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[roseway]

For 2700HGV with v6.x firmware there is a functioning alternative which might be useful for some: Qwest firmware

I've successfully installed this firmware in one of my 2700HGVs, and it works well, but there are several points to note:

- this firmware contains none of the diagnostic features of the BT firmware.
- there's no means of changing the MTU from its default value of 1500.
- the timezone setting page only offers the 5 US timezones, so the router will always be on the wrong time if you're not on US time.
- the firmware has no VOIP capability (it's really for 2700HG, not HGV).
- Upgrading the firmware resets the router to its factory default settings, so you'll have to set it up again after the upgrade. The default IP address is 192.168.0.1, as opposed to the BT default which is 192.168.1.254; if you want to stick with the latter address, it can be changed but doing so is a bit fiddly.

On the plus side, the wireless power is adjustable (possibly beyond UK legal limits), the web interface isn't as sluggish as the BT firmware, and there's no longer any possibility of BT doing a remote firmware upgrade which might cause problems.

[waltergmw]

Hi Eric,

That's most useful information. What a great pity from my viewpoint that there are no diagnostics available.

I've read elsewhere that it's impossible to downgrade from BT V 6 firmware. I wonder if installing Quest and then attempting a reinstallation of v 5 BT firmware would work?

Kind regards,
Walter

[roseway]

That's an interesting thought, Walter. I'll try to check it out later today.

(Later) ... and having done so with version 5-29-107-12 the downgrade didn't succeed - all I got was an unhelpful error message ("an error occurred").

[Barrie]

Hi Eric,

Most interesting! Did you notice any change to Sync Rate when you installed the Qwest firmware?

Again, thanks for interesting info.

Barrie

[roseway]

No, the ADSL performance seems identical to how it was before the upgrade.

[Barrie]

Now that is a pity

[Barrie]

Hi Eric,

Would you do me a favour and check whether a VPI/VCI of 8/35 will work with your new Qwest firmware. I would be much obliged.

Barrie

[roseway]

Well, it accepts those values if I enter them, but of course I can't check if they work because I'm on a BT-based connection which uses 0/38.

[Barrie]

Thanks Eric.

[iwish]

Going to try this out, what is the default password when you install this firmware

[roseway]

I can't remember for certain, but I think it was probably blank. All the information I have is here: http://bt2700hgv.tripod.com/085.htm .

[Mick]

- the timezone setting page only offers the 5 US timezones, so the router will always be on the wrong time if you're not on US time.

Have you tried editing the HTML source to increase the list?

This is an extract from mine with firmware 5.29.117.6:

