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#273105 4-Aug-2020 14:50
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Hi,

 

 

 

Currently having to use mobile hotspot (very unstable but more or less working) to access internet at home.

 

Left house at 9am, got back at 2pm and all internet access via fibre is kaput.

 

I can ping the router, but not 8.8.8.8, 203.109.191.1 or 203.118.191.1

 

On the ONT : power=green, optical=red, LAN1=orange

 

On the router, phone light is flashing red, no light for internet.

 

I've rebooted the ONT and router, situation remains.

 

Is there anything else I should try before calling...... actually not having any luck trying to access the Vodafone site, who do I call??

 

Thanks.

 

 





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  #2534549 4-Aug-2020 14:56
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I think you need to log a fault with Vodafone. We had a red “Optical” light on the ONT, and a Chorus worker had accidentally broken our fibre while connecting a neighbour’s house.






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  #2534550 4-Aug-2020 15:01
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Yep... red optical light, get a fault logged right away. Nothing you or Vodafone can do.

Its a physical fault with the fibre.

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  #2534551 4-Aug-2020 15:02
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Cheers.

 

I cant access the VF site, what is the number to call please?

 

Thanks.





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  #2534555 4-Aug-2020 15:05
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kiwifidget:

 

Cheers.

 

I cant access the VF site, what is the number to call please?

 

Thanks.

 

 

According to the website:

 

Fibre & Home phone
0800 806 106


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  #2534560 4-Aug-2020 15:09
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Can confirm this is the best number to call in this case.

 

 

 

 

@kiwifidget - FYI if you're in the Glen Eden area there's a known Fibre outage listed on the Chorus website (https://www.chorus.co.nz/outages); ETR is before midday tomorrow...

 

 

 





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  #2534578 4-Aug-2020 15:33
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Pukekohe area.

 

VF have logged a fault with Chorus.

 

Max ETA 3 business days.

 

 





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  #2534585 4-Aug-2020 15:48
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Can you mooch off the neighbors until you're back up and running?





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  #2534601 4-Aug-2020 16:26
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VF have given me 100GB of mobile data to use.

 

Shame I have such rotten cell reception here!





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  #2534620 4-Aug-2020 16:49
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This happened to me on 2degrees - Chorus came out the next morning and found the fiber line was bent and snapped!


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  #2534845 4-Aug-2020 20:42
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dacraka:

 

This happened to me on 2degrees - Chorus came out the next morning and found the fiber line was bent and snapped!

 

 

Were you charged to fix it?

 

Our cable is buried all the way from road to house, will be surprised if its damaged.





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  #2534848 4-Aug-2020 20:56
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kiwifidget:

 

VF have given me 100GB of mobile data to use.

 

Shame I have such rotten cell reception here!

 

 

I can fix that for you 😀





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  #2534850 4-Aug-2020 21:04
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coffeebaron:

 

kiwifidget:

 

VF have given me 100GB of mobile data to use.

 

Shame I have such rotten cell reception here!

 

 

I can fix that for you 😀

 

 

Really?? How?

 

I have a SureSignal, but its useless with no broadband connection.





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  #2534854 4-Aug-2020 21:12
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kiwifidget:

 

Really?? How?

 

I have a SureSignal, but its useless with no broadband connection.

 

 

Cel-Fi repeater system. Certainly not cheap like a SureSignal, but work very well. You can set to 4G so have great quality VoLTE calling too; rather than that nasty non-HD calling you get on the SureSignal. And yes, calls still work with no broadband, YAY! Though a powercut.. hmm I guess you could add a UPS.

 

 

 

 





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  #2534856 4-Aug-2020 21:16
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Does it work for both Spark and VF?

 

Himself is with Spark and his reception is pants as well.

 

 





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  #2534864 4-Aug-2020 21:49
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They are network specific, so unfortunately 2x kits for 2x networks :( Otherwise yes you can get Spark version too.




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