[WXC/VFX] Fiber to the Home (FTTH)

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#130785 14-May-2008 09:11

I had given up on FTTH because I'm out of luck on the only Auckland coverage maps I'm aware of (Vector and CityLink). Are there other maps for Telecom. TelstraClear, anyone else?

Also someone I know reckons Telecom put fibre on his road years ago but it's never been lit up, are there any plans to offer it up and is there a map of this dark fibre?

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#130798 14-May-2008 09:37

Those speeds are hot. If the real world results end up staying similar those examples it might be time to sell up and move to a new development.

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#130843 14-May-2008 12:22

compost: I had given up on FTTH because I'm out of luck on the only Auckland coverage maps I'm aware of (Vector and CityLink). Are there other maps for Telecom. TelstraClear, anyone else?

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Can you post a link to Vector and CityLink fibre coverage maps??

Also where in Auckland are you?

Also someone I know reckons Telecom put fibre on his road years ago but it's never been lit up, are there any plans to offer it up and is there a map of this dark fibre?

That will be Telecom "First Media" network.

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#130848 14-May-2008 12:36

CityLinks network is here

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#130881 14-May-2008 14:40

And Vector is here. I believe their network is growing in line with power undergrounding which is currently rolling out to Sandringham, Mt Albert and Remuera.

I'm in the Auck City council area but the wrong part sadly.

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#130886 14-May-2008 15:06

Vector fibre runs right past the top of my drive *sigh* so close yet so far..

Would love those speeds, nice stuff Wxc

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#130890 14-May-2008 15:12

compost: And Vector is here.

Thanks for the link compost

arrr, errr, Vector fibre is so close....., but so far from us.... (The Highland Park / Cockle Bay area.....) * sigh *

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#130897 14-May-2008 15:42

I have fibre being used next door (high school who are on "the loop"). Too bad i cant sneak in and lay a cat6 cable to my house.. Fibre is also being used a couple doors down (power company) from my workplace, grabed a speedtest.net screenie while i was working there the other day, looks like they are being speed capped, although there is 170 computers in active directory so god knows who was doing what when i ran the speedtest.

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#130901 14-May-2008 15:58

If theyre using TC, then yeah, TC's usual fibre plan I think is 5mb limited. We're on it here at work in Albany. Can be quite finicky at times tho....

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#130911 14-May-2008 16:32

yep its hosted by telstraclear, in blenheim tho. Its not very well advertised but there is a couple of different fibre networks in blenheim.. one owned by telstraclear thats mostly unused (goes around blenheim and all the way over the hill to nelson).. one that is owned and ran by marlborough lines (basically just links up there substations at the moment) and "the loop" which links up the schools in the region to 30mbit+ internet.. now if only somehow WXC or someone would approach one of these networks and strike a deal for residental use!! Dreams are free i guess!! (if by chance you do work something out, put me down for the trial

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#130913 14-May-2008 16:37

Its one thing to run p2p fibre distribution around a higher density commercial area, its another thing to place a drop every 15-20metres in every street.

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#130914 14-May-2008 16:44

i wouldnt expect them to deploy it to every street. But there are copius ammounts of new developments/subdivisons happening that could benefit with a fibre trial.. the infrastructure is pretty much there already, just need a company to come and put it all together.
Anyway back to the original topic, sorry for the ambush of the thread!

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#130919 14-May-2008 16:55

Looks like Vector may have fibre down my road (Milford on the North Shore). There is also alot happening in the Forrest Hill/Wairau Park area as walking down the street they have 'Telecom : fibre" written all over the footpaths. They have begun putting power/phone lines underground too.

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#130934 14-May-2008 17:58

I got a question

Whats the difference between VLSL and Fusion DSL?

VHSL is the 30mbps/6mbps plan that cost $1.02 per GB after so whats VLSL?

I read the flyer in pdf format and saw that it says $45...

So was wondering.Whats the speed like on VLSL?

Actually who can get VHSL?

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#130959 14-May-2008 19:06

Vector looks like they have fibre outside my house and work. What is a "big plug" connection worth through WxC?

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