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                    <div class="roundnested"><div class="subtitle">Current Date and Time</div>Retrieving date and time settings from the Internet...<div class="dotted" style="height: 17px;"></div><div class="subtitle">Select Your Time Zone</div><p>The date and time are automatically set using time servers on the Internet. The local time is set correctly when you select your time zone. Select the time zone below and click SAVE.</p><select name="TZID" class="textmono"><option value="1;SST+11;SST+11">
          (GMT-11:00) Midway Island, Samoa</option><option value="2;HST+10;HST+10">
          (GMT-10:00) Hawaii</option><option value="3;YST+9;YDT+8">
          (GMT-09:00) Alaska</option><option value="4;PST+8;PDT+7">
          (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana</option><option value="5;MST+7;MST+7">
          (GMT-07:00) Arizona</option><option value="6;MST+7;MDT+6">
          (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)</option><option value="7;CST+6;CST+6">
          (GMT-06:00) Central America</option><option value="8;CST+6;CDT+5">
          (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)</option><option value="9;CST+6;CDT+5,M5.1.0,M9.5.0">
          (GMT-06:00) Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey</option><option value="10;CST+6;CST+6">
          (GMT-06:00) Saskatchewan</option><option value="11;EST+5;EST+5">
          (GMT-05:00) Bogota, Lima, Quito</option><option value="12;EST+5;EDT+4">
          (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time, (US & Canada)</option><option value="13;EST+5;EST+5">
          (GMT-05:00) Indiana (East)</option><option value="14;AST+4;ADT+3">
          (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)</option><option value="15;AST+4;AST+4">
          (GMT-04:00) Caracas, La Paz</option><option value="16;NST+3:30;NDT+2:30">
          (GMT-03:00) Newfoundland</option><option value="17;BRT+3;BRDT+2,M10.2.0,M2.3.0">
          (GMT-03:00) Brasilia</option><option value="18;ART+3;ART+3">
          (GMT-03:00) Buenos Aires, Georgetown</option><option value="19;WGT+3;WGST+2,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT-03:00) Greenland</option><option value="20;MAT+2;MAST+1,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT-02:00) Mid-Atlantic</option><option value="21;AZOT+1;AZOST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT-01:00) Azores</option><option value="22;EGT+1;EGT+1">
          (GMT-01:00) Cape Verde Is.</option><option value="23;WET+0;WET+0">
          (GMT) Casablanca, Monrovia</option><option value="24;GMT+0;BST-1,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1" selected="selected">
          (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, Dublin, Edinburgh, London</option><option value="25;CET-1;CEST-2,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna</option><option value="26;CET-1;CEST-2,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague</option><option value="27;CET-1;CEST-2,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris</option><option value="28;CET-1;CEST-2,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Sofija, Warsaw, Zagreb</option><option value="29;WAT-1;WAT-1">
          (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa</option><option value="30;EET-2;EEST-3,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+02:00) Athens, Istanbul, Minsk, Bucharest</option><option value="31;EET-2;EEST-3,M4.5.5/0,M9.5.4/23">
          (GMT+02:00) Cairo</option><option value="32;CAT-2;CAT-2">
          (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria</option><option value="33;EET-2;EEST-3,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/1">
          (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn</option><option value="34;IST-2;IST-2">
          (GMT+02:00) Jerusalem</option><option value="35;AST-3;AST-3">
          (GMT+03:00) Kuwait, Riyadh</option><option value="36;MSK-3;MSD-4,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+03:00) Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd</option><option value="37;EAT-3;EAT-3">
          (GMT+03:00) Nairobi</option><option value="38;GST-4;GST-4">
          (GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat</option><option value="39;AMT-4;AMST-5,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+04:00) Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan</option><option value="40;AFT-4:30;AFT-4:30">
          (GMT+04:30) Kabul</option><option value="41;YEKT-5;YEKST-6,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+05:00) Ekaterinburg</option><option value="42;PKT-5;PKT-5">
          (GMT+05:00) Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent</option><option value="43;IST-5:30;IST-5:30">
          (GMT+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi</option><option value="44;NPT-5:45;NPT-5:45">
          (GMT+05:45) Kathmandu</option><option value="45;ALMT-6;ALMST-7,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+06:00) Almaty, Novosibirsk</option><option value="46;BDT-6;BDT-6">
          (GMT+06:00) Astana, Dhaka</option><option value="47;LKT-6;LKT-6">
          (GMT+06:00) Sri Jayawardenepura</option><option value="48;MMT-6:30;MMT-6:30">
          (GMT+06:30) Rangoon</option><option value="49;ICT-7;ICT-7">
          (GMT+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta</option><option value="50;ICT-7;CHST-8,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+07:00) Krasnoyarsk</option><option value="51;CHST-8;CHST-8">
          (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi</option><option value="52;CHST-8;JST-9,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+08:00) Irkutsk, Ulaan Bataar</option><option value="53;SGT-8;SGT-8">
          (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore</option><option value="54;WST-8;WST-8">
          (GMT+08:00) Perth</option><option value="55;CHST-8;CHST-8">
          (GMT+08:00) Taipei</option><option value="56;JST-9;JST-9">
          (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo</option><option value="57;KST-9;KST-9">
          (GMT+09:00) Seoul</option><option value="58;JST-9;EAST-10,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+09:00) Yakutsk</option><option value="59;CAST-9:30;CAST-10:30,M10.5.0,M3.5.0">
          (GMT+09:30) Adelaide</option><option value="60;CAST-9:30;CAST-9:30">
          (GMT+09:30) Darwin</option><option value="61;EAST-10;EAST-10">
          (GMT+10:00) Brisbane</option><option value="62;EAST-10;EAST-11,M10.5.0,M3.5.0">
          (GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney</option><option value="63;ChST-10;ChST-10">
          (GMT+10:00) Guam, Port Moresby</option><option value="64;EAST-10;EAST-11,M10.1.0,M3.5.0">
          (GMT+10:00) Hobart</option><option value="65;ChST-10;SBT-11,M3.5.0,M10.5.0">
          (GMT+10:00) Vladivostok</option><option value="66;SBT-11;SBT-11">
          (GMT+11:00) Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia</option><option value="67;NZST-12;NZDT-13,M10.1.0,M3.3.0">
          (GMT+12:00) Auckland, Wellington</option><option value="68;NZST-12;NZST-12">
          (GMT+12:00) Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Is.</option></select></div>
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[roseway]

Thanks for that, Mick. I hadn't thought of that.

[iwish]

Took the plunge and now have that firmware on.
Must say its loads faster browsing the router and does indeed look better.
Let me know if you get the time zones

[GigabitEthernet]

I have also recently flashed my 2700HGV with this firmware. So far it works great. But, I would just like to know if anybody knows how many mWs the "FULL" power option gives out, because I really wouldn't like to be breaking the law by sending out more power than is legal.