Use the search feature to find out what HFC is. You may not think it is quite so amazing then.

Cable? No thanks. Wouldn't go near it.

do you know why its so cheap?

its 900mbps down 100mbps up vs sparks 900mbps down 500mbps up

its on vodafones own infrastructure, so they dont have to pay chorus for the service

its generally not as good as fibre, if you can get fibre then thats the BEST way to go even if its slightly more expensive

Just think - you get what you pay for.

Sometimes it is worth spending a little more for a better service. NZ internet is crazy good.

"HFC" is the name for the cable network, available in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch. 

It may be running well now, but for years it was plagued with under-investment and technical problems.

I used cable from the late 90s when it was called Chello in Wellington. Then Saturn, TelstraClear and now Vodafone. I moved to fibre as soon as it was available in my area.

Use at your own risk.

you already have fibre why would you go backwards to HFC?

zhzh: I've only switched to fibre two years ago. Was on cable with TelstraClear and then Vodafone for ages and didn't really have many issues. Maybe it's safer to stick with fibre though.
Thanks for the hints.

 

So you already had HFC. What made you switch to fibre and would you really want to go back to that service?

freitasm:

zhzh: I've only switched to fibre two years ago. Was on cable with TelstraClear and then Vodafone for ages and didn't really have many issues. Maybe it's safer to stick with fibre though.
Thanks for the hints.

So you already had HFC. What made you switch to fibre and would you really want to go back to that service?

Fibre is much, much better. While cable may have improved, it would still be a backwards step from fibre. But hey, if you really want to save all of $10 a month, don't let me stand in the way.