Design and performance: go further with the Livebox 4

For example, when a PC or a game console connected in ethernet consume 1gbit/s, your internet box preserves up to 1 Gbit/s to be shared in wifi between all other equipment.

A powerful wifi throughout the house with the Livebox 5

Livebox 5, more comfort when the whole family is connected

With the intelligent wifi included in the Livebox 5, benefit from a more stable and more efficient flow rate in WiFi for all home devices.

Reduced carbon footprint

Thought to reduce its carbon footprint by 29 % compared to the Livebox 4, this internet box is lighter, more compact, and its shell is made of 100 % recycled plastic.

The Livebox 5 of Orange can distribute between several aircraft up to 2 Gbit/s of downward flow (within the limit of 1 Gbit/s per equipment) and up.

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Up to 2gbit/s shared
Equipped with 4 Ethernet Gigabit Ports and a 4×4 AC WiFi, the Livebox 5 can distribute between several aircraft up to 2 Gbit/s descending flow (within the limit of 1 Gbit/s per equipment) and up to 600 Mbit /s in update.

For example, when a PC or a game console connected in ethernet consume 1gbit/s, your internet box preserves up to 1 Gbit/s to be shared in wifi between all other equipment.

Livebox 5, a more stable and more efficient wifi connection

Smart wifi
To respond to growing internet traffic flows that saturate WiFi, especially during peak hours, Orange Livebox 5 incorporates the smart WiFi technology.

This technology automatically selects the best frequency band (2.4 or 5 GHz) and the best channel.

Intelligent WiFi also helps reduce the disturbances generated by the WiFi of neighboring internet boxes.

WiFi everywhere at home with a single internet box

WiFi repeater
Recommended for medium and large surfaces, the WiFi repeater coupled with Livebox 5 extends the range of WiFi for better coverage.

This equipment has been specifically designed to operate optimally with the Livebox, equipped with a 4×4 ac WiFi and compatible with smart WiFi.

The WiFi repeater is made available on request in the customer area for customers of the UP offers.

A more environmentally friendly internet box

Carbon footprint reduced by 29%
With its 100 % recycled plastic shell, its reduced number of components, its lighter and more compact design (compared to its predecessors), the Livebox 5 is specially thought out to reduce its carbon footprint.

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Available with Livebox Max and Livebox Max + Mobile Package, the new Livebox 6 is the latest WiFi 6e standard for an even more efficient and faster connection.

Elegant with its fabric shell and vertical design, the new Orange Internet box is specially designed to offer you optimal and fluid WiFi coverage throughout the house.

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Consumption information
Extinguished consumption: 0W.
Consumption with network connection: 6.6W (passage in this state after 5 minutes).
WiFi deactivation is possible via the use of the WiFi switch available on the Livebox.

Livebox 5 is available with Fiber UP offers and with compatible equipment subject to maintenance in mainland France. UHD TV with compatible content and televisions.
Theoretical fiber flows available at Livebox with compatible equipment (Ethernet network cable, computer and network card). In the event of use on several equipment, the flow is shared and, on Livebox Up and Livebox Up + Mobile Package, limited up to 1gbit/s descending speed by equipment and up.

Intelligent WiFi: in comparison with uncommon Livebox.

Design and performance: go further with the Livebox 4

The Livebox 4 has been designed to optimize the quality of your connection thanks to its 4×4 WiFi antennas.

Whether you are a fiber or ADSL/VDSL customer, your internet box delivers a higher speed and stability optimized by a system for reducing disturbances.

Your Livebox 4

Pilot your Livebox 4 from your mobile

With the “My Livebox” application, you manage your internet access from your phone, you optimize your wifi in each room of the house, you control your children’s internet access and the proper functioning of services. In addition, you can easily access the safety key and decide wifi operating hours.

Livebox 4: the power of the fiber for all

The miniaturized fiber adapter is part of the Livebox 4 and replaces the external fiber box and its power block. It delivers the power of the fiber without intermediary .

Thus, only the optical cord is visible between the fiber wall outlet and your orange internet box.

Extend the internet coverage throughout the house with a WiFi repeater

Coupled with the Livebox 4, the WiFi repeater offers you a powerful and fluid network in all the rooms of the house. Discreet, it can accommodate a photo and turns into a frame to integrate perfectly into your interior.

Exclusively web, the WiFi repeater is offered on request to Livebox Up and Livebox UP + Mobile Package customers.

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A more sustainable internet box

The Livebox 4 has followed a process with the aim of helping to limit the impact of technologies on the environment .

The design of this internet box is more compact and the materials are more robust and recyclable.

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Available with Livebox Max and Livebox Max + Mobile Package, the new Livebox 6 is the latest WiFi 6e standard for an even more efficient and faster connection.

Elegant with its fabric shell and vertical design, the new Orange Internet box is specially designed to offer you optimal and fluid WiFi coverage throughout the house.

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Extinguished consumption: 0W.
Consumption with network connection: 7.3W (passage in this state after 5 minutes).
WiFi deactivation is possible via the use of the WiFi switch available on the Livebox.

Energy bill: can we reduce your consumption of internet boxes ?

Like any electrical device, internet boxes and decoders consume energy. How much does this represent every year and can you reduce your electricity bill by saving on the consumption of your box ?

