I make many calls out from work phone, many to 021 phones..

for the last few weeks, when making a call to a vodafone mobile OUTSIDE OF AUCKLAND It takes much longer to start ringing (10 seconds) and when it does you get that "international call connect" sound, where you instantly hear a hissing sound as the AGC kicks into action 5 or so seconds before the ringing sound is heard.

There is a notciceable lag delay during the calls.

The comfort noise instead of being a quiet fffffffff sound is an deafening CHRSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHHHHH.

The persons voice due to the AGC goes loud and too quiet and loud and too quiet and is almost unbearable!

I must do some recordings so you can hear what I mean., I suspect vodafone are cutting costs by sending calls to Australia and back to Auckland to avoid paying local connect charges.

Unless it's telecom instead of vodafone??? but how would they then know it's out of auckland....