Is Vodafone giving up on UltraFast HFC /FibreX? (Not offered to new customers)

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#2515917 1-Jul-2020 21:40

@jasonparis Would it not be more cost effective to deliver service over UFB, than upkeep the HFC network? Been the dinosaur it now is.

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#2515922 1-Jul-2020 22:05

johny99: @jasonparis Would it not be more cost effective to deliver service over UFB, than upkeep the HFC network? Been the dinosaur it now is.

@johnny99 No not more cost effective cause each connection on UFB is a tax paid to a wholesale provider, If it was more cost effective to sell a connection over UFB then VodafoneNZ would be doing it

The HFC network is not a dinosaur it's had a huge amount of $$ spent on it to upgrade it to DOCSIS 3.1

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#2515926 1-Jul-2020 22:17

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johny99: @jasonparis Would it not be more cost effective to deliver service over UFB, than upkeep the HFC network? Been the dinosaur it now is.

@johnny99 No not more cost effective cause each connection on UFB is a tax paid to a wholesale provider, If it was more cost effective to sell a connection over UFB then VodafoneNZ would be doing it

The HFC network is not a dinosaur it's had a huge amount of $$ spent on it to upgrade it to DOCSIS 3.1

You do have a lot more insight than I do, just odd that they do not offer HFC to properties that already have it, could simply be a system/database fault i guess,

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#2515927 1-Jul-2020 22:25

Put simply: it's their own network, they don't need to pay a line rental to Chorus every month if they have people connected on cable, as opposed to fibre.

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#2515928 1-Jul-2020 22:27

quickymart:
Put simply: it's their own network, they don't need to pay a line rental to Chorus every month if they have people connected on cable, as opposed to fibre.

Correct but they are also up for a big repair bill when something goes wrong!

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#2515933 1-Jul-2020 22:48

How often is that though?

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#2522449 13-Jul-2020 19:21

Anyone know when the HFC relaunch is going to happen?
Would be nice to see a preview of the plans. Hoping it creates some competition.

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#2522453 13-Jul-2020 19:26

Distorter: Anyone know when the HFC relaunch is going to happen?
Would be nice to see a preview of the plans. Hoping it creates some competition.

@Distorter What relaunch?

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#2522478 13-Jul-2020 20:59

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Distorter: Anyone know when the HFC relaunch is going to happen?
Would be nice to see a preview of the plans. Hoping it creates some competition.

@Distorter What relaunch?

Voda decided they need to commit to HFC, after basically trying to escape it. Hence a relaunch of HFC. New plans/promos incoming but bugger all info can be found.

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#2522480 13-Jul-2020 21:13

@Distorter Cause it's not launched yet then! That is why you can find no info yet

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#2522483 13-Jul-2020 21:28

I just had a look at the Address Checker and the option for DSL is now gone also, Fibre only.

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#2522486 13-Jul-2020 21:45

DjShadow:

I just had a look at the Address Checker and the option for DSL is now gone also, Fibre only.

As it should be. Why sell something that has such high complaints and ongoing support costs when its not the only option.

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#2522488 13-Jul-2020 21:47

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@Distorter Cause it's not launched yet then! That is why you can find no info yet

Yes and that is my reason for posting. I was hoping one of the Voda guys could confirm something.

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#2522516 13-Jul-2020 23:10

Distorter: Anyone know when the HFC relaunch is going to happen?
Would be nice to see a preview of the plans. Hoping it creates some competition.

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Voda decided they need to commit to HFC, after basically trying to escape it. Hence a relaunch of HFC. New plans/promos incoming but bugger all info can be found.

Where did you get the information they were doing a relaunch and they were "trying to escape" from? Link?

And it would only "create competition" in areas where cable is available...which when compared to the fibre rollout isn't that much of the country now.

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#2522556 14-Jul-2020 08:27

Spoke to the retention team about a month ago. They could do me a deal but said to wait as there was going to be some new HFC plans coming and they would be a bit cheaper. They couldn't tell me much but just to wait.

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