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kerrin

148 posts

Master Geek

Topic # 28023 14-Nov-2008 17:14
I've just been connected to Orcon's @Home+, and so far I'm impressed with both their customer service, and the performance...?? I was cautious when they said it was super fast, but it actually appears to be. These are from 5pm today... Not for torrent users though, as they prioritise their traffic.?? {MOD EDIT : SP : Moved to the correct forum}

jermsie

297 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 178025 14-Nov-2008 17:24
Lucky! – J

w2krules

334 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 178100 15-Nov-2008 07:10
Try the same test at about 8 PM I was a geek before the word was invented!

kerrin

148 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 178168 15-Nov-2008 20:27
Here's 8:15pm. Was on last night at 9:30 and could actually stream video for the first time in ages. (was previously on xnet's fusion plan, and for the last 3-4 months international crawled along)

w2krules

334 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 178187 15-Nov-2008 22:46
Wow. I've just got the same speed to LA as Auckland. No one's at home tonight! I was a geek before the word was invented!

Milos

4 posts

Wannabe Geek

Reply # 178241 16-Nov-2008 15:02
ORCON ROCKS! IT ACTUALLY ROCKS! IT HAS SINCE THE START AND ALWAYS WILL! I have always been more than happy to comment on Orcon's services. After using Orcon for more than 8 years, you won't believe how much I can say that will convince someone to the point where they just want to get it and try the fabulous speeds for themselves instead of me constantly showing them my speedtests and saying how wonderful the internet can be, then watching them curse back at me about their connection. Even the old days of dialup... I can still remember their dial server number, 086755666... Good ol' days of Orcon. Then when ADSL came out, the speeds were amazing and whoever could pay for it crammed in to get a part of the cake. Then when ADSL2+ came out, the speeds were multiplied by 4, and now they're rolling out the rest of the country to equip them with the ability to use the internet at these speeds. Orcon just keeps getting better, and I have never seen a better ISP in my life. They are a part of our kiwi world, making us feel much more respected than when with other ISPs, putting our questions and problems at the top of their list of TODOs whenever we have any. 10/10 for Orcon; keep up the superb work!

scottjpalmer

Minimalist
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Reply # 178283 16-Nov-2008 21:48
Looking forward to my connection being provisioned on Wednesday :-) Milos: ... now we're rolling out the rest of the country ... "we're"?

cokemaster

Nate wants an iphone
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Reply # 178287 16-Nov-2008 22:23
scottjpalmer: Looking forward to my connection being provisioned on Wednesday :-) Milos: ... now we're rolling out the rest of the country ... "we're"? "Oops" webhosting \|New Zealand connections \| geekzone IRC chat Loose lips may sink ships - Be smart - Don't post internal/commercially sensitive or confidential information!

Milos

4 posts

Wannabe Geek

Reply # 178288 16-Nov-2008 22:28
Oops :) Nicely edited now. Aaah, the simplicity of forums...

Kemyst

23 posts

Geek

Reply # 178349 17-Nov-2008 12:45
I agree, Orcon really does rock. I've had consistently excellent performance out of Orcon since going on LLU. My Epitiro Isposure client tells me I'm getting >16Mbps download and >900kbps upload on just about every test. Having spent many years with ihug/VF, its a real breath of fresh air to have an ISP that actual means "Service" in the middle of the acronym.

paradoxsm

3001 posts

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Reply # 178353 17-Nov-2008 13:15
i STILL have my orcon connection based up in Auckland, now paid for by the inhabitant of the house and it's been superb asides the original teething and porting problems. It's not the cheapest but he says "no problems at all" and the few times I have been up and used it this year it's been utterly superb, I posted some speed tests from it last year and it was happily screaming away at 14Mbps consistent, apparently it's even faster now.

duncanblair

248 posts

Master Geek

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Orcon

Reply # 178354 17-Nov-2008 13:20
Aww shucks... thanks guys! This thread together with the Herald results out today have made my day. Will be sharing this thread with the team. We know we aren't perfect, but we are definitely doing our best to deliver you guys the ultimate in broadband and phone services. It is nice to hear some really positive feedback. Thanks again! Duncan Blair Head of Brand and Communications Orcon Check out our website: http://www.orcon.net.nz/ For official support: http://www.orcon.net.nz/help_me/ Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Orcon

Peppery

272 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 178423 17-Nov-2008 19:08
I must say, Orcon's service and support are definately top notch. (Even if my connection has been down for 2+ weeks, but I don't think that it's Orcon's fault.) World famous Twitter hacker.

NzKaizer

130 posts

Master Geek

Reply # 178490 17-Nov-2008 22:44
duncanblair: Aww shucks... thanks guys! This thread together with the Herald results out today have made my day. Will be sharing this thread with the team. We know we aren't perfect, but we are definitely doing our best to deliver you guys the ultimate in broadband and phone services. It is nice to hear some really positive feedback. Thanks again! Then you will love this. I've only being with 2 ISP's since having broadband. One was xtra the other and my current ISP is Orcon. All I can say is I am very impressed with Orcon, it has provided a service leaps and bounds over Telecom, and with me having my phone line+ broadband with Orcon, I am also saving $20 a month over xtra+telecom phone line. AAA+ Orcon, keep up the good work!

2MEKEE

33 posts

Geek

Reply # 178616 18-Nov-2008 17:42
@ milos some people might think the reason you said ..."now we're rolling out the rest of the country" ... is because you had a Freudian slip. meaning no one in their right mind would consider a large national internet company a "bro" and in fact you are affiliated with orcon and are trying to undo some of the damning threads about your "bro". im just putting it out there. i enjoy drinking coke,but there not my bro...........

Milos

4 posts

Wannabe Geek

Reply # 178707 18-Nov-2008 23:02
Hey again, Yeah, I guess I did mess that up. Reading that post again made me feel kind of foolish, so I fixed it :) I guess I just didn't know how to describe them. "THE BEST ISP IN NZ" could have summed it up just like that! That's what they are, if you haven't already seen: http://www.orcon.net.nz/informme/service,blog/category,19/item,647/ and http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10543398