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Wannabe Geek

#35150 4-Jun-2009 14:43

Greetings,

Have just arrived back from an extended stay overseas (again).

Need to get my head around the current state of IT in New Zealand:

- choices for mobile phone services
- choices for landline provider
- broadband choices
(and if bb is (still) so slow here, how do ppl acquire their copies of Linux distros and other large downloads?)
- web hosting
- PC suppliers/manufacturers
- the better/more attentive employment agents
- renting a place (once I've worked out where to live)

Not much to ask. Not much to (re-)learn...

Regards,
=dn

xpd

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#221682 4-Jun-2009 16:21

Howdy :)

L/line and Broadband, Id recommend Orcon, especially if you end up in a place near one of the Orcon enabled exchanges.

Im approx 2km from the exchange on Orcon+ and get 10mbps down and 1mbps up, so its def not slow as such long as the links in between are talking nice :)

For webhosting, depends what you want - basic site with PHP and a SQL database, then few choices, I was with Iserve (recently bought by Orcon) but the 20mb space was limiting me. Looked at usixng HostGator.com until a friend offered me free hosting.

www.pricespy.co.nz is a good start for PC suppliers

Employment agencies... hmm.. personally, Ive never found a good job through them. Not worth the hassle.

Im sure others will fill in the gaps Ive left :)

XPD / Gavin

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#221719 4-Jun-2009 17:21

Welcome back!
Here's a few to start with ...

- choices for mobile phone services
> Telecom
> Vodafone
> Black + White
> 2Degrees (coming soon)
> TelstraClear
> Digital Island (coming soon, ok 2011'ish)

- choices for landline provider
> http://www.dig4me.co.nz/Dig4Me-LandLine.aspx

- broadband choices
> http://www.dig4me.co.nz/Dig4Me-InternetCharges.aspx

- web hosting
> Telecom Business Hub (http://www.telecombusinesshub.co.nz)

- PC suppliers/manufacturers
> Price Spy (http://www.pricespy.co.nz)

Current Phone:
- Android: Samsung SM-G900F Galaxy S5 (XT)
- Win Phone 8: Samsung ATIV S (XT)

Current Tablet:

- Acer Iconia 7" Android Tablet

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#221758 4-Jun-2009 19:02

Welcome back and welcome to GZ! and one of the mods here and another member have developed this wiki ... hope they're up to date