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Free launches Freebox Mini 4k Android-based STB
2015-03-10 11:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French ISP Free, an Iliad subsidiary, has launched what it claims is the world's first Android TV-based STB supporting 4k TV. The new box will be offered as part of its standard triple-play service at EUR 29.99 per month. The two-device system consists of a Freebox mini 4K server and a player. The Freebox Mini 4K supports ADSL2+, VDSL2 and FttH connectivity and its Bluetooth-based intelligent remote control can recognise voice commands. Free is supplying the Freebox mini 4K instead of the Freebox Crystal to new customers in fibre and unbundled copper areas. The bundle includes unlimited calls in France and to 100 destinations, access to Google apps including YouTube, and 200 channels, of which nearly 50 in HD. It also features a built-in femtocell for Free Mobile users. Existing subscribers to the Freebox Revolution service pay a supplement of EUR 1.99 to use the Freebox Mini 4K.
Iliad's Freebox v7 may be based on Android TV
2014-09-24 19:50:38| Digital TV News
According to FRAndroid, the next Free set-top box, Freebox v7, could be based on Google's Android TV. ILIAD, the parent company of Free, has already indicated that the v7 box would be available in 2015.
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Free offers femtocells to Freebox Revolution customers
2013-06-20 10:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French broadband and mobile operator Free has started providing femtocells to users of its Freebox Revolution advanced home gateway free of charge to improve communication quality on mobiles when inside the home. Freebox Revolution customers can order one from the subscriber account area of the website and pay only a EUR 10 delivery fee. Free mobile customers will be able to connect automatically to the internet whenever they are within range of a Freebox Revolution equipped with a femtocell. The operator writes that this first generation Femto Freebox will be developed in the future to provide new services and meet new user demands. SFR pioneered the use of femtocells in France, and Bouygues Telecom and now Orange also offer them to their customers.
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Free tests blocking Google AdWords on Freebox
2013-01-04 09:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French ISP Free has introduced the beta version of software to block online ads, a controversial move being called "Adgate". Le Monde reports that the system was activated by default in a 3 January software upgrade for the Freebox STB/modem and starts working when customers restart the device. Free's 5.3 million broadband customers do not have the possibility of setting up a "white list" of websites where they are happy to see ads. PC Inpact writes that the ad blocking software works with all operating systems, eliminates Google AdWord spaces and some links. Banners are affected on some other sites, but this is aleatory and some are less affected than others, according to PC Inpact. Free, which wants Google and others to pay for access to its customers, told ZDNet that adblockers are legal and even promoted on Chrome and other browsers.
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