Does Spark do any CGNAT?

Forums › Spark New Zealand › Does Spark do any CGNAT?

Paul1977

2317 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 655

Topic # 236111 18-May-2018 14:30

I'm in Christchurch thinking of changing to Spark from Bigpipe.

Mainly looking at changing since Bigpipe traffic all routes through Auckland which adds unnessecary latency when I VPN into home. Plus I generally VPN in via my iPhone which is on Spark, or another Spark fibre connection (so Spark makes more sense than Bigpipe).

With Bigpipe I have a static IP which was just a one-off cost, but Spark change $15 a month which I'm not prepared to pay.

DDNS would be sufficient for my needs to allow the incoming VPN, but I wasn't sure if Spark might have started doing CGNAT on residential connections?

Home: Work:
Home Work

hio77

'That VDSL Cat'
8475 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1825

Trusted

Spark

Subscriber

Reply # 2018362 18-May-2018 14:33

no CGNat at all, we have plenty of IP Space :)

#include <std_disclaimer>

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.

cbrpilot

676 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 222

Trusted

Spark NZ

Reply # 2018365 18-May-2018 14:39

One person supports this post

With Bigpipe about to be migrate onto the Spark network (beginning 12 June) it might not be worth you moving. Up to you though :)

Note that 12 June is the start date, not the end date for the last customer being migrated.

My views are my own, and may not necessarily represent those of my employer.

Paul1977

2317 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 655

Reply # 2018366 18-May-2018 14:39

hio77:

no CGNat at all, we have plenty of IP Space :)

Great, thanks for that.

Paul1977

2317 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 655

Reply # 2018368 18-May-2018 14:40

cbrpilot:

With Bigpipe about to be migrate onto the Spark network (beginning 12 June) it might not be worth you moving. Up to you though :)

Note that 12 June is the start date, not the end date for the last customer being migrated.

Oh, I didn't know that was happening. Something to think about then!

Paul1977

2317 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 655

Reply # 2018384 18-May-2018 14:48

cbrpilot:

With Bigpipe about to be migrate onto the Spark network (beginning 12 June) it might not be worth you moving. Up to you though :)

Note that 12 June is the start date, not the end date for the last customer being migrated.

@cbrpilot is the any way to get bumped up the queue and get migrated near the start?

RunningMan

5047 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1619

Reply # 2018387 18-May-2018 14:50

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=158&topicid=236018

hio77

'That VDSL Cat'
8475 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1825

Trusted

Spark

Subscriber

Reply # 2018390 18-May-2018 14:53

Paul1977:

cbrpilot:

With Bigpipe about to be migrate onto the Spark network (beginning 12 June) it might not be worth you moving. Up to you though :)

Note that 12 June is the start date, not the end date for the last customer being migrated.

@cbrpilot is the any way to get bumped up the queue and get migrated near the start?

nope.

It's being done on a link/area basis not per customer

#include <std_disclaimer>

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.