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• Some boxes are less energy -friendly than others depending on models and operators.
• Several solutions that are easy to implement allow you to reduce consumption of his box.
• By subscribing to an energy offer adapted to its uses, it is possible to drop your electricity bill.

How much is an internet box ?

We find today Over 30 million Internet boxes in French households. Suffice to say that the modems and the decoders equip a large part of the accommodation on the territory, so that we sometimes find several under one roof. If the monthly cost of the internet offer subscribed is the main expenditure For the subscriber, it is also necessary to take into account the electrical consumption of equipment in the overall calculation of the invoice.

In 2015, it was estimated that consumption of boxes in Europe represented no less than 21 TWh, which is equivalent to three nuclear power plants running continuously. These figures remind us that, far from being the most energy -consuming electrical equipment, the box however represents a non -negligible expenditure for the consumer.

Each operator with their own boxes, their consumption varies, as is the price passed on to the invoice. Find below the detail of the energy consumption of some of the boxes offered by ISPs (Internet access provider).

We have no figures for certain recently released boxes (such as the Boxes Plus and Box 8 of SFR) but it is a safe bet that their consumption is lower than old models presented in this table, more energy -consuming and imposing.

In light of this comparison, we observe notable differences, but also common characteristics between the boxes of each operator:

• First observation: even the most energy -consuming boxes consume relatively little, Compared to other household appliances. For comparison, a hairdryer consumes 300 W, a flat-screen computer between 70 and 80 W, an LCD TV between 90 and 250 W, a laptop around 100W, etc.
• If all boxes have a standby mode, little offer a Deep standby fashion which greatly reduces energy consumption.
• On average, the consumption of internet boxes oscillates Between 7 and 25W. This is mainly determined by the internal components of the modem, the presence or not of a front display, the different integrated network modules and certain peculiarities (internal hard discs, femtocell modules, etc.).

How to reduce the energy consumption of its box and decoder ?

There are several solutions for Reduce the energy consumption of its box and its decoder. The first and most obvious is to extinguish your equipment When we do not use it. Since it is unlikely to need your box on all 24 hours in a day (sleep phase requires), you might as well take it to turn it off at night.

In fact, around 8 hours of consumption are saved every day. And if, during the day, no one is present in the accommodation, there is also no need to leave your box on. Thus, for a person working 8 hours a day and sleeping 8 hours also, around 16 hours of consumption can be saved.

Take the example of a Freebox Revolution (power of 17 watts) left on continuously lit for a year. This will consume “24 (hours) x 365 (days) x 17 (watts)”, or 148.9 kWh one year, which represents about 20 €/year. By turning off his box if only 12 hours a day, we save a little less than 10 €/year (taking into account the hollow/full hours differential hours). If the economy may seem modest, it makes sense when applying the same method to all household appliances unnecessarily.

It should be noted that turning off your devices is not enough to put them completely out of course. These will continue to consume, although very weakly. The ideal solution for savings energy is therefore disconnect your box When you don’t need it. The only drawback that results is the impossibility of receiving a telephone call on its fixed line. However, it remains possible to leave a message on the voice box, which will be accessible from the reinforcement of the box.

Another alternative for Lower the electricity consumption of its box is to switch the box on the standby. Despite everything, the economy carried out is rarely greater than 4W and therefore quite low. Some boxes like the Bbox Miami or the Freebox Revolution have a mode “deep watch“, otherwise more economical. In deep standby, the box will however take more time to restart than in classic standby.

Some boxes, such as the Livebox 2, allow configure wifi access beaches. This not only makes it possible to save energy but also to remove the source of electromagnetic field. An effective solution for users with regular work and sleep schedules. WiFi is also the subject of many tests and projections at present, so that a new process could be developed and embedded in boxes in the coming years: passive wifi. The academics under study on passive WiFi consider that this new technology, struggled with the RF component (Radio Frequency), could be up to 10,000 times less energy -consuming than conventional wifi.

Another solution for the future is to optimize the delicacy of engraving to design boxes that consume less. It is estimated that by integrating a circuit drawing avoiding too close tracks or “too tight” turns, boxes could gain 35% efficiency for the same operating frequency. What to envisage again substantial energy savings.

General advice to lower your electricity bill

Beyond the energy savings achievable on its TV decoder and its box, it is possible to Reduce your electricity bill global and, at the same time, of participate in respect for the environment. Thanks to a few simple gestures and by subscribing an offer adapted to your uses and your accommodation, it is possible to save Several hundred euros each year. Below, find our advice to drop your electricity bill:

• Favor off -peak hours: during full hours, electricity is around 40% more expensive than during off -peak hours. Based on this observation, users have every interest in operating their household appliances during off -peak hours when possible, that is to say early in the morning or late at night.
• Optimizing its electrical consumption piece by room: of a judicious development (ex: to place its refrigerator far from its cooking equipment) to its consumption of water (eg favor the shower in the bath) by going through the choice of its equipment ( Ex: Low consumption lamps), discover all our tips for saving money simply in all rooms in the house.
• Opt for an energy supplier adapted to its consumption and housing: depending on the uses of each but also the size and composition of their accommodation, certain electricity suppliers are more interesting than others. By contacting Selectra to 09 87 67 54 75, Our advisers offer you to take out an offer adapted to your situation and your energy needs.

Updated on 08/08/2023

Johann began to write for Echos du Net in April 2016 and developed real expertise in the field of telecoms, both on ADSL and fiber and mobile offers.