Gigabit in Auckland?

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#1643310 30-Sep-2016 13:46

richms:

Surely any new installs after the 1st should be gigabit since there will be no upgrade needed?

Yes :)

(Assuming you are on the Elite plan, naturally)

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#1643314 30-Sep-2016 13:48

Alright Geekzoners, feast your eyes on Gigabit info!

We'll have an email go out later today to current Elite customers.

Expect us.

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#1643315 30-Sep-2016 13:48

So it sounds like the perfect reason to change from some other ISP to bigpipe tomorrow then? :D Now if only I had fiber here.

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#1643334 30-Sep-2016 14:12

richms:

So it sounds like the perfect reason to change from some other ISP to bigpipe tomorrow then? :D Now if only I had fiber here.

This is where we say Awwwwwwww, right?

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#1643340 30-Sep-2016 14:19

.... so are we not doing that gif anymore? I liked it :(

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#1643365 30-Sep-2016 16:05

I'm currently on BigPipe Pro (200/20) in Auckland (North Shore).

Would it make sense to upgrade to Elite in order to get the Gigabit update when it arrives?

Is there any update on timelines?

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#1643366 30-Sep-2016 16:14

JoshBigpipe:

Alright Geekzoners, feast your eyes on Gigabit info!

We'll have an email go out later today to current Elite customers.

Expect us.

So what is "good equipment" Will the limitations be the router? Hardware between the users network and the internet?

for example, The maximum recorded internal network speeds I have seen are 870 down, 625 up. Does that mean that is the expected speeds? or substantially less?

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#1643367 30-Sep-2016 16:18

Put through a request to update to the elite plan a few days ago but still showing only 200/20 speeds at the moment, hopefully hasn't gotten lost in all the excitement to get everyone switched over to gigabit :p

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#1643374 30-Sep-2016 16:40

Brumfondl:

richms:

So it sounds like the perfect reason to change from some other ISP to bigpipe tomorrow then? :D Now if only I had fiber here.

This is where we say Awwwwwwww, right?

Yes, and its raining again so my internet will probably crap out even more thanks to the porous insulation that they put on cables in the distant past.

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#1643378 30-Sep-2016 16:48

Just got the Upgrade email. Sadly it will not be complete for me until 6am tomorrow morning (1/10). I am absolutely gutted for having to wait that 6 hours (even longer as I will probably be asleep when it happens). Life sucks, people :(

AKA: CHEERS BIGPIPE!

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#1643396 30-Sep-2016 17:33

From the 3rd here. All good.
To be honest 200/200 is more than enough. Gigabit is just awesome.

I've sent the email onto my brothers in the UK, only to gloat. Little New Zealand, with some of the fastest internet access around the world.

Cheers bigPipe. Xxx

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#1643417 30-Sep-2016 18:05

First thing tomorrow for me!

Now is a good chance to get your network up to spec also. If you've been eyeing up some UniFi wireless gear there is now a free UniFi cloud controller for Geekzone community members Here to take away the hassle of configuration. I'll likely write a post and update the routers thread once I have Gigabit to get the best out of your connection.

Just fingers crossed my network can handle the best possible speeds ;)

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#1643418 30-Sep-2016 18:06

michaelmurfy:

Flickky: Also, calling me a peasant too? u wot m8

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Jeepers I have seen some fine print but that is pretty fine!

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#1643642 1-Oct-2016 08:08

Show us your speed tests!

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#1643646 1-Oct-2016 08:21

networkn:

michaelmurfy:

Flickky: Also, calling me a peasant too? u wot m8

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Jeepers I have seen some fine print but that is pretty fine!

That looks like the ISP Legal font...

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