version which I have not got because I never did the upgrade to the LAB version. Is there any way I can upgrade without that backup or am I now stuck on the LAB version?

It's quite misleading what they say. I made a config backup on my lab firmware and used that file when upgrading to 8.02 - it went through without problems and configuration was retained.

You can also try upgrading simply by uploading a new firmware file - I bet configuration will stay, too.

Edited by NewMoon (Sat 25-Jan-25 17:46:02)

Thanks, that worked a treat!

In reply to a post by GavinMH:

Has anyone else had issues with their Fritzbox 7530 since the OS updated to 8.00?
I have been experiencing frequent dropouts, Zen told me this morning that it's a known issue which can be fixed with a factory reset. The reset was done and the line held for four hours but the line just dropped again.

Is this issue, which first became apparent in October 2024, fully sorted out now?

This is regarding a Zen supplied Fritzbox 7530, and the latest Fritz!OS available for it is now version 8.02.
(Presumably this will be a Zen customised OS version, as that seemed to be the root of the problem with the version 8.00 update.)

Also am I right in recalling (without wading through this whole thread again!) that the original 'frequent dropouts' issue after updating to verion 8.00 was only apparent on VDSL (i.e. FTTC) connections, or is my memory failing me?

Lastly there shouldn't now be any issue using a Fritz!box with this v8.02 update on a non-Zen connection, should there?

Many thanks.

Edited by binary (Fri 13-Jun-25 01:23:22)

I'm
a) not with Zen; mine is PlusNet
b) Using a Fritz!Box 7590 on v 8.02
and I have had no issues either on my (until recently) FTTC service nor on my (recently upgraded) FTTP service. It's rock solid.

I'm using my Zen supplied 7530 with Zen and firmware 8.02 an everything is working well.

I never got the problem 8 firmware and my 7530 was automatically upgraded from 7.something to 8.02 and I've never experienced the problem those upgrade to 8 experienced.

I was originally running an older Fritzbox 7530 on v8.00 (as a VDSL modem/router only, with WiFi switched off) and did not experience the repeated reboots that others were reporting.
Subsequently, I loaded the temporary v8.00 LAB version available on the Fritzbox website which (I think!) was to resolve the rebooting issue.

During this time, Zen sent me a 7530AX, due to instability of my Openreach line (and to eliminate the possibility that my old 7530 was contributing to the issue). I ran this router on both v8.00 and then the updated v8.02 with no reboot issues on either version. Zen told me to keep the 7530AX and return the 7530 due to a very marginal improvement in my connection.

However, my line instability remains in place and it looks like Openreach have no motivation to thoroughly investigate the issue as FTTP will delivered to my village during 2025!!

Overall, my understanding is that the rebooting issue was experienced by some 7530 models connected to VDSL. There were no reports of the 7530AX model experiencing rebooting.

Edited by ToneDeaf (Mon 16-Jun-25 15:45:36)

I see that v8.20 for the 7530AX now seems to be available. Is anybody aware of any issues with it?

In reply to a post by Chris4c:

I see that v8.20 for the 7530AX now seems to be available. Is anybody aware of any issues with it?

I updated last week - so far no issues for me on Zen via CityFibre.

Edited by MK65 (Thu 18-Sep-25 09:56:04)

I have a 7530 rather than a 7530AX and am on 8.02. Is 8.20 likely to be rolled out to the 7530 or is it exclusive tio the AX?