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#3450584 7-Jan-2026 16:01

Rickles:

I've just gone through the HFC replacement process, and apparently the Fibre Everyday connection won't be enabled for a few days yet.

Anyone know if the HFC connection ceases immediately the fibre one is deemed to be working, or is there a few days cross-over?

There will be an order to update the original provisioning account via a worksheet. That worksheet will manage both disconnection (unprovision via the network) and new connection (provisioning).

It's a plan switch internally but because it's technically two LFCs it's pretty messy to explain.

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#3450588 7-Jan-2026 16:26

Thanks Maxine ... understood.

Linux ... I didn't ask the rep because the connection was terrible, kept fading in and out. And to be honest, the lady's soft Asian voice was a touch difficult on my ear.

However, she was happy to slow down and repeat things for me, and dealt with the change over quite expertly.

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#3453653 16-Jan-2026 18:31

So has there been any movement on this from One.nz? Does anyone know what is happening, or even better is there a timeline?

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#3453655 16-Jan-2026 18:38

nzquiet1:

So has there been any movement on this from One.nz? Does anyone know what is happening, or even better is there a timeline?

@nzquiet1 Have you read any of the posts?

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#3453660 16-Jan-2026 19:38

I would say yes, but it looks like certain areas were pulled off, but no real notifications, and from what I can read, no plans for anyone else to know if or what is coming??

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#3453662 16-Jan-2026 19:42

nzquiet1:

So has there been any movement on this from One.nz? Does anyone know what is happening, or even better is there a timeline?

There's a little bit of info on https://one.nz/hfcchanges/ (you might have already seen this, or maybe not, since it took until page 22 before anyone mentioned its existence).

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#3453708 16-Jan-2026 20:12

Any news on what's happening in Pegasus? (I didn't see it mentioned on that page).

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#3453737 17-Jan-2026 10:16

Once 'transferred' to Fibre, is there any disposal program for the Tecnicolour modems and UltraHubs?

E-waste? Landfill?

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#3453741 17-Jan-2026 10:30

Rickles:
Once 'transferred' to Fibre, is there any disposal program for the Tecnicolour modems and UltraHubs?

E-waste? Landfill?

I've found lots of uses for UltraHubs. The later ones are pretty good. Cable modems, TV Boxes and phones (and Ultrahubs I assume) have always been accepted for recycling at a One NZ shop when I've tried.
We are still using the really nice Bluetooth remote from our Vodafone TV!

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#3453746 17-Jan-2026 11:09

Rickles:

Once 'transferred' to Fibre, is there any disposal program for the Tecnicolour modems and UltraHubs?

E-waste? Landfill?

The FAQ says to e-waste the old cable modems or they can send you a courier bag to send it back

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#3453747 17-Jan-2026 11:10

Rickles:

Once 'transferred' to Fibre, is there any disposal program for the Tecnicolour modems and UltraHubs?

E-waste? Landfill?

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#3453749 17-Jan-2026 11:19

Thanks, that's clear enough then.

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#3453861 17-Jan-2026 21:56

SteveC: <snip>

We are still using the really nice Bluetooth remote from our Vodafone TV!

I'd never thought of that! Can you pair the remote with other devices?

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#3453863 17-Jan-2026 22:11

mdf:
SteveC: <snip>

We are still using the really nice Bluetooth remote from our Vodafone TV!

I'd never thought of that! Can you pair the remote with other devices?

Sure can, so long as it is a later remote, identified, from memory, but the presence of a small hole between the '2' and 'Power' buttons. All this and more is on an historic Geekzone discussion of 186 pages! A well-crafted request to Google can find specific information. Here is an entry with instructions for pairing the remote - should work for any Bluetooth device that knows how to use a remote.
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=40&topicid=254293&page_no=108#2484918

Forgot to add - for our Android TV box the remote needs to be told to connect before it will do anything else. We do that by pushing the power button. After a second or three the box is connected to the remote and a light around the power button flashes green if the batteries are good, red otherwise. (Don't get worried about the red light, we get it all the time.)
There is an obvious problem here - don't accidentally push the power button twice, as the second push will turn off your device!

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#3454044 19-Jan-2026 10:10

Fibre Everyday working fine, so called and asked for old HFC cable between pole and house to be removed.

Told that this would cost ME around $200.00 !!!!

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