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For owners of the EU version (GEN1 & GEN2) – Draytek in Germany have added a beta firmware page to their server
http://draytek.com/download_de/Firmwares-Modem/Vigor160-Serie/Vigor166/BETA-TEST/
Note: The UK model V166-K won’t accept EU firmware & Draytek UK doesn’t seem to have a beta site yet.
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New Firmware has been released
UK Model V166-K v4.2.3.BT @:Ā https://www.draytek.co.uk/support/downloads/vigor-166
EU Model V166-A v4.2.3 @: Ā Index of /Vigor166/Firmware/v4.2.3 (draytek.com.tw)
Both GEN1 & GEN2 EU models use the same firmware
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NOTE: If you have one of the 1st batch where the box says firmware 4.0.5_BT – IGNORE IT! The units were all upgraded to 4.1.1_BT before they were shipped.
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I didn’t bother with the BETA firmware as others said it made no difference, if you want to give it ago its here:
https://www.draytek.co.uk/download/support/files/v166_bt_423RC1.zip
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I read the other day on Kitz an owner on G.fast having issues with upload speeds, so hopefully Draytek vigor 166 will improve
No problems with upload speeds on my line, speedtest.net shows over 47MB & the Vigor’s own stats page shows attainable rate at just over 50Mb & actual rate at just over 48MB
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The main problem with the current firmware is a lack of Line Stats, The menu is quite extensive but unfortunately half the stats aren’t registering, just a lot of zeros. There is a beta firmware (I haven’t tried it yet) which is supposed to fix the problem, but so far those that have tried it say it doesn’t!
Incidentally, the newer GEN2 (212Mhz) EU version (V166-A GEN2) hit the shops a couple of days ago priced at around ā¬140. Anyone wanting to buy one who resides in the UK may have problems, lots of EU retailers are refusing to ship to the UK at the moment because of the new UK tax regulations.
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I see several EU dealers are now taking pre-orders for the new GEN2 (212Mhz) version of the EU model. (V166-A GEN2) Price seems to be the same as for the GEN 1
It is good to see the GEN 2 units are finally available in the EU, for UK, GEN 2 is not usable as far as I recall as local cabs etc. are only fitted to support GEN 1 ā and the emphasis is on FTTP ā FTTH installs for UK,? But we can all hope priorities can change
Future proofing? GEN2 model should work in the UK as it’s backwards compatible with GEN1, & whilst we all want FTTP the reality is it’s still several years away for most of us. I know my local exchange is only fitting FTTP to new builds & commercial clients for at least the next 3 years! I’m also guessing that areas with G.Fast already available will be towards the bottom of the priority list when it comes to FTTP, so maybe a cab upgrade to 212Mhz may become an easier (& cheaper) solution for Openreach in the medium term & help them meet their targets for super-speed broadband (although they’ve miss all their targets so far!)
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If you are ordering from the UK you may find it difficult as most EU retailers no longer ship due to the ridiculous new UK tax restrictions! Stock is due in the next 7 to 14 days apparently.
allfirewalls.de
sotel.de
amazon.nl
or do a search on toppreise.ch/en – The swiss are already using the 212Mhz band so lots of companies taking pre-orders there.Liked by:You need to login in order to vote
Glad your all sorted
I donāt think the Vigor 166 supports jumbo frames, so another āfeatureā as Microsoft would say Any easy way to test for jumbo frames? I have read that an MTU of 1508 is required & this router does that (it goes up to MTU=1520 max, unlike the EU version where MTU=1500 max.)
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