One NZ to retire HFC (cable) network

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#3470983 16-Mar-2026 18:59

There was a known issue with the first bill having an issue of dropping your previous discount and charging for $30 instead and also charging for the shipping of the modem. This has seemed common but a quick call and I got it sorted. CSR confirmed happens for HFC to Fibre customers pretty consistently.

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#3471830 19-Mar-2026 18:52

Update: OneNZ sent me a X53 instead of a BE28. When I got in touch to say they sent the wrong one, it turns out they can't get enough BE28s so they are sending X53s instead and can't guarantee supply of BE28s before HFC is retired. So that's that. No WiFi-7 for me.

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#3471834 19-Mar-2026 19:11

You wouldn't be able to make use of it anyway as they're still not in the XPON market. Unless you're ripping over a gig over your LAN.

Also... I think the X53s do 160mhz wide channels so you'll still rip a gig on wifi with the right device.

I do agree would have been great to get a BE unit and it's 2 2.5gbps NICs.

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#3472568 23-Mar-2026 13:13

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#3478991 8-Apr-2026 10:15

Looks like the last bastion of HFC finally has a replacement program in motion:

Have spotted a few Enable vans around the town over the last two weeks, so this announcement is not unexpected.

It's been a good run on HFC for the last 8 years, will be sorry to see it go tbh.

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#3479229 8-Apr-2026 14:20

kingjj:

Looks like the last bastion of HFC finally has a replacement program in motion:

Have spotted a few Enable vans around the town over the last two weeks, so this announcement is not unexpected.

It's been a good run on HFC for the last 8 years, will be sorry to see it go tbh.

That is good news! I think you'll be happier with what enable put in, especially as newer tech and newer products are rolled out.

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#3479750 10-Apr-2026 12:01

hamish225:

kingjj:

Looks like the last bastion of HFC finally has a replacement program in motion:

Have spotted a few Enable vans around the town over the last two weeks, so this announcement is not unexpected.

It's been a good run on HFC for the last 8 years, will be sorry to see it go tbh.

That is good news! I think you'll be happier with what enable put in, especially as newer tech and newer products are rolled out.

I've been advocating for Enable to rollout in Pegasus for the last few years so most certainly looking forward to being back on Fibre!

However, for most of the last 8 years our HFC bill was $53 per month (now $73) for 900/100, with no CG-NAT, and the service has been rock solid. Will be nice to get off One NZ's routing oddities though.

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#3479756 10-Apr-2026 12:23

kingjj: ...
Have spotted a few Enable vans around the town over the last two weeks, so this announcement is not unexpected. ...

Does it look like Enable are allowed and able to use One NZ ducting? That would be a nice gesture,
(I'm assuming Pegasus cabling would all be underground - it is a relatively new area, isn't it?)

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#3480405 13-Apr-2026 12:58

SteveC:
kingjj: ...
Have spotted a few Enable vans around the town over the last two weeks, so this announcement is not unexpected. ...

Does it look like Enable are allowed and able to use One NZ ducting? That would be a nice gesture,
(I'm assuming Pegasus cabling would all be underground - it is a relatively new area, isn't it?)

They've been parked up at One's cabinets and I haven't seen any new drilling so I would assume they are reusing One's duct's. Everything is underground in the town.

Would make sense to me for One to make a sweet heart deal with Enable, use our infrastructure but take care of decommissioning the old network as you go?

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#3480407 13-Apr-2026 13:01

Wishful thinking but I really want one of those CMTS and a few TC4400s.

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#3480408 13-Apr-2026 13:06

MaxineN: (This is a joke I don't need a power hungry device).

Lies.

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#3480414 13-Apr-2026 13:16

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MaxineN: (This is a joke I don't need a power hungry device).

Lies.

I don't have bloody room in the cabinet for one of those!

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#3480418 13-Apr-2026 13:28

MaxineN:

I don't have bloody room in the cabinet for one of those!

Perhaps some bigger cabinets will come up spare as well with all the old gear coming out?

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#3480423 13-Apr-2026 13:35

richms:

MaxineN:

I don't have bloody room in the cabinet for one of those!

Perhaps some bigger cabinets will come up spare as well with all the old gear coming out?

Rich we shouldn't be encouraging this!

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#3480425 13-Apr-2026 13:47

Yes, we should. Get all the obsolete gear and become like clabretro with it.

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