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Router Update Pushed Down from T-Mobile?

Mark — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:37:13 +0000

I just got a phone call, on 01/07/2009 at 12:32 Eastern time. I pick it up and it’s a recording saying:

“Hello! This is T-Mobile. We have sent an update to your @Home router. Please reset your router in order for the update to take effect.”

I’m paraphrasing, but that was the basic gist. I had no idea that T-Mobile was able to ‘push’ an update direct. That’s kind of freaky, actually. I’m not one of those privacy nuts so I’ll take the convenience when I can get it. I’m just surprised.

Has anyone else received this message before I wonder what the update/patch is? I’m going to go ahead and reset the router and see…

Looks Like the New Firmware Update for T-Mobile@Home Worked!

Mark — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:12:08 +0000

Just a heads up and a query on this subject…

Last week my T-Mobile@Home service dropped 3 times in a matter of 4 days. Each day that it happened it happened sometime in the morning. As previously discussed, to fix it I had to cycle power to the router.

Well, last week after the last time it happened I was convinced that the problem was the router not being able to handle my ISP (Comcast Cable) changing my IP address periodically (like most home users with cable or DSL, the IP address is dynamically assigned and often changed by the ISP to ensure we won’t run a home server or P2P service from our basements/bedrooms : ).

So I recorded my IP address after the last service drop and have been monitoring it since. Also, the other day, as you probably know, Linksys released a firmware upgrade for the @Home router.

Well….it seems to have worked for me so far. I checked my IP address today and it has been changed by my ISP. And my service has not gone down. So, either my theory about the IP address being the problem was wrong, or I just got lucky this one time, or the firmware update fixed the problem.

How about you? Have you had any issues/service drops since upgrading the firmware?

TMobile@Home Router WRTU54G-TM Phone Admin Screen and Call Log

Mark — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:59 +0000

I’ve had some folks ask about the router’s administration pages. It has basically all of the typical router settings pages, like port-forwarding, wireless security, etc. In addition, it has two features that are specific to the telephone capabilities of the router.

Notice the 'Phone' link in the sub-navigation

While not really a ‘feature’, the above screen just shows you whether your SIM card(s) (there are slots for two in the router) are inserted and registered.

The one ‘feature’ related to the phone capabilities is the call log. You can see in the screenshot above the button to access it. This is what it looks like:

I crossed out the phone numbers I dialed....to protect the innocent!

Note that the call log gets cleared out anytime you reset the router. Today I did notice that the blue light on the router was not on. I have heard reports of this from others. I picked up the handset and had no dial tone, so I unplugged the router, waited a minute, then plugged it back in. After the router initialized, the blue light was back and service was back. I have no idea how long the service was down, but I estimate an hour or two. Hopefully Tmobile gets the kinks worked out. I’m still happy with the service, but I’m certainly glad I have a cell phone to fall back on, which all @Home customers would have to have or else they wouldn’t be able to get the service in the first place. So, for $10, it’s still a good deal even with the occasional hiccup.