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#1345028 15-Jul-2015 21:53

Kodiack: ... We haven't received any letter or anything yet here in Island Bay. It sounds like things are finally being pushed into full momentum, though, so at least that's promising.

I'm in Island Bay and I got my copy (dated 7 July) on 11 July.

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#1345039 15-Jul-2015 22:20

Bring on August

Last Result:
Download Speed: 7176 kbps (897 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 10106 kbps (1263.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
7/15/2015, 10:19:35 PM

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#1345049 15-Jul-2015 22:36

I've just done a speedtest now:

Definite improvement on the last few days, previously getting 5-15Mb/s between about 8-11pm

I'm located in Strathmore.

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#1345538 16-Jul-2015 15:34

I'm in Christchurch on 50/2 cable, and just got the same letter mentioned in this thread. Identical text but with Wellington replaced by Canterbury - oh, and the guy and piglet are wearing red and black rugby jerseys, of course.

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#1345760 16-Jul-2015 20:33

shrub: Bring on August
Last Result:
Download Speed: 7176 kbps (897 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 10106 kbps (1263.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
7/15/2015, 10:19:35 PM

I agree! Bring on August...
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2708 kbps (338.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 9910 kbps (1238.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
7/16/2015, 8:32:38 PM

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#1345770 16-Jul-2015 20:42

dm2000: I've just done a speedtest now:

Definite improvement on the last few days, previously getting 5-15Mb/s between about 8-11pm

I'm located in Strathmore.

Spoke too soon, today it's:

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#1345787 16-Jul-2015 21:02

My speeds (in Island Bay) have improved over the last two weeks:

9am today: OOKLA Wellington 100/10, nPerf Sydney 95/10

9pm today: OOKLA Wellington 94/10, nPerf Sydney 31/10

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#1345798 16-Jul-2015 21:16

Sideface: My speeds (in Island Bay) have improved over the last two weeks:

9am today: OOKLA Wellington 100/10, nPerf Sydney 95/10

9pm today: OOKLA Wellington 94/10, nPerf Sydney 31/10

I'm getting similar speeds and have noticed a similar improvement. A few brief, but significant drops in performance here and there but all in all, much better.

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#1346529 17-Jul-2015 21:21

In Miramar and my connection has been patchy all night with most speed tests below 1Mb per sec and for the last 20 minutes my connection has completely died.

It's beyond a joke.

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#1346539 17-Jul-2015 21:50

My cable speeds (in Island Bay) are slower than yesterday, but my connection is still useable:

9am today: OOKLA Wellington 100/10, nPerf Sydney 85/10

9pm today: OOKLA Wellington 31/10, nPerf Sydney 31/10

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#1346797 18-Jul-2015 15:30

Ordered cable from VF.
Got Naked Cable Broadband Unlimited 100Mbps.
Hopefully I've made the right choice for the long run until I get fibre or move somewhere with fibre.
This seems like the next best thing to fibre if you want fast speeds anyway..

Anyone have an idea how long it'll take for the first technician to arrive to setup wiring? I haven't got a date or anything yet. Also, is connection usually done the next day after wiring is done or is it usually a few days later? Or is there a chance both connection+wiring will be done on the same day?

Kind of excited though -- never used anything faster than 10Mbps before coming to NZ.

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#1346812 18-Jul-2015 15:52

Dudeguy: Ordered cable from VF.
Got Naked Cable Broadband Unlimited 100Mbps.
Hopefully I've made the right choice for the long run until I get fibre or move somewhere with fibre.
This seems like the next best thing to fibre if you want fast speeds anyway..

Anyone have an idea how long it'll take for the first technician to arrive to setup wiring? I haven't got a date or anything yet. Also, is connection usually done the next day after wiring is done or is it usually a few days later? Or is there a chance both connection+wiring will be done on the same day?

Kind of excited though -- never used anything faster than 10Mbps before coming to NZ.

It pays to keep in touch with the helpdesk to find out when your install is booked. After ordering cable I waited for two weeks and after hearing nothing gave them a call, good thing I did as I was not even booked in for a install.

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#1346854 18-Jul-2015 16:42

Dudeguy: ... Anyone have an idea how long it'll take for the first technician to arrive to setup wiring? I haven't got a date or anything yet. Also, is connection usually done the next day after wiring is done or is it usually a few days later? Or is there a chance both connection+wiring will be done on the same day?...

We got our cable connected within a week (in Wellington) and were connected immediately.

This was 2 years ago, with TelstraClear, just before the Vodafone takeover - things may be slower now.

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#1347349 19-Jul-2015 20:43

Thanks for the tips guys. I've gotten a direct number (Mon-Fri) to their UFB provisioning team where I can check the status of my order.

So one last question, how is it like for power users that download a lot? Would be nice if people on the unlimited cable plan could chime in. Are you downloading heavy with no issues? Is P2P throttled? Is there any throttling from Vodafone at all? By heavy I mean 500GB-1TB+ per month.. That isn't much but yeah just putting a rough figure.

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#1347353 19-Jul-2015 20:49

International bandwidth is disgustingly horrible tonight. I can't watch any new YouTube videos without buffering unless I drop to 360p or less...

My peak speeds for YouTube videos that haven't hit a local CDN server are hovering around ~2.5 Mbps. Bleh. National speeds are better, but the congestion problems are incredibly apparent tonight.

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