Merlin S720 EVDO Rev A and KR1 Compatibility

Michael · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:

We received the RK1008 build yesterday from Kyocera.

If you purchased your KR1 from us, please email (support at booster-antenna.com) and we will email the update to you (include you order number for faster processing).
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wallvestor · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 16

Michael,

Well..... did the RK1008 firmware fix the S720 / KR-1 issues??? Or, have you not had a chance to test it?

Fingers crossed hoping it worked!.......

Michael · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:59 am Post subject:

Yes it did Smile

I am in a Rev 0 area and I was getting 1100 - 1200Kbps from my KR1 with my S720 and RK1008. That is the same speeds I get when the S720 is in my laptop
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wallvestor · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 16

sweeeeeeeeet!!!! I'm so glad!!!! Although I didn't buy my KR-1 from you guys (wish I had though), I could really use RK 1008 right now. I just called and spoke to Kyocera and they'll supposedly email me a link to the download as it's not on their website....Or, maybe you could email me what you have....to wallvestor@yahoo.com.... pretty please Smile

Muircheartach · EVDO Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 6 Location: NorCal

Scott · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:27 pm Post subject:

Hi Muircheartach

RK1008 should be available for general download on Kyocera's KR1 support page sometime this week.

If you are a Booster-Antenna.com KR1 customer, contact us and we will provide an advance copy.

Muircheartach · EVDO Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 6 Location: NorCal

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, I bought the KR1 from you folks, which would make me your customer. Smile

If you can let me know where I can download the firmware from, I would appreciate it.

Thanks again!
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Scott · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject:

Check your e-mail inbox Robbie, we've sent you an e-mail with everything you need.

simplypatrick · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

I really could use the 1008 patch as well. Didnt buy the S720 from you, but today we just signed up for a whole new Sprint account and a U720.

Signed up under "simplypatrick at gmail dot com"

So I am a customer! Wink

Muircheartach · EVDO Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 6 Location: NorCal

scopey42 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 22

Can I get the link for the RK1008 upgrade?? RK1007 is good but like certain family members that shall remain nameless, Unstable. Hook me up.

luke at lukek.ca

simplypatrick · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

Dec 13 13:33:08 (none) user.warn klogd: FCS error; flush ..

still present with 1008

scopey42 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 22

I figure I will give you a total history of my setup as it has been getting faster and faster over the past 3 months I have owned it.

I first upgraded my Router from RK1.002 right out of the box to RK1.006 with that firmware I was getting about 200-400 kbps down 60-80 kbps up with the original firmware on my s720 Card. This was in September until the middle of October in Milwaukee, WI.

About the end of October beginning of November Sprint released and updated firmware and connection manager for the s720 to roll out Rev A.

This update increased my speed in the KR-1 to about 300-500 kbps down and about 100kps up.

Then in about mid November Sprint Turned on Rev A in the Milwaukee Area. This resulted in the same 300-500 kbps down but in some cases up to 300 kbps up. There was also a big drop in latency down from about 270ms average down to about 135ms average.

Then the thing I had been waiting for since I purchased my KR-1 was released in the end of November. The new firmware for the KR-1 RK1.007
I flashed my router incorrectly and I ended up bricking it so hard that Kyrocera had to send me a replacement. Fortunately I got it the next day and was able to flash the new one from RK1.006 to RK1.007. As soon as I flashed it I got a great big boost in speed. I now was getting 900-1200 kbps down and 300-400 kbps up, this was great and although there was not specific support for the s720 the router now saw the s720 for what it is rather than a bunch of gobbly gook and the bandwidth issues hobbling it before appeared to be solved. The only problem with the RK1.007 was after about a day or so it would loose its connection and require a reboot. I downloaded over 10 gigs of information with the RK1.007 and the average speed was about 125KBps. The connection speed fluctuates a lot but rarely drops below 90KBps.

I just upgraded to RK1.008 last night. I saw no speed improvement over RK1.007 but the router seems to be more responsive in the firmware screens and the name is showing up properly on the status page. I am on the fringe of EVDO range up north of milwaukee and I am using a booster antenna to improve my signal or else my speed was stuck in the low 600s due to error from signal noise. With the antenna I am getting a much stronger and faster signal.

So in summary,
RK1.006 with s720 slow
Rk1.007 with s720 very fast but unstable
Rk1.008 with s720 very fast but I have not fully tested stability.

OliverY · EVDO Newbie Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1

Just loaded the new RK 1.008 firm....KR1 works like a champ once again!
(Did have to do a power cycle before WAN connected. )