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The '''Freebox''' is an [[Asymmetric digital subscriber line|ADSL]] [[modem]] that the French [[Internet service provider]] named [[Free (ISP)|Free]] (part of the Iliad group) provides to its [[Asymmetric digital subscriber line|ADSL]] subscribers.

Its main use is as a high-end fixed and wireless modem (802.11g MIMO), but it also allows Free to offer additional services over ADSL, such as [[IPTV]] including [[High-definition television|high definition]] (1080p), Video recording with timeshifting capabilities, [[digital radio]] and VoIP [[telephone]] service via one [[Registered jack|RJ]]-11 connector (the first version came with 2 such jacks but only one was ever activated)

The Freebox is provided free to the subscribers, its value being 190 [[Euro]]s, according to the operator. It is delivered with a remote control, a multimedia box equipped with a 250 GB hard drive, and accessories (cables and filters). According to [http://www.vnunet.fr/actualite/telecommunications/services_et_contenus/20050908005 this article], at the end of Q2 2005, more than 1.1 million subscribers were equipped with the Freebox. According to company official's results publication, the 2 million level of Freeboxes were reached in September 2006.

== V6 generation, Freebox Revolution ==
The sixth generation device is called the Freebox Revolution or V6 (Version 6). It was launched in early 2011. It is composed of a pair of devices: the ADSL modem/router and the IPTV set top box/media player. The boxes were designed by [[Philippe Starck]].

[[File:1280pxFreeboxRevolutionAndFreeboxTV v6 -1010633.jpg|thumb|The Freebox Server on top and the Freebox Player]]

===The Freebox Server device===
The Freebox server is a DSL modem, a router, a Wi-Fi hot spot, a [[Network-attached storage|NAS]] (250 GB hard drive), a DECT base with up to 8 connected [[DECT]] phone sets, and a [[digital video recorder]] for [[Télévision Numérique Terrestre|TNT]] also known as [[DVB-T]] and [[IPTV]]. As the firmware is updated, its functionalities increase. Most notably:
(contracted; show full)* [http://www.free.fr/adsl/ Freebox]
* [http://dev.freebox.fr/ Official dev blog]
* [http://floss.freebox.fr Source code of the GPL software ran by the Freebox]

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[[Category:Modems]]
[[Category:Digital video recorders]]