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#3437836 26-Nov-2025 20:19

Eva888:

Should we be concerned that no one has yet contacted us regarding when HFC will end and a new offer of fibre?

I wouldn’t expect anything spectacular to replicate your unique situation - it will be the chorus standard product and anything else nonstandard will be at your cost.

they only have to offer a reasonable alternative if at all, not like for like 😊

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#3437839 26-Nov-2025 20:23

Eva888:

Should we be concerned that no one has yet contacted us regarding when HFC will end and a new offer of fibre?

You should not be concerned but it still calls for action from you.

Get on the phone and order your UFB connection.

Unless you are obtaining and paying for a managed service, a common low cost connection is a self managed thing.

Some ISP's are more proactive then others but if they were you would already have fibre.

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#3437850 26-Nov-2025 22:57

MichaelNZ: Unless you are obtaining and paying for a managed service, a common low cost connection is a self managed thing.

Some ISP's are more proactive then others but if they were you would already have fibre.

Erm... they'll be operating in batches with migrating customers off HFC.

I disagree it is a "self managed thing" as they're decommissioning the network so need to get all customers off it. They're not going to suddenly disconnect everyone without migrating them...

People in our area have been contacted and offered a very simple migration plan.

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#3438136 28-Nov-2025 10:57

dafman:

Eva888:

Should we be concerned that no one has yet contacted us regarding when HFC will end and a new offer of fibre?

Maybe just call them. Our deal was $30 discount on Fibre Everyday + smart wifi ($96 + $5 - $30 = $71 per month). Plus a $200 credit on top.

We already had fibre installed, just had never turned it on - so a simple changeover.

If you need the fibre installed, it will be a bit more work. More the reason to call them now before the bottleneck of HFC changeover stalls fibre installs.

Update: New router arrived today. Deco BE28 router plus a Deco X50 for extender. Paying $76 per month - $71 + $5 for the X50.

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#3438651 30-Nov-2025 09:45

Woburn, Lower Hutt, has a deadline for changing to another service of 9 February 2025

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#3438670 30-Nov-2025 10:20

It's a bit like 'The Nothing' from The Never Ending Story ☺️

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#3438845 30-Nov-2025 20:02

superoman:

Woburn, Lower Hutt, has a deadline for changing to another service of 9 February 2026

Same for Paparangi area. (2026)

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#3438847 30-Nov-2025 20:06

superoman:

Woburn, Lower Hutt, has a deadline for changing to another service of 9 February 2025

Should that be 2026? That date above has been and gone.

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#3438848 30-Nov-2025 20:17

quickymart:

superoman:

Woburn, Lower Hutt, has a deadline for changing to another service of 9 February 2025

Should that be 2026? That date above has been and gone.

Doh... yes 2026