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Old May 8th 2010, 10:34 am
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Hello,

Hey peeps, hope all is well. Question.
Which broadband provider do people use in Auckland?
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i use Orcon and I've been super happy with them
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Originally Posted by pricklykina
i use Orcon and I've been super happy with them
Seem quite expensive compared to Slingshot, do they have an off peak time when you can download outside your limit?

I like the unlimited calling back to the UK (less than an hour) on the Platinum + Package but that is $120 a month.

Slingshot broadband / phone line is $94.90 a month including 500 minutes to use anywhere in NZ + a whole raft of International countries including the UK. (This does use VOIP and requires a VOIP dongle which costs $100 or via a PC).

The best thing is that on this package you get free downloads between 2am and 8am.

Anybody know of a better package?
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We also use orcon and have been really happy with them.
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Depends where in Auckland you are. I'm with orcon, close to an exchange!! I get between 15-20 mbs but pay 70 nzd per month for a 16gb package. On the whole it works well but NZ needs a fast cable to asia and not rely on the dated one to california.
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Am now 100% fed up to the backteeth of the lousy excuse for internet access in NZ, paying a lot of cash for my "broadband" and this morning it has taken me 2 and a half hours to download a 310MB file, was hitting some heady peaks of 0.2kbps download speeds at one point...

Auckland is a bit ahead of the rest of us, but those kind of speeds in the capital city are a bloody joke, alas there is no better alternative in Wellington, and I just live outside the CBD!

It's painfull....
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I don't like slingshot for reasons that I will not go into on a public forum
Suffice it to say they will never get my hard earned cash for their service
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Originally Posted by irnbru14
Am now 100% fed up to the backteeth of the lousy excuse for internet access in NZ, paying a lot of cash for my "broadband" and this morning it has taken me 2 and a half hours to download a 310MB file, was hitting some heady peaks of 0.2kbps download speeds at one point...

Auckland is a bit ahead of the rest of us, but those kind of speeds in the capital city are a bloody joke, alas there is no better alternative in Wellington, and I just live outside the CBD!

It's painfull....
OUCH! I would consider a vodem stick with those speeds!!
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Originally Posted by Foxesecho
We also use orcon and have been really happy with them.
Us too. We've got the Platinum and I don't think the $120 is expensive because it includes your line rental ($49 to Telecom if you're paying separately), 25Gb, local and national calls free and up to 59 minutes to a country of your choice free.
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Originally Posted by owen
OUCH! I would consider a vodem stick with those speeds!!
The problem is its so damned unpredictable, some days/nights are fine and you can live stream TV on demand, others it takes ages to even get onto facebook or something...grrrrr
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Thanks for the replies.
Seems its a bit of a lottery.
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We use Orcon Purple+ without a phone line. Works great for us, get a solid 8mbps in Takapuna. NZ traffic tends to be around 12-13mbps which is great on Orcon because you get unlimited unmetered access to TVNZ OnDemand, so brilliant for catching up on things like Lost etc.
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Originally Posted by LukeandJo
Thanks for the replies.
Seems its a bit of a lottery.
Your other choice is Telecom. They have a phone and internet bundle for about $100 for 10gig per month or $110 for 20gig

Vodafone also offers a package but I dont know anyone who uses them so dont kow how good they are.

I have heard generally good things about Orcon (one advantage is they dont lock you into a long contract). Im with Telecom and its been working fine for me, but i dont use it for online gaming, downloading lots of movies etc.
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Originally Posted by irnbru14
Am now 100% fed up to the backteeth of the lousy excuse for internet access in NZ, paying a lot of cash for my "broadband" and this morning it has taken me 2 and a half hours to download a 310MB file, was hitting some heady peaks of 0.2kbps download speeds at one point...

Auckland is a bit ahead of the rest of us, but those kind of speeds in the capital city are a bloody joke, alas there is no better alternative in Wellington, and I just live outside the CBD!

It's painfull....
Bloody hell. Are u sure you not on dialup?

I am with Snap, NakedDSL Plan. And very happy with it. I am also in Wellington. You should switch
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Originally Posted by irnbru14
Am now 100% fed up to the backteeth of the lousy excuse for internet access in NZ, paying a lot of cash for my "broadband" and this morning it has taken me 2 and a half hours to download a 310MB file, was hitting some heady peaks of 0.2kbps download speeds at one point...

Auckland is a bit ahead of the rest of us, but those kind of speeds in the capital city are a bloody joke, alas there is no better alternative in Wellington, and I just live outside the CBD!

It's painfull....
I'd check your download speed here

And then check to see if you have any port blocking by your ISP, here

I have 14 meg unlimited download but my ISP keeps blocking some of the ports that P2P software uses, this then gives the results you're experiencing.....
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