RBI site at Pataua South

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#191260 29-Jan-2016 17:10

Hi Vodafone people
Is there any news about the RBI site planned for Pataua South ?
Trying to decide if we wait for RBI or go with Uber Networks for internet access up there.

thx

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#1481376 29-Jan-2016 17:33

According to gis.geek.nz there is one already there (or going to be there very soon if not)

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#1481447 29-Jan-2016 19:39

DjShadow:
According to gis.geek.nz there is one already there (or going to be there very soon if not)

Sadly that just means Vodafone have paid for a licence to transmit. I've seen RBI sites that have just been built (Dec 15), that had been licensed 6 months before.

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#1481532 29-Jan-2016 21:53

If it's still on schedule, then possibly next month. No guarantees though as schedules change for many reasons.
@JohnR may be able to confirm if build is at least in progress.

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#1481985 30-Jan-2016 22:13

Sadly after 2 years of planning meetings etc it appears a lone protester who blocked the main road late last year seems to have put a hold on things when the council and vf showed up to start work. I was wondering if vf had managed to move past this issue.

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#1482003 30-Jan-2016 22:20

NIMBY

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#1482023 30-Jan-2016 22:26

wonderferret: Sadly after 2 years of planning meetings etc it appears a lone protester who blocked the main road late last year seems to have put a hold on things when the council and vf showed up to start work. I was wondering if vf had managed to move past this issue.

So this guy didn't object when the project was notified and now he wants to kick up a stink? I presume that's what happened?

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#1482321 31-Jan-2016 17:06

Yep. Was on TV claiming no one had spoke to him even though he attended the community meetings.

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#1482344 31-Jan-2016 17:41

So is there anything you lot can do about it, or is that the end of that chapter? Sounds like he just wants to be a pain and nothing else, really.

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#1482348 31-Jan-2016 17:50

Surely if the guy is blocking the road then the boys in blue should be turning up and chucking him in the back of a wagon?

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#1482353 31-Jan-2016 17:59

wonderferret: Yep. Was on TV claiming no one had spoke to him even though he attended the community meetings.

Will be the first person to complain because they could not make a 111 call cause of no mobile coverage

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#1482467 31-Jan-2016 21:55

Mobile coverage is spotty to say the least esp on the south side of the estuary. We are fed from the tutukaka cell site and when the cell breathes we suffocate. The 700 mhz upgrade last week helped a little with data but voice is still problematic.

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#1482470 31-Jan-2016 21:58

So are you going to do anything about this lone protester?

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#1482472 31-Jan-2016 21:59

Sniper in the red helicopter ;)

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#1483256 2-Feb-2016 09:12

Every site build (RBI or not) can be different and can involve working with individual communities. Without knowing about this specific situation I'm sure we would work towards a solution that works for everyone where we can. I've asked around to see have we have any further information available.

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#1483641 2-Feb-2016 15:33

wonderferret: Hi Vodafone people
Is there any news about the RBI site planned for Pataua South ?
Trying to decide if we wait for RBI or go with Uber Networks for internet access up there.

thx

We are working towards a resolution which I understand has been positive. Because it is still in progress we do not have a timeframe at this stage but hope that an agreement can be reached soon. If/when an agreement is reached, depending on other scheduling, it may be able to be built within a couple of months.

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