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Press Release Sommaire THE DEDICATED TOSUBSCRIBERS PLUG ANDPLAY FREEBOX SERVER FREEBOX THE FREEBOXREVOLUTION FREEBOX PLAYER MOBILE BY STARCK REVOLUTION monthly costof€29.99. Revolution tooffer Free subscribersevenmore forstillthesame Free iscontinuingtoinnovateandnowintroducing theFreebox high-performance boxonthemarket. Four yearsafteritslaunch,theFreebox HDisstillthemost charge. innovations isincludedinthe€29.99/monthpackagewithnoextra 3DTV, 40Gbdigitalrecorder, PLC,802.11NWiFi,etc.Eachofthese to offer eachsubscriberthebestoftechnologicalinnovations:HDTV, A fewmonthslater, withthelaunchofFreebox HD,Free sought was themostcompetitivewithinOECD. In 2006anOECDsurveyrevealed thattheFreebox triple-playoffer services atanunchangedprice(€29.99/month). 2002. SincethenFree hasneverstoppedoffering ever-increasing Free wasalsothefirstFrench telecomoperatortooffer ADSLTVin afterthat-inthepackage. first –internationally offer ADSL fixed telephony and to include calls to all French landlines its In 2002Free designedthefirsttriple-playbox–Freebox –and To accessthevideos,clickon

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“This is the first household Internet box I have designed, and to do so for Free was natural really. The box is obviously both democratic and revolutionary.

It is democratic because in fact it is ridiculously inexpensive for what it offers: when you consider the thought processes, the intelligence and the information that it can contribute to achieving: the price is nothing.

I have spent my life fighting for democratic design: improving the quality and lowering the price, quality available and rendered accessible to all, let everyone have it!

It has been an honour to work for Free since they work along the

same lines and in that frame of mind.

It is revolutionary because one can do absolutely everything with it. In fact, we are the only limit to boxes like this Freebox Revolution. The limit to what we can do with it is our imagination. Thanks to Free, power has been handed back to the people. It is a good thing and it does what it says on the box!”

Philippe Starck

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P3 freebox server The digital heart of homes Freebox Revolution: a whole new world of digital potential.

All terminals connect The Freebox Revolution has been designed to enable optimal Internet access:

adsl A modem that is common to both fibre and ADSL subscribers: Free has built the modem with both ADSL and optical fibre (FTTH) plugs so that Free subscribers can enjoy the best bandwidth provided by such technologies. With the new Freebox Revolution, Free subscribers transferring to Free’s FTTH offer can keep the same modem and will be

server transferred to the optical fibre offer automatically.

The best WiFi on the market: 802.11n (450 Mbps). Free has introducedStockage a WiFi with unequalled bandwidth offering each of the connectedGo terminals the best Internet access: The WIFI WiFi250 network covers all encryptions (WEP, WPA/TKIP-CCMP, WPA2/TKIP-CCMP).

A Switch with 4 Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Base-T) ports that Stockage freebox provide both comfort and power, that in turn will enable Free WIFI 250 Go subscribers to share their content inside their home.

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By designing this Freebox Revolution we aim to simplify using television whilst nevertheless offering the best of TV

Performance: an Intel® ATOM™ CE4100 processor

Free has selected the Intel® ATOM™ CE4100 processor for its Freebox Revolution. This processor combines high-performance, miniaturization and low consumption to player offer Free subscribers optimal comfort of use. The smooth, ergonomic and intuitive user interface of 3D graphics mean users can fully benefit from the many services, TV functionalities and applications such as 3D Blu-RayTM, online gaming and content sharing.

By selecting the Intel® architecture, which is open to Linux, Free will also enable the entire developer-community to contribute to via numerous applications. freebox

P7 An Interactive remote control

The Freebox Revolution remote control, also designed by Starck, was built to allow an easier use of TV and to enjoy highly intuitive interaction. The remote control uses radio communication with the Freebox Revolution: no need to point the remote control at the Freebox in order to use it.

Free also made it ‘smarter’ by giving it an accelerometer and a triple-axis gyro that enable Free subscribers to interact with the Freebox Revolution via simple hand movement and to surf the Web with great ease.

An intuitive TV interface

The Freebox player interface offers an unprecedented TV experience in terms of navigation simplicity and smoothness. The display quality contributes to both the aesthetics and the readability.

Channel preview: when watching one channel, the programmes running on other channels can be viewed. player freebox

P8 freebox player TV Guide: videos. Photoscanalsobeviewedasaslideshow. saved ontheFreebox server (NAS):music,photosand The TVinterfaceenableseasyaccesstoallthecontent as actoranddirector filmographies. hard disk.Theycanalsoaccess castings,synopses,aswell information sheetsonthefilmsandTV-series stored ontheir television screen. Justone clickandtheycanaccessallthe TV-series informationdatabasesrightthere ontheir subscribers canaccessoneofthelargest cinemaand remote control: A truecinematographicencyclopaediaatthetipofyour programme. programme, onecanthus viewitwithoutinterruptingthe navigation informationappearsoverthe thankstothisnewFreebox Revolution, P9 Internet on TV

To further enrich the user’s TV experience, Free has also integrated a Web navigator into its Freebox player. One can therefore browse the entire Web and bookmark favourites. Emails can also be accessed on the TV. Free’s Webmail can be accessed on the screen directly.

Browsing is highly natural and fluid thanks to the remote control and using the cursor that appears on the screen. Free has designed a virtual keypad to enter text, again just one click and there it is.

Thus, with this Freebox Revolution, users can now access the entire Web straight on their television screen without needing a computer. Furthermore, a mouse and keyboard can also be connected to the player.

An integrated Blu-Ray™ player

Free wanted to simplify the access to household-content by designing a box that can act as any digital media player (dvd player, etc.) To achieve this Free has equipped its new Freebox Revolution with a Blu-Ray™ player.

This player can read all types of disk. player

Thanks to this Blu-Ray™ player, Free subscribers can enjoy a truly high definition image (1080p) with 3D and Dolby® Digital Plus and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound. freebox

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