A friend has just opened the box containing his Livebox. I'm not sure he has a room large enough to put it in. It's huge. And ugly. And tacky. And old.
Why is it the old 1.1 version when the newer 1.2 is out?
Why is it only 802.11g when it should be 802.11n? (I know it's not final but certified draft n stuff has been available for nearly 200 years now. Ok, since 2007 but that's years in technology terms, catch up)
What went through the marketing department's collective minds when they approve, or specified, the design for this ugly piece of junk? Did they reason that it would be placed in pride of place so that vistiors could coo and ahh when they saw it and instantly covet one for their own house? Wrong, people are more likely to point and laugh.
It's uglier than Susan Boyle but without the performance to make up for it, and will be tucked out of sight if at all possible. It's the Mo Mowlem of modems.
The box is obviously almost all air, my current broadband kit has almost the connectivity of this monolithic doorstop and it is over 5 years old. When he told me he was getting Orange I was interested as I'm preparing to move from BT. I was expecting a technological upgrade, not something that looks as if it was the model for the Stonehenge Sarson stones.
The livebox is junk and will be consigned to the loft (I suggested it should put it in the bin but apparently it is the property of Orange) and I would invest in a new piece of kit that is compact and of this century.
Orange, nil point, I would advise friends that the service is cheap but as you need to provide your own hardware it might be better looking around. I have certainly relegated Orange and will be looking more closely at other offerings before I commit.
You need to catch up, manufacturers are designing their technology products to blend into the average front room, next to the tv and hifi.
Even toys like the Wii and the Xbox are available in black. An item that is supposed to be at the centre of your comms and entertainment system should not be an embarrassment to look at. Ask yourself, does anyone aspire to own a Livebox? The answer is 'no', what they want is the service, the broadband, the phones etc. The kit is incidental.
People brag that they have an Xbox or a PSP3, they argue about the reletive merits of each. I've yet to hear people bragging that they have a Livebox or a BT frog.
A couple of little hints for you.
1. Most tvs and hifis are not made of cheap white plastic.
2. People make features of special things, high end hifi, huge flatscreens etc, not low end, low tech generic rubbish like a Livebox. That stuff they want to be unobtrusive.
Why is it only 802.11g when it should be 802.11n? (I know it's not final but certified draft n stuff has been available for nearly 200 years now. Ok, since 2007 but that's years in technology terms, catch up)
The latest version of Wi-Fi, 802.11n, received formal certification on Friday 11 September 2009.
So as you dislike the Livebox your friend has, I'll bet your glad you don't have one
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People brag that they have an Xbox or a PSP3, they argue about the reletive merits of each. I've yet to hear people bragging that they have a Livebox or a BT frog.
My free router is better and cooler than your free router. Mine's black, yours is white, ha!
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