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#2795495 14-Oct-2021 19:12

catspyjamas:

Seems the Smart Modem 2 is only shipping for wireless 4G customers at this stage as per here: https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=39&topicid=289942&page_no=3#2793349

Unless something has changed since then...

Nothing changed, the V9517 is the SM not the SM2
CBR is probably trustworthy

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#2795524 14-Oct-2021 19:56

Yep, hence why I linked MrSteel to his comment. :)

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#2795561 14-Oct-2021 20:33

Thank you guys for pointing that out. Completely missed CBR's post earlier about which modem you get. I'll just stick to my trusty old HG659b for now. 😀

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#2795780 15-Oct-2021 09:39

I’m with bigpipe gigabit plan and looking to change. I currently get 940/510 and have a static IP.

Would I notice anything different other than not having a static IP anymore switching to them. Just wondering if there is anything I should be aware of.

Using my own router - ASUS RT-AC68U

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#2795795 15-Oct-2021 09:53

jat80:

I’m with bigpipe gigabit plan and looking to change. I currently get 940/510 and have a static IP.

Would I notice anything different other than not having a static IP anymore switching to them. Just wondering if there is anything I should be aware of.

Using my own router - ASUS RT-AC68U

The only difference should be is that CG-NAT wouldn't be a thing anymore(does bigpipe even do cg-nat anymore?) and you probably wouldn't need a static IP anyway(as long as you don't restart your hardware, the IP sticks mostly).

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#2795982 15-Oct-2021 16:45

eracode:

Are people here who have Max Fibre seeing the full promised 850/500? I'm not, even with a brand new Spark Smart Modem I bought yesterday.

I'm getting around 270/400 on Ethernet and 500/400 on WiFi.

Make sure you have nothing between the router and the PC you are using for speedtest.

On one PC direct to the router showing full 900/500. But on other PC via old type switch only 100/100

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#2796018 15-Oct-2021 18:33

dfnt:

Anyone that's done the transfer have a static IP with Spark?

Did the static IP get retained all good?

To answer my own question, it got retained

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#2796077 16-Oct-2021 07:17

dfnt:

dfnt:

Anyone that's done the transfer have a static IP with Spark?

Did the static IP get retained all good?

To answer my own question, it got retained

What transfer?

I asked if I could shift static IP from BigPipe to spark. Live chat said no and a static ip would cost me $15 a month.

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#2796081 16-Oct-2021 07:46

Placed order moving from Unplan 100 to Fibre Max on the 14th, 2 days later still stuck on fibre tech needs to come to your home...

I've seen a few LinkedIn posts from Spark recently talking about provisioning automation deployments, looks like they have a few bugs to sort out still....

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#2796181 16-Oct-2021 11:19

Shindig:

What transfer?

I asked if I could shift static IP from BigPipe to spark. Live chat said no and a static ip would cost me $15 a month.

I can see how it might temporarily happen. Do _NOT_ however, rely on a BP static being retained, even temporarily.

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#2796190 16-Oct-2021 11:50

Shindig:

What transfer?

I asked if I could shift static IP from BigPipe to spark. Live chat said no and a static ip would cost me $15 a month.

As an existing Spark customer on unplan that has a static IP

There was no mention of the static IP during the transfer process, so I was wondering if it would drop off or if it would transfer over with the new plan (the latter occured)

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#2796910 18-Oct-2021 09:32

My plan change to Fibre Max was completed this morning but my download speeds appear to max out around 300-320Mbps.

This is being tested over wifi standing next to the router (HG659b) using 5Ghz on my iphone 11 pro and macbook pro.

I understand i wont get full speeds over wifi, but would have thought i'd get closer to 800Mbps?

Is there a setting i need to change for the new speeds? I've restarted both the ONT and router.

Thanks

EDIT - just tested over ethernet on my macbook pro and still getting max speeds of ~320Mbps

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#2796916 18-Oct-2021 09:43

EviLClouD:

My plan change to Fibre Max was completed this morning but my download speeds appear to max out around 300-320Mbps.

This is being tested over wifi standing next to the router (HG659b) using 5Ghz on my iphone 11 pro and macbook pro.

I understand i wont get full speeds over wifi, but would have thought i'd get closer to 800Mbps?

Is there a setting i need to change for the new speeds? I've restarted both the ONT and router.

Thanks

EDIT - just tested over ethernet on my macbook pro and still getting max speeds of ~320Mbps

Exactly my experience as reported above - but I got shouted down here. Same gear as you and similar speeds. I had an HG659g then went out and bought a new Spark Smart Modem. Made no difference - even on Ethernet.

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#2796918 18-Oct-2021 09:43

It will be something in your local network, or in the speedtest server you are testing to. We're extremely confident in the network performance.

Cheers - N

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#2796925 18-Oct-2021 09:55

Talkiet:
It will be something in your local network, or in the speedtest server you are testing to. We're extremely confident in the network performance.

Cheers - N

I just ran the Spark check home network via the Spark App.
Is that speed result through speedtest?
It gave me the same result.

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