Waiting for confirmation of switch after 9 days?

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RXV

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#245172 22-Jan-2019 11:26

How long does it normally take to move a fibre connection from one ISP to another? I'm trying to move my father's UFB to BigPipe and he still doesn't have a confirmed switch date and so far it has been 9 days. Is this normal?

I thought a switch from one ISP to another was a simple thing?

@BigPipeNZ can you help escalate this?

chevrolux

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#2165268 22-Jan-2019 11:32

It takes 4 hours to transfer a primary UFB connection to another provider...

DarkShadow

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#2165275 22-Jan-2019 11:40

chevrolux:

It takes 4 hours to transfer a primary UFB connection to another provider...

4 business hours, and only if it's on Chorus. Takes longer for LFCs.

RXV

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#2165289 22-Jan-2019 12:06

The connection is with Ultrafast Fibre, not chorus.

kotuku4

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#2165292 22-Jan-2019 12:11

I got caught out with a switch from Spark to Bigpipe. Spark requiring 30 days notice before switching.

So it may depend on who you are switching from.

RXV

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#2165310 22-Jan-2019 12:37

OK, cool thanks for your replies.

My dad managed to chat with an agent who confirmed the switch should be happening on the requested date, so fingers crossed.

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#2166313 23-Jan-2019 14:36

Sorry I missed this RXV, I was off yesterday! 9 days is a really long time - I wouldn't know the reason for it without looking into the account. Sounds as though you've got the problem sorted. If you have any other problems, drop us a message and I'll see if we can help your dad out. :)

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