quickymart: Really? I thought DSL wasn't available at all and it was all satellite (for internet, anyway)?

Nope - MBIE funded some of the backhaul - media release is here from 2014 

Just looking at this thread again. While I realise cellphone coverage is coming to Haast (soon) did the ADSL2+ thing mentioned in the above line not happen? I just looked on the Broadband Map and it doesn't mention anything about Haast having ADSL.

quickymart:

 

Just looking at this thread again. While I realise cellphone coverage is coming to Haast (soon) did the ADSL2+ thing mentioned in the above line not happen? I just looked on the Broadband Map and it doesn't mention anything about Haast having ADSL.

 

highly suspect that's been put in the too hard basket.

Don't recall exactly if that area is DMR or Sat fed, iver way requires alot of work..

When wireless providers are spouting their offerings.. suppose chorus let them have it?

@quickymart Haast site is getting built now this on the Vodafone NZ community

Haast Township Westland District Monday, 23 April 2018 Friday, 27 April 2018 New Site Build  

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Linux:

 

@quickymart Haast site is getting built now this on the Vodafone NZ community

 

Haast Township Westland District Monday, 23 April 2018 Friday, 27 April 2018 New Site Build  

 

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Love the comment "Improved data coverage and speed" thought they have no coverage currently. Thought the site was going to be built by the Rural Connectivity Group?  

andrewcnz:

 

Linux:

 

@quickymart Haast site is getting built now this on the Vodafone NZ community

 

Haast Township Westland District Monday, 23 April 2018 Friday, 27 April 2018 New Site Build  

 

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Love the comment "Improved data coverage and speed" thought they have no coverage currently. Thought the site was going to be built by the Rural Connectivity Group?  

 

@andrewcnz maybe Vodafone is part of that group

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Awesome, thanks John! Silly question, it will take some time to go live (and appear on the coverage map), right? And I think you said the backhaul to it would be by microwave eh?

I'll be curious to see what the coverage footprint actually ends up looking like.

quickymart:

 

Awesome, thanks John! Silly question, it will take some time to go live (and appear on the coverage map), right? And I think you said the backhaul to it would be by microwave eh?

 

I'll be curious to see what the coverage footprint actually ends up looking like.

 

@quickymart after site built a few weeks and not sure about backhaul to site but I am sure it would be microwave link

Linux

It's a new 5G tower with Conklin backhaul lol :)

I wonder if this is one of the 3G non-data sites? I think they were building a few sites, but voice only at this stage until they get better backhaul in to Haast in a few years time.

coffeebaron:

 

It's a new 5G tower with Conklin backhaul lol :)

 

I wonder if this is one of the 3G non-data sites? I think they were building a few sites, but voice only at this stage until they get better backhaul in to Haast in a few years time.

 

Think of the complaints if packet switch data is not enabled on the site LOL

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coffeebaron:

 

It's a new 5G tower with Conklin backhaul lol :)

 

I wonder if this is one of the 3G non-data sites? I think they were building a few sites, but voice only at this stage until they get better backhaul in to Haast in a few years time.

 

Those sites sound pointless to me.

wellygary:

 

Although the big question to be asked is by how much they are expanding the backhaul capacity ( which I am presuming is still a microwave link )

 

The fact they are only installing a 3g site makes me think they are worried that the link will get easily saturated...

 

richms:

 

coffeebaron:

 

It's a new 5G tower with Conklin backhaul lol :)

 

I wonder if this is one of the 3G non-data sites? I think they were building a few sites, but voice only at this stage until they get better backhaul in to Haast in a few years time.

 

 

Those sites sound pointless to me.

 

They are so people can call 111 when someone has a crash.