"Your street" is getting an upgrade

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#181262 8-Oct-2015 12:23

I got one of the Spark flyers in my letterbox recently prompting me to visit spark.co.nz/mystreet and register my address for Fibre. Given that I also got a Vodafone one the other day and that fibre works are going on in my neighbourhood, I assumed this is targeted to streets getting fibre soon.

Anyone have any idea if this means I can assume things will be available soon and if so how soon? I've read the stories about it actually taking months and months after the work has been completed before it's possible to upgrade to fibre. I'm hoping these flyers mean something might be happening soon, but am I being too optimistic?

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#1402347 8-Oct-2015 12:48

Yes 3 months is a reasonable expectation.

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#1402356 8-Oct-2015 12:59

Yeah right.

networkn: Yes 3 months is a reasonable expectation.

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#1402365 8-Oct-2015 13:08

networkn: Yes 3 months is a reasonable expectation.

From when to when?

From getting the flyer to being able to order fibre? Or from being notified that work will commence? Or from work (appearing to) being completed?

We have those black boxes on all the poles in our street now. They don't appear to have done any major digging, so I don't know if that is still to come or not required.

I'll be pretty disappointed if I have to wait 3 months from now, but not much to do about it. I was just getting excited, I suppose.

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#1402406 8-Oct-2015 13:51

What does the Chorus network upgrade map tell you about when fibre's expected to be deployed?

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#1402440 8-Oct-2015 14:24

DarthKermit: What does the Chorus network upgrade map tell you about when fibre's expected to be deployed?

Good call. Hadn't checked that lately. We used to be mid-2016, but when we got notification that they were doing our area a few months back I assumed things would happen relatively quickly. It now says Nov-2015, so I'll take that as a good sign.

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#1402475 8-Oct-2015 15:20

Got letter in May. All layed by June. Till today ... NOthing

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#1402516 8-Oct-2015 15:55

joker97: Got letter in May. All layed by June. Till today ... NOthing

Just what I didn't want to hear! What does the Chorus network upgrade map say for you?

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#1402520 8-Oct-2015 15:59

And even when the network is laid then expect at least 4-5 months before it is installed. For me the process started in the middle of July (I handed back the consent letters from my neighbour since we're on a shared drive way) and the install date will be 5 November at the earliest so don't get your hopes up too hight. The installation of fibre is a lot more painful that it needs to be.

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#1402523 8-Oct-2015 16:05

bazzer:
joker97: Got letter in May. All layed by June. Till today ... NOthing

Just what I didn't want to hear! What does the Chorus network upgrade map say for you?

By Oct 2015 ... I'm hoping it will be running by CHristmas. That's all I want for Christmas this year.

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#1402524 8-Oct-2015 16:06

joker97:
bazzer:
joker97: Got letter in May. All layed by June. Till today ... NOthing

Just what I didn't want to hear! What does the Chorus network upgrade map say for you?

By Oct 2015 ... I'm hoping it will be running by CHristmas. That's all I want for Christmas this year.

Ok, from Kawaii ... Maybe I will buy/wish for another Christmas present :) Thanks.

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#1402542 8-Oct-2015 16:36

read the dozens of other threads asking the same question :)

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#1402575 8-Oct-2015 17:50

I got letter for my street end of May, started digging etc the week later.

All obvious work done by August (holes sealed, grass laid down etc )

Chorus map says fibre by june 2017.....

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#1402576 8-Oct-2015 17:55

joker97: Got letter in May. All layed by June. Till today ... NOthing

Pretty much the same for our street, letter around may saying they'd be done mid june. Chorus map says Nov-2015 so fingers crossed.... though there are streets around me that say sept and the chorus map hasn't been updated yet so who knows.

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#1402586 8-Oct-2015 18:16

I'm not talking about the chorus letters indicating work starting. I'm referring to targeted flyers from ISPs about Fibre arriving soon. I guess I kinda hoped that they got given a heads up and only send these out when things are nearly ready.

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#1402588 8-Oct-2015 18:20

Ah ok. Expect A second flyer. Saying work staring soon. That second flyer was about 2-3 weeks after the first flyer.

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