ISP TalkTalk UK Trial New Huawei HG523a Firmware to Fix Router Lock-up

Customers of broadband provider TalkTalk, specifically those that use one of the ISPs Huawei HG523a based router modems, can now take part in a new firmware trial that offers several improvements and a fix for the intermittent “lock-up” issues that some have suffered.

Owners of the HG523a can sign-up for the two week trial HERE and the firmware update itself will then be delivered via the routers Remote Management feature (make sure this is enabled in order to participate).

TalkTalks Huawei HG523a Beta Firmware

• Fix for intermittent ‘lock-up’ issues
• Improvement to Wireless connection stability
• Multiple TR-069 (Remote Management) improvements to help TalkTalk proactively identify faults in the home
• Change to show the Summary page when logging into the GUI and a valid internet connection is identified instead of the Connection page
• Improvements to Router GUI Diagnostic Screen and error messages
• Auto Reboot Feature to reboot if the device is low on memory
• Flexiport feature to allow swapping LAN ports when watching TalkTalk TV
• Security Improvements