Mr. Bill wrote: > Hello, new poster but longtime Squeezebox user here. I was at Best Buy a > few days ago and they were closing out their remaining UE Smart Radios > at $98.99 for new ones and $83.99 for 'open box' units. They had 2 left > (1 of each) and I purchased both of them and they connected to the UE > server without any major issues. However, after using them a few days I > noticed the following problems: > > 1) Both radios have firmware version 10.0.0 and show that as the latest > version however there is supposed to be a 10.0.1 version available. > Searched the UE forums and several users reported the same issue, can't > download latest firmware. > > 2) Seems the UEML software won't work with the old 10.0.0 version (again > according to the user forums) and no solution was offered other than to > convert back to the SB software. > > 3) No web interface to control the UE radio. I was aware of this but > didn't realize how much I would miss this feature. > > So, after 2 days I decided to 'downgrade' the UE radio back to the > familiar SB format. However, while I get the menu option to convert the > radio as soon as I select the option the radio immediately reboots and > comes back up as a UE radio. > > Before I return the radio, has anyone else had this issue and if so what > was the solution? As these were the last units they had in stock my only > option is a refund. > > Thanks, > > Bill > > Update, I see that I am not alone with this problem, P Nelson reported > the same issue in a different thread as I seem to have. > > Update to update: After reading other forums it was noted that some > users had luck trying to connected by a different ISP. Having nothing to > lose I asked a friend if I could try using their internet connection > (different ISP than my U-verse) for a quick test and they said sure. > Long story short, UE radio connected and immediately asked if I wanted > to update the software to the current version (10.0.1) and I said yes. > Update ran fine and now I have an updated UE radio and the UEML program > now works fine and I'm streaming 'The Doors' as I write this. > > So, if you have the same issue as I did (can't update your UE radio) and > have U-verse as your ISP you may want to try using a different ISP to > see if it help.
I can confirm that being on UVERSE you will not be able to convert your radio. I used a VPN connection to my university and internet sharing on my mac to circumvent whatever roadblock ATT has put in place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ geoffreymbrown's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97331 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
