Superhub : Superhub Firmware Beta Test

[Phil-ntl]

Originally Posted by kenoliver

Hi Phil are those screen shots from your live modem or from beta testing

Beta but waiting on confirmation now as to wether its going to remain beta or being pushed out to all users.

Phil

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Originally Posted by Helix

Does this mean we are in for even more of a delay? or does it look like R29 is in a good enough state that they may release it to beta testers soon.

Waiting on confirmation but it seems stable enough up to now. just put it through some heavy duty transfers etc and no probs here.


UPDATE: CONFIRMED AS BETA TRIAL


Phil

Originally Posted by Phil-ntl

Beta but waiting on confirmation now as to wether its going to remain beta or being pushed out to all users.
Phil

Thanks Phil
Lets hope its stable enough for general release, appreciate the info

[Helix]

Originally Posted by Phil-ntl

Beta but waiting on confirmation now as to wether its going to remain beta or being pushed out to all users.

Phil

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Waiting on confirmation but it seems stable enough up to now. just put it through some heavy duty transfers etc and no probs here.


Phil

When you say all users, do you mean the beta testing group on the forums or are they going to skip them and go live to everyone at the same time. I hope its not the latter.

[Phil-ntl]

Originally Posted by Helix

When you say all users, do you mean the beta testing group on the forums or are they going to skip them and go live to everyone at the same time. I hope its not the latter.

Just updated my post above.

Its a beta trial and not going live yet. Limited testers only for now.

a small initial group of testers, so we can do a final check before we open the full beta

We'll be evaluating your feedback early next week alongside our ongoing lab tests before we make a decision on whether to start the full beta test.

Phil

[Helix]

Message been posted on the forums now, not quite sure why they are closing the existing beta forums.

I'm pleased to announce that we've just pushed the R29 beta firmware out to a limited group of testers for a final check before we start moving towards a full beta. We'll be evaluating their feedback early next week alongside our ongoing lab tests before we make a decision on the beta test. Once we've made that decision I'll announce it here on the forum early next week.

Meanwhile I'm locking this forum while we prepare for the R29 beta test, if we're given the all clear next week all our beta testers will be invited to the new forum as they're upgraded. This forum will remain open but locked until everyone is moved across to the new forum.

Thanks for your patience

[Phil-ntl]

Originally Posted by Helix

Message been posted on the forums now, not quite sure why they are closing the existing beta forums.

I would guess its a case of fresh firmware-fresh page as hopefully a lot of things relating to previous releases shouldn't be relevent now.

unlikely to be anything more sinister.



Phil

[kwikbreaks]

Possibly some of the original group of testers have died of old age waiting for the new release? Certainly at least one has deserted to BT Infinity and another (me) gave up on the hub and wangled a modem instead. It looks like the new beta forum will exclude the dropouts.

[Phil-ntl]

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

Possibly some of the original group of testers have died of old age waiting for the new release? Certainly at least one has deserted to BT Infinity and another (me) gave up on the hub and wangled a modem instead. It looks like the new beta forum will exclude the dropouts.

I guess that would make sense as any new firmware is no longer relevent to them.

Must admit though, up to now R29 seems stable and has cured the showstopper of large file transfers across my network locking it up for me and also cured the minor niggles I had with R27T2.

Just the rest of the wishlist now.......... lol


Phil

[kwikbreaks]

> cured the showstopper of large file transfers across my network locking it up

Was that ethernet or via wifi and if wifi what mode?

I only had problems with large file transfers using 300Mbps WiFi. If yours was something else it seems that incompatibilities could be to blame and that could well prove to be a real problem to fix.

Once it's all done and dusted I may try my old superhub to see if it was de-registered or not. I'm not that fussed using my own router but I do want something that works.

[Phil-ntl]

Originally Posted by kwikbreaks

> Was that ethernet or via wifi and if wifi what mode?

300mbs killed it dead and transferring anything in 145mb mode made my connection un usable while the transfer was in progress.

I can hoof things round @ 300 now with no lockups or freezes and still access the internet quite happily on other machines.



Phil

[kwikbreaks]

OK pretty similar to mine. I didn't try anything else while my 145Mbps mode backup test was running - I'd started it off late and as it was slow just left it running and went to bed.

[Phil-ntl]

Just to add a little more:

Seeing wireless signal levels increased by almost 12db. thats an increase of nearly 20% over R27T2. Yes i know it could just be a coincidence but hub is still in same place it always was and I'm sat where I always do.

Tested using inssider. hub on 300n 2.4ghz using channels 4+8.



Phil.

[Rexz]

Any improvement on the modem itself? Ping reduced? Jitter reduced?

Rexz

[Phil-ntl]

Ping still the same, steady 10ms to namesco london and never had any problem with jitter so cant comment there.


Phil

[Psychotext]

I'd be quite happy if the new firmware improved the wireless connection. Mine is APPALLING, it might as well be off for how close I need to get to the damn thing before it'll work.