<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
is	O
an	O
ADSL-VDSL-FTTH	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
that	O
the	O
French	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
named	O
Free	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Iliad	O
group	O
)	O
provides	O
to	O
its	O
DSL-FTTH	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
is	O
provided	O
free	O
to	O
the	O
subscribers	O
,	O
its	O
value	O
being	O
190	O
Euros	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Q2	O
2005	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
1.1	O
million	O
subscribers	O
were	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
company	O
official	O
's	O
results	O
publication	O
,	O
the	O
2	O
million	O
level	O
of	O
Freeboxes	B-Device
were	O
reached	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
generation	O
device	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
Révolution	O
or	O
V6	O
(	O
Version	O
6	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
devices	O
:	O
the	O
ADSL	O
modem/router	O
and	O
the	O
IPTV	O
set	O
top	O
box/media	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
server	O
is	O
a	O
DSL	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
a	O
router	O
,	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
hot	I-Application
spot	I-Application
,	O
a	O
NAS	B-Application
(	O
250	O
GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
DECT	B-Protocol
base	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
connected	O
DECT	B-Protocol
phone	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
for	O
TNT	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
IPTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
external	O
hard	O
drive	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
its	O
USB	B-Protocol
and/or	O
eSATA	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
automatically	O
detects	O
local	O
network	O
file	O
shares	O
through	O
UPnP	B-Application
and	O
can	O
read	O
videos	O
from	O
any	O
computer	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
to	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSL	O
modem	B-Application
router	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
either	O
as	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
router	O
or	O
a	O
simple	O
DSL	O
modem	B-Application
(	O
bridge	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
handles	O
3	O
Wi-Fi	O
networks	O
:	O
a	O
private	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
(	O
possibly	O
hidden	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
so-called	O
"	O
FreeWifi	O
"	O
network	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
hotspot	B-Application
and	O
allows	O
any	O
other	O
Freebox	B-Device
customer	O
in	O
proximity	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
after	O
entering	O
their	O
Free	O
user	O
name	O
and	O
password	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hidden	O
network	O
dedicated	O
to	O
IPTV	O
for	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
HD	O
(	O
v5	O
)	O
video	O
box	O
if	O
you	O
choose	O
to	O
link	O
this	O
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renting	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
Revolution	O
Server	O
and	O
its	O
TV	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
their	O
home	O
is	O
too	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
DSLAM	B-Protocol
)	O
do	O
not	O
pay	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
legal	O
twist	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
VAT	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
taxes	O
for	O
artistic	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
DECT	B-Protocol
base	O
station	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
DECT	B-Protocol
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
supports	O
SIP	B-Application
for	O
VoIP	B-Application
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
subscribers	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
smartphone	O
or	O
a	O
dedicated	O
VoIP	B-Application
phone	O
to	O
make	O
calls	O
at	O
Freebox	B-Device
rates	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
cellular	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
is	O
now	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
AirPlay	O
and	O
Time	B-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
technologies	O
(	O
firmware	O
1.1.0	O
,	O
August	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
Player	O
is	O
the	O
set-top	O
box	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Freebox	B-Device
Revolution	O
"	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
Server	O
via	O
PLC	B-Device
or	O
by	O
a	O
direct	O
Ethernet	O
cable	O
if	O
both	O
devices	O
are	O
close	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
rent	O
another	O
Freebox	B-Device
Player	O
if	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
connect	O
another	O
TV	O
set	O
in	O
another	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
Player	O
device	O
has	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
Blu-ray/DVD	O
player	O
(	O
Blu-ray	O
playback	O
requires	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
connection	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
optical	O
sound	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
USB	B-Protocol
(	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
eSata	O
plug	O
to	O
connect	O
hard	O
drives	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
joystick	O
or	O
keyboard	O
for	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
part	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
with	O
TV	O
over	O
DSL	O
,	O
DNV	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
to	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
Server	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
hard	O
drive	O
with	O
no	O
restriction	O
about	O
accessing	O
it	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
with	O
most	O
concurrent	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
uses	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
(	O
standardized	O
power	O
saving	O
low	O
rate	O
low	O
power	O
radio	O
wave	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
infrared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
player	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
from	O
a	O
smartphone	O
or	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
iPad	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
external	O
device	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
player	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
that	O
device	O
only	O
but	O
the	O
devices	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
Server	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
every	O
Freebox	B-Device
player	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
Internet	O
and	O
e-mail	O
with	O
no	O
computer	O
connected	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
gyroscopic	O
control	O
)	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
(	O
not	O
included	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	B-Protocol
gamepad	O
is	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
plug	O
in	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
memory	O
stick	O
with	O
photos	O
or	O
music	O
files	O
and	O
watch/play	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
Player	O
can	O
access	O
audio/video	O
files	O
on	O
any	O
local	O
computer	O
through	O
UPnP	B-Application
AV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
mkvmerge	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
version	O
5	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
now	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
boxes	O
connected	O
together	O
via	O
high-speed	O
Wifi	O
MIMO	O
or	O
PLC	B-Device
:	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
provides	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
Wifi	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
phone	O
line	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
device	O
is	O
an	O
IPTV	O
set-top	O
box	O
,	O
with	O
advanced	O
TV	O
features	O
like	O
timeshifting	O
,	O
or	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
either	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
or	O
using	O
emulation	O
of	O
discontinued	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
(	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Game	O
Boy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multimedia	O
element	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
read	O
HDTV	B-Device
IPTV	O
streams	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
Terrestrial	O
Numerical	O
Television	O
demodulator	O
,	O
can	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
A/V	O
broadcasting	O
station	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
40Gb	O
hard	O
drive	O
for	O
recording	O
and	O
time-shifting	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
load	O
of	O
A/V	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Network	O
element	O
is	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
hub	O
and	O
a	O
wifi	B-Application
hotspot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
telephony	O
offer	O
via	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
offers	O
various	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
free	O
calls	O
between	O
Freebox	B-Device
subscribers	O
and	O
towards	O
the	O
fixed	O
numbers	O
in	O
Metropolitan	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
free	O
over	O
100	O
foreign	O
countries	O
(	O
USA	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
UK	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Alexandre	O
Archambault	O
from	O
Free	O
,	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
is	O
"	O
nothing	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
the	O
DSL	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
initial	O
objective	O
was	O
"	O
to	O
connect	O
via	O
a	O
single	O
support	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
terminals	O
,	O
therefore	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
services	O
:	O
telephone	O
(	O
telephony	O
)	O
,	O
microcomputer	O
(	O
Internet	O
access	O
)	O
,	O
television	O
set	O
(	O
television	O
transmission	O
,	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
,	O
pay	O
per	O
view	O
...	O
)	O
,	O
hi-fi	O
system	O
(	O
radios	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
simple	O
ADSL	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
make	O
the	O
interface	O
between	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
;	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
host	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
on	O
version	O
4	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
router	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
version	O
4	O
appeared	O
mid-2004	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
chipset	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
ADSL	O
2+	O
standard	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
videoconferencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freebox	B-Device
OS	O
uses	O
BusyBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
with	O
the	O
v3	O
(	O
and	O
next	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
VideoLAN	B-Application
client	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
movies	O
(	O
in	O
any	O
format	O
VLC	B-Application
understands	O
)	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
and	O
watchable	O
on	O
TV	O
through	O
a	O
playlist	O
selector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
Freebox	B-Device
(	O
v3	O
and	O
upper	O
)	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
broadcast	O
TV	O
channels	